Speech Technology eWeekly - December 03, 2008

Features

Ready for the New Telemarketing Rules?

Ifbyphone is deploying enhanced tools to make it easier for companies to comply with the new Federal Trade Commission Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Golden Words

While Michael Phelps was making history in the pool, TTS was making sure people heard about it.

FYI

Industry Dashboard

The Half Empty and the Half Full

Speech Technology News

With iLane I Hear My Email in My Car

IMS chooses Loquendo ASR and TTS to power its iLane in-vehicle email- and text-reading solution.

Cincinnati Bell Brings SpinVox Home

Phone service carrier to offer wireless functionality on landline home telephones.

SpeechStorm Prepares to Unveil Mobile IVVR

New video applications expected to add a visual dimension to the caller experience through expanded self-service options.

Nuance Makes Offer for Zi Corp.

Offer includes acquisition for 40 cents per share.

IVO Software Opens Online Recording Studio

Polish speech technology vendor takes its popular Ivona text-to-speech engine to the Web.

Telisma and CatchWorld Partner on South African ASR

Partnership will result in the development of South-African English and Afrikaans for teliSpeech Recognizer.