TURIN, Italy and GIRARDEAU, USA. Loquendo, the global speech technology company and Showcase Technologies, the developer of real estate marketing products, today announced that Showcase Technologies has selected Loquendo TTS text-to-speech technology to enhance the company’s online real estate viewing experience.

The internet has become the real estate agent’s best friend, allowing properties to be displayed around the world with a single click. Showcase Technologies has taken real estate home shopping to a new level, offering agents a way to build narrated tours of listings in a matter of minutes.

Scott Slinkard of Showcase Technologies says, “Real estate agents wanted a way to create an online marketing experience for their properties, instead of just displaying photographs. They wanted a fast way to deliver an immersive online presentation, and Loquendo’s lifelike text to speech engine allows us to add incredible voice narration, without human intervention.”

The narrated tours can be viewed by visiting www.realtourlive.com. A friendly synthetic voice will instantly explain the technology and visitors can experience the narrated tour interface. The tours also incorporate maps and satellite imagery, along with several other useful tools for prospective home buyers.

Tom Emmendorfer of Showcase Technologies states, “I’m amazed at how far Loquendo has taken the text to speech technology. Most agents and home shoppers don’t even realize the voices are synthetically generated. That’s a great feeling in a sales presentation.”

“We are delighted to have been chosen by Showcase Technologies for such an intelligent, innovative service, which we’re sure will give the company the winning edge” says Rosanna Duce Vice President, Loquendo. “We believe that this is an important step, which could set a strong trend for the Real Estate market at large”.

About Showcase Technologies
Showcase Technologies is a provider of Real Estate Marketing solutions and is based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.

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 38 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.