Conversay To Provide Speech Interface For ComROAD Telematic Portal Service; Automotive On-Board Information Service to Run On Conversation Server.Business/High-Tech Editors REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 Conversay, a global leader in speech technology solutions for both mobile and traditional Internet access See how to access the Internet. devices, announced today it is partnering with Munich-based ComROAD AG, worldwide leading provider of telematic networks. As the partnership's initial project, Conversay's Conversation Server(TM) will be integrated into "Voicecom", ComROAD's portal extension to its GTTS Gtts Drops per minute (medical) GTTS Got The T-Shirt GTTS Go To Traffic School (online driving school) GTTS Grants Treasury Tape System GTTS Grupo de Trabajo en Tecnologías del Software (Global Transport Telematic System) network. The system debuted at CeBIT 2001, March 22-28 in Hannover, Germany, where users sitting in a Chrysler PT Cruiser The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a typically American "retro"-styled station wagon or hatchback built by Chrysler, launched in 2000 as the entry-level Chrysler. The PT Cruiser was on Car and Driver's used their voice to quickly access local weather, financial data, road conditions and sports hosted on the ComROAD portal. "Speech is the natural and optimal interface for telematics Originally coined to mean the convergence of telecommunications and information processing, the term later evolved to refer to automation in automobiles. GPS navigation, integrated hands-free cellphones, wireless communications and automatic driving assistance systems all come under the systems, as it allows completely hands-free and eyes-free operation of the on-board devices," said Matt Scheuing, 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. at Conversay. "ComROAD has a very strong on-board portal for which Conversation Server is ideally suited. The beauty of it is the speaker independence -- anyone operating or riding in the vehicle can use the system, even alternating commands." "Conversay Architect, the developer tool with Conversation Server, enabled us to develop the speech-enhanced portal application and bring it online quicker than any other systems we investigated," said Bodo Schnabel, CEO at ComROAD. "Along with that time-to-market advantage, the ease of use will allow us to make changes to our customer offering quickly and with minimal training of our personnel." Conversation Server is powered by its speaker-independent CASSI(TM) speech engine, which incorporates both advanced 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. ) and 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 ) synthesis. This combination will enable users to access server-hosted information with spoken commands, and have the data presented in spoken form. The Voicecom service will be available in both German and English. About ComROAD ComROAD Aktiengesellschaft, established in 1995, is the worldwide leader for the development and commercialization of telematic networks. Through the integration of globally available technologies such as GPS (Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. ), GSM (Global System Mobilcommunication) and web-based information systems, the company has created a worldwide network of telematic services, already installed in 32 countries. This includes typical telematic applications, such as security monitoring, fleet management, off-board navigation and road assistance, as well as the provision of communication, information and entertainment services for mobile use. Via its headquarters in Unterschlei(beta)heim near Munich and further sites in Sarasota, Fla., and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , ComROAD ensures 24/7 operation of telematic control centers in three major world time zones. The company, which is listed on the German Stock Exchange (Neuer Markt:RD4), expects a turnover of Euro 95 million for 2001. About Conversay Founded in 1994, Conversay provides solutions that enable voice interaction with networked information, including the Internet, when other interfaces are difficult or impossible. Built on an innovative speech engine, Conversay(TM) technology is speaker-independent, modular, scalable and accommodates unlimited vocabulary, making it ideally suited for embedded applications. It also drives the award-winning line of Conversation(TM) products including 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. , a server, and developer tools for the web, desktop, server, and embedded markets. Conversay headquarters are in Redmond, Wash., and is located on the web at www.conversay.com. Conversay, Conversation Server, CASSI and the Conversay logo are trademarks of Conversational Computing Corp. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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