SpeechWorks Provides a Single Point of Access to Audio Content for Voice Portals; Alliance with Leading Online Content Providers to Help Voice Portals Go To Market Quickly.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2001 SpeechWorks International, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SPWX SPWX Speechworks (stock symbol) ), the leader in network-based speech technology, today launched the SpeechWorks Content Catalog, a single point of access to market-leading audio content and content applications for businesses that are incorporating speech recognition into their business strategies. The Content Catalog contains over 10,000 audio reports, applications and services such as weather, traffic and news from leading content providers including HeyAnita, iSyndicate, IT Network, ON24 and TelSurf Networks. The SpeechWorks Content Catalog includes personal information management (PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated ) applications such as e-mail, calendaring and voice-activated dialing; location-based services See mobile positioning. such as driving directions, traffic and weather; personalization services, news, entertainment and sports -- all in a range of languages -- and with supporting demonstrations. SpeechWorks created the Content Catalog to allow its customers and partners to bring premium voice portals to market quickly. SpeechWorks customers and partners simply locate the content they want to include in their services, sample a demo and connect with the aggregator or provider. "The right content can build loyal relationships with consumers and differentiate from competitors," said Mitch Ratcliffe Mitch Ratcliffe is an American technology journalist, media consultant and blogger based in suburban Tacoma, Washington. He has written for such publications as Forbes, Fortune, PC Week (now eWeek), MacWEEK, ZD Net, PC World, and , chief content officer, ON24. "By partnering with SpeechWorks, the speech recognition market leader, we can help voice portals achieve their marketing goals through rich, targeted audio content." Consumers are asking for more voice portal services, and more services means longer talk times, generating potential subscription and advertising revenue for portals and portal players. A recent survey by Jupiter Communications ranks the services consumers would like to receive on their mobile devices. The leading responses include: 49% of respondents would like email-by-phone, followed by location-based services like driving directions (39%), traffic reports (37%) and weather (34%). All of these services are available in the SpeechWorks Content Catalog. "The wireless Web is fast becoming a reality for leading telecommunications and telematics companies, all of which are relying on speech to make their multi-modal vision a reality," said Steve Chambers, vice president of worldwide marketing at SpeechWorks. "Speech services rich in targeted audio content and value-added services such as email and voice-activated dialing, have great market reach and monetization potential. With the Content Catalog, SpeechWorks shortens the `go-to market' timelines of our customers and partners and helps advance the wireless Web." The Kelsey Group projects that voice services will be a $41 billion global market with more than 270 million users worldwide by 2005. For information on becoming a SpeechWorks Content Catalog provider, contact Traci Soward at 617.428.4444 or visit www.speechworks.com/contentcatalog. About SpeechWorks Organizations worldwide rely on SpeechWorks (NASDAQ: SPWX) to delight their callers and provide them with a new level of service over the phone. Complementing the self-service model of e-business, SpeechWorks speech recognition solutions, including the revolutionary SpeechSite(TM) product, Speechify speech·i·fy intr.v. speech·i·fied, speech·i·fy·ing, speech·i·fies To give a speech: "In Washington, cabinet secretaries pose and speechify" Jonathan Alter. (TM) text-to-speech engine and SpeechSecure(TM) authentication, let customers direct their calls, obtain information and complete transactions automatically, simply by speaking naturally over any phone, anytime. SpeechWorks customers include some of the world's most sophisticated customer service innovators such as America Online See AOL. , Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run , Continental Airlines, E*Trade, FedEx, Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments is a group of privately held companies in the financial services industry. It is made up by two independent but closely cooperating companies, Fidelity Management and Research Corporation (FMR Co. Institutional Brokerage Group, United Airlines and Yahoo!. The Company offers the SpeechWorks Here(TM) Guarantee, the industry's only program that includes a money-back guarantee. SpeechWorks strategic partners include leading corporations such as AT&T, Avaya, Dialogic, an Intel company, HeyAnita and Net2Phone. Early investors included Citigroup's e-Citi Unit, GE Equity, Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , The Intel64 Fund, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom Venture Fund and Reuters. SpeechWorks is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts.[3] The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the unofficial economic and cultural center of the entire New and has offices around the world. For additional information, call 617.428.4444 or visit http://www.speechworks.com. Join SpeechWorks on May 2nd for Global Speech Day, the First-Of-Its-Kind Web Event about speech recognition technology. Information and registration are available at http://www.globalspeechday.com. SpeechWorks, Speechify, SpeechSecure, SpeechWorks Here and SpeechSite are trademarks or registered trademarks of SpeechWorks International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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