[December 09, 2008] Vangard Voice Systems Uses Nuance Mobile to Extend Voice Technology Across Enterprise Applications Tweet (Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) IRVINE, CA, December 9 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Vangard Voice Systems, Inc. (Vangard), innovator of AccuSpeech?Mobile voice technology, today announced its partnership with Nuance Communications to power voice-enabled enterprise mobile applications. Vangard's Mobile Voice Platform (MVP) leverages Nuance's feature-rich and industry-leading VoCon? 3200 speech engine to deliver maximum voice-recognition accuracy and performance. Vangard's MVP enables commercial and government IT organizations to quickly add sophisticated voice capabilities to their existing mobile applications. Vangard's MVP technology fully integrates with Nuance's market-leading speech engine to enable the voice powering of a full scope of existing device-, Web- and server-based mobile enterprise applications. The Nuance VoCon 3200, which powers the speech recognition functionality in a variety of automotive, personal navigation and mobile applications, was chosen by Vangard for its accuracy and speed, in addition to its support for more than 20 languages worldwide. Using the combination of Vangard and Nuance, enterprises can rely on a single voice platform to voice-enable all their existing mobile applications including, task management, field services, field sales and inspections. By delivering the ability to voice-power any existing mobile enterprise application with MVP, IT organizations can exploit voice productivity and accuracy everywhere across the organization, optimizing their existing business processes wherever voice can make a difference. Recent deployments of Web-, device- and server-based applications include: -- Device-Based: Vangard retail business partner Pristine Infotech has implemented a mobile Smartphone-resident In-Store Competitive Intelligence Application deployed to existing customers in leading wholesale club and grocery markets. -- Device-Based: Clark County Nevada's Public Works Department has voice-powered its device-based mobile Wi-Fi public works inspection application. Early prototypes of this application shortened the inspection times of public works assets from 18 minutes to less than four minutes. In addition, the application reduced labor costs by an estimated 23 percent. -- Web-Based: NCR's Web-based TransitionWorks Inventory Visibility application is powered by Vangard. After rigorous testing to assure its customers high quality and system interoperability, the application received Motorola's Solution Center Award for Enterprise Mobility Validation. -- Server-Based: Clearview Software International uses Vangard's MVP technology to voice-power its Co*Star Mobile terminal emulation solution. Now, any server-based application accessed by terminal emulation can be fully voice-powered for data collection and task management. The new voice-powered Co*Star Mobile also includes out-of-the-box automatic voice powering of configured device and application command functions. -- Client/Server-Based: Vangard Voice System's recent strategic alliance with Wavelink Corporation, also a Nuance partner, will enable Wavelink to extend Vangard's voice technologies to its customer base of 8,500 enterprise customers. Initial Wavelink voice-powered solutions include Wavelink Studio?, a widely adopted wireless application development solution for client-server applications. "The Vangard and Nuance partnership is delivering an adaptable mobile voice technology that's driving the next generation of enterprise productivity, operational efficiency and competitive advantage," said Bob Bova, president and chief executive officer, Vangard Voice Systems. "The integration of Nuance's VoCon speech engine with our Mobile Voice Platform is speeding the adoption and deployment of mobile voice technology to customers in the commercial and government enterprise marketplaces." "We're seeing a greater demand for mobile enterprise applications powered by voice technology, and our collaborative solutions are allowing organizations to increase their productivity and realize a greater ROI through speech-powered solutions," said Michael Thompson, senior vice president and general manger, Nuance Mobile. For more information about Vangard Voice Systems, visit www.vangardvoice.com. About Nuance Communications, Inc. Nuance Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, visit www.nuance.com. About Vangard Voice Systems Vangard Voice Systems is the innovative provider of AccuSpeech?Mobile Voice Technology and the company's Mobile Voice Platform (MVP) for enterprise-wide voice deployment. The MVP provides one common, full lifecycle platform solution for voice-enabling existing web-, device-, and server-based mobile applications. Vangard's MVP architecture is device-, application- and network-independent. Vangard's distribution partners include Avnet, Ingram Micros, Nuance Communications and Wavelink Corporation. Vangard solutions are available to government agencies on the GSA schedule. Vangard Voice is a Motorola PartnerSelect ISV partner and its voice technology is proven to operate effectively on a wide variety of devices including Intermec, LXE, Motorola, Opticon, PsionTeklogix and others. For more information, go to www.vangardvoice.com. Media Contacts WunderMarx|PR for Vangard Voice Systems +1 714.862.1112 Theresa DreikeEmail Contact Manny OtikoEmail Contact Copyright ? 2008 Marketwire [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]