At JavaOne, General Magic Showcases magicTalk Enterprise Platform and Takes Voice to the Java Developer Community
Demos in General Magic's Booth - 1735 - Will Highlight magicTalk® Enterprise Platform's Role in Adding Voice Self-Service to Enterprise Applications to Extend Customer Reach
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002-- At JavaOne, General Magic, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMGC - news), a pioneer in enterprise voice infrastructure software, is demonstrating its magicTalk Enterprise Platform software suite based on J2EE(tm) technology and VoiceXML standards that enables enterprises to rapidly develop and deploy next-generation customer self-service voice applications accessible by telephone. Developers and other visitors to General Magic's exhibit at Booth 1735 will learn how they can leverage the magicTalk Enterprise Platform and other resources from General Magic to implement powerful enterprise applications that incorporate voice functionality, including personalized voice user interfaces (VUIs).
``Java(tm) Edition voice for developers has arrived with the magicTalk Enterprise Platform,'' said Kathie Layton, General Magic's CEO. ``The magicTalk Enterprise Platform provides the estimated three million Java developers worldwide with the solution they need to take the next exciting step in software development, the addition of conversational voice user interfaces into Java-based applications. Comprising a suite of reusable software components that marry VoiceXML and J2EE platform programming models, an event tracker and rules engine for dialog stream analysis and personalization - the magicTalk Enterprise Platform provides Java developers with the tools for voice-enabling enterprise applications and taking them to the next level of accessibility, ease-of-use and productivity.''
Layton noted that the magicTalk Enterprise Platform provides a critical solution for companies to add voice self-service capabilities to their enterprise applications. ``We enable companies to extend customer reach, improve resource utilization and allocation, and allow seamless integration of voice into Web Services,'' she said. ``To that end, the magicTalk Enterprise Platform provides a solid integration path to existing applications and back-end systems via J2EE platform-based voice services and an open platform architecture.''
``The J2EE platform greatly simplifies connectivity and integration of data and applications,'' said Ralph Galantine, Product Line Manager, J2EE, Sun Microsystems, Inc. ``With its Java-based magicTalk Enterprise Platform, General Magic is providing a development platform for the next generation of voice services, linking via telephone core business applications for the new self-service enterprise.''
General Magic is a leader in providing voice application development solutions for the Java developer community. Applications created using the magicTalk Enterprise Platform run on Windows NT and leading UNIX platforms, including Sun's Solaris(tm) Operating System and are deployable on the leading J2EE application servers, BEA WebLogic and IBM Websphere.
About General Magic
General Magic is a leading voice infrastructure software company that provides enterprise-class software and supporting voice dialog design and hosting services that enable companies to quickly and efficiently provide anytime, anywhere access to information and services over the telephone. General Magic's VoiceXML & J2EE(tm)-based solutions enable enterprises to easily integrate voice access into enterprise applications using a broad selection of speech recognition technologies and telephony interfaces. These solutions make voice a strategic tool in helping businesses improve the customer experience, reduce transaction costs, and provide high quality, voice branded access to content and services. General Magic is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. For additional information, visit www.generalmagic.com.
Note to Editors: General Magic and magicTalk are trademarks of General Magic, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions.
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