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Combined expertise will bring the power of voice technology to everyday life

REDMOND, Wash. — March 14, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced it will acquire Tellme Networks, Inc., a leading provider of voice services for everyday life, including nationwide directory assistance, enterprise customer service and voice-enabled mobile search.   MORE...

Windows Speech Recognition Now Available in Windows Vista

Use your voice to interact with your computer with Windows Speech Recognition, a new feature in Windows Vista. Just speak to start and switch between applications, control the operating system, fill out forms on the web, and dictate documents and emails in commonly used programs. With Windows Speech Recognition, you can maintain—or even increase—your overall productivity while you reduce your use of the mouse and keyboard.   MORE...

Microsoft Enhances Unified Communications With Speech Technology

From the SpeechTEK 2006 conference in New York, Microsoft Corp. announced that the full capabilities of Microsoft® Speech Server 2007 will be integrated into Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, extending the company’s commitment to unified communications and breaking down today’s silos of instant messaging, Internet Protocol telephony, voice response, audioconferencing and videoconferencing.   MORE...

Q&A: The Future of Speech Technologies

In early August at the annual SpeechTEK East 2006 Conference in New York, Microsoft executives outlined the future of Microsoft Speech Server and how its integration into Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 will advance Microsoft’s unified communications strategy. SpeechTEK is the speech technology industry’s largest event. Read here for a Q & A with Microsoft Corp. Vice President Anoop Gupta who shares how Microsoft is working to make speech technologies as useful as possible for enterprises and consumers.   MORE...