Speech Technology eWeekly - May 01, 2013

Speech Technology News

Convergys Calls on Verint and Avaya

Companies to provide WFO and CEM management solutions.

Research Finds Danger in Voice-Based Texting While Driving

A new study finds drivers are also distracted while using hands-free technologies in the car.

Expect Labs Scores Major Investors

Speech solutions startup receives backing from Intel and Samsung.

Nuance Adds TTS to Document Scanning Program

OmniPage Ultimate now lets users convert documents to audio files.

Philips Debuts Dictation Recorder for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android

Capabilities include dictation file encryption.

C3 Debuts Fusion Speech Recognition

The application promises 99 percent accuracy against a 10,000-name directory.

Leading Healthcare Providers Adopt M*Modal Fluency for Imaging

Hospitals and imaging centers to benefit from real-time alerts and speech-enabled multimedia report creation.

Adacel Gets Speech Recognition Patent

Invention provides an improved system for training acoustic models.