Gold Systems to Provide Software Integration for Nuance Vocalizer 2.0

ORLANDO, FL - Gold Systems and Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) announced an integration solution for Nuance Vocalizer 2.0, extending both companies' capabilities in the TTS software marketplace. As part of the agreement, Gold Systems has developed a software integration solution, AccessTTS, which will enable the use of Nuance Vocalizer 2.0 on the Avaya Interactive Voice Response System. This solution was unveiled at the fifth annual V-World event for corporations and telecommunications service providers looking to implement voice-driven customer service and enhanced service applications. "We know how to speed application deployment for IVR. Nuance knows how to deliver high quality text-to-speech. We are thrilled to be able to enable the use of Nuance Vocalizer across the Avaya platform," said Terry Gold, C.E.O. and president of Gold Systems. "I applaud industry leaders like Nuance that call on our expertise to help develop software solutions that further the growth of the speech technology market." The AccessTTS integration software, part of the Vonetix portfolio, enables access to Nuance Vocalizer 2.0 from Script Builder and V oice@Work , the application development environments on the Avaya Interactive Voice Response System. As a result, customers and partners of Avaya's platform get access to TTS software for use in solutions that automate routine tasks to lower costs and drive enterprise efficiency. "Nuance is committed to working with innovative companies such as Gold Systems to realize the business benefits of voice-driven applications and expand our offerings to new platforms," said Ron Croen, president and CEO of Nuance. "With Gold Systems' experience developing applications on the Avaya Interactive Voice Response System they were a clear choice to help us with this integration solution."