Speech Technology eWeekly - August 01, 2006

Q & A

Beatriz Infante, CEO, VoiceObjects

VoiceObjects recently appointed a new CEO.  Speech Technology Magazine sat down with CEO Beatriz Infante to discuss her new role and new initiatives for the company.

Michael Zirngibl, President and CEO, Angel.com

Speech Technology Magazine sat down with Michael Zirngibl, president and CEO, Angel.com to discuss what has been going on at Angel.com in 2006 and what to expect moving forward.

Speech Technology News

Weil, Gotshal & Manges Selects AVST's CallXpress

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. - Weil, Gotshal & Manges, an international law firm, expanded its deployment of CallXpress®, a unified communications solution by Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST). 

EMT - the Madrid Bus Company Integrates Solutions From Etra and Loquendo

TURIN, Italy and VALENCIA, Spain - EMT - The Madrid Municipal Transport Company selected Loquendo and Etra, a provider of traffic and transport systems, to provide information to its passengers.>

Voxeo Acquires VoiceReady

ORLANDO, Fla. - Voxeo Corporation acquired VoiceReady, a privately held company whose Web-based graphical design and reporting solutions enable the delivery and management of VoiceXML and VoIP-based telephony applications.

Voxeo Expands Leadership Team

ORLANDO, Fla. - Voxeo Corporation hired two new corporate vice presidents.

Aspect Releases eWorkforce Management 7.0

WESTFORD, Mass. — Aspect Software, Inc. redesigned the Aspect® eWorkforce Management user interface for navigation.

Message Technologies Adds VoIP Option for Speech Automation and Outsourced Call Center Clients

Message Technologies added VoIP capability for its more than 2,000 clients.

Innovative Engineering Concepts Integrates LumenVox Speech Recognition into Speech Services Platform

Innovative Engineering Concepts (IEC) integrated the LumenVox Speech Engine into its Speech Services Platform (SSP).

Voxeo Launches Open Source Telephony Application Initiative

ORLANDO, Fla. - Voxeo Corporation launched RocketSource, an initiative to reduce telephony application cost, integration, and customization issues by sponsoring and promoting the development of open source VoiceXML and CCXML applications.

Wizzard Software Adds IBM WebSphere Everyplace Multimodal Environment to Offerings

PITTSBURGH — Wizzard Software added IBM WebSphere Multimodal Environment Version 4.3 to their product offerings. 

Comverse Selects NMS Communications to Provide Voice Technology for InSight Messaging Platform

Comverse has chosen NMS Communications' Open Access

Serotek Unveils System Access Release 2.1 With Remote Assistance Capability

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Serotek Corporation unveiled System Access version 2.1 with Remote Assistance. 

IQ Services Releases Feature/Function Testing Services

MINNEAPOLIS— Interactive Quality (IQ) Services launched Feature/Function Testing services for voice business solutions.>