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Toronto, Canada and Turin, Italy - September 14th, 2005
Globestar Systems Inc., a leader in integrated wireless business solutions
and Loquendo, a renowned innovator in global speech technology, are pleased to
announce that they have entered into an agreement which enables GlobeStar to incorporate
the Loquendo TTS synthetic speech engine as part of its flagship product, ConnexALL.
Loquendo's solutions will greatly enhance the Voice Response Client versatility
of GlobeStar's award-winning ConnexALL integration software, allowing customers
to deliver customized voice event notification in a broad array of languages from
around the world. The licensing agreement specifies that
GlobeStar will be responsible for all service and training in support of its Loquendo
TTS product installations integrated within ConnexAll product solutions. Loquendo
offers a high quality, multi-lingual portfolio of speech technologies including
Loquendo TTS and Loquendo ASR which enable systems integrators to provide simple,
intuitive voice interaction with information. Loquendo currently supports 16 languages
from around the world with additional language technologies under development. "Loquendo's
superior quality voice technology will provide GlobeStar's integration solutions
with yet another competitive edge," commented Jason Wilson, Vice President
of Research and Development for GlobeStar Systems. "Loquendo's broad range
of integration interfaces and extensive language offering will enable us to satisfy
the requirements of our global client base. Loquendo is an excellent fit for GlobeStar's
integration solutions in terms of its flexibility, scalability and availability
for rapid deployment into any existing business environment."
"GlobeStar
delivers high-performance products to a broad range of sectors leveraging expertise
gained from more than a decade of wireless integration experience. Their cost
effective, easy to use integrated wireless solutions are designed to improve workplace
mobility and productivity within a number of environments," said Rosanna
Duce, Vice President, Loquendo. "Our fields of expertise are complementary.
We have great expectations from this partnership which we see as ideal."
About
Loquendo - Vocal Technology and Services
With over 30 years of R&D expertise, Loquendo is at the
forefront of the global speech technologies market. Its high-quality, high-performance
technologies (Loquendo TTS - text to speech, Loquendo ASR - automatic speech recognition,
Loquendo Speech Server, Loquendo Speaker Verification) and platforms guarantee
systems integrators the best solutions in 16 languages and 36 voices - with more
coming soon. From its headquarters in Turin, Italy, Loquendo deploys technologies
that power millions of calls every day in the telecommunications and enterprise
markets throughout the world. For more information, visit www.loquendo.com.
About
GlobeStar Systems
For more than a decade, GlobeStar Systems has been a forerunner
of communications integration innovation. Our cornerstone product, ConnexALL is
an award-winning software engine which allows businesses around the world to link
their legacy networks with the wireless devices of their choice. By partnering
with some of the world's most progressive wireless equipment manufacturers, GlobeStar
is able to provide an entire, customizable suite of integration solutions to meet
any organization's unique and specific communications requirements.
For additional information, please contact Stewart Laszlo, Director of Marketing
at 416-631-1360 or mailto: slaszlo@globestarsystems.com. |