[August 17, 2007] Press Release - IBM and Excendia Join Forces to Deliver Speech-Enabled Mobility and Unified Communication Solutions Tweet NEWS RELEASE For immediate release: IBM (News - Alert) AND EXCENDIA JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER SPEECH-ENABLED MOBILITY AND UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS Integration of Excendia speech-enabled Virtual Assistant with IBM WebSphere Voice Server offers unprecedented hands-free, eyes-free mobility and unified communication solutions. New York, NY - August 20, 2007 – Excendia, a leading developer of speech-enabled unified communications and speech mobility solutions, announced today the availability of Excendia Virtual Assistant© on IBM WebSphere Voice Server. The solution provides mobile workers with hands-free, eyes-free access to their business information and office communications tools from any telephone as if they were sitting at their desk. Using speech commands over any telephone, users of the solution can access and manage their phone calls, e-mails, appointments and contacts while on the road, driving or visiting customers. They can listen and reply to their e-mail messages, review and schedule appointments, call contacts by name or send them voice e-mails. Excendia uses the IBM WebSphere speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies to understand user voice commands and deliver text content over the phone. “We are excited about this new agreement between Excendia and IBM that combines Excendia’s speech-enabled UC and Mobility capabilities with WebSphere Voice Server to create new capabilities and solutions for customers”, said Brian Garr, Program Director for Speech for IBM Software Group "Excendia Virtual Assistant translates the openness of IP Telephony and speech technologies into real benefits for users," noted Gabor Barta, Vice-President, Sales and Business Development at Excendia. "It brings efficient mobility and time savings through a simple and affordable solution that can be configured for multi language, multi service and multi tenant use. In essence it turns any phone into your virtual office with a 24 X 7 personal assistant. It also for the first time gives visually impaired or dyslexic users the ability to send and receive emails. Now even the blind can enjoy the benefits of sending and receiving emails." Excendia Virtual Assistant acts as a bridge between the user and her/his office messaging and telephone infrastructure to deliver new and unique services. In fact, Excendia uses the business data to make the phone intelligent, and uses the company phone to make corporate data accessible remotely. "Excendia brings the kind of services that our corporate customers would love to offer to their executives and mobile sales force," said Stephen Dorsey, President and CEO of babyTEL, a leading VoIP service provider. "It's easy to install, easy to use, integrates well with VoIP and mail systems, and it’s accurate. Since we installed it at our offices, I'm using my time more effectively. I can process my emails, make calls, and review and schedule appointments while on the way to the office - all from a basic cell or office telephone. " About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 90 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM Software offers a wide range of middleware and operating systems for all types of computing platforms, allowing customers to take full advantage of the on demand era. The fastest way to get more information about IBM software is through the IBM Software home page at http://www.software.ibm.com About Excendia Excendia develops speech-enabled virtual assistants and unified communications software for mobile business people. Its products marketed under the Excendia© brand leverage the voice and data convergence to deliver next generation intelligent business communications. Excendia© is sold through a network of service providers and resellers around the globe. For more information, please call 1-866-EXCENDIA or 514-765-8484 or visit the web site at http://www.excendia.com. # # # For more information, contact: Steve Tomasco IBM 914-945-1655 [email protected] Gabor Barta Excendia, Inc. 514-765-8480 [email protected] Internet Protocol (IP) X IP stands for Internet Protocol, a data-networking protocol developed throughout the 1980s. It is the established standard protocol for transmitting and receiving data in packets over the Internet. I...more Voice over IP (VoIP) X A real-time communications system that converts voice into digital packets containing media and signaling data that travel over networks using Internet Protocol....more Middleware X Application Service Programs such as Microsoft .NET platform use an infrastructure of components based on a client-server computing/network architecture with enhanced use of internet services called m...more [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]