RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) launched the 511 Virginia system.
Vicorp Group has named Lee Cottle vice president of marketing and business development.
MENLO PARK, Calif. & McLEAN, Va. - Nuance forms a strategic relationship with Angel.com to bring voice automation solutions to the small to mid-size business (SMB) market.
BBN Technologies released its AVOKE STX speech-to-text system, which converts audio into searchable content.
TURIN, Italy - Loquendo releases a new development in the VoxNauta™ platform, which will provide systems integrators with more development freedom.
BeVocal unveiled The ARC Approach, a voice solution delivery model.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and STOCKLHOLM, Sweden - Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced an agreement with Mobeon that will utilize Sun Java™ Enterprise System software and Solaris™ Operating System.
Muraspec selects Telephonetics' ContactPortal® - a virtual operator that takes, makes, screens and transfers calls using speech recognition.
SEATTLE - Voice Web Solutions released Grammar Studio™ 1.0, a WYSIWYG grammar editor.
LONDON - British Telecom (BT) has chosen Persay as its speaker verification supplier.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - eLoyalty Corporation announced that its Contact Center Optimization Solutions (CCOS) Service Line gained momentum in the fourth quarter of 2004.
MCLEAN, Va. - Angel.com launched "Virtual Call Center," a new hosted call center management offering that combines the Angel.com's Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions with Web-based Automatic Call Distribution (ACD).
Lockheed Martin's Information Technology Trends Conference (ITTC) selected Gold Systems to develop its speech-enabled application utilizing Microsoft Speech Server.
BARCELONA - Vida Software released Native C++ Natural Interaction API and the Java Natural Interaction API for Symbian OS™.
LogicaCMG has teamed with Datria to deliver voice-enabled field service applications to energy and utilities companies in North America.
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - HTI Voice Solutions, Inc. announced that Peter B. Keenan has been appointed as the company's new president and CEO, succeeding Kenneth B. Brater, who recently retired as HTI's chief executive officer.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Miercom announced that Avaya's Internet protocol (IP) telephony solutions have topped its IP PBX competition for the second time in a row.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Avaya Inc. announced it is expanding membership in its DeveloperConnection program for third-party developers in order to drive the creation of innovative business applications for Internet protocol telephony-based networks.
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. - bridgeSpeak LLC announced the release of bridgeSpeak AR 1.1, a vertically integrated communication system for automotive dealerships.
SAN FRANCISCO and LOD, Israel - AudioCodes and Vail Systems offer SIP-enabled product bundles to enable Microsoft Speech Server 2004 deployments.
TURIN, Italy and ATHENS, Greece - Loquendo announced that it has entered into an agreement with Oration SA.
CANNES, France - ScanSoft, Inc., Tele Atlas, and Wayfinder announced a three-way partnership to deliver a speech-enabled personal navigation system accessible from a mobile device in a vehicle or on foot.
SALEM, N.H. - The ScriptPak includes over 40 commands that allow users to access the features of TaxCut 2004 with their voice when using MacSpeech's iListen program.
SPEECHTEK WEST 2005 - Apptera™ released v-Business Solutions™ for the worldwide enterprise market.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Minn. - AAA of Minnesota/Iowa incorporated Avaya speech self-service applications to help traveling motorists in need, vacationers planning holiday trips and other callers requiring service and information.
CCComplete has chosen Wizzard Software's offering of AT&T Natural Voices Server Edition Software Development Kit to use in a customized Field Notification Service (FNS).
DALLAS - BellSouth Corporation has selected enhanced IP contact center and speech solutions from Nortel for deployment in 22 locations across nine states.
LONDON and CANNES, France - go mobile selected VoxSurf's unified messaging platform VxOne.
ScanSoft, Inc., a global leader of speech and imaging solutions, (Nasdaq: SSFT), today announced the availability of OpenSpeech® Dialog, its premier dialog manager that enables more efficient, rapid development of intelligent speech applications.
SALEM, N.H. - MacSpeech has released a new ScriptPak for Microsoft Entourage 2004.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Avaya Inc. announced the availability of remote services that enable businesses to monitor and manage their converged Internet protocol telephony networks.
SAN FRANCISCO - Brooktrout Technology, Inc. and Vocomo announced that MScript is using Vocomo's VoiceXML IVR system.
IBM will provide Teges, a developer of Web-based information for intensive care units, with IBM WebSphere software that can enable doctors making their rounds to enter or access patient information using speech, a keyboard or handwriting via handheld, slate tablet PCs.
Sensory unveils Adaptive Artificial Intelligence for the RSC-4x Family of speech processors.
Market Designs announced that it is partnering with NetByTel.
BLUE BELL, Pa. - Frost & Sullivan presents Unisys with "2004 Customer Service Award" in enhanced carrier messaging platform category.
Voxeo has completed a multi-million dollar project to expand and enhance its SIP, CCXML, and VoiceXML-based VoiceCenter IVR Hosting capabilities.
LOS ALTOS, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO - TuVox has elevated its participation in the Genesys InterActs Partner Program to become a strategic member.
ScanSoft's VoCon Mobile has been integrated into IXI-Connect OS, a phone operating system enabling device manufacturers to offer an integrated voice user interface.
Pronexus received ISV (Independent Software Vendor) certification from Microsoft for VeoConnect, its speech-enabled auto-attendant.
VIENNA, Austria - Royal Philips Electronics announced that it has enhanced its speech recognition technology, SpeechMagic.
TURIN, Italy - QualiLife integrates Loquendo's multilingual speech technology into its range of solutions.
MANASSAS, Va. - Empire Medicare Services implemented a voice self-service system installed by MicroAutomation and ScanSoft.
COLUMBUS - FutureCom Technologies has developed a checklist of things to consider when evaluating the health of your voice prompts.
PITTSBURGH - Health One of Southern Illinois will be using Rex-The Talking Bottle system in their pharmacy and adding the Rex Starter Kits for personal use to their store shelves.
PLANO, Texas - Eicon Networks Corporation and Alliance Systems announced that they have signed a distribution agreement for Alliance Systems to distribute Eicon's Diva Server™.
MIR3 announced the availability of inAlertCenter, which enables companies and organizations to consolidate and manage emergency communications during disasters and network outages.
MATAWAN, N.J. - LaPorte County in Indiana has installed the iVoice Speech Enabled Auto Attendant at its government complex.
DALLAS - BYOBroadcast has selected Brooktrout's TR1000 speech platform for a new automated medical appointment messaging and response service.
FAIRPORT, N.Y. - Soleo Communications, Inc. appointed Steven R. Bourgeois to vice president of worldwide sales.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - CallMiner Inc. has signed a strategic investment and development agreement with In-Q-Tel, a private venture group funded by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
SAN DIEGO and ATLANTA - LumenVox and Vocalocity® announced a co-marketing initiative and the general availability of their integrated product solution.
PITTSBURGH - The Plum Group, Inc. selected Wizzard's AT&T Natural Voices for Linux Server Edition Software Development Kit offering for use as a component of Plum's VoiceXML 2.x IVR Platform.
Muraspec selects Telephonetics' ContactPortal® - a virtual operator that takes, makes, screens and transfers calls using speech recognition.
Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. announced the appointment of two additions to its U.S. sales staff.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Avaya Inc. has received the Frost & Sullivan Award for Contact Center End-User Choice in North America based on its survey of senior contact center decision-makers.
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England - The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has chosen the Telephonetics ContactPortal® to automate its internal and external communications.
SAN FRANCISCO - Aculab unveiled the beta release of its telephony interface manager (TIM) for the Microsoft Speech Server 2004.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - CVC® (Clear Voice Capture) technology has been integrated into a newly developed personal robot.
PARIS and REDMOND, Wash. - Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. introduced a new, combined solution that delivers converged enterprise communication services on existing and next-generation infrastructures.
SandCherry and Datria Systems have teamed to deliver Datria's field service applications for two-way radios using SandCherry's Voice4 Radio platform.
From CRM Daily - Avaya's latest version of its speech self-service platform, Interactive Response, incorporates new support for open voice standards and better integration to third party applications.
Vail Systems announced Microsoft product certification of its Vail SIP Telephony Interface Manager (TIM) for Microsoft Speech Server 2004.
CANNES, France - VoiceAge Corporation and VIMIO Ltd. announced that VoiceAge's AMR-WB+ audio compression coding technology has been selected by VIMIO and integrated into the VIMIO Content Distribution Platform.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and MARIN COUNTY, Calif. - Marin County selected Avaya enterprise mobility solutions for its government employees.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Edify Corporation released a new speech application for the consumer electronics industry that uses speech instead of touchtone-based menus.
RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) launched the 511 Virginia system.
LONDON - South East Water, Sutton & East Surrey Water, Bristol Water and Wessex Water selected Fluency's PaymentCapture™ speech recognition system.
TURIN, Italy - Loquendo and Telefónica Soluciones have signed a partner agreement whereby the Loquendo TTS synthetic speech engine and Loquendo ASR automatic voice recognition technology will be integrated within Telefónica Soluciones' ManagerVox®.
atentCafe announced the opening of its Open Source Software (OSS) Patent Search Engine for worldwide search access of OSS patents.
System Solutions supports Brooktrout's TR1000 speech boards and TR1034 fax boards on its MESSAGEmanager platform.
HearingPlanet, a retailer of hearing aids, turned to Angel.com to develop a phone-based test to screen individuals for hearing loss.
NEW YORK - According to The 451 Group, the next 18 months will be a key period for strategic business decisions affecting the future of major speech vendors, including Genesys, IBM, Intervoice, Microsoft, Nuance and ScanSoft.
LONDON - Fluency Voice Technology has appointed Philip Padfield as chief executive officer.
CLEVELAND - OPEX Communications, Inc. will offer Broadvox's VoIP broadband services with a suite of wireless and long-distance service packages.
Nuance and Acapela Group are teaming to offer international language text-to-speech software for European customers.
VeCommerce Limited announced the expansion of its sales team.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Edify Voice Banking Application, a packaged speech solution, received formal SALT certification from Microsoft Corporation.
Angel.com released the Angel Virtual Call Center, featuring call queuing functionality.
DALLAS - Nexidia announced the availability of its NEXminer Enterprise 4.0 product.
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Voice Partners launched a new VUI-inspired clothing line.