Speech Technology Magazine Announces 2007 Industry Awards

Aug. 22, 2007

Speech Technology Magazine has announced the recipients of the 2007 Speech Industry Awards for leadership and superior performance.

New York, NY, August 22, 2007 -- NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Speech Technology Magazine has announced the recipients of the 2007 Speech Industry Awards for leadership and superior performance.

Recipients were recognized today at the 13th Annual SpeechTEK Conference and Exposition in New York City.

SpeechTEK is the speech technology industry’s annual showcase of new products and services. Leading companies from all over the world attend to demonstrate the latest innovations, strategies and applications using speech technology.

Awards are presented to individuals and companies for extraordinary efforts made to increase awareness and acceptance of speech technologies and for outstanding accomplishments in bringing new products and services to the marketplace.

“Only the most dedicated individuals and innovative products and implementations are recognized each year at SpeechTEK,” says David Myron, editor-in-chief of Speech Technology Magazine. “Expectations are very high and the industry only recognizes those accomplishments that truly stand out.”

The 2007 Speech Solutions Awards were presented to the following:

Speech Luminaries – Influential professionals who have advanced the causes of their respective organizations and worked tirelessly to increase awareness and acceptance of speech technologies.

· Mark Randolph, PhD, Chairman of the VoiceXML Forum and director of engineering and technology at Motorola.

· Michael Codini, chief technical officer at VoiceObjects

· Elisa Elderbaum, IT project manager, National Government Services

· Michael Dwyer, vice president of research and development at CallMiner.

Star Performers – Standout vendors that have contributed to the industry’s growth, either through innovative product or service launches, a heightened focus on speech technologies through alliances or mergers and acquisitions, or exceptional executive of an existing product or service.

· SpeechGear

· Microsoft

· Verizon Business

· Worldly Voices

Market Leaders – Companies that have led the industry over the past 12 months in specific categories based on polls conducted with leading industry analysts and consultants.

· Speech Engine – Loquendo (winner)
Leaders: Nuance Communications, IBM
Vendor Contender: Voxeo

· Self-Service Suite - Cisco Systems (winner)
Leaders: Avaya, West Interactive
Vendor Contender: Intervoice

· Speech Analytics – Nexidia (winner)
Leaders: Autonomy, Verint Systems
Vendor Contender: Utopy

· Professional Services – SpeechCycle (winner)
Leaders: West Corporation, Convergys
Vendor Contender: Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories

· Speech Security – Agnitio (winner)
Leaders: PerSay, BBN Technologies
Vendor Contender: Nuance Communications

Implementation Awards – End-user companies that have garnered impressive results from recent speech technology deployments including financial return, productivity gains, improved efficiencies and better customer service.

· Wachovia

· Church of God Home

· Telecom New Zealand

· Bright House Networks

Additional information on all the 2007 award recipients is published in the September 2007 issue of Speech Technology Magazine and is available on line at www.speechtechmag.com.