BEVOCAL PLATFORM SUPPORTS VOICEXML 2.0 STANDARD.BeVocal, the voice platforms and applications company that extends the power of every phone, has provided its full support of the Working Draft VoiceXML 2.0 specification. The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C (World Wide Web Consortium, www.w3.org) An international industry consortium founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee to develop standards for the Web. It is hosted in the U.S. by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT (www.csail.mit.edu/index.php). ) release of the first public Working Draft of VoiceXML 2.0 paves the way for expanded Web access via the telephone. VoiceXML 2.0 is designed to create audio dialogs that feature synthesized speech, digitized audio, recognition of spoken and DTMF (Dual-Tone MultiFrequency) The type of audio signals that are generated when you press the buttons on a touch-tone telephone. See also DMTF. DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency (touch-tone) key input, recording of spoken input, telephony and mixed-initiative conversations. Its major goal is to bring the advantages of Web-based development and content delivery to interactive voice response applications. "As a member of the W3C's Voice Browser A voice browser is a web browser that presents an interactive voice user interface to the user. In addition, it typically provides an interface to the PSTN or a PBX. Just as a visual web browser works with HTML pages, a voice browser operates on pages that specify voice dialogues. Working Group, BeVocal is excited about the new 2.0 specification," said Mikael Berner, BeVocal CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition of products. "BeVocal, a leader in VoiceXML, has been providing advance 2.0 functionality to developer s since early this year. We will continue to work closely with the W3C in pioneering new VoiceXML functionality, and in bringing those capabilities to our developers as quickly as possible." BeVocal's Foundation Platform BeVocal Foundation is an in-network voice platform that enables carriers to create and deliver next-generation enhanced services such as voice activated dialing, 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. , and voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. applications. This VoiceXML 2.0 platform is designed t o be easy to deploy, manage, and maintain, resulting in a faster time to market and a lower total cost of ownership for carriers. BeVocal Foundation simplifies and accelerates the deployment of new voice-enabled services that generate revenue, reduce costs, and attract and retain customers. In addition, BeVocal's advanced tools and worldwide speech developer community enable carriers to customize and differentiate their service offerings with a broad range of high-quality voice applications that provide a seamless user experience for callers. BeVocal's Developer Program Powered by the Foundation Platform, the BeVocal Cafe (http://cafe.bevocal.com/) is a free Web-based VoiceXML development environment that provides developers with a complete set of tools and resources for creating high quality speech applications. Using the BeVocal Cafe, developers can build advanced, scaleable speech applications using a standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and an ordinary telephone. In addition to the industry's top-ranked VoiceXML interpreter, the BeVocal Cafe is the only VoiceXML 2.0 development environment providing all of the following unique features: support for voiceprint A sample of a person's voice to be used for voice recognition or security systems. verification; support for local and remotely loaded Java-based objects; pre-tuned grammars, professional audio, and utility functions for location-based services See mobile positioning. ; and sophisticated tools for usability testing Usability testing is a means for measuring how well people can use some human-made object (such as a web page, a computer interface, a document, or a device) for its intended purpose, i.e. usability testing measures the usability of the object. and debugging of applications. In addition, BeVocal provides extensive documentation and training for beginners and advanced VoiceXML developers. BeVocal's developer program links into BeVocal's wireless and wireline carrier partners via BeVocal's Carrier Partnership Program, the first and only program to provide voice application developers with a direct sales channel to major telecommunications carriers such as Qwest Wireless Owned by Qwest Communications, Qwest Wireless LLC is its cellular phone service offered in the United States. Qwest Wireless is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) that operates on Sprint PCS's CDMA network. and BellSouth. Developers who use the BeVocal Cafe have the opportunity to showcase their voice applications to BeVocal's carrier partners, who can then make the applications available to their customers. BeVocal's Carrier Partnership Program was created to help developers quickly and economically deploy voice applications to accommodate growing carrier demand for consumer and enterprise voice services. About BeVocal, Inc. BeVocal extends the power of every phone by providing telecom companies with carrier-grade solutions for creating and delivering next-generation enhanced services. BeVocal's open, standards-based voice platforms and applications enable millions of callers to access personalized "voicetone" services for retrieving information, managing messages and conducting transactions. Developers worldwide build high-quality voice applications using the BeVocal Cafe (http://cafe.bevocal.com/ ), ranked as the industry's #1 VoiceXML development environment by CT Labs. BeVocal is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. BeVocal can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.bevocal.com/ For more information, call 408/907-6216. |
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