Archive for July, 2011

The latest innovations in speech technologies and strategies have heightened customer expectations and are transforming the role of the call center. Automated outbound calls are getting a great deal of attention for their ability to inform customers to pick up goods, reorder products, and notify customers about promotional opportunities. Outbound calls also notify citizens of location-specific news and emergencies, such as school and road closures, weather reports, and evacuation notices. However, the focus of new developments isn’t limited to one-way outbound messaging. Organizations must have the ability to listen and respond to customer wants and needs in a timely manner. Customers demand to be heard and they want organizations to respond.

Conference Session Tracks: Attend tracks devoted to Business Strategies, Customer Experience, Technology Advancements, and Voice Interaction Design.

Virtual Tracks: Listen to sequences of presentations devoted to specific topics, including multimodal applications, cross-channel applications, analytics, speaker identification and verification, and more across the traditional vertical conference tracks.

SpeechTEK Labs: View the latest speech technology products, talk to developers, and speak with judges who will evaluate solutions in the following five lab sessions: analytics, development tools, in-car systems, natural language and translation, and voice-enabled personal assistants.

SpeechTEK University: Gain in-depth understanding from half-day courses on the latest techniques and

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Ballmer’s comments on WP7

Ballmer concedes WP 7 has proved disappointing, so far

By CEA | 7.12.11(0) Comments

CIO.com/IDG News Service
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer conceded Monday that the company’s Windows Phone 7 has enjoyed little success so far, saying, “In a year, we’ve gone from very small to … very small,” but he expressed confidence in the company’s next generation of smartphones as well as its partnership with Nokia. It marked the first time Microsoft has admitted to weaknesses in its original WP 7 product line, according to a report.

Report: Touchscreen demand to grow by 90-percent, led by mobile, tablet markets

By CEA | 7.13.11(0) Comments

Engadget
Shipments of capacitive touch displays, in particular, are expected to increase by 100% over 2010, accounting for a full 70% of all tactile revenues. DisplaySearch predicts that revenue from touch panel sales will hit the $13.4 billion mark by the end of this year, before soaring to nearly $24 billion by 2017. The mobile market still accounts for most of this industry-wide growth, but demand for touch-based tablets is accelerating considerably, with more than 72 million panels expected to ship this year, and 100 million projected in 2012.

Actually every day when we awaken from the womb of sleep it’s another birthday.
So Happy Birthday to all of us as we awaken this day!