Mobile and Wireless Design Essentials
Voice Vendors
Many vendors provide VoiceXML platforms and related products. Some supply the entire voice gateway, while others specialize in a particular technology such as speech recognition. If you are interested in learning more about the offerings from any particular vendor, check out the URLs in Table 15.1.
| VENDOR NAME AND URL | PRODUCT CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| AT&T www.naturalvoices.att.com | Advanced text-to-speech engine |
| IBM www.ibm.com/software/speech/ | Complete VoiceXML platform, including speech recognition, text-to-speech, and development tools |
| Lucent www.lucent.com | VoiceXML gateway solution |
| Voxeo www.voxeo.com | Voice platform, including speech recognition, text-to-speech, and VoiceXML browser |
| VoiceGenie www.voicegenie.com | VoiceXML gateway, development tools, and packaged voice applications |
| TellMe www.tellme.com | Complete VoiceXML platform with online development tools |
| BeVocal www.bevocal.com | Voice software aimed at wireless carriers |
| Nuance www.nuance.com | Speech recognition, voice authentication, and text-to-speech software |
| Speechworks www.speechworks.com | Automated speech recognition solutions |
| Note | For a complete list of the nearly 400 companies that are part of the VoiceXML Forum, visit www.voicexml.org/. |
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