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 |
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AT&Twww.naturalvoices.att.com | Advanced text-to-speech engine |
IBMwww.ibm.com/software/speech/ | Complete VoiceXML platform, including speech recognition, text-to-speech, and development tools |
Lucentwww.lucent.com | VoiceXML gateway solution |
Voxeowww.voxeo.com | Voice platform, including speech recognition, text-to-speech, and VoiceXML browser |
VoiceGeniewww.voicegenie.com | VoiceXML gateway, development tools, and packaged voice applications |
TellMewww.tellme.com | Complete VoiceXML platform with online development tools |
BeVocalwww.bevocal.com | Voice software aimed at wireless carriers |
Nuancewww.nuance.com | Speech recognition, voice authentication, and text-to-speech software |
Speechworkswww.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/. |