Alliance Systems Teams with WireNix.com to Implement Wireless Speech Applications.Business/Technology Editors PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 2000 Alliance Systems recently announced that it will partner with WireNix.com in developing and implementing customized speech-driven applications for wireless networks, Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , and wireless Web portals. WireNix.com will use Alliance's open communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. platforms as the call handlers and speech servers that execute the commands of speech recognition software programs. Initial speech-enabled applications by WireNix.com will include a contact manager, location and directions service, voice dialer, and other information retrieval applications Areas where information retrieval techniques are employed include (the entries are in alphabetical order within each category): General applications of information retrieval
"Alliance Systems and WireNix.com are a perfect fit because we both believe that systems based on open architecture and open application standards offer the greatest benefits and advantages to network operators and service providers," said Victor James, chief executive officer of WireNix.com. "Using open architecture, off-the-shelf hardware and open application standards, WireNix.com speech technology solutions emphasize low cost-of-ownership, flexibility, scalability and speed to market." "We are delighted that WireNix.com has certified Alliance Systems as their provider of open communication systems," said Rusty Cone, president of Alliance Systems. "The confidence that WireNix.com is showing in our open switching platforms help affirm our leadership commitment to open architecture. Like WireNix.com, we believe that open systems and standards offer the most flexibility for the end-user." About Alliance - www.alliancesystems.com Alliance Systems, Inc. is a global leader in Communications Solutions for telephony, data, e-business and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. infrastructure. The company designs, manufactures, markets, installs and implements next generation communications platforms ranging from carrier-class communications servers and Internet appliance servers to telecommunication software for wire, wireless and Internet communications. With over 700,000 ports installed in more than 60 countries, Alliance's systems run more open communications applications than any other company. About WireNix.com WireNix.com is a Dallas, Texas based company, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the Cobra Group, with offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , The Netherlands, and India. WireNix.com is a new, speech-driven technology company led by two veterans of the computer integration industry, M. Victor James, chief executive officer, and David A. Lau, chief technology officer. James and Lau worked together closely at Texas Instruments and DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. Communications Corp. where they were intimately involved in the early development and implementation of digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
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