Agenda

• Aculab • The vision for speech• Technology and visions – the reality• The future• Aculab’s role in speech implementations

Aculab

• Specialist enabling technology company o Building blocks for speech solutionso Converged IP and TDM media processing

hardwareo Host media processing softwareo Low to very high density products

• Knowledge and expertise in supporting our partners and their speech solutions

The vision for speech from a technologist

Speech will become redundant!

The future of speech

What time shall we meet

tonight?

7 o’clock sharp. Don’t be late this

time!

When a technology vision is delivered there may be by-products that were not anticipated

Technology and technology visions –the real world

Technology and technology visions –the reality

• So, what has the speech technology vision delivered?

• Example – partnership of specialists addressing opportunities in the prison sector

The reality

Specialist partners working together with speech technology elements can result in innovative business solutions

Word spotting Speaker

verification

The reality

The reality

We must improve the perception of speech enabled solutions

The future

Our challenge: to ensure implementationslive up to the technology

Agenda

• Aculab • The vision for speech• Technology and visions – the reality• The future• Aculab’s role in speech implementations

Aculab’s role in speech implementations

• Aculab TTS and ASR cost free development tools

• Converged IP and TDM media processing hardware – lowest price, highest density

• HMP software• Complementary technology and expertise

ensuring cost effective, efficient and productive solution

Aculab – an example of the value of specialist partners

• Three specialist partners – one speech enabled solution

• Technical problem not associated with the speech messaging application

• Installation completed avoiding misconceptions of speech technology by the lay user

• Aculab’s specialist skill

Summary

• Speech solutions can deliver on their promise – there is a future

• Solution quality will go up, prices will come down

• Specialists in partnership will help create and realise tomorrows opportunity and address today’s challenge

• Aculab is one of those specialists

Thank you

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