) December 24, 2008 -- iSpeech.org, the Web's best text to speech solution, has setup an electronic holiday gift for last minute shoppers that is sure to put a smile on college students' faces. iSpeech makes it easy for anyone to listen to their class notes, readings, study guides and other online text.

iSpeech Logo

) September 23, 2009 -- DriveSafe.ly, a free mobile application that reads text messages (SMS) and emails aloud and automatically responds, will officially launch on September 23, 2009. After several months of beta testing, DriveSafe.ly is ready to launch a full version of its application, which will be universally available as a free download for consumers. This free, easy-to-use application was designed specifically to help combat the dangerous, often deadly trend of "texting while driving." The full version will offer more robust features and functionality than the beta version such as a more diverse word bank, a variety of additional options and a whole new look.

) March 24, 2009 -- Box.net, an online collaboration tools provider, today announced the addition of full-text search capabilities for Box business customers. Full-text search provides users with more relevant and complete search results, based on text within any text document including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDFs, TXT and CSV files. Box.net began rolling out full-text search to select Box business customers today. And in coming weeks, full-text search will automatically be available to every Box business customer within minutes of uploading a document.

) October 6, 2009 -- Online collaboration services provider Box.net today announced the acquisition of Increo Solutions, the Mountain View, CA developer of collaborative online document and media viewing tools Backboard (http://www.GetBackboard.com) and Embedit.in (http://embedit.in). Increo's technical expertise in content viewing, annotation, and embedding will give Box customers a faster and more interactive experience with their documents online.

) June 25, 2009 -- ReadtheWords.com, an online subscription text-to-speech service has completed a year-long BETA test and emerged with 30,000 registered users, Michael Ziman, President and CEO announced today.

ReadtheWords.com makes it possible for every computer to read the words on its screen -- all types of written material and any words that appear on a computer screen. Aimed at one-third of the US population who are "audio learners," the site serves those who grasp concepts better by listening rather than by seeing.

) February 4, 2009 -- The latest Apps coming from the iPhone development company Future Apps Inc is designed at taking mobile translators/speech learning tools to a new level of capability and quality. The iSpeak Apps are not merely simple text translators, but use Acapela high quality speech synthesis to speak the translated phrase back to you in the target language.

) September 23, 2008 -- I6NET, a company specializing in Interactive Voice & Video Response technologies, and LumenVox, a speech recognition software company, announced today the release of VXI* 3.1. VXI* enables thousands of existing VXML applications to run on the Asterisk PBX platform, and new speech recognition solutions to be built affordably.

) October 19, 2009 -- me2me AG, supplier of web and voice services, and MeMeMe Inc, provider of automatic speech-to-text transcription, have joined forces to deliver fully automated voice-to-SMS. Through this partnership agreement, MeMeMe will power me2me applications with its natural language speech-to-text recognition platform while me2me AG will distribute MeMeMe services in Europe.

me2me combines the web with voice recognition technology to provide users with an easy way to store and access all of their daily life information and make their life run more smoothly. Users simply call in and store information direct to their me2me account, where it is converted into text. Users can retrieve stored information any time by either calling the account or accessing it online.

) May 4, 2009 -- MyCaption.com Inc., a leading provider of mobile voice-to-data applications, announced today that it will use speech recognition technology from Yap, Inc. to drive their business applications for BlackBerry® smartphone and PBX Voicemail.

MyCaption Email Dictation

CCPS offers people and phone companies who want to venture into the audio text industry with a company with owners and managers with proven track records in all aspects of telecom and audio text.

) March 24, 2009 -- A new web-delivered accessibility service from Textic, the web text-to-speech (TTS) specialists, enables users to hear the original English (USA & UK) text of a website translated and spoken in a foreign language, alongside the foreign text in a large-font caption at the top of the screen.

The real-time spoken translation is a key feature of new Talklets 2.5 Plus, the latest version of the accessibility technology from Textic, which includes a number of new accessibility features.

Interlecta, a world leader in translation and messaging technologies, presents its upgraded translation software featuring Text-to-Speech and Image Translation capabilities.

) February 5, 2009 -- Box.net today announced the latest version of its service that now provides organizations with a more social content management solution scalable for small business, workgroup and enterprise-wide use.

Box.net provides a flexible solution that currently helps over 50,000 businesses easily share content, move company file systems online, and create team workspaces. Today's new Box melds the best of traditional content management with the most effective elements of social software to better capture and centralize the collective knowledge of an organization, and make that knowledge available to dispersed teams.

Japplis has released a new web application that speaks your text out while you're typing it.

) September 16, 2008 -- Box.net, a leading provider of tools for managing and sharing data online, today announced a partnership with Etelos, the on-demand services delivery company. Box.net will offer its Enterprise service through the Etelos Marketplace. Box Enterprise provides businesses of all sizes with the tools they need to manage company work flow efficiently and effectively in a completely web-based environment with no hardware to manage or software to install. Users can access, edit, share, and save presentations, contracts, marketing materials and more in a shared collaboration space, whether they are on-premise or off-shore. Box.net's Enterprise service will be available to businesses searching for on demand solutions through Etelos.

iKnow! Users Can Create Learning Content Across Any Language Using Advanced Text-to-Speech technology, Google’s Language API, and New Collaborative Tools.

) June 24, 2009 -- TDI, a leading provider of agent productivity solutions for contact centers, today announced the integration of Nuance's RealSpeak™, the leading Text-to-Speech (TTS) engine into TDI's Liberation® platform. Through this partnership, Liberation users will have the ability to convert text into high quality speech, helping generate additional revenues and further enhance employee productivity.

MakeBeliever offers the ability to have real human characters say what you want, directly to the recipient, with an unparalleled level of personalisation and realism. Anyone can create a highly customised virtual greeting by visiting the MakeBeliever website (www.makebeliever.com) and simply typing in the text they would like Santa to say. MakeBeliever's proprietary technology will put the words right into Santa's mouth, using Acapelas speech synthesis. The content is limited only by the creators imagination.
To give a realistic voice tone to Santa Claus, Acapela has recorded specific words and intonations. Those recordings have been integrated into the text-to-speech engine to give a full, cheerful dimension to Santas voice.

iKnow! Users Can Create Learning Content Across Any Language Using Advanced Text-to-Speech technology, Google’s Language API, and New Collaborative Tools

Momindum of France, a software designer, has launched Momindum Studio 1.2, a software suite that enables users to automate the production of rich-media presentations thanks to unique speech indexation and synchronisation technology.
Momindum Studio 1.2, along with its accompanying software package, Momindum Timecoder, automatically extracts slides and keywords, as well as existing PowerPoint presentation outlines, including timing-related data. It uses deep-tagging technology to index speech and enables direct access, at the appropriate time, to an audio or video file, whether online or on CD.

) January 22, 2009 -- Resorb Networks, Inc (http://www.resorb.net) has released the public beta of BlindSpeak™ (http://www.blindspeak.com) and its accompanying Facebook Application, BlindSpeak™ for Facebook (http://apps.facebook.com/blindspeak).

BlindSpeak - Send Synthesized Messages Online!

) January 15, 2009 -- YouMail, Inc. the mobile industry's premier consumer voicemail service, and GotVoice, the voice messaging company, today jointly announced a strategic agreement aimed at improving their service offerings and their revenues. As part of the agreement, YouMail will acquire the existing users of the free GotVoiceLite service, and will license GotVoice's patented and patent-pending G2 communications platform to expand YouMail's free and premium service capabilities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

) September 22, 2009 -- ArdaCOM announced today their Simple Message Delivery (SMD) solution will now incorporate fully automated voice message-to-text technology from Yap. SMD now offers a complete solution which bundles call answering with automated transcription of voice messages which are then pushed as both audio and text to the recipient's chosen device.

ArdaCOM's standalone Simple Message Delivery solution has all required elements already integrated into the solution - thus paving the way for fast rollouts at a fraction of previous costs without the constraints and expense of any legacy messaging system integration.

) February 9, 2009 -- VoiceCorp who has been a pioneer and leader in Web 2.0, SAAS and Text To Speech technologies in Europe and Asia has entered into a relationship with Accelerant Sales Group LLC. As part of the agreement Accelerant Sales Group will manage business development, marketing and sales representation for the United States.

) October 28, 2008 -- Phone.com, "The New Phone.Company," today announced a new service called Text-Voicemail that allows its Virtual Office customers to receive their voicemail messages transcribed into text and emailed directly to their email account of choice.

Phone.com

IVO Software has presented Eric – the latest English-speaking male voice based on IVONA – text-to-speech technology regarded as one of the best in the world.

IVO Software has presented Eric – the latest English-speaking male voice based on IVONA – text-to-speech technology regarded as one of the best in the world.

) March 27, 2009 -- Website owners can now set up their English language website to offer any visitor an instantly spoken translation into Spanish.

Talklets 2.5 from Textic, the web text-to-speech (TTS) specialist, allows the web visitor to convert the English text to Spanish in real time, speak it in a human-derived Spanish voice, and display the converted text in a clear screen caption. The same technology also reads out loud the primary website text in real time in a high-quality US (or UK) accented voice, further enhancing the accessibility of the website.

Readthewords.com CEO Takes on Authors Guild President

) September 16, 2008 -- Voxeo Corporation, a leading provider of IVR and VoIP platforms and services, today announced its Director of Speech Technologies, Daniel Burnett, has been awarded the "Speech Luminary" distinction by the editors of Speech Technology magazine. The prestigious award recognizes industry professionals who have worked tirelessly to advance the causes of their respective companies or organizations, and to increase awareness and acceptance of speech technologies for the industry.

) September 21, 2009 -- Jivox, the leading online video advertising and marketing platform for local businesses and publishers, today announced significant enhancements to its online video ad creation, management, and optimization platform to give online publishers a more cost-effective way to service even the smallest advertisers.

) March 2, 2010 -- SocialNetGate serves a diverse group of businesses and individuals. The current customer base ranges from those that sell auto tires online to eye surgeons to virtual assistants. The service helps the customers in establishing social media presence and then promoting their brand using that presence.

SocialNetGate is a one-stop service for establishing social media profiles and using them to promote a business or brand.

Collaboration with Tellme creates new opportunities for Pivot enterprise customers by providing fast and reliable implementation of speech-based solutions

) June 2, 2009 -- GOGII, Inc., a Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers iFund company and platform innovator focused on messaging technology and applications, today announced its textPlus application is now available on the Apple App Store. The unique textPlus app brings free and unlimited messaging to iPhone and iPod touch and allows consumers to have real group "conversations" in text.

) April 2, 2009 -- VEXIS Systems, a leading integrator of voice solutions for call centers and enterprises, and Voice Architects, the leading independent supplier of speech technology services, today announced that they had joined the two firms in a merger acquisition led by VEXIS. The combined organization will offer platform-independent speech services as well as complete line of enterprise and contact center voice products, solutions and services. Voice Architects will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of VEXIS that will be known as VEXIS Voice Architects. Keith Rolle, Managing Member of Voice Architects, has been appointed VEXIS Chief Designer, and will lead the speech efforts for both divisions.

) September 30, 2008 -- NetPlay Software releases Instant Demo v7.0, a Windows screen recorder that creates interactive movies for presentations, demonstrations and training. Version 7.0 introduces a zoom and pan function that provides full visual clarity when replaying on a smaller screen. Instant Demo v7.0 also introduces high quality video in the AVI format, Text to Speech technology, background sound with automatic volume control, and five new customizable playback control styles.

Screen recording with zoom and pan

) September 30, 2008 -- NetPlay Software releases Instant Demo v7.0, a Windows screen recorder that creates interactive movies for presentations, demonstrations and training. Version 7.0 introduces a zoom and pan function that provides full visual clarity when replaying on a smaller screen. Instant Demo v7.0 also introduces high quality video in the AVI format, Text to Speech technology, background sound with automatic volume control, and five new customizable playback control styles.

Screen recording with zoom and pan

) July 6, 2009 -- Voices.com, the industry leading web service that connects people with professional voice over talent, is opening its doors to affiliate marketers, revealing a structured plan to compensate affiliates who add their Voices.com affiliate links on their websites. Affiliates may list, sell and receive a commission for any product offered at Voices.com such as talent memberships, eBooks, and reputable job posting referrals.

Ydilo has become an IBM Business Partner to best serve its customers with advanced speech-enabled solutions, incorporating Websphere Voice Server into their speech recognition solution.

) March 19, 2009 -- A "voice powered virtual assistance company" Bvocalized Systems Inc. introduces the very first hands-free web information access and outsourced assistance entirely through voice. User can connect with the service by dialling a toll free number from any phone device within North America. The system will actually listen, understand and respond within minutes of service request by an automated phone call in spoken natural language.