iPhrase Technologies Becomes Sponsoring Member of MIT's Spoken Language Systems Group iPhrase Helps Support Continued Innovation and Research Into Leading-Edge Language Systems.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001 iPhrase Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise information access software, today announced that it has become a sponsoring member of MIT's Spoken Language Systems (SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) See laser sintering and 3D printing. ) group. SLS is part of MIT's famed Lab for Computer Science, which has given rise to many of the world's most important technology innovations. iPhrase will help support continued research into the development of leading-edge spoken language systems and related technologies. Through this relationship, iPhrase will have access to the platforms developed at SLS, and will be able to collaborate with SLS on future research issues. "We're excited to be an active sponsor of MIT's Spoken Language Systems Group. MIT's research in language systems is world reknown and is paving the way for more direct and intuitive means to access information, an issue in which iPhrase is keenly interested and also demonstrating a leadership position," commented Raymond Lau, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and co-founder of iPhrase Technologies. "We look forward to supporting their work and having a productive relationship, which will enable iPhrase to keep on top of the latest innovations in language systems." About iPhrase iPhrase provides enterprise information access software that enables companies to connect users with the most relevant information in one step. iPhrase was founded by business leaders who came together with former MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers to address the growing "information access crisis" facing users, who are finding it increasingly difficult to access information efficiently and intuitively. iPhrase has developed the highly accurate and scalable One Step(TM) platform, which enables businesses to dramatically improve customer service, user productivity, and conversion rates. The patent-pending One Step(TM) platform combines language understanding, information retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. , and user-interaction algorithms to intelligently interpret a user's question, query all relevant data sources and present a specific, tailored response in a single step. iPhrase's investors include Reed Elsevier Ventures, Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Pierre Lamond, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Mike Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Sameer Gandhi, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme. , Greylock Management, Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures, RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. Ventures, and TD Capital. iPhrase has offices in Cambridge, MA and San Mateo, CA. For more information, please visit www.iphrase.com or call 617/621-7844. |
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