IBM's ViaVoice Directory Dialer enables universal access to data quickly and easily. By forging innovative relationships with industry leaders such as Nokia, IBM is making it easier for the increasing number of mobile users to gain access to information anytime from anywhere. The open specifications offer technical guidelines for companies integrating voice technology into their mobile solutions and enterprise computing software. Hardware and speech recognition technology will converge in the near future. Speech and voice recognition technologies can be used to build intuitive interfaces and enterprise applications as well as client-based systems that make computing easier and more instinctive.
Developers now have the tools needed to create and test voice-enabled sites and applications.
As a pioneer in speech recognition, the company is focused on developing and supporting open standards that help accelerate the creation of content, servers and browsers that allow speech recognition technology to be easily integrated into voice, data and applications infrastructures. IBM's ViaVoice speech recognition technology is based on 30 years of speech recognition research and development. About Nokia Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks including related services. It also supplies multimedia terminals and computer displays.