InfoSpace to Integrate VoiceGenie VoiceXML Gateway into its Speech Platform Combination Offers Wireless Carriers Speech Technology Choices in Delivering Multimodal Speech Applications and Services
BELLEVUE, Wash. & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2002-- InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP - news), a provider of wireless and Internet software and application services, today announced an agreement with VoiceGenie Technologies Inc., the leading provider of complete VoiceXML Gateway solutions, to integrate VoiceGenie's VoiceXML Gateway into InfoSpace's Speech Platform.
The combination of InfoSpace's Speech Platform and VoiceGenie's VoiceXML Gateway will provide wireless carriers with support for multiple ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) engines, international telephone standards, as well as the ability to deploy multimodal applications on a VoiceXML 2.0 compliant gateway.
InfoSpace's speech platform offers many cutting edge features, including a dynamic engine that supports multiple voice, brand and language applications capabilities. These features are designed to significantly reduce the total cost of ownership and accelerate time to market for wireless carrier deployments of speech services, such as speech-enabled SMS alerts or voice-activated dialing. VoiceGenie's award-winning VoiceXML Gateway supports multiple ASR engines, international telephone standards, VoiceXML 2.0 and includes an extensive third party developer network.
``We are focused on delivering the most open speech solutions to the wireless carrier market,'' said Jan Claesson, InfoSpace executive vice president, wireless. ``Our ability to integrate numerous speech technologies, like VoiceGenie's VoiceXML Gateway, makes it possible to deploy multimodal speech applications that fit the specific technology needs of our partners.''
``We are excited about the opportunity to work with a pioneer and innovator in developing multimodal speech applications,'' said Stuart Berkowitz, VoiceGenie president and CEO. ``We believe this relationship will lead to enhanced applications leveraging the many capabilities of our VoiceXML Gateway solution. InfoSpace has also developed relationships with many of the leading wireless carriers in the U.S. and around the world, and we believe that the combined offering positions us for success.'' |
