BW)(UNISYS)(UIS) Unisys Licenses Speech Recognition Technology
from Voice Control Systems Inc.
Business Editors/Computers & Electronics Writers
BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1997--
Integrated speech recognition software complements functionality
of Unisys Network Applications Platform; delivers hands-free
access to voice messaging applications
Unisys Corp.'s Information Services Group and Voice Control
Systems Inc., (NASDAQ:VCSI), a leader in the development and
commercialization of automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology,
Thursday announced that VCS's speech recognition technology has been
integrated with the Unisys Network Applications Platform (NAP),
broadening existing network-based enhanced messaging services
worldwide.
This integration advances Unisys speech technology offerings by
expanding the number of available languages and vocabularies, and by
further improving the word recognition rate in various environments.
With the integration of VCS's speech recognition capabilities, users
will be able to maneuver through voice messaging functions with much
greater ease.
Instead of using touch-tone entries from the telephone keypad,
users will now be able to drive functions like message delivery,
retrieval, and control by simply speaking a set of commands. For
example, to review or send a message, users can simply say the words
"review" or "send message."
"Providing our customers with new revenue generation
opportunities and cutting-edge technology is in line with our
strategic plan," said Carol Sorrick, vice president of Worldwide
Marketing, Unisys Communications Market Sector Group. "The
integration of VCS's speech recognition technology with the Unisys
platform further enhances its functionality to meet the requirements
of an increasingly demanding and technology-savvy user base."
"Unisys is a leader in the enhanced services messaging market,"
commented Peter Foster, president and CEO of Voice Control Systems.
"The porting of VCS's technology to the Unisys NAP is another
milestone in bringing the next generation of features, namely the
convenience and naturalness of speech recognition, to the central
office voice messaging market."
Voice Control Systems
Voice Control Systems is a leading global supplier of speech
recognition and speaker verification technology. Speech-driven
applications using VCS products are used today in telecommunications,
personal computing, and consumer electronics markets. With more than
2.5 million recognizers installed in 50 languages, the company
provides much of the speech input technologies in telephony use
worldwide.
VCS is headquartered in Dallas, with regional offices in
Cambridge, Mass., and Portsmouth, England. The company's stock is
traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol VCSI.
For more information, visit the company's web site at
voicecontrol.com .
The Unisys Communications Market Sector Group
Unisys Communications Market Sector Group is a leading provider
of enhanced services, call center management solutions, remittance
processing, and systems integration to the global communications
industry.
Unisys works closely with clients to support their efforts to
grow market share, exploit new revenue opportunities and efficiently
manage their networks. Clients include 65 of the world's leading
communications service providers in more than 30 countries.
Unisys Information Services
As one of the three core businesses of Unisys Corp., Information
Services designs, builds, and integrates business solutions that help
clients improve their competitive edge and responsiveness to
customers. To learn more about Information Services, access www.
unisys.com/isg on the World Wide Web.
Unisys -- The Information Management Company
Unisys is one of a select group of companies with the portfolio
of services, technologies and third party alliances needed to deliver
the benefits of information management -- helping clients use their
information asset to enhance their competitiveness and responsiveness
to customers.
Our expertise in information management is founded on the
strengths of our three global businesses: consulting, solutions and
systems integration; industry-leading technologies; and comprehensive
services and products supporting distributed computing environments.
Access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web --
unisys.com -- for further information.
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Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corp. All other brands
and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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CONTACT: Copithorne & Bellows,
Ken Day, 617/450-4300, for Unisys Corp.
Internet: ken.day@cbpr.com
or
Voice Control Systems
Michael Savel, 617/494-0100
Internet: michael.savel@vcsi.com
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