Neutral and concentrated knowledge – the voice compass international 2008 / 2009
27.05.08
The new voice compass starts with refreshing words of Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President of Unified Communications Group at Microsoft. He explains why speech goes mainstream. The second preface of Frank Sherlock, Senior Vice President and Managing Director at Intervoice International, delivers insight which power and variety speech applications really have.

The voice compass was developed with the goal to provide all important information to this new and exciting market for everyone and to make speech technology “touchable”. Due to a participation of more than 500 companies, of which 100 took part with an advertising, the voice compass international is released in a higher sum of copies at a favorable price.

Numerous real-life scenarios give an overview of the subject speech applications and introduce into the topic in an easy-understandable, amusing and informative way. The 640 pages work ends with an entertaining story about a fictional day of the author in a world of speech technology. Here the reader can imagine what is possible today and tomorrow and receives exciting suggestions for the deployment of Voice Solutions. We wish a lot of fun with the reading.

About The Editor
Detlev Artelt is CEO of aixvox GmbH in Aachen, Germany and well-known author of numerous professional articles and market studies in the field of database-driven computer speech systems in connection with speech recognition and -synthesis. Detlev Artelt is also editor of the “voice compass”, an annual international publication about the market of speech automation. This compendium arranges all relevant providers in logical areas and helps the decision-maker to understand this technology, its use and the market. Besides, voice compass gives valuable tips to the use of speech technology in enterprises. Detlev Artelt leads the working group Unified Communications at the German “eco Verband”.

About aixvox
aixvox GmbH is an international consulting and service company, based in Aachen, Germany.
Focus is the optimization of the customer communication in the areas of telecommunications
(speech applications), marketing, public relations and training. Building up telecommunication infrastructures anew, developing available systems, setting up marketing strategies, carrying out image-supporting press work and coaching employees in the communication with customers shapes the portfolio of the company. Purpose is to develop tailor-made solutions which correspond to the range of services of the enterprise and deliver a higher increase in value.