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VoiceXML Forum Applauds W3C’s Decision to Include Speaker Identification and Verification in VoiceXML 3.0

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Dec. 6, 2005 — The VoiceXML Forum today announced its support for the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C’s) decision to include speaker identification and verification (SIV) in the next version of the Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML). VoiceXML is a markup language for creating voice user interfaces that use automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech synthesis and became a recognized Web standard in March, 2004.

06 Dec 2005
VoiceXML Platform Certification Program Gains Momentum

NEW YORK, SPEECHTEK 2005, Aug. 1, 2005 — Today at SpeechTEK, the VoiceXML Forum, a global industry organization chartered to promote and to accelerate the adoption of VoiceXML-based applications, announced that twelve companies have certified VoiceXML platform implementations through the Forum’s Platform Certification Program.

01 Aug 2005
VoiceXML Forum Launches 2005 Webinar Series

SAN FRANCISCO, SPEECHTEK WEST 2005, Feb. 22, 2005 — Today, at the SpeechTEK West 2005 Conference and Exposition, the VoiceXML Forum announced its second annual series of Virtual Brown Bag Webinars.  Each educational Webinar covers a topic of interest to developers, program managers and others working with VoiceXML.  Beginning in April, Webinars will be held on the first Tuesday of every month at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

22 Feb 2005
Intel, Loquendo, ScanSoft, Tellme and Verizon Join VoiceXML Forum Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, SPEECHTEK WEST 2005, Feb. 22, 2005 — Today, at the SpeechTEK West 2005 Conference and Exposition, the VoiceXML Forum announced that it has expanded its Board of Directors. Representatives from Intel, Loquendo, ScanSoft, Tellme and Verizon will join existing Board members AT&T, HP, IBM, Lucent, Motorola, Nuance, Oracle, Vocalocity, VoiceGenie Technologies and West Corporation in providing strategic direction and leadership to the organization. With the expanded leadership team in place, the VoiceXML Forum also announced its strategic agenda for the year.

22 Feb 2005
VoiceXML Forum Launches Platform Certification Program

NEW YORK, SPEECHTEK 2004, Sept. 14, 2004 — The VoiceXML Forum today announced the availability of the VoiceXML Platform Certification Program. The Program consists of a series of tests to determine whether a VoiceXML platform is fully compliant with the latest release of the VoiceXML standard. Companies wishing to have their platforms tested may register on the Forum's Web site at www.voicexml.org, or contact the VoiceXML Forum at voicexml-admin@voicexml.org. VoiceXML-certified platforms will be listed on the Forum's Web site.

14 Sep 2004
VoiceXML Forum Launches Developer Certification

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Jun. 1, 2004 — The VoiceXML Forum today announced the availability of the VoiceXML Developer Certification Exam.  The VoiceXML Developer Certification Exam will be administered by Thomson Prometric, the leading worldwide provider of comprehensive technology-based testing and assessment services.  Testing is now available through the Thomson Prometric global network of testing centers.  To register for the exam, go to www.voicexml.org.  The cost of the exam is US $150.00. 

01 Jun 2004
VoiceXML Forum Launches Platform Certification Program

NEW YORK, SPEECHTEK 2003, Oct. 2, 2003 — The VoiceXML Forum today announced the launch of the VoiceXML Platform Certification Program.  The Program consists of a series of tests to determine whether a VoiceXML platform is fully compliant with the latest release of the VoiceXML standard.  The VoiceXML Forum has engaged CT Labs (www.ct-labs.com) to perform the certification testing.  Beginning this month, Forum members Vocalocity (www.vocalocity.net), VoiceGenie Technologies, Inc. (www.voicegenie.com) and Voxpilot Ltd.

02 Oct 2003
VoiceXML Forum Adds New Leadership

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Sept. 24, 2003 — The VoiceXML Forum announced today that it has expanded the Board of Directors and elected new officers. Representatives from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Nuance (Nasdaq: NUAN), VoiceGenie Technologies, Inc. and West Corporation (Nasdaq: WSTC) will join AT&T (NYSE: T), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Lucent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: LU) and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) as Sponsors and will join the Board of Directors to provide overall strategic direction and leadership. Igor Jablokov of IBM succeeds Bill Dykas as chairman of the VoiceXML Forum.

24 Sep 2003
VoiceXML Forum to Offer Developer Certification Program

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Jun. 24, 2003 —The VoiceXML Forum announced today it has engaged Prometric, a part of The Thomson Corporation to develop and deliver the Forum's VoiceXML Developer Certification Program. VoiceXML Forum members will oversee the program, and the Forum plans to launch the test program publicly by October.

24 Jun 2003
VoiceXML Forum Strongly Endorses W3C's Release of VoiceXML 2.0 as a Candidate Recommendation

SAN DIEGO, TELEPHONY VOICE USER INTERFACE CONFERENCE, Feb. 4, 2003 — In conjunction with this week's TMA Telephony Voice User Interface Conference (TVUI), the VoiceXML Forum proudly announces its strong support for the W3C's release last week of VoiceXML 2.0 as a Candidate Recommendation. The Forum sees VoiceXML 2.0 as a stable standard for creating voice applications, providing a key building block for enabling multimodal interaction on the World Wide Web.

04 Feb 2003
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