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PHILIPS ADDS 3 LANGUAGES TO SPEECH RECOGNITION PRODUCTS.(Product Announcement)

Publication: Audiotex Update
Date: Saturday, April 1 2000

Philips Speech Processing has added Danish, Finnish and Australian English language support for SpeechPearl and SpeechMania, the newly enhanced speech recognition and natural language recognition software for Telecom services and business applications such as speech portals, directory assistance, name dialing and customer service automation.

"The development of these three language versions underlines Philips' commitment to make speech recognition available to users around the globe," says Cesar Vohringer, president and CEO of Philips Speech Processing. "The Nordic coun

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