Speech Technology eWeekly - February 17, 2021

Features

2021 State of the Speech Technology Industry

The latest developments and trends in seven important sectors

Speech Technology News

AppTek's Hermann Ney Awarded the 2021 ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement

The award recognizes Ney's contributions to the advancement of automatic speech recognition and machine translation technologies.

Oracle Adds Voice to Cloud Customer Experience

Oracle Cloud CX now includes a voice-enabled digital assistant.

SPLICE Software Upgrades Dialog Suite

Renewed Dialog Suite leverages a micro-service architecture.

BRAVE Innovations Works on AI-powered Voice Screening Tool for COVID-19

BRAVE Innovations is looking to build a database of voiceprints to help screen people for COVID-19

StreamUnlimited Updates StreamSDK for Voice Assistants

StreamUnlimited has included a slew of integrations in its latest SDK release.

WellSpan Health Expands Nuance DAX Deployment

WellSpan has added Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience across six specialties.

Bayfront Marin House Adds Angie Virtual Assistants in Rooms

Angie Hospitality's voice-enabled in-room assistants answer guest questions and requests.

RICOH Adds Intelligent Voice Control

RICOH Intelligent Voice Control leverages Alexa for Business to control device functions through simple voice commands.

Industry Voices

Making our Voices Heard: The Growth of Voice Recognition During the Pandemic 

Voice technology has allowed people to stay connected, and the best is yet to come.