VOICE PROCESSING CORPORATION PREVIEWING VPROFLEX SPEECH RECOGNITION PRODUCTS AT COMDEX.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nov. 10, 1994 -- Voice Processing The computerized handling of voice, which includes voice store and forward, voice response, voice recognition and text to speech technologies. Corporation (VPC (1) (Virtual Processor Complex) An IBM mainframe multiprocessing system that uses several computers under tight central control. (2) See Virtual PC. ), a leading provider of speech recognition technology, announced today that it will preview its VProFlex Speech Recognition Engine at Comdex next week (Booth M5116-Sands Exposition Center, Multimedia Area). The new technology, offering numerous advancements for both desktop and telephony environments, builds on a long history of field proven speaker-independent, continuous recognition systems, starting with the VProContinuous system, which was first deployed in 1988. Specifically, VProFlex offers: o Phonetic Vocabulary: The most significant advancement VProFlex provides is its "flexible" vocabulary. The system can obtain the pronunciation of words used in applications from any combination of:
o VProFlex's built-in 100,000 word phonetic dictionary
of acoustic word models.
o Uses text-to-speech phonetic output using industry
standard phonetic alphabets.
o Application supplied "pronounce" statements.
o Word Spotting: The system has the ability to recognize one of a list of keywords or phrases embedded in a longer utterance. o Application specific context-free grammar In formal language theory, a context-free grammar (CFG) is a grammar in which every production rule is of the form
controlled by a standard context-free grammar supplied by the application. This facilitates modeling user-system interaction as a "conversation" with flexible sentence level input on the user's part. o Continuous input: Users can speak to the system in a natural continuous manner. No pauses are required between words. o Speaker Independence: The system is designed to accept input from normal speakers of American English American English n. The English language as used in the United States. Noun 1. American English - the English language as used in the United States American language, American without requiring any training. To cope with speakers whose pronunciation is far from the norm (non-native speakers for example), the system offers a speaker adaptation option which uses a short training session. o High Accuracy: VPC offers recognizers with first-time recognition accuracy in the 95% plus range. o Low Resource Requirements The components of a system that are required by software or hardware. It refers to resources that have finite limits such as memory and disk. In a PC, it may also refer to the resources required to install a new peripheral device, namely IRQs, DMA channels, I/O addresses and memory : The system can run on low-end Windows machines such as the 486 SX. Floating point is not required. o Over-the-telephone and microphone bandwidths: Standard versions of VProFlex are available that use standard telephone (8 kHz, 8 bit mu-law) or MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. (11.025 kHz, 16 bit linear) bandwidths. VProFlex evaluation kits are available to qualified developers immediately. A full software development kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) is scheduled for major operating system environments in the first quarter of 1995. Founded in 1983, Voice Processing Corporation is a leading developer of robust speech recognition technology for the telecommunications, personal computer and consumer markets. The company's VPro product line consists of field-proven speaker independent and speaker-dependent continuous and discrete speech recognition hardware and software. These products allow OEMs and value-added resellers to develop voice mail, audiotext, interactive voice response, and command and control PC applications. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., VPC's customers include Creative Labs, Inc. (Sound Blaster), Digital Equipment Corporation (DECVoice), IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (DirectTalk 6000), Syntellect Inc. (Premier-G, Vocal Point) and Microlog Corporation (VCS (1) (Verilog Computer Simulator) See Verilog. (2) (Version Control System) See version control. 3500). VPC's end-users include Eastman-Kodak Company, NYNEX NYNEX New York-New England & X for the Unknown (Telephone Company) NYNEX New York Network Exchange , Ameritech and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables. . Throughout this release, software and hardware products are mentioned by name. In most, if not all, cases, these product names are claimed as trademarks by the companies that manufacture the products. It is not our intention to claim these names or trademarks as our own. CONTACT: Voice Processing Corp.
Deborah Persson, 617/494-0100
or
George Cohen Communications
George Cohen, 617/325-0011
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