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BEVOCAL FOUNDATION PLATFORM SUPPORTS COMPLETE VOICEXML 2.0 STANDARD
URL(s): www.bevocal.com
SpeechTEK, New York, NY, October 24, 2001 – BeVocal, the voice platforms and applications
company that extends the power of every phone, announced today its full support of the
Working Draft VoiceXML 2.0 specification. The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) release
of the first public Working Draft of VoiceXML 2.0 paves the way for expanded Web access via
the telephone. VoiceXML 2.0 is designed to create audio dialogs that feature synthesized
speech, digitized audio, recognition of spoken and DTMF (touch-tone) key input, recording of
spoken input, telephony and mixed-initiative conversations. Its major goal is to bring the
advantages of Web-based development and content delivery to interactive voice response
applications.
"As a member of the W3C's Voice Browser Working Group, BeVocal is excited about the new
2.0 specification," said Mikael Berner, BeVocal CTO and EVP of Products. "BeVocal, a leader
in VoiceXML, has been providing advance 2.0 functionality to developers since early this year.
We will continue to work closely with the W3C in pioneering new VoiceXML functionality, and in
bringing those capabilities to our developers as quickly as possible."
BeVocal's Foundation Platform
BeVocal Foundation is an in-network voice platform that enables carriers to create and deliver next-
generation enhanced services such as voice activated dialing, voice portal, and voice messaging
applications. This VoiceXML 2.0 platform is designed to be easy to deploy, manage, and
maintain, resulting in a faster time to market and a lower total cost of ownership for carriers.
BeVocal Foundation simplifies and accelerates the deployment of new voice-enabled services
that generate revenue, reduce costs, and attract and retain customers. In addition, BeVocal's
advanced tools and worldwide speech developer community enable carriers to customize and
differentiate their service offerings with a broad range of high-quality voice applications that
provide a seamless user experience for callers.
BeVocal's Developer Program
Powered by the Foundation Platform, the BeVocal Café (http://cafe.bevocal.com/) is a free
Web-based VoiceXML development environment that provides developers with a complete set
of tools and resources for creating high quality speech applications. Using the BeVocal Café,
developers can build advanced, scaleable speech applications using a standard Web browser
and an ordinary telephone. In addition to the industry's top-ranked VoiceXML interpreter, the
BeVocal Café is the only VoiceXML 2.0 development environment providing all of the following
unique features: support for voiceprint verification; support for local and remotely loaded Java-
based objects; pre-tuned grammars, professional audio, and utility functions for location-based
services; and sophisticated tools for usability testing and debugging of applications. In addition,
BeVocal provides extensive documentation and training for beginners and advanced VoiceXML
developers.
BeVocal's developer program links into BeVocal's wireless and wireline carrier partners via
BeVocal's Carrier Partnership Program, the first and only program to provide voice application
developers with a direct sales channel to major telecommunications carriers such as Qwest
Wireless and BellSouth. Developers who use the BeVocal Café have the opportunity to
showcase their voice applications to BeVocal's carrier partners, who can then make the
applications available to their customers. BeVocal's Carrier Partnership Program was created to
help developers quickly and economically deploy voice applications to accommodate growing
carrier demand for consumer and enterprise voice services.
BeVocal Presence at SpeechTEK
In addition to exhibiting, BeVocal will offer a VoiceXML 2.0 workshop at SpeechTEK on
Thursday, October 25 from 2-5pm. This workshop will cover VoiceXML concepts and
architecture, designing intuitive voice applications, testing and debugging VoiceXML
applications, and future trends in VoiceXML. BeVocal is also speaking on the following tracks:
"A Voice Portal Discussion" on October 25 from 1-2pm and "Where is VoiceXML Going?" on
October 26 from 2:45 pm-4 pm.
About BeVocal, Inc.
BeVocal extends the power of every phone by providing telecom companies with carrier-grade
solutions for creating and delivering next-generation enhanced services. BeVocal's open,
standards-based voice platforms and applications enable millions of callers to access
personalized "voicetone" services for retrieving information, managing messages and
conducting transactions. Developers worldwide build high-quality voice applications using the
BeVocal Cafe (http://cafe.bevocal.com), ranked as the industry's #1 VoiceXML development
environment by CT Labs. BeVocal is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For additional
information call 408-907-3200 or visit http://www.bevocal.com.
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