SpeechTEK 2006 Will Feature Seven Learning Tracks and a Record Number of Sessions and Speakers.LEXINGTON, Ky. -- As more and more organizations discover the benefits and cost savings of business applications using speech technologies, executives and business leaders turn to SpeechTEK to keep up-to-date on all of the latest innovations and issues in the speech technology industry. Launched in 1995, SpeechTEK Expositions and Educational Conferences (www.speechtek.com) are recognized worldwide as the industry's premier events focusing on products, services, applications, solutions and innovations using speech technologies. The annual trade show and educational conference attracts a global network of speech technology providers and enterprise network customers who are developing and implementing speech solutions. This year's SpeechTEK Conference and Exposition, being held August 7-10 at the New York Marriott Marquis New York Marriott Marquis Times Square at 1531-1549 Broadway opened in 1985 and was designed by architect John Portman. It is located in the heart of Times Square at Broadway and 45th Street. Hotel, will host over 100 panel discussions, seminars and presentations featuring over 275 industry experts, analysts and speech customers discussing what works and doesn't work using the latest technologies. The 2006 SpeechTEK Conference -- "Empowering Your Customers and Employees with Speech Technologies" -- is organized in seven tracks to guide attendees to the areas of discussion that are most useful to them. Deploying Speech Applications addresses the difficult issues facing call center managers and speech application developers and what methodologies should be used when developing and deploying a speech application. The goal of almost every integrated voice response (IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. ) application is Improving Customer Loyalty. This track covers self-service strategies, how to integrate self-service channels, how speech technology can be used to build customer loyalty, and more. Tools and Techniques is a "how to" track targeted for developers. All of the current best practices for implementing speech applications are covered, including the use of metalanguages, how "shrink wrapped" repackaged applications can be modified to fit specific application needs, how to reuse open source software and leverage the features of .NET platforms, and how to fine tune speech synthesis speech synthesis Generation of speech by artificial means, usually by computer. Production of sound to simulate human speech is referred to as low-level synthesis. High-level synthesis deals with the conversion of written text or symbols into an abstract representation of systems. Consumer Electronics and Multimodality demonstrates the next wave of multimodal Two or more modes of operation. The term is used to refer to a myriad of functions and conditions in which two or more different methods, processes or forms of delivery are used. On the Web, it refers to asking for something one way and receiving the answer another; for example requesting speech user interfaces and the devices on which they will run. The leading speech solutions players offer the latest thinking on current topics impacting speech technologies in the Strategic Management and Insights track. Each session is designed to provide valuable insights from the analysts and technology leaders who are advancing the industry. Voice User Interface is targeted for interface designers and explores how to design world-class voice methodologies and strategies and guidelines and proven techniques for designing effective and efficient applications. Security and Biometrics will examine security-related strengths and vulnerabilities of speech technologies, identify critical trends in speech-based security, and present case studies of successful applications. The conference opens on Monday, August 7 with industry-specific Vertical Market Workshops covering health care, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and insurance, retail, travel, government services, and managing goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . VOX, presented by Opus Research, explains how hosted and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality will merge customer care and service delivery in the future. SpeechTEK University, on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday is a "boot camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. " for individuals with little or no prior experience in voice user interface design and those who want to learn what it takes to become a VUI (Voice User Interface) A voice-controlled application on a computer, PDA or smartphone. A VUI is more sophisticated than an interactive voice response (IVR) system. It implies a wide range of commands rather than just voicing "yes" or "no." Contrast with GUI. designer. The Advanced Speech Technologies Symposium, presented by AVIOS AVIOS American Voice Input/Output Society (Applied Voice Input/Output Society), on Monday and Tuesday, focuses on practical rather than theoretical solutions to real problems for attendees who want to understand how speech technology and dialog-based applications are developed and delivered, and what is coming next. A detailed description of each track and all sessions is available at www.speechtek.com. About Information Today Information Today is the parent company of SpeechTEK and Speech Technology Magazine. Information Today, Inc. (ITI (Information Technology Industry Council, Washington, DC, www.itic.org) Formerly the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA), founded in 1916. ITI is a membership organization composed of approximately 30 large high-tech companies. ) is a leading publisher and conference organizer in the information and knowledge management industries. The company is widely known as the publisher of premier information and knowledge management titles such as Information Today, Computers in Libraries, ONLINE, MultiMedia & Internet@Schools, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , Searcher, KMWorld, and EContent. ITI is also the sponsor and organizer of many industry conferences, including WebSearch University, KMWorld & Intranets, Internet Librarian, Computers in Libraries, Enterprise Search Summit, and Streaming Media. |
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