Audiopoint Speaks to the Visually Impaired Community and Upgrades its Voice Terminal Service[TM].1.5 Upgrade Includes Voice Enabling Google Calendar This article or section contains information about computer software currently in development. The content may change as the software development progresses. , Entry Level Service Plans & Aggressive 508.31 VPAT VPAT Voluntary Product Accessibility Template VPAT Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates Accessibility Compliancy com·pli·an·cy n. Compliance. Noun 1. compliancy - a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others complaisance, obligingness, compliance, deference Effort BETHESDA, Md. -- Audiopoint, a leading provider of innovative voice data solutions, today introduced an upgrade to its Voice Terminal Service that speaks directly to the visually impaired community, voice enables Google Calendar and offers entry level service plans making the service affordable to all. Voice Terminal Service (VTS See VOB and virtual tape system. VTS - A suite of test programs for Motif from OSF. ), a platform based application service, is the perfect mobile tool for anyone who wants to access the Internet, email and customized web information while on the go. This upgrade is especially pertinent to those with low vision or no vision by providing them first time access to their personal data without the need for expensive, specialized equipment or hardware such as screen readers. With simple voice commands, VTS is accessed via any telephone - landline, cellular or today's smart phone. VTS improves the online user experience of the visually impaired and liberates them so that they can reach greater independence and mobility. "Our visually impaired customers have mentioned that adding voice access to calendar and scheduling is top on their "wish list" as the next most beneficial feature add to VTS," said Brian Lichorowic, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Audiopoint. "We listen to our customers and responded with the VTS 1.5 upgrade by delivering the first release of VTS' Google Calendar Interface." VTS' Google Calendar Interface allows users to listen to Daily Agendas, based on specified date, add detailed calendar events, based on a scripted interface, including a user-recorded audio description of the event, and a "Quick Add" function, which allows the user to rapidly add calendar events, based on a specific "expert-mode" syntax. Later releases of VTS will allow the user to modify or cancel existing calendar events, via voice command, as well. VTS 1.5 improves usability with new call flow prompts, an updated voice user interface, and an easier, more secure login process. Users can now access their address book over the phone and the 'Enhanced Notifier' feature allows users to broadcast messages by group, individual contact or, particularly critical for emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , access a phone number that is not in their address book that is sent via email or alert. The VTS product suite provides a variety of options to help companies, technologies and other third party software vendors achieve Section 508 compliance. Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. For example, to satisfy sub-requirement 1194.21 (which is part of 508.3), VTS provides a text to voice through voice-enabled web pages and for 1194.22, web to the technology can create any email, calendar, sports, news, horoscope horoscope: see astrology. horoscope Astrological chart showing the positions of the sun, moon, and planets in relation to the signs of the zodiac at a specific time. information accessible voice any phone without the requiring the use of internet or additional technology. Through an emergency Notifier (MercAlert) option, VTS provides an additional layer of security and awareness for businesses and government agencies, in response to disasters and other critical news, to broadcast messages in real time. To address 1194.23, Audiopoint's VTS service works on any phone, giving the user the opportunity to select the device that best fits their needs. The Company is continuing ongoing efforts to make its services fully compliant with Section 508.31 standards. Pricing and Availability VTS is available as a monthly or annual subscription at new, affordable rates of $1.99 a month for 125 minutes of service, $4.95 a month for 250 minutes, and $12.95 for 1000 minutes. Annual plans and site licenses are also available ranging from $199 to $499. Audiopoint is offering VTS free to all visually impaired U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For more information, visit www.voiceterminal.net or call 888.382.8346. About Audiopoint Audiopoint is a leading provider of innovative voice data services and solutions for consumer-oriented businesses, offering design, development and deployment of large scale Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) Using voice recognition to replace keypad entry for telephone voice menus. Typically used to speak the digits 0 through 9 insted of keying them, ASR systems may be able to recognize a limited vocabulary. See voice recognition and AVSR. ) software and services, voice-enabled marketing and call center automation. Established in 1998, Audiopoint launched the industry's first voice portal An interactive voice response (IVR) front end to a data retrieval system. This does not differ in core technology from traditional IVR; rather, the difference is in the application presented. Where old-style IVR was mostly a routing application (press 1 for sales, 2 for service, etc. in 1999 and has since established long-term partnerships with numerous Fortune 500 companies to provide advanced speech applications for mobility access. Audiopoint is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Rockville, Maryland Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. According to the 2006 census update, the city had a total population of 59,114, making it the second largest city in Maryland. with executive and R&D offices in Middleburg, Virginia Middleburg is a town in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. There are approximately 640 people currently residing in the town established in 1787 by Revolutionary War Lieutenant Colonel and Virginia statesman, Levin Powell. He purchased the land for Middleburg at $2. . For more information, visit www.audiopoint.net. |
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