Microsoft acquires assets from Unveil.

Microsoft Corp. has announced it has acquired certain intellectual property assets from Unveil Technologies Inc., a developer of enterprise call center technology and the Unveil Conversation Suite.

With the acquisition, Microsoft intends to incorporate the Adaptive Learning and Conversation Assist components of the Unveil Conversation Suite into future versions of Microsoft Speech Server, supporting the company's stated commitment to "deliver the most flexible and integrated speech platform at the lowest total cost of ownership."

"Unveil's technology is a natural fit with Speech Server because it is in line with our vision of making speech applications affordable and easy to develop and maintain," said Rich Bray, general manager of the Speech Server group at Microsoft. "By supplementing our toolset with Conversation Suite technologies, even a non-technical call center manager can prototype and develop robust speech applications."

Microsoft has stated that, when integrated into the Speech Server platform, Unveil's learn-by-example and agent assist technologies will make it easier, faster and less expensive for customers to develop and optimize speech applications. As part of the acquisition, Microsoft will hire certain key Unveil development employees. Unveil's existing customers will have the opportunity to participate in future programs that include the acquired technology.

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