Syntellect Joins Microsoft Speech Partner Program

PHOENIX, AZ - Syntellect Inc., a provider of self-service speech-enabled solutions, announced its membership in the Microsoft Speech Partner Program. As a member of the Speech Partner Program, Syntellect will develop speech technology products and solutions in the form of telephony (voice-only) and multimodal (voice/visual) applications based on the Microsoft Speech Server. "We are pleased to participate in the Microsoft Speech Partner Program. Syntellect has been implementing speech-enabled applications since 1998. We know, and our clients have experienced firsthand, the power that speech offers in terms of value-add for the enterprise," said J.R. Sloan, vice president, Products and Solutions Management. "As a Microsoft Speech Partner, we are able to leverage our years of experience in the industry, our deep understanding of speech applications and our broad skill set to provide our customers with an even larger array of high-value business solutions, including multimodal applications." "The goal of the Microsoft Speech Partner Program is to provide enterprise customers with access to products and services from highly competent and skilled partners that have expertise in all areas required to successfully develop and support solutions based on the Microsoft Speech Server," said James Mastan, director of marketing for the Speech Technologies team at Microsoft. "With the launch of this program, Microsoft is committed to bringing enterprises - through industry partners like Syntellect - the ability to deploy speech-enabled solutions and applications that deliver significant business value."