  FOREWORD
Dear Reader,
The challenges presented by the current economic climate are causing businesses to become more prudent and ever more eager to seek out value for money, along with a reasonable return on their investments. In our sector, this approach is translating into an increase in the development of services and solutions in which the speech component assumes a greater role - so helping to reduce overheads while at the same time giving clients a higher quality service. Within this context, Loquendo is proving itself to be the genuine quality alternative at the right price.
Numerous examples of recently launched Loquendo-enabled solutions for driving efficiency and fostering client retention can be found in this edition in Loquendo@Work. These solutions are spread across the most diverse vertical markets, from traditional ones such as Speech Enabled IVRs, to emerging fields like Fleet Management, as well as radically new areas, such as Air Traffic Control Simulation.
The Security and Intelligence sector is currently a growing priority for many governments worldwide, and Loquendo Intelligence Solutions have made major inroads into this market including, last month, integration into Redwolf™ - a surveillance solution trusted by US government intelligence agencies for more than 20 years.
TechFOr 2009, a leading event in the Intelligence sector, will be held in Rome, May 11-14th. If you wish to attend this event, by invitation only, please contact: security@loquendo.com.
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IN THIS EDITION
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Loquendo Voice Dialer
 
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Loquendo at Telematics Update Detroit 2009
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Speech In-Depth features a Google TechTalk on YouTube, and a two-part Interview featured on TMCnet – both with Loquendo’s Director of International Standards, Paolo Baggia.
In Standards Corner you can learn about the work of the Multimodal Interaction Working Group in enabling applications to adapt to various modality combinations, including speech; and you can read the latest news from the Voice Browser Working Group.
In R&D Activities, we announce the presentation of the EU-funded LUNA Project at a press conference during Research Connection 2009 in Prague, 7-8 May.
The upcoming Events at which Loquendo will be present are: Techfor 2009 in Rome, Italy, May 11-14, Telematics Update Detroit 2009 in Novi, Michigan, USA, June 2-3; and ISS World Europe 2009 Prague Congress Centre
Prague, Czech Republic
June 3-5.
Loquendo is proud to be one of the main sponsors of Telematics Update Detroit 2009 conference & exhibition, where it has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Telematics Awards for “Best Telematics Component Solution”, thanks to the Loquendo Automotive Speech Solution.
If you are planning on attending, as a sponsor we can offer you a massive discount of $350 on the registration fees. Simply enter the code: 1525Sponsor when you register online. Hurry, the offer will expire soon!
In Product News you can read about the launch of Dillo! – the Loquendo Voice Dialer for the iPhone – which, on its Italian release in April, was the top selling App on the Italian iTunes Store. This success has driven today’s release of Dillo! in Spanish, with more languages coming soon.
With Dillo! (Italian for “Say it!”), Loquendo has brought much requested hands-free dialling to the iPhone, demonstrating the real potential of Loquendo Embedded Technologies for speech-enabling applications for the iPhone and other mobile devices (Loquendo Technologies are available for all major embedded OS).
If you have any comments about this newsletter, or any queries about Loquendo Speech Technologies, or if you would like to discuss your ideas for developing speech enabled applications, don't hesitate to contact us.
SPEECH IN-DEPTH
 This edition, we feature an interview with Paolo Baggia, Loquendo’s Director of International Standards and active participant in the W3C and VoiceXML Forum.
In this two-part interview (published on TMCnet.com), he talks about the on-going evolution of speech, along with the benefits of standards for the speech market today:
- "Loquendo's Paolo Baggia Discusses Speech Market with TMCnet" (April 2, 2009).
- "Loquendo Discusses W3C Consortium and New Standards" (April 15, 2009).
We also feature Paolo’s Google TechTalk - Voice Browsing And Multimodal Interaction In 2009 – [slides] – in which he explores how W3C and IETF standards have driven a revolution in the way speech applications are developed and used today.
LOQUENDO NEWS
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In 2008 Loquendo Grew and Showed a Profit for the Fifth Successive Year
March 30, 2009
Today, the Loquendo S.p.A 2008 financial statements were approved at the Shareholders' Meeting, following Loquendo Board Approval on March 26th ( >> More ). Despite the difficult economic climate, Loquendo continues to be profitable for the 5th year in a row, guaranteeing a healthy level of reinvestment in the company’s future in terms of technological research and product development. |
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LATEST PRODUCT NEWS
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Loquendo Dillo! for the iPhone
April 28th, 2009 | iPhone users can now make hands-free calls ... >> More
Download Dillo! Voice Dialer - Spanish version.
Download Dillo! Voice Dialer - Italian version. |
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Loquendo ASR and TTS Optimized for Freescale’s i.MX35 processor family
April 25th, 2009 | Freescale’s latest i.MX35 processors offer the graphics acceleration and connectivity options demanded by multimedia applications ...
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Loquendo ASR Now in Colombian Spanish
April, 8th 2009 | Loquendo launches Loquendo ASR in Colombian Spanish, increasing partners' choice and leverage in the Latin American Markets ... >> More |
LOQUENDO@WORK - SPEECH TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION
Apex Voice Communications Enhances Its Suite Of Speech Offerings With Loquendo
April 25th, 2009 | Network Operators, Value Added Service Providers, and VARs can now create a greater variety of speech-enabled services, thanks to OmniVox3D ... >> More
Loquendo and Lyrix
April 24th, 2009 | Lyrix Inc. puts people in touch more efficiently by speech-enabling Mobiso, their PeopleFind solution ... >> More
Loquendo to Integrate Speech Technologies in Trusted Government Telecommunications Product
April 24th, 2009 | Loquendo Voice Security Library saves time and resources for Intelligence Agencies by quickly processing and analysing communications ... >> More
Cordic Chooses Loquendo Speech Technologies In Latest Generation Fleet Management System
April 21st, 2009 | Cordic’s taxi despatch system uses Interactive Voice Response to reduce overheads, while cutting response times for taxi users ... >> More
Convertec And Loquendo Partner To Deliver Advanced Speech-Enabled Applications To The Global Smb Market
March 23rd, 2009 | Convertec gives callers a more natural, human-like experience with innovative telephony solutions ... >> More
Loquendo Embedded TTS selected for ArcLogistics Navigator, ESRI’s Navigation Solution for Fleets
March 19th, 2009 | ESRI keeps fleet drivers on route and on time, with the ArcLogistics Navigator in-vehicle navigation solution ... >> More
Loquendo Partners with MythosTech to Speech Enable Vitrociset’s Air Traffic Control Solution
March 17th, 2009 | MythosTech helps students learn more rapidly and effectively by voice enabling Air Traffic Control simulation suite ... >> More |
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R&D ACTIVITIES
 The LUNA Project (Spoken Language Understanding in Multilingual Communication Systems)
At a press conference during Research Connection 2009 in Prague, 7-8th May, Loquendo’s Silvia Mosso will present the Luna Project to an audience of 120 press and TV journalists from 27 EU Member States.
LUNA aims to improve existing automated telephone systems by replacing the rigid structure of menu-driven services with a richer and more satisfying human-machine interaction - centred on spontaneous and unconstrained speech.
See this short video about LUNA, on You Tube.
EVENTS
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Techfor 2009 2nd International Exhibition on Technology for Security
Rome Fair Centre
Rome, Italy
May 11-14, 2009
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TOSM
2009
Lingotto Fiere, Pavilion 5
Torino, Italy
May 26-28, 2009
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Telematics Update Detroit 2009
The Rock Financial Showplace, Novi, Michigan, USA
June 2-3, 2009
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ISS World Europe 2009
Prague Congress Centre
Prague, Czech Republic
June 3-5, 2009 |
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SpeechTEK
2009
New York Marriott Marquis, New York City, USA, Booth 509
August 24-26, 2009 |
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Call Centre Expo 2009
NEC, Birmingham, UK, Stand C17
September 22-23, 2009 |
WHITE PAPERS
>> Towards IMS: The Potential of VoiceXML for Multimedia Applications
>> Speech Technologies And Multimodality: The Solution For New Advanced Services
>> SSML 1.0: an XML-based language to improve TTS rendering
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