Voice-Insight Selects ScanSoft to Provide Solutions for Accessing Data by Voice.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PEABODY, Mass. & GENT, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 ScanSoft's Technologies Enable Voice Access to Content Navigation Systems, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. and Sales Force Automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. Applications ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSFT SSFT Secure Socket File Transfer ), a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions, today announced that Voice-Insight SA NV, a speech technology and database integrator, has selected ScanSoft(R) solutions to deliver speech-enabled database products. Through this agreement, Voice-Insight will provide speech capabilities to existing database content by integrating ScanSoft's text-to-speech and automatic speech recognition solutions with Voice-Insight's Voice Query Language A generalized language that allows a user to select records from a database. It uses a command language, menu-driven method or a query by example (QBE) format for expressing the matching condition. (VQL VQL Visual Query Language VQL Variable Quantizing Level (speech coding) VQL Virtual Query Language VQL Vector Quantizing Level VQL Versant Query Language ) technology. Voice-Insight's unique VQL technology is designed to provide access to any structured data by providing voice-enabled access to a wide range of database content. Voice Query Language technology is embedded in a variety of personal and business applications that are becoming more popular in today's mobile world, including geographic information systems, off- and on-board navigation, digital imaging and multimedia-on-demand, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. , customer relationship management, sales force automation and business intelligence applications. "The agreement between ScanSoft and Voice Insight will provide field users with the technology to be truly efficient and hands-free when updating database content in real world situations," said Charles Kemper, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Voice-Insight. "Adding speech technology to applications will provide a more productive and innovative solution." Voice-Insight's VQL technology is an extractor tool kit that can access an array of existing database applications. It can voice-enable database applications targeted to individuals, small business and enterprises and can be deployed in many types of mobile configurations. VQL is currently available in English, Japanese, French, Dutch and German; Chinese and other languages are under development. VQL uses ScanSoft's embedded speech recognition technology for automotive and mobile use, as well as ScanSoft's award-winning 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 technology to create an effective and efficient user experience. ScanSoft and Voice-Insight have collaborated on several applications that are virtually seamless to the end user, including ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA, www.esri.com) The world's leading developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, including programs that plot ZIP codes and addresses, demographic information and detailed, color-coded data. Inc.'s ArcPad, the first mobile PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). geographic information solution that provides voice-enabled database access, mapping, and advanced global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) capabilities to field-based users via handheld and mobile devices. While on the road, users can perform tasks such as zooming in, zooming out, and panning as well as more complex tasks, such as retrieving and updating forms, querying and collecting data, and editing, all with their voices. "This combination of ScanSoft speech recognition, speech synthesis and Voice-Insight VQL technology brings high-performance speech capabilities to a mobile environment and provides benefits to industrial and consumer users in a variety of applications in which users need information from extensive or complex databases," said Peter Hauser Peter Benjamin Hauser (born April 20 1934, South Africa) played professional football for Blackpool before becoming player-manager of Chester in 1963. This made him one of the first foreign managers in English football. , Senior Vice President and General Manager for ScanSoft International. About Voice-Insight Voice-Insight is committed to supplying organizations with off the shelf solutions for developing and deploying voice-activated, high-performance database products at low cost and in very short time to market, Voice-Insight has developed the copyright, patent pending Voice Query Language, an extractor toolkit that can interrogate the full array of existing database applications by means of voice in day to day language. These applications include geographical information systems, corporate applications like Enterprise Resource Planning/Customer Relationship Management, and digital imaging and multimedia on demand. With key international and multinational references in Japan, the USA, and Europe, Voice-Insight offer its product suites for voice media including handheld wireless, Internet, and interactive TV. For more information regarding Voice-Insight products and technologies, please visit www.voice-insight.com. About ScanSoft Inc. ScanSoft Inc. (Nasdaq:SSFT) is a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions that are used to automate a wide range of manual processes - saving time, increasing worker productivity and improving customer service. For more information regarding ScanSoft products and technologies, please visit www.scansoft.com. Trademark reference: ScanSoft is a registered trademark or trademark of ScanSoft Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company names or product names referenced herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market trends, competitive factors, and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. |
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