Speech Technology eWeekly - March 23, 2016

Speech Technology News

Api.ai Partners with Slack to Add Natural Language Understanding to Chatbots

Api.ai for Slack lets developers create conversational chat bots that can understand user intent.

Xura and SpeechPro Pilot Biometric Authentication for Mobile Apps

Unique technology combines voice and facial recognition with passcodes.

Uniphore Plans for Global Expansion

Indian speech technology company Uniphore plans to expand across the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

Fortemedia Brings Voice Processing to Samsung Galaxy S7

Fortemedia is providing advanced voice processing and multimedia recording for Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 edge.

TalkTalk Rolls Out Nuance Voice Biometrics Across the U.K.

TalkTalk becomes the first telecom provider in the United Kingdom to embrace voice biometrics from Nuance.

XMOS Launches xCore Array Microphones for Smart Homes

XMOS's new voice capture technology is designed for smart home applications with up to 32 microphones.

Sensory’s TrulyHandsfree Speech Recognition Available on Intel SoC

TrulyHandsfree is now available on Intel low-power digital signal processors in Skylake, Anniedale, Broxton, Broadwell and Merrifield software-on-a-chip.

Forty 7 Ronin Earns LumenVox Partner Skills Certification

Forty 7 Ronin delivers speech solutions based on the LumenVox speech automation suite.