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Voice Vendors

Many vendors provide VoiceXML platforms and related products. Some supply the entire voice gateway, while others specialize in a particular technology such as speech recognition. If you are interested in learning more about the offerings from any particular vendor, check out the URLs in Table 15.1.

Table 15.1: VoiceXML Vendor List

VENDOR NAME AND URL	PRODUCT CATEGORY
AT&T www.naturalvoices.att.com	Advanced text-to-speech engine
IBM www.ibm.com/software/speech/	Complete VoiceXML platform, including speech recognition, text-to-speech, and development tools
Lucent www.lucent.com	VoiceXML gateway solution
Voxeo www.voxeo.com	Voice platform, including speech recognition, text-to-speech, and VoiceXML browser
VoiceGenie www.voicegenie.com	VoiceXML gateway, development tools, and packaged voice applications
TellMe www.tellme.com	Complete VoiceXML platform with online development tools
BeVocal www.bevocal.com	Voice software aimed at wireless carriers
Nuance www.nuance.com	Speech recognition, voice authentication, and text-to-speech software
Speechworks www.speechworks.com	Automated speech recognition solutions

Note 

For a complete list of the nearly 400 companies that are part of the VoiceXML Forum, visit www.voicexml.org/.