(Almere, The Netherlands – March 11, 2003)—Active Voice BV, a European provider of unified messaging, computer telephony and voice messaging solutions, today announced that it will demonstrate its new Seven speech recognition system at the Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) booth at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, March 12 – 19, 2003. CeBIT is a world-leading trade show for information technology, telecommunications and networking, and information software and services.
Active Voice’s Seven speech recognition solution is a Microsoft? Windows? 2000-based application that functions as a virtual telephone operator, providing subscribers anytime, anywhere access to company directory information. When using Seven, subscribers are asked to say the name of a colleague or department they wish to speak to. Seven retrieves the name from a database, then transfers subscribers to the appropriate telephone extension. Seven uses leading-edgemarket-leading speech recognition software from Nuance?and the high-quality ScanSoft? RealSpeak? text-to-speech engine for accurate name retrieval and confirmation.
Seven provides workers a convenient and efficient way to reach their colleagues. It replaces the need for costly directory services because it gives every employee easy access to all internal telephone extensions, as well as frequently dialed external numbers. Workers no longer have to browse the Internet, look up numbers in a directory, or check their email contact list – they can simply dial Seven for the information. “Users can also access the system from their home office or via their cellular phones; Seven can be reached from virtually any phone in the world,” added Jeroen Franken, Director of Sales and Marketing, Active Voice BV.
“Nuance is committed to providing speech systems that provide businesses fast return on investment and significant cost savings as well as quicker access to information and increased user satisfaction,” said John Shea, Vice President Product Marketing and Management for Nuance. “Active Voice’s Seven is focused on providing those benefits to corporations, and we are pleased that they selected us as their speech technology partner.”
The Seven application can be connected to virtually any telephone switch by using a simple telephone extension, making deployment easy and reliable. The names and telephone numbers of an organization’s employees are stored within a database, which is updated via a connection with the telephone switch or through an import tool. In both cases, additional directory information or alternative spellings can be added to the Seven database using a Windows-based graphical user interface (GUI). Seven is available as a 2-8 port system and is localized in Dutch, U.K. English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish. Seven will be made generally available in March 2003.
About Active Voice
Active Voice BV is a European provider of PC-based unified messaging systems and computer telephony integration (CTI) solutions. Our products help people communicate in the easiest, most efficient way possible. Active Voice's products are sold through a network of independent telecommunications manufacturers, dealers, computer resellers, and strategic partners. Sales and technical support are provided by associate offices in the United States (world headquarters), and Australia. For more information, visit our Web site at www.activevoice.nl or contact Active Voice's Sales Department at Tel: +31 (36) 546 1212.
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Public Relations of Active Voice BV: Yvonne Jansen, +31 (0)36-5461212, info@activevoice.nl
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