Ralf Rottmann announced an agreement with T-Com to certify VoicInt's capabilities as a preferred partner for T-Com's recently released Routing Configuration Interface (RCI) service.
ATLANTA, Ga. & OTTAWA, Ontario - GEOCOMtms announced that it has teamed up with Vocantas Inc. to bring automated customer self-service and home delivery scheduling to the retail industry.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Vodafone is expanding its offering of ScanSoft® SpeechPAK TALKS™ application for blind and low-vision customers across Europe.
MATAWAN, N.J. - The Bergen County Utilities Authority of Little Ferry, N.J. has installed an iVoice Speech-Enabled Auto Attendant with directory service.
TORONTO - Neoris selects VoiceGenie Technology's VoiceXML 2.0-certified platform, NeXusPoint™, for Neoris' speech-driven truancy alert management application deployed at the Forth Worth Independent School District (FWISD) in Texas.
SALEM, N.H. - MacSpeech has released version 1.6.6 of its iListen software.
ZAGREB, Croatia - Uniqall announced that the company has joined the Envox Developer Program, formalizing the software development efforts between the two companies.
PITTSBURGH - Wizzard Software and its subsidiary, MedivoxRx Technologies, announced that the Company has begun fulfilling orders and distributing its new Rex the Talking Bottle Starter Kit for personal use.
At the heart of 31 different animations looking at sound, Acapela opens up a dialog between Mona Lisa and the visitor.
ATLANTA - ART Advanced Recognition Technologies announced that NEC America, Inc. (NEC) has selected the smARTspeak® NG embedded speech interface for its recently launched NEC 232E+ High Definition Mobile++ (HDM) handset.
HeyAnita unveiled version 2.0 of its patent-pending Rapid Message Service (RMS) software.
SpeechNet won the Best Existing ICT Business award at Kenya's ICT business plan competition.
Voice Toolkit Preview extends the new IBM Rational Software Development Platform with voice application development capabilities.
Nuance Voice Platform was named a "Top Market Leader" by analyst firm Forrester Research in its December 8 Forrester Wave report, Evaluating Speech Self-Service Platforms.
LONDON - A new service offering companies the chance to identify the voice of an agent that best suits their business is launched by Fluency.
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Apptera™ announced availability of the latest packaged speech applications in the company's Financial Services Suite.
TOKYO - Japan's growing elderly population will be able to buy companionship in the form of a 45-centimeter (18-inch) robot, programmed to provide small talk.
OTTAWA, Canada - Pronexus Inc. announced an upgrade program for users of CT ADE, the Intel® NetMerge™ Computer Telephony Application Development Environment.
Diaphonics has partnered with Signix to provide a platform for the electronic signing of legal documents for the NAVA E-signature working group.
EDA enters the voice-based directory assistance market with the launch of the new 1313 (thirteen thirteen) directory service in Belgium.
LONDON - Virtual agents are proving helpful in supporting MM Group staff handle peaks in customers requesting information, as callers welcome the new interactive voices over touchtone systems.
ITASCA, Ill. - Knowles Acoustics and austriamicrosystems announced they have signed a strategic agreement detailing their shared vision for the advancement of surface mount microphone technology.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan,reveals that revenue in the U.S. IVR industry totaled $551.6 million in 2003.
WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia has selected a new converged communications solution from Avaya for a citywide voice network that will support 30,000 government employees.
MONACO and DUBLIN - MAP Telecom has extended the reach for deployed voice solutions to 53 countries covering all five continents.
Centrelink has awarded its managed voice services contract to Telstra in a contract worth $185 million over five years.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - New market information, reported by industry analyst firm Synergy Research Group, places Avaya number one in worldwide enterprise IP telephony revenue and IP telephony lines shipped in the third quarter of 2004, the most recent quarter measured.
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Aer Lingus Airlines, Ireland's national carrier, and Voxify announced a deal whereby Voxify has been charged to support the airline's phone reservations.
WALTHAM, Mass. & SAN FRANCISCO - Unveil Technologies, Inc. and Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. announced that Unveil has joined the Genesys InterActs Partner Program as a strategic member.
ATLANTA, Ga. and SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - ART Advanced Recognition Technologies and Cirque Corporation announced that they are working together to provide a touchpad solution for automotive applications.
SALEM, N.H. - MacSpeech releases the iListen Transcription Solution Professional 4000.
IQ Technology selected Wizzard Software's AT&T Natural Voices TTS Telephony Server edition for use in their IQ-Alert Emergency Notification System.
MONTREAL, Quebec - Talk to Santa Claus application enables callers of any age to have an interactive and personalized chat with Santa over the holiday season.
TORONTO - MERA Systems, Inc. announced the availability of SIP registrar functionality in its MVTS Session Controller.
Telecommunications companies will focus on revenue growth and bundled services in 2005 after several years of deferred capital investment and concentration on cost reduction, say industry consultants at Unisys.
OTTAWA & GREENVILLE, Canada - Pronexus Inc. and Paracon announced that they have reached a distribution agreement.
SALEM, N.H. - MacSpeech announced it has released a new training video on CD for its iListen program.
Inovani has selected Acapela's TTS to voice enable its animation engine.
WELLESLEY, Mass. - Metaphor Solutions announced that Pull-A-Part, Wolpoff & Abramson, and Apptix signed up to deploy Metaphor's packaged applications for their speech IVR requirements.
Readspeaker in Europe is equipping Web sites with Acapela's text-to-speech technology.
ATLANTA, Ga. - Gionee Corporation has selected the smARTspeak® XG embedded speech interface from Advanced Recognition Technologies (ART) as the voice recognition standard for its new line of handheld phones.
TORONTO - GTS-Datanet announced that it has deployed MERA's MVTS Session Controller.
VoicInt signed an agreement with VoiceObjects regarding their framework for custom VoiceXML applications.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - RNIB has signed an extended agreement to offer ScanSoft® SpeechPAK TALKS™ to individuals who are blind or visually impaired throughout the United Kingdom.
ScanSoft announced the release of RealSpeak Telecom 4.0, a text-to-speech (TTS) solution for conversational call center and carrier-based applications worldwide.
MONTREAL, Canada - Paraxip Technologies released Paraxip Gateway 1.1 and launched Paraxip IP Record, a SIP-based call recording solution.
PORTLAND, Ore. - Adidas has partnered with Angel.com to create a unique shopping experience for the soccer fan.
Loquendo has released Loquendo TTS 6.4, which includes an application development enhancement: Loquendo TTS Director.