LumenVox, a developer of speech recognition technologies, and Vocalocity, a provider of standards-enabling software components and tools, announced a co-marketing initiative and the general availability of their integrated product solution. Vocalocity's application-ready Voice Browsers are VoiceXML 2.0-compliant and include packaged integrations to several speech and telephony resources. OEM and channel partners can extend and customize the Voice Browsers to match unique deployment requirements. LumenVox's Speech Recognition Engine (SRE) is a world-class, low-level API available on both Windows and Linux platforms, is SRGS-compliant and is designed to slip into any application. The integration of the Vocalocity and LumenVox products opens the door for speech developers to cost-effectively create high-performance VoiceXML applications.

"This combined Vocalocity and LumenVox offering can be integrated within complete speech solutions very easily and cost-effectively, and we believe it will trigger further acceleration in the adoption of speech and industry standards, like VoiceXML," said John Hibel, Vocalocity's vice president of marketing. Numerous companies have signed on to deploy applications based on the LumenVox/Vocalocity solution.

"The interest in this solution has exceeded our expectations," stated Edward Miller, president of LumenVox. "We consider this solution a windfall for VoiceXML, speech recognition and the general marketplace, as companies are requesting and requiring speech-enabled applications."

The LumenVox and Vocalocity solution is available from Vocalocity and Vocalocity VARs, including Newfound Communications (www.newfoundcomm.net).

www.lumenvox.com and www.vocalocity.com