VoiceXML Forum - News & Events

Here's what the industry is saying about the VoiceXML Forum:

With our ViaVoice and SpeechML technologies, IBM is driving the development of standardized speech recognition products for desktop, mobile and Web-based products. Through our participating in the VoiceXML Forum, we can ensure the industry establishes open standards for speech-enabled devices and computing infrastructures."

- W.S. "Ozzie" Osborne, general manager of IBM Speech Systems

"This industry-wide effort will be a catalyst for the growth and adoption of speech applications. It will create new opportunities for core speech technology providers, for tools providers - like Unisys - and for our channel partners. We're pleased to be involved in the forefront of this initiative."

- Joseph Yaworski, vice president and general manager, Unisys Software Business Initiatives

"Philips strongly believes in standardization as a key driver for the success of speech recognition. It will enable fast application development and deployment cycles for a broad community of service providers. VoiceXML is a step forward in standardizing speech application development. Philips Speech Processing is involved in various standardization activities for the speech industry and we are willing to actively contribute to the definition of a standardized speech extension to the Web. We are pleased to be a member of the VoiceXML Forum and believe that it represents a positive first step in bringing voice to the Internet."

- Paul Celen, COO of Philips Speech Processing

"The establishment of the VoiceXML Forum is an important step in promoting voice-enabled Internet access via telephone-based voice user interfaces. The Forum will be a key component in the development of many new and exciting telephony applications that will allow even greater access to information contained on the World Wide Web. Blue Diamond Software is a leader in developing innovative speech recognition based telephony applications. We hope that a truly independent hardware and software standard will be the catalyst for growth in this exciting market. "

- Blaine Ung, CEO of Blue Diamond Software

"Delivering voice-enabled services that make access to Web information easy and convenient for people is a key part of our business. We look forward to working with our colleagues in the VoiceXML Forum to develop an open specification that will bring more benefits to busy professionals and consumers and help accelerate the adoption of voice solutions that integrate with the Web."

- Steve Markman, chairman, CEO and president of General Magic, Inc.

"Lernout & Hauspie has long held that speech will become the ubiquitous interface between man and machine in the not too distant future. Providing a standard under which developers can create voice-enabled access to the Internet moves us closer to that milestone. L&H is excited to be part of the VoiceXML Forum committee and looks forward to supporting the standard in our products."

- Patrick de Shrijver, president of Lernout & Hauspie speech and language technologies and solutions division

"We believe that standards play an important role in encouraging adoption of emerging technologies such as speech recognition and we plan to work with the VoiceXML Forum to ensure that Nuance SpeechObjects are integrated with the resulting specification. The VoiceXML specification will become an important part of the V-Commerce Framework that is designed to simplify the deployment of natural language speech recognition applications."

- Ron Croen, president and CEO of Nuance Communications

"The telephone with speech recognition is a capable complement to the Web browser for customer self-service. Companies can leverage their understanding and investment in Internet services with VoiceXML. This standard, supported by a number of companies, minimizes a company's cost and risk in taking advantage of this increasingly important e-commerce channel."

- William Meisel, editor of Speech Recognition Update, an industry newsletter

"VoiceXML holds the promise of providing true 'anytime, anywhere' voice access to the Internet. Online Anywhere's Oasis is a key enabler for this industry, as it allows content providers, e-commerce providers, carriers and the enterprise to easily and cost-effectively convert HTML-based Web content to VoiceXML."

- Mohan Vishwanath, CEO of Online Anywhere, an innovative provider of products and services that deliver all Web content to non-PC devices

"The VoiceXML initiative is a powerful step in establishing an industry standard in which companies can expand their Internet reach to anyone in the world with a voice and telephone, not just those in front of a PC or with PC skills. As a leader in the conversational speech products and services, Registry Magic is excited to enter into the Internet arena with such strong partners."

- Walt Nawrocki, CEO and President of Registry Magic (NASDAQ: RMAG).

"We're pleased that this group of companies has taken the lead on creating the VoiceXML standard - we'll be using VoiceXML to bring powerful new Web-based applications and commerce to our Vogo� Phone Portal services and platform."

- George Schad, president of Vogo Networks, Inc.

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