Article #1

W3C Multimodal Interaction Working Group Activities

By Dr. Deborah Dahl

The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) Multimodal Interaction Working Group (MMIWG) works on standards that will allow users to interact with applications with a combination of input modalities that include speech, pen, keyboard, and pointing, as well as future input modalities. Multimodal interaction is particularly valuable for applications on cell phones and PDA's, which have small keyboards and displays. On the desktop, multimodal interaction is useful for hands-busy and eyes-busy applications, as well as for making applications accessible to users who have difficulty using their hands or who are visually impaired. On any platform, multimodality allows applications to leverage the strengths of the different modalities to provide an optimal user experience.

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Article #2

Follow-up on the VoiceXML Forum’s Training Survey: Four Key Focus Areas

By Jim Larson and Jonathan Engelsma

The VoiceXML forum’s Board of Directors has tasked the VoiceXML Forum’s Education committee to identify the Forum’s role in the area of VoiceXML-related training. To help better understand the membership’s perspective on this, the committee hosted an online survey in December 2004. Responders to the survey were divided into two different groups: training consumers and training providers.

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Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Engelsma introduces the articles of the January/February issue of VoicexML Review.

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VoiceGenie's Rob Marchand continues his gentle introduction to the new features described in the VoiceXML 2.1 specification. This month Rob takes a look at the <mark> element.

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Our resident VoiceXML guru (Matt Oshry - Tellme) demonstrates platform independent "confidence-based confirmation" techniques in VoiceXML, and answers your questions on the VoiceXML 2.1 specification.

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Markup Language (EMMA)
14 December 2004
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Edify gets VoiceXML certification
Voice activation apps system is approved
InfoWorld.com
14 December 2004
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W3C publishes the Last Call Working Draft for SISR
8 November 2004
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What You Say Is What You Get
Communications Convergence.com
8 December 2004
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W3C Voice Browser Working Group publishes the SSML Recommendation
September 7, 2004
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Look Ma Bell, No Hands! VoiceXML, X+V, and the Mobile Device.
August 3, 2004
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W3C Voice Browser Working Group publishes Last Call Working Draft of VoiceXML 2.1.
July 28, 2004
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VoiceXML Forum Launches Developer Certification; Exam Verifies Baseline VoiceXML Development Skills.
June 1, 2004
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W3C Voice Browser Working Group publishes Last Call Working Draft of VoiceXML 2.1.
July 28, 2004
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W3C Voice Browser Working Group publishes Last Call Working Draft of CCXML.
April 30, 2004
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W3C publishes a VoiceXML 2.1 Working Draft
March 23, 2004
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VoiceXML Forum Endorses Release of VoiceXML 2.0 Recommendation by W3C; Readies Platform Certification Program
March 16, 2004
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World Wide Web Consortium Issues VoiceXML 2.0 and Speech Recognition Grammar as W3C Recommendations
March 16, 2004
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VoiceXML Review 2004 Call for Papers Published - Interested in contributing an article to the VoiceXML Forum's ezine? The 2004 Call for Papers is now avaiable.
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