Vocalis Announces Global Availability of New Generation of Advanced Telephone Services.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1998--Vocalis, Inc., the provider of speech recognition technology and telephony solutions, today announces global availability for a new SPEECHtel(R) Intelligent Network Peripheral Platform and range of applications (see below) for both fixed and mobile Telephone Operators. Developed in the US during the late 1980s, Intelligent Networks are now rapidly being introduced around the world. Intelligent Networks provide the necessary framework for creating modern telephone services such as toll free numbers. The SPEECHtel suite of applications will be welcomed by the network operators in this area of increasing revenues(a) as a way of introducing sophisticated networks services in a quick and easy manner. Intelligent Networks divide the switching function of telephone exchanges and the provision of advanced services into separate logical entities, with a standard communications protocol Hardware and software standards that govern data transmission between computers. The term "protocol" is very generic and is used for hundreds of different communications methods. A protocol may define the packet structure of the data transmitted or the control commands that manage the between them. Vocalis SPEECHtel works in Intelligent Networks, providing the ability for licensed operators quickly and easily to deploy a wide range of cost saving and customer friendly advanced services. Additionally, SPEECHtel services are designed using SpeechWare(tm), Vocalis' own speech recognition technology which makes new services simple and intuitive to use; users just say what they want to do, instead of navigating complex sets of tone button driven menus. The Vocalis SPEECHtel platform is field-proven with several operators in Asia and Europe. Running under the industry-proven UNIX operating system Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services , and based on the latest generation Intel processors, the new platform utilizes industry standard hardware and provides connectivity to a multitude of third party interfaces. It offers a full range of resilience-options for central office installations, including dual power supplies, alarms and RAID disks, and is presented in rack configurations to suit customer requirements. Capable now of close integration into homogenous homogenous - homogeneous or mixed supplier networks, SPEECHtel supports internationally agreed Intelligent Network protocols (ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. , INAP (Intelligent Network Application Part) An IN (Intelligent Network) protocol used in a European SS7 network to query databases for a variety of functions not related to call setup and tear down. INAP uses the ASN.1 standard for defining message content. See SS7 and ASN.1. , CS1). A graphical Service Creation Environment, together with operations and maintenance sub-systems, makes it easy to monitor and enhance services quickly and easily. "Now more than ever, SPEECHtel can deliver real savings and a competitive advantage to fixed and mobile telephone operators by automating costly network services and providing a new range of voice activated personal telephone services," says Jonathan Hart, Sales Director at Vocalis. "It is a modular and scaleable Intelligent Peripheral, and can be deployed in traditional networks as well as full scale Intelligent Networks. It is designed to be robust and flexible, enabling the rapid development and deployment of reliable network services." "SPEECHtel enables operators to offer value-added speech driven services either on an individual or a network-wide basis. These services can be bundled or offered individually, provided within standard tariffs or through subscription, like many existing value-added services 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. ," says Charles Halle, Vocalis Chief Executive Officer. "As we approach the Millennium, services provided through SPEECHtel systems will form the key differentiator for telcos competing for market share." SPEECHtel service applications include: -- front desk call center service - providing an Intelligent Network based Call Center, greeting callers to the front automatically routing calls to the required service -- directory inquiries, with call completion option - once a number is located, offering to place calls; simply say "dial" -- fully automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. directory inquiries - with databases holding people and place names, ready to respond to spoken requests -- person to person calls - enabling callers to have a call placed directly to a named party, simply by using a set of speech commands -- collect call - enabling the usual dialogue needed to place a "reverse charge" call to be conducted wholly by the automated system -- voice activated dialing - providing a network based, handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. independent, capability to make calls using your voice instead of a keypad A small keyboard or supplementary keyboard keys; for example, the keys on a calculator or the number/cursor cluster on a computer keyboard. See programmable keypad. -- universal personal telephony - between home, mobile and office calls About Vocalis Vocalis builds a range of voice activated telephony products for telephone network service providers and corporate clients world-wide. Vocalis has a proprietary speech recognition technology that helps businesses and people stay in touch, naturally. Products include Operetta operetta (ŏpərĕt`ə), type of light opera with a frivolous, sentimental story, often employing parody and satire and containing both spoken dialogue and much light, pleasant music. (R), the world's first voice activated auto attendant The part of an interactive voice response (IVR) system that replaces the human operator and directs callers to the appropriate extensions or voice mailboxes. See IVR. , and SPEECHtel(R), a family of voice activated service applications, such as voice dialing and directory assistance, for fixed and mobile telephone operators. Vocalis was formed in 1993 and has been traded on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. since July 1996. (a) Schema, a leading industry consultancy, estimates that intelligent network services in Europe generated revenues of US$4.4 billion in 1996, which will grow at 24 per cent annually to reach US$16 billion in 2002. Acknowledgement: "Exploiting the Opportunities for Intelligent Networks", copyright Schema, November 1997 -0- Note to Editors: SPEECHtel and SpeechWare are trademarks of Vocalis. CONTACT: Vocalis Graeme Smith
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