CMG Wireless Data Solutions Selects ScanSoft RealSpeak as a Voice for its Unified Communications Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PEABODY, Mass. & GENT, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2002 RealSpeak Delivers Verbal Prompts That Enhance User Interaction With the Phone-Based Messaging System Software that provides an electronic mail delivery system. It is made up of the following functional components, which may be packaged together or independently. Mail User Agent ; Delivers Email and SMS Messages Over Phone ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT SSFT Secure Socket File Transfer ), a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions, today announced that CMG CMG Coastal & Marine Geology (USGS) CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (stock symbol) CMG Companion (of the Order Of) St Michael and St George CMG Computer Measurement Group Wireless Data Solutions, the global leader in mobile messaging solutions, has selected ScanSoft(R) RealSpeak(TM) as a voice for its Unified Communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. Solutions. RealSpeak is the world's most widely used text-to-speech (TTS (1) See text-to-speech. (2) (Transaction Tracking System) Software that monitors a transaction until completion. In the event of a hardware or software failure, it ensures that the database is brought back to its former state before the attempt to ) solution, converting text into high-quality human-sounding synthesized speech in 19 languages. The CMG Unified Communications Solution provides wireless and wire line service providers the ability to offer their consumer and enterprise subscribers immediate phone-based access to personal email, voice mail, SMS messages and faxes. RealSpeak is used to communicate system prompts and notifications to users of the system, and to deliver email and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. text messages over the phone via speech. Under the terms of the agreement, CMG will use ScanSoft RealSpeak TTS technology as a component of its Multimedia Messaging and Unified Communications Solutions. ScanSoft will provide CMG with US and UK English, German, French, Swedish, Danish, Italian and Mexican Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons versions of RealSpeak. "As a leader in IP-based unified communications solutions, our selection of TTS partners is driven by the strength of the vendor, the quality and breadth of voices, and the ability of the system to perform flawlessly in a high-volume environment," stated Lawrence Frank Lawrence Frank (born August 23, 1970 in New York City) is an American basketball coach. He currently is the head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets, and is the youngest head coach in the league, being slightly younger than Mike Brown of the Cleveland Cavaliers. , Vice President of Marketing at CMG. "RealSpeak meets our product quality and breadth requirements, and ScanSoft meets our vendor strength, stability and support requirements." "We are pleased to have been selected by CMG for such an important and impressive IP-based unified communications solution," said Peter Hauser Peter Benjamin Hauser (born April 20 1934, South Africa) played professional football for Blackpool before becoming player-manager of Chester in 1963. This made him one of the first foreign managers in English football. , Senior Vice President and general Manager, International at ScanSoft. "Our partnership with CMG is a perfect example of how to deliver best-of-breed telephony applications to the customer." About ScanSoft(R) RealSpeak(TM) ScanSoft's RealSpeak is the market-leading product for converting text into human-sounding synthesized speech. The technology is used for a wide range of applications, including delivering emails for unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. systems, providing prompts for interactive voice response (IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. ) applications, and speech-enabling mobile, automotive, game and PC/multi-media applications. RealSpeak offers a single, standardized application programming interface (API) that enables the deployment of speech-enabled applications in 19 languages: US and UK English, German, French, Dutch & Belgian Dutch, Castilian and Mexican Spanish, Italian, European and Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese (português brasileiro in Portuguese) is a group of dialects of Portuguese written and spoken by virtually all the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a couple million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, , Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Danish and Cantonese & Mandarin Chinese, Korean and Japanese. About CMG CMG plc is a global Information and Communications Technology group with leading positions in the provision of Mobile Business, Advanced Security, Business Process Outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in and Advanced Payroll solutions. We are at the core of our customers' critical activities, combining industry knowledge, technical expertise and practical innovation. CMG is proud of its open culture where communication, co-operation and fairness are seen as the basis for mutually rewarding relationships. This unique ethos is complemented by a commitment to delivering excellence and a full service offering ranging from management consultancy, systems development and integration to the outsourced management of targeted business processes. A complementary and equally critical strength of CMG is its global leadership in wireless messaging and mobile Internet built on the delivery of high performance, high reliability short message service centres (SMSC SMSC Short Message Service Center SMSC Standard Microsystems Corporation (New York) SMSC Spiritual Moral Social Cultural (education) SMSC Stephenville Medical and Surgical Clinic ) to mobile operators. Established in 1964, CMG employs over 13,000 people and supports customers with its worldwide presence in more than 20 countries. CMG plc is listed on both the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges. About ScanSoft Inc. ScanSoft Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT) is the leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions that are used to automate a wide range of manual processes -- saving time, increasing worker productivity and improving customer service. For more information regarding ScanSoft products and technologies, please visit www.ScanSoft.com. Trademark reference: ScanSoft and RealSpeak are registered trademarks or trademarks of ScanSoft Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company names or product names referenced herein may be the trademarks of their respective holders. The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market trends, competitive factors, and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. |
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