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Chips promise to boost speech recognition

August 22, 2006 Carnegie Mellon University researchers are designing processors to solve the notoriously difficult computing problem. TAGS: speech recognition, FPGA, ASIC, researcher, power consumption

Call centers put accent on speech recognition

August 23, 2007 Talking machines, especially those with the sound of home, may be gaining an edge over offshore operators. TAGS: speech recognition, call-center, contact center, survey, agent, manager

Hate talking to your PC? Nuance gets users heard

July 18, 2006 Nuance Communications' new software improves the accuracy of speech recognition as Microsoft eyes the market. TAGS: speech recognition, Nuance Communications Inc., accuracy, mobility, human, voice, training, handheld, Microsoft Corp., PC

Gates on software innovation: 'Magic threshold'

September 16, 2005 Big ideas don't always translate into quick delivery of everyday software. Just think speech recognition. TAGS: speech recognition, threshold, WinFS, Bill Gates, speech, client, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., keyboard, server, Microsoft Windows

PodZinger searches video podcasts

March 20, 2006 Site uses speech recognition technology to make video full-text searchable. TAGS: Podzinger, podcast, speech recognition, Time Warner Inc., RSS, video

Talking to your TV

February 24, 2005 After finding success in cars and call centers, IBM's speech recognition team works to add voice commands to consumer gadgets. TAGS: speech recognition, contact center, IBM Corp., call-center, home entertainment, Opera Software, programming, Web browser, TV

Microsoft buys speech recognition company Tellme

March 14, 2007 The software giant says it is buying Tellme Networks in a deal believed to be in the range of $800 million. TAGS: Tellme Networks Inc., speech recognition, Jeff Raikes, IPO, voice, Microsoft Corp., work

Gates still finding his voice

October 19, 2007 Following launch of corporate telephony software, Microsoft's chairman discusses how speech recognition has made inroads and where it has yet to go.Video: Gates' crystal ball Video: Phones should c... TAGS: voice network, Bill Gates, data network, speech recognition, dream, PBX, voice, telephony, chairman, possibility, touch screen, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, video, idea

Behind Redmond's Tellme deal

March 15, 2007 How a spilled drink and a skipped Super Bowl led Microsoft to its biggest purchase in years. TAGS: Tellme Networks Inc., Steve Ballmer, speech recognition, Super Bowl, Redmond, Excel spreadsheet, CEO, conference, California, Microsoft Corp.

Who in the world is Kai-Fu Lee?

August 2, 2005 Two sides of a court battle paint very different portraits of ex-Microsoft exec hired to head Google's operations in China. TAGS: Kai-Fu Lee, China, search technology, speech recognition, Google Inc., vice president, career, Microsoft Corp.

Telephone banking system recognizes your voice

October 24, 2006 RSA product aims to use voice recognition to identify customers for financial transactions conducted over the phone. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., banking, speech recognition, voice, bank, security

Microsoft says PC 'recycle bin' yielded Google clue

August 11, 2005 Key document in case against Kai-Fu Lee and Google comes from Lee's computer, according to Microsoft. TAGS: Kai-Fu Lee, speech recognition, Google Inc., China, document, Microsoft Corp., PC

Patent case seeks to silence Nuance voice recognition

November 9, 2006 VoiceSignal Technologies names many in infringement suit over rival's Dragon NaturallySpeaking software. TAGS: VoiceSignal Technologies Inc., Nuance Communications Inc., voice recognition, speech recognition, retailer

Sources say Microsoft near deal to buy Tellme

March 12, 2007 Redmond is close to acquisition deal for maker of products bridging speech recognition and the Internet, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Tellme Networks Inc., Jeff Raikes, speech recognition, Microsoft Corp., cell phone

Software to make your media center 'listen'

February 28, 2006 One Voice program uses speech-recognition technology that lets users control gadgets via verbal commands. TAGS: voice recognition, speech recognition, Media Center PC, command, TV

IBM Research turns 60

October 11, 2005 You name it and there's a good chance Big Blue invented it. And now IBM is setting its sights on social sciences. Photos: 60 years of IBM innovation TAGS: Paul Horn, IBM Corp., AT&T Bell Laboratories, business process, speech recognition, DRAM, research, U.S.

Gates still has a long to-do list

October 18, 2007 Even as he moves to part time, Microsoft's chairman will keep pursuing tech such as tablet computing, speech recognition.Video: Gates' crystal ball TAGS: Bill Gates, Pall Corp., speech recognition, chairman, speech, tablet, vision, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, video

Hooking up with cable

April 6, 2005 Media honchos sound off on emerging TV tech. Also: New FCC chairman is in a deregulatory mood. TAGS: honcho, speech recognition, exec, Silicon Valley, Time Warner Inc., cable company, chairman, programming, TV, video
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