Nuance and Huawei Develop Voice Activated Dialing Solutions for Telecommunications Providers in China; New Speech Applications Allow Telcos to Deliver Compelling, Value-Added Services for Customers.BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Nuance Communications Nuance Communications is a computer software technology company. Their current worldwide headquarters is in Burlington, Massachusetts in the United States. Nuance provides speech and imaging solutions and is mainly known for its speech recognition and speech synthesis software that , Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN NUAN New User Action Notation (modeling language) ), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, and Huawei, China's leading provider of telecommunications-grade voice solutions, today announced the successful deployment of Huawei's Voice Activated Dialing (VAD (Value Added Dealer) Same as VAR. ) Solutions in China. Using Nuance's automated speech recognition technologies, Huawei allows callers to "dial" any contact using a single voice command. The Huawei system enables landline or mobile phone users to store their contact information in a secure, network-based server and initiate phone calls by simply saying the name of person they wish to call. For enterprise or corporate customers, the VAD Solution can also act as an auto-attendant service, allowing callers simply to say the name of the person or department they want to reach rather than needing to remember extension numbers, use touchtone, or wait for an operator. Customers that have deployed Huawei's VAD Solutions include China Mobile, China NetCom China Netcom, full name China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, abbreviated CNC, was originally formed in August 1999 by the People's Republic of China government to enable inward investments to build high speed Internet communications in the country. and China Telecom. For mobile operators, VAD is the key component of the Huawei enterprise communications solution, while VAD forms part of the Network Intelligence Solution for fixed line operators. "In the highly competitive telecom industry, organizations are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new solutions to differentiate themselves from their competition and generate additional revenue streams," said Zhao Yong, director, Application and Software Product Marketing Department, Huawei. "With the advent of mature speech technologies, Voice Activated Dialing applications meet these requirements by creating an extremely profitable value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. . We chose to work with Nuance nu·ance n. 1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation. 2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone: due to its global commitment to delivering quality speech technologies. The initial deployments of our Voice Activated Dialing Solutions have been successful, and we expect telecom providers will continue to adopt speech-enabled applications as we expand our offerings in this area." "Huawei is unleashing some of the industry's most innovative solutions for the China market and beyond," said Michael Thompson Michael Thompson may refer to:
Huawei's VAD Solutions can scale to mange mange (mānj), contagious skin disease of domestic and wild animals. The several types of mange, including follicular and sarcoptic mange, are caused by various minute parasitic mites that burrow into skin, hair follicles, or sweat glands. address books of varied sizes, from personal contacts to thousands of names for enterprise customers. The system is currently available in Chinese Mandarin Mandarin (măn`dərĭn) [Port. mandar=to govern, or from Malay mantri=counselor of state], a high official of imperial China. For each of the nine grades there was a different colored button worn on the dress cap. and Chinese Cantonese blended with English. Additional language support is under development. About Huawei Huawei is a leading player in the global telecoms market, specializing in the research and development, production, sales and marketing of telecoms equipment. Huawei provides innovative, customized service and solutions in different telecom fields, creating long term value for customer and realizes the customers' potential growth. With over 35,000 employees, Huawei's overseas services have covered more than 90 countries, serving 22 of world's top 50 telecoms operators. For more information, please visit www.huawei.com. About Nuance Communications, Inc. Nuance is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit nuance.com. Nuance and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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