VoiceXML Forum Uses SpeechTEK 2002 as Setting for Upcoming Users Group Meeting.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SpeechTEK 2002 PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2002 IEEE-ISTO World's Foremost Experts of VoiceXML Will Gather to Discuss Conformance con·for·mance n. Conformity. Noun 1. conformance - correspondence in form or appearance conformity agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and , Design, Implementation and Other Speech Language Innovations The VoiceXML Forum will sponsor a Users Group Meeting (UGM UGM Union Gospel Mission (Seattle, Washington) UGM Users' Group Meeting UGM Union General Meeting UGM Ultimate Gaming Machine (computer) UGM University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia UGM Underwater Guided Missile ) on 31 October 2002 at the 8th Annual SpeechTEK International Expo and Educational Conference in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. that will provide an interactive forum to share and discuss critical information related to VoiceXML applications and implementations. The meeting will take place between noon and 5:30 pm. Registration for the UGM is available via the web at: www.voicexml.org. Top industry experts from the VoiceXML Forum will lead five 45-minute discussions on topics such as VoiceXML conformance and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. , VoiceXML design and implementation, SSML SSML Speech Synthesis Markup Language and CCXML CCXML Call Control Extensible Markup Language CCXML Call Control Xml Interpreter . The sessions will run sequentially to allow attendees the opportunity to attend and provide input into each session. All sessions will feature an open question and answer segment. "It's an incredible experience to be part of the explosive growth of VoiceXML," said Bill Dykas, Chairman of the VoiceXML Forum and Pervasive Computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. Segment Manager at 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) . "The demand for information about VoiceXML is demonstrated by the expanding attendance at the VoiceXML Forum's Users Group Meetings in the past few years. The increasing demand is causing the Forum to now sponsor Users Group events throughout the year. In 2001 it was one event, in 2002 we led two meetings. Going forward our plans are to sponsor multiple, geographically dispersed dis·perse v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es v.tr. 1. a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. b. events to serve the interests of the VoiceXML community. " The October gathering will mark the Forum's fourth Users Group Meeting. Previous meetings have been attended by as many as 230 people, and have spawned geographic sub efforts such as the VoiceXML Forum's Boston Users Group. SpeechTEK provides an ideal backdrop for a UGM, as it is renowned as the world's premier event dedicated exclusively to speech products, applications and solutions. The VoiceXML Forum is an industry organization founded in May 1999 and chartered with establishing and promoting the Voice Extensible Markup Language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. (VoiceXML), a specification essential to making Internet content and information accessible via voice and phone. With the backing and technology contributions of its diverse membership, the VoiceXML Forum is uniquely positioned to help make speech-enabled applications on the Internet a near-term reality. The core activities of the VoiceXML Forum are education, marketing, and the development of a conformance/interoperability program. The Forum publishes VoiceXML Review (http://www.voicexmlreview.org), an electronic magazine dedicated to VoiceXML and featuring articles written by industry experts. The Forum's website also includes an assortment of information for all parties interested in VoiceXML - from beginners to experts. For more information on the VoiceXML Forum, or about the upcoming Users Group Meeting, please visit www.voicexml.org or contact the Forum's Administrative Team (+1 732 465 6464). For all inquiries please contact: Brett McDowell Program Manager, VoiceXML Forum c/o IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO) brett.mcdowell@ieee-isto.org http://www.voicexml.org + 1 732 465 6464 |
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