VoxSurf and PipeBeach Announce a Strategic Alliance

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN and LONDON, UK - PipeBeach, a provider of VoiceXML platforms and VoxSurf, a VoiceXML application developer, announced the formation of an alliance to sell voice enabled messaging and communications solutions to Fixed & Mobile Operators in Europe and South Africa. VoxSurf's voice enabled email, voice mail, portal and voice SMS applications are fully compliant with speechWeb 2.2 and work today on PipeBeach's carrier class voice browser platform. PipeBeach's platform with VoxSurf's revenue generating applications allow Operators to deliver a broad range of services on a single platform. speechWeb is a carrier-class VoiceXML platform designed specifically for accessing Internet voice applications written in VoiceXML via a voice-controlled interface. It renders VoiceXML documents into interactive voice dialogues using multi-lingual speech technologies. "PipeBeach's speechWeb platform enables a range of new applications to be provided by mobile operators with very short time to market. Voice enabled messaging is a key application for the mobile user and we look forward to the opportunities created by our partnership with VoxSurf in this rapidly growing area " said Christer Granberg, CEO and co-founder of PipeBeach. "VoxSurf is committed to open standards and VoiceXML 2.0, and this is an important factor in our partnership with PipeBeach," said Paul Salusbury, CEO of VoxSurf. "100% compliance with open standards, together with a robust and scalable architecture are critical factors in developing solutions that meet our customers needs. VoxSurf is excited by the prospects for our combined solution, it's definitely a winner for the Mobile Operator." Information for this story was gathered from PIPEBEACH.