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To: w molloy who wrote (2521)	1/12/2000 10:47:00 PM
From: danofthebes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5853

Network based Vox Reco Filling the gap until the processing power is available at the end user, there is a startup company who is offering the Centrex version of voice recognition. i.e. DSP Vox reco platforms at the central office which act as a shared resource to people in the network. Automated voice reco receptionists for small business(instead of dialing an extension or using tone menus to navigate a directory, you just speak the persons name), disabled access, wireless voice reco, etc... The company is PFVI, www.preferredvoice.com. They are partnered with Phillips on the voice technology and have signed several revenue sharing agreements with small LECs. Disclosure: I'm long.

To: w molloy who wrote (2521)	1/12/2000 11:15:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5853

W, "Really smart VOX devices are little way off yet, but are coming." Agreed. A good editorial byte from Sounding Board Magazine's Paula Bernier in last month's issue on a related topic, VXML: (bolding mine) Posted: 12/1999 VXML: A New App Driver? I learned yet another new acronym at the last round of voice over IP trade shows this fall. VXML. It stands for voice extensible markup language and it's expected to have a big impact on the IP telephony marketplace. "I think VXML and XML apps will be very important," says Terry McKeon of Cisco Systems Inc. (www.cisco.com). VXML handles synthesized speech output (text to speech), output of audio files, recognition of spoken input, recognition of dual tone multifrequency (DTMF), recording of spoken input and telephony call control (transfer, disconnect, etc.). According to Bob Schechter, president, CEO and chairman of Natural MicroSystems Corp. (www.nmss.com), VXML is a standard for a phone browser. It can allow for such groovy new applications as a service that reads e-mail to you. This makes the integration of data and today's telephones--which have small screens and limited touchpads--more user friendly, he adds. I look forward to seeing the exciting new applications VXML helps enable. Until next time, Paula Bernier Editor-in-Chief ---- Regards, Frank Coluccio