IVoice and Affant Communications Partner with Speech Recognition and Announces Successful TAPI Integration With Shoreline4 IP PBX.Business Editors MATAWAN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2004 TAPI (Telephony API) A programming interface from Microsoft and Intel that is part of Microsoft's WOSA architecture. It allows Windows client applications to access voice services on a server. Integration, Eliminates the need for additional External and Expensive Hardware Components iVoice Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : IVOC), a leader in speech recognition technology, announces it has partnered with Affant Communication, Inc. The Shoreline4/-iVoice integration provides software only installation of the iVoice Speech Enabled Auto Attendant The part of an interactive voice response (IVR) system that replaces the human operator and directs callers to the appropriate extensions or voice mailboxes. See IVR. on the Shoreline 4 system. Callers no longer have to wait for prompts or use keypads to reach extensions. Together with the Shoreline4, iVoice's friendly Speech Enabled Auto Attendant brings automated answering to a new level of professional service and ease of use, the caller simply says the name or department they wish to reach and are immediately connected. With its breakthrough capabilities, iVoice makes speech recognition a reality for business telephone users. When using the iVoice Auto Attendant on the ShoreGear Switch, the caller will be presented with the entire greeting prompt followed by a beep. He or she will then be able to say the name of the person they wish to speak with after the beep. For convenience, the user may press the 8 key at any time during the greeting prompt to interrupt it and force the beep to be played. Telephony Application Program Interface or TAPI, allows iVoice to integrate its applications into different telephone private branch exchange systems (or PBX's), thereby eliminating the need for additional external and expensive hardware components. Each phone system hardware provider provides a specific software driver that interfaces directly with the iVoice Speech Enabled Auto Attendant. TAPI provides a high-level interface A programming interface (API) that provides more functionality within one command statement than a lower-level interface. High-level interfaces are designed to enable the programmer to write code in a shorter amount of time and to be less involved with the details of the software module for dialing and disconnecting. Gregory Keyes Gregory Keyes is a writer of science fiction and fantasy who has written both original and media-related novels under both the names "J. Gregory Keyes" and "Greg Keyes". He is famous for his quartet The Age of Unreason , 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 Affant Communication, "We are very excited about our relationship with iVoice and are pleased to now offer the iVoice solutions in conjunction with Affant's modern telephony model that our customers rely upon for the best in productivity." About Affant Communication: Established in 1995, Affant Communication, Inc. 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. with the leading authority on security focused managed business communication solutions. Affant Communication engineering staff support client locations around the clock and worldwide. For more information, visit www.affant.com or call 1-714-338-7100. About iVoice, Inc. iVoice, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets innovative voice and computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration communications systems for businesses and corporate departments. Its speech-enabled communication systems and software are designed to be cost effective solutions that improve a users calling experience by streamlining the call handling process through speech recognition technology. iVoice has demonstrated and met interoperability standards for many of the world's top telephony equipment manufacturers' PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). systems. For more information on the cost saving benefits of speech recognition, visit www.ivoice.com. NOTE: Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking statements. It is possible that the assumptions made by management for purposes of such statements may not materialize. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statements. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc product demand, pricing, market acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, and intellectual property rights, and the outcome of competitive products, risks in product development, the results of financing effort, the ability to complete transactions, and other risks identified in this release, and the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. |
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