ATLANTA - The appointment follows the announcement that after 12 years of service to ART, CEO Eran Aharonson will leave the company to pursue other business interests.
Envox has expanded its strategic relationship with ScanSoft to include support for ScanSoft SpeechPAKs.
NEW YORK - Brooktrout Technology, Inc announced its Telephony Interface Manager (TIM) for Microsoft Speech Server. Brooktrout is collaborating with Intervoice to integrate the Intervoice Omvia® Voice Framework on Brooktrout™s TR1000 speech platform.
Intervoice announced the increased applicability of one of its packaged voice applications to gauge customer satisfaction across several vertical markets.
GHENT, Belgium & PEABODY, Mass. - Telix AG announced that ScanSoft, Inc. and varetis have worked together to deliver automated directory assistance to the German telecommunications company.
EDISON, N.J. - Kirusa Voice SMS (KV.SMSSM) application allows mobile users to reply to SMS text messages by voice, to send an SMS message by voice, and to receive SMS messages with voice content, on all mobile devices, and on all wireless networks, enhancing the reach of SMS messaging to a wider population of mobile users.
ATLANTA - CPT International announced the availability of its Voice Harbor outsourced hosting solution for voice application developers, technology providers and their customers.
NEW YORK - The VoiceXML Forum announced the availability of the VoiceXML Platform Certification Program.
BOSTON - VoiceObjects to provide its Voice Application Management System (VAMS) VoiceObjects Factory for SAP NetWeaver(TM) to integrate voice solutions into a multi-channel communication strategy.
Vocantas and Cogsdale have entered into an OEM agreement.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Automation Alley announced that Clarity Technologies was selected as Automation Alley's "2004 Technology Company of the Year."
WELLESLEY, Mass. and BOULDER, Colo. - Metaphor Solutions and SandCherry, Inc. announced a partnership allowing SandCherry to resell Metaphor's suite of packaged speech applications.
NEW YORK - Avaya and IBM announced they will jointly deliver speech-enabled self-service solutions that allow the deployment of customized speech applications throughout a business.
MONTREAL - Eicon Networks Corporation announced that it has integrated the Diva Server product line with the Envox 6 Communications Development Platform from Envox Worldwide.
Targex selected Loquendo's text-to-speech to speech-enable their vehicle-tracking product "Eagle Eye Embedded AVL Unit."
NEW YORK - VBSALT lets developers build software-only VoIP speech applications for Microsoft Speech Server 2004.
PEABODY, Mass., and SYDNEY, Australia - Frost & Sullivan, an industry research firm, has recognized ScanSoft, Inc. as the market leader in the Asia Pacific speech recognition technology software market.
Pronexus announced the release of VeoConnect, its speech-enabled auto attendant for Microsoft Speech Server 2004.
COLOGNE, Germany and BOSTON - XML Development Kit will enable organizations to run any voice or DTMF application on a voice application server.
NEW YORK - Envox Worldwide and ScanSoft announced the introduction of an upgrade program for current users of the Intel® NetMerge™ Computer Telephony Application Development Environment (CT ADE).
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Countrywide(R) Financial announced that it has chosen the NMS Open Access(TM) platform from NMS Communications and Nuance's speech recognition technology for its call center applications.
HONG KONG - Sensory Inc. announced its new patent-applied-for English language training technology that is implemented on chips.
TORONTO - MERA Systems, Inc. announced the availability of its new session controller architecture.
NEW YORK - Following on from the launch of Microsoft Speech Server 2004, Aculab and Pulse have announced a strategic partnership to ensure the delivery of a telephony interface manager for Aculab's hardware and Microsoft Speech Server (MSS).
ATLANTA - The product is part of the recent release of S1 Enterprise 3.0, the integrated multi-channel solution that addresses the front-office of banks and insurers.
BOSTON - Using speech and the IMAP4 protocol, Lyrix provides hands-free access to existing corporate email stores.
AutoMechanika in Frankfurt awarded one of its four Innovation Prizes to the new Vokswagen speech-enabled Multimodal Owners Manual. The application was developed for Volkswagen by the Berlin-based voice application company, 8hertz Technologies GmbH (8hertz).
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Edify Corporation introduced Edify Voice Banking, a fully-licensed software application that enables banking establishments to automate customer interactions and provide access to account, branch, and other financial information through speech-enabled self-service.
PEABODY, Mass. - ScanSoft, Inc. announced that industry research firm Frost & Sullivan has selected the SpeechWorks Division of ScanSoft for the "2004 Speech Technologies Market Leadership Award."
SALEM, N.H. - Macintosh Speech Recognition authority MacSpeech announced that they applaud IBM for releasing some of its speech recognition software to the open source community, and wanted Macintosh users to know what this announcement might mean to them.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Nortel Networks announced new communications solutions and key customers who are adopting the networking solutions that enable multimedia applications to be shared across an enterprise.
NEW YORK - Nortel Networks announced its Web-Centric Self-Service (WCSS) solution designed to redefine how enterprises and service providers deliver secure, self-service voice applications through Web pages for their customers.
RPrairieComm has partnered with ART Advanced Recognition Technologies to enable integration of the smARTspeak product line into its FronTier 3G reference phone platforms.
WOODBURY, N.Y. - Telefónica Móviles España announced that it has selected the Comverse Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) to be deployed side-by-side with a third party MMSC to support high-volume personal and application-based multimedia messaging in Spain.
NEW YORK - With this new partnership Paraxip's SIP gateway software will be bundled with Voxeo's VoiceCenter Turnkey IVR servers.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - LogicTree will provide voice automation for Citco Mutual's Shareholder Servicing and Transfer Agency division.
NEW YORK - NeoSpeech and Vocalocity announced a strategic partnership to deliver integrated solutions to system manufacturers, system integrators, and service providers.
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Nuance announced Nuance Vocalizer 4.0, the company's newest text-to-speech (TTS) software.
NEW YORK - Phonetic Systems announced an upgrade to its patented speech recognition technology which is the core foundation of its Enterprise, Call Center and Carrier speech applications.
MONTREAL - Eicon Networks Corporation announced the launch of the new Diva Server Analog range of telephony adapter and media processing products.
MONTREAL - The city of Montreal and BCE Elix announced the launch of telephone applications that provide Montrealers with an enhanced 87-ACCES automated telephone service system.
WELLESLEY, Mass. - Metaphor Solutions announced the first release of its Metaphor Conversation Manager (MCM).
NEW YORK - Vicorp announces xMP Narrator, a GUI-based design tool that enables Voice User Interface (VUI) Designers to create speech applications with speech interfaces that are modelled around 'natural conversations' between two people.
ATLANTA - Cingular Wireless announced the launch of TALKSTM, a speech-enabled application designed to address the needs of blind and low-vision mobile device users.
From Motor Trend - Honda Motor Co., with help from partner IBM Corp., is preparing to introduce an improved speech-recognition system that will allow drivers to get voice navigation guidance without having to manually punch in any information or take their eyes off the road to read a computer screen.
NeoSpeech and Oddcast announced that NeoSpeech's VoiceText Text-to-Speech engine has been integrated with Oddcast's VHost technology.
LOS ALTOS, Calif. - TuVox announced that it has named Azita Martin to the position of vice president of marketing.
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - ZyDoc announced free emergency transcription and medical record support for healthcare workers and organizations affected by the Frances hurricane disaster.
POST CTI announced three new appointments at its UK offices in Harrogate and Sandhurst.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published the Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML)1.0 as a W3C Recommendation.
Eicon Networks announced the availability of new releases of Diva Server System Software Suite and Diva Server Software Development Kit (SDK).
NEW YORK - Kirusa and SVOX announced a partnership to bring to market Kirusa Multimodal Solution integrated with SVOX Text-to-Speech Software.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The speech technology industry recognized 2004's outstanding achievements by companies and individuals at the annual SpeechTEK Conference and Exposition, held last week at the New York Marriott Marquis.
Designed to Microsoft specifications, the Vail SIP TIM connects Microsoft Speech Server 2004 to SIP-based IP telephony networks.
DULLES, Va. - SER Solutions, Inc. announced the newest version of its outbound call management solution, Call Processing System™, CPS 8.0.
PARIS and HEIDELBERG - voice robots and telisma announce the conclusion of a worldwide retailer agreement.
Audium announces the general availability of Audium Studio, Audium Call Services, and Audium SDK, along with an upgrade to its Audium Builder product.
Empirix's OneSight for Contact Centers combines automated voice transaction monitoring with new OneSight Telephony Monitors that allow organizations to collect customer experience and system metrics from all elements of a Cisco ICM environment.
DUBLIN - Voxpilot's Open Media Platform, which supports industry standards such as SS7, SIP, MRCP, SSML and VoiceXML, has now been independently certified for its conformance to the W3C VoiceXML 2.0 Recommendation.
NEW YORK - ScanSoft, Inc. announced the availability of RealSpeak™ Solo 4.0, the latest offering in its portfolio of text-to-speech solutions optimized for embedded and desktop applications.
Voice4 platform solutions combine SandCherry's VoiceXML browser and SoftServer platform with speech technology components from vendors.
NEW YORK - Audium announced that it has signed a teaming agreement with IBM to integrate IBM WebSphere voice products with Audium's product line and further certify compatibility on IBM hardware and software.
NMS Communications announced that Loquendo's Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) software based on the Media Resource Control Protocol (MRCP) 1.0 protocol has been certified by NMS as compliant with the NMS Universal Speech Access interface.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Alliant Energy announced that it has deployed Edify Corporation's speech-enabled software to provide Alliant Energy a self-service offering for its growing customer base in the heartland of America.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published the Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) 1.0.
The Sporn Group announced that it is using Vocomos VoiceXML system which runs on Brooktrout's TR1000 voice platform, in its Nurse Administration Management Environment System (NAMES).
In this latest 4.6 release, Lyrix provides voice-controlled access to existing corporate email stores via the industry standard Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4 (IMAP4) protocol.
GM Voices created the TOP 100 Voice Brands Web site to make it easy to judge the best voice brands.
NEW YORK - Bank of America announced that it has deployed the Apptera™ voice-automated, Spanish-based branch and ATM locator application.
NEW YORK - Vail Systems announced that the company hosted the SpeechTEK and OPUS Research Speech Solutions CHALLENGE Portal on its SIP-based VoiceXML and SALT hosting platform.
PHOENIX - Syntellect Inc. announced the release of the next version of its flagship product Vista in the fourth quarter of 2004.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Nuasis™ Corporation announces that Joseph McFadden has been promoted to vice president of Corporate Marketing and Product Management and is the newest addition to the Nuasis Executive Management Team.
MCLEAN, Va. - Angel.com released Site Builder 2005, the next generation of the company's patented product for the creation, deployment and maintenance of IVR applications.
NEW YORK - Kirusa and Voxpilot will demonstrate the patent pending Kirusa Voice SMS (KV.SMSSM) multimodal application, deployed on Voxpilot's fully VoiceXML 2.0 compliant Open Media Platform, in Voxpilot's Booth #210 at this year's SpeechTEK Conference in New York.
PITTSBURGH - Wizzard Software Corp. announced it has filed a patent application through its MedivoxRx Technologies, Inc. division with the Canadian Patent and Trademark Office.
LONDON - Telstra Europe Limited (Telstra) announced the acquisition of the UK businesses of PSINet Europe. PSINet UK was previously controlled by the Israel Corporation Limited.
Unveil Conversation Manager is voice application software that enables call centers to deploy software-based virtual agents that automate, assist, analyze and route customer service calls.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Avaya Inc. announced new releases of its unified communication and contact center solutions: Avaya Unified Communication Center, Avaya Interactive Response, and Avaya Speech Applications Builder.
From eChannel Line - ScanSoft Inc. is moving its Dragon NaturallySpeaking solution from the desktop to the server, and will be depending on system integrators to package up the solution for key verticals such as healthcare.
Eicon Networks announced the availability of an Audio Provider software module for Nuance Voice Platform 3.0 and Nuance 8.5.
NEW YORK - Voxeo Corporation and Voice Architects announced at the SpeechTEK 2004 conference a partnership to deliver a suite of Voice User Interface (VUI) services to Voxeo's enterprise IVR customers and Evolution IVR developers.
VoxNauta Lite 6.0 is a multi-lingual open solution for building customized voice service and improving communication through voice access to information.
TORONTO - One Voice Network announced that it has deployed MERA Systems, Inc.'s MVTS Session Controller for delivery VoIP wholesale termination as well as prepaid voicemail and value-added services to consumers in the developing world.
SAN FRANCISCO - Global IP Sound (GIPS) has extended its VoiceEngine(TM) family of products with the Embedded VoiceEngine(TM), a software plug-in designed to handle voice-related tasks for Voice over IP (VoIP).
Sonum Technologies announced the release of its Natural Language Processor (NLP).
Pronexus and Vail Systems announced the availability of 'A SIP of Speech.'
CarBot has chosen Acapela text-to-speech to voice enable its in-car computer.
NEW YORK - Aumtech, Inc. and Paraxip Technologies announced that they have entered a strategic agreement to co-market and jointly deliver IVR Solutions to service providers and enterprise customers worldwide.
The U.K. Disability Rights Commission has selected ReadSpeaker with rVoice from Rhetorical for accessibility to its Web site.
MCLEAN, Va. - Angel.com released Enterprise Voice Sites, the company's new product suite of packaged IVR applications.
Continental Airlines is using Voxify's Automated Agents to manage flight reconfirmation calls and deliver excellent customer service.
From ComputerWorld - ScanSoft, Inc. has signed a partner agreement with Alloys International. Alloys International will distribute ScanSoft's range of productivity applications including ScanSoft® PaperPort®, OmniPage® and PDF Converter®, to its customers including system integrators, VARs, resellers and retailers.
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. - Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) announced a new IP-based integration between the AVST CallXpress® unified communications solution and the Mitel® 3300 Integrated Communications Platform (ICP) PBX.
NEW YORK - Bell Canada announced that it will be deploying the Vicorp xMP Application Development Platform within its Next Generation IP network.
CYGCOM Integrated Technologies Inc. announced with its development partner UXComm, Inc., the launch of the SpeechWatchTM Console Beta Program.
Gartner has recognized ScanSoft as the global market share leader in speech recognition deployments for 2003, in its recent report, titled, "Market Share: Speech Recognition Telephony Software, Worldwide 2003."
NEW YORK - VocomoVoice® Response for VoIP is a standards-based Interactive Voice Response (IVR) platform that does not require specialized hardware.
Wyndham International has selected Automated Agents by Voxify to greet guests, help locate hotels, book reservations, or update their loyalty program information.
MTA Long Island Rail Road and MTA Metro-North Railroad selected Loquendo's embedded text-to-speech technology.