GM Voices, Inc. Provides Voice Prompt Vocabularies for Microsoft Speech Server 2004

GM Voices produced thousands of pre-recorded voice prompts for Microsoft Speech Development Tools

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 26, 2004 -- GM Voices, Inc. today announced it is providing an extensive set of reusable professionally recorded voice prompts for Microsoft Speech Server to be used in the development of speech recognition applications. Microsoft Speech Server is part of the Windows Server Family of products and provides a common platform enabling programmers to develop speech-enabled telephony and multimodal applications -- orienting speech technology for mainstream organization adoption.

As a Microsoft Speech Program partner, GM Voices produced the pre-recorded voice segments using male and female voice talent to create the Standard and Expanded Vocabularies. These vocabularies or 'libraries consist of thousands of numbers, dates, currencies, navigation and error messages that 'prompt users through speech recognition activated applications. Developers simply choose a voice to 'speak for their application. Customized voice prompts can be recorded in the same voices to provide developers with a more professional sounding interface for the applications. Additionally, the professionally produced voice prompts enable the applications marketed on Microsoft Speech Server to increase caller task completion percentages, improve comprehension, boost error recovery flow and enhance customer satisfaction. The 'off the shelf libraries make it easy for software developers to make their speech applications sound great from the very start," said Marcus Graham, CEO of GM Voices. When theyre ready to add the customized voice prompts that every application requires, they just email the script to GM Voices to get them in the same voices found in the Microsoft development tools."

GM Voices began producing 'studio quality voice messages for telephone systems in 1985. Through the years, the company has emerged as a global leader in voice talent-studio recording solutions. The company provides enterprise-wide voice branding solutions to Fortune 5000 and communications companies. We saw early on that companies needed help in presenting a crisp and professional image over the phone. As the lines between the telephone, computers and television has blurred, the need to present a consistent and effective image to customers is more important than ever. Speech recognition has dramatically raised the level of quality required to create effective and sincere personas. Fortunately, we've always worked with theatrically trained voice actors who can give applications a believable and pleasant experience," added Graham.

Choice is very important today and thats why the company is providing the 4000+ voice prompt Expanded Vocabularies in four voices- two female and two male voices. With several voice choices, the developer or end user customer can choose the 'sound that makes sense for their organization. Speech recognition is evolving from a niche technology to one that is accessible and ready for mainstream acceptance. Companies wanting to leverage and extend their existing investment in Microsoft technologies such as Visual Studio .NET will now be able to easily add speech functionality to their new or existing web applications. This will present new opportunities for GM Voices, Inc. to provide enterprise-grade speech solutions to small and medium size businesses for a fraction of the normal investment.

The GM Voices Standard and Expanded Vocabularies fit perfectly into the Microsoft Speech Server ecosystem. They dramatically lower the costs of producing studio recorded voice prompts with professional voice talent. These ready to use pre-recorded voice prompts can be embedded in the Microsoft Speech prompt engine so Visual Studio .NET developers can just plug and play. And with updates in the same voices delivered in a few days, the lower costs are accompanied with fast turnaround. Were very pleased to have GM Voices as an inaugural Microsoft Speech Server partner." Xuedong Huang, general manager for the Microsoft Speech Server product group at Microsoft.

About GM Voices
GM Voices, Inc. Founded in 1985 by CEO Marcus Graham, GM Voices specializes in producing audio treatments for a variety of applications including telecommunications, speech recognition, multimedia and Internet web pages. With dozens of voice actors working remotely from studios around the world via ISDN lines and world-class voice over recording facilities in northern Atlanta studios, the company produces thousands of pre-recorded voice segments weekly. For additional information, email support@gmvoices.com. • 2001 Westside Pkwy, Suite 290 • Alpharetta, GA 30004 • 770.752.4500.
Company Website: http://www.gmvoices.com

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GM Voices, Inc.
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