Conversa Launches the Conversa Developer Network and Announces Partner Alliances.Business Editors/Technology Writers Spring Internet World 2000 Booth No. 761 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000 SAGEport, SageStone, Oneview and MCC (The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, Austin, TX) The first high-tech research and development consortium in the U.S., created in 1982 by leading companies within the electronics industry. 21.com use the Conversa Development Kit to add voice functionality to their product offerings. Conversa, the award-winning developer of speech recognition technologies for the Internet, today launched the Conversa Developer Network (CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. ), a service and support network available to anyone using Conversa development tools to add interactive speech technology to Web sites. The CDN offers developers support, training, and certification in creating conversationalized Web sites and software applications. The CDN launch included the announcement of four new alliances with partners who have used the Conversa Development Kit 1.0 to enhance their product offering: SAGEport, SageStone, Oneview, and MCC21.com. SAGEport, an integrated Internet services provider for the senior community, has used the CDK Cdk cyclin-dependent protein kinase. to give its mature audience voice-enabled email, voice-activated login Signing in and gaining access to a network server, Web server or other computer system. The process (the noun) is a "login" or "logon," while the act of doing it (the verb) is to "log in" or to "log on. , and conversational navigation of SAGEport.com, an online marketplace and community. Voice navigation Using voice recognition to select options from a menu. is also now possible at Oneview, a personal Internet link services site. Visitors can browse and edit online bookmarks without typing or clicking a mouse, since Oneview added voice response with the CDK. The Oneview site tells visitors about new links in their inboxes and talks back with greetings, suggestions and reminders. In Korea, MCC21.com, the country's largest Internet media site, implemented the CDK to bring voice navigation capability to their site content, which includes entertainment news, multimedia events, movie reviews and audio clips. Developers can also pass the efficiency of conversationalized sites on to their clients. SageStone, Inc.'s business information tracking tool, WebGen, will offer voice access to company information, and voice searches on data criteria. Clients will also train new users on applications through a series of voice prompts A recorded message that is played by auto attendants, interactive voice response (IVR) systems, message-on-hold systems and other voice processing tools. The "prompt" is a request to input some data; a recording that does not ask for feedback is more properly called a voice "message." . "Our partnership with Conversa provides the path for voice and conversation enabling of WebGen," explained Keith Brophy, President of SageStone, Inc. "This will vastly improve the ease of information retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. and expand the range of web-based information retrieval possibilities for our customer base. Conversa's leadership in this area brings this technology to our products now, versus waiting for the future. Our voice-enabled WebGen product that is premiering at Spring Internet World demonstrates that the time has arrived for useful, voice driven applications." "The varied, innovative ways these partners have used the Conversa Development Kit to bring different sites to life are a testament to the usability of our technology," said Ora Williamson, Vice President, Conversa Developer Network. "Launching the Conversa Developer Network enables us to offer professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. at every level to our partners and developers, from consulting and product optimization to training and technical support. Conversa intends to provide ongoing education, product information and support so these alliance efforts can continue." Conversa and these partners are showcasing the Conversa Web Conversation Development Kit 1.0 at Spring Internet World 2000. Speech-enabled Web site demonstrations will be available at the Conversa booth, No. 761. Conversa Developer Network Features and Benefits -- Professional services and consulting for development assistance and custom training -- Enhanced support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for direct assistance, including telephone, email, and Web support -- Discounts on Conversa tools, upgrades and annual renewals through CDN membership -- Product previews of beta programs -- Training courses and seminars on tools and techniques -- Co-marketing opportunities -- Conversa Authorized Trainer Program About Conversa Founded in 1994, Conversa (pronounced con-ver-say) develops Internet speech technology solutions that allow people to conversationally interact with computers and Internet appliances Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. . Using natural language as the interface between people and machines, Conversa provides the tools and technology for building voice-interactive Web sites and enabling voice-driven communications and transactions. With the ability to create such "digital conversations(TM)," Conversa has laid the foundation for a new category of computing called conversational computing. Conversa's award-winning speech products include a 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. , desktop and Web developer tools, a conversational server and custom embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. solutions. Headquartered in Redmond, Wash., Conversa has approximately 130 employees. For more information, go to Conversa's web site at www.conversa.com or call 888/487-4373. About SAGEport Founded in April 1999, SAGEport is a provider of integrated Internet services for the senior community. Through its combination of SAGEport.com, an online marketplace and community, and SAGEvision, a senior-friendly Internet appliance, SAGEport is providing seniors with a complete solution to access the Internet. SAGEport is planning to complete development of SAGEvision later this year. SAGEport is privately held and headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. About SageStone, Inc. SageStone, Inc. is a pioneer in leading-edge web technology solutions. SageStone has had a hand in some of the world's best-known web sites, and has worked with a variety of companies to develop web product lines. SageStone also provides its own acclaimed web product, WebGen, a flexible web based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. information tracker. SageStone, Inc., located in Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , Mich., is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Partner. About Oneview Oneview was developed by denkwerk, a company based in Cologne, Hamburg and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . It is the world's only multilingual mul·ti·lin·gual adj. 1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary. 2. bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. service and currently offers sites in ten languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Japanese, Dutch, Italian and Polish. The service allows the user to search public bookmarks within the Oneview community, add them to his or her collection, and exchange bookmarks with other users. Also, users can create special-interest link communities with folders shared by all community members. Oneview bookmark folders can be individually marked "private" or "public." About MCC21.com MCC21.com is one of the Internet's premiere entertainment sites. It includes entertainment news, multimedia coverage of entertainment events, movie reviews, audio clips, special features, and more. It is the official Web site of more than fifty entertainment management teams and media celebrities. Visit us at hppt://mcc21.com Conversa Web and digital conversations are trademarks of Conversa. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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