Wizzard Software Announces Newest Release of AT&T Natural Voices Text to Speech
December 20th, 2008 Leave a comment Visited 27 times, 1 so far today
Highlights Expanded Reseller Agreement with AT&T
Wizzard Software (NYSE-Alternext: WZE) announced today the availability of Version 4.2 of AT&T Natural Voices Text-to-Speech (TTS) for Linux. The software includes a new streamlined architecture that makes it easier and quicker for application and web developers to deploy high performance speech solutions. In addition to twenty voices in eight languages, the new version adds Italian. Wizzard continues to make the AT&T technology very cost effective for applications developers and will be releasing a 4.2 version for Windows early in 2009.
AT&T Natural Voices is widely acknowledged in the industry as the most natural-sounding synthesized speech system in the world. Wizzard will offer Version 4.2 in a variety of licensing models to Developers, Integrators and Business Clients. By continuing to upgrade Natural Voices and extending the reseller agreement, AT&T has reinforced its resolve to provide world-class speech synthesis to mainstream markets through Wizzard Software.
“We are very excited about AT&T Natural Voices Version 4.2,” said Bruce Phifer, General Manager of Wizzard’s Technology and Services division. “Our clients demand the highest quality natural-sounding synthesized speech technology at competitive terms and prices, and we are confident that Version 4.2 meets that demand. Our close working relationship with AT&T has produced a very compelling combination of world class speech technology and low cost distribution and we are very enthusiastic about the possibilities this presents to our clients and the long term growth of the industries they support.”
Wizzard invites Developers and Integrators to visit its website for a sample of the excellent voice quality and licensing possibilities for this extraordinary technology by visiting this web page: http://wizzardsoftware.com/speech_index.php
You can view the official AT&T press release for the new product launch here: http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=26414
About Wizzard Technology & Services (T&S: a division of Wizzard Software)
Wizzard’s T & S Division is the preferred supplier of speech technologies to clients who create, distribute and deploy speech enabled applications. Long-standing relationships with the providers of state of the art speech technologies has enabled Wizzard T&S to support the deployment of speech applications across a variety of industries and at the same time provides a strong core of speech expertise within the company to enhance the performance of Wizzard’s media delivery and advertising business.
About Wizzard Software
Founded in 1996, Wizzard Software has become a leader in the speech technology application market. Wizzard architects solutions to business problems using its expertise in consulting, speech development tools and building speech based applications for the Desktop and Internet. Wizzard has achieved global recognition because of its expertise with voice communication whether it is via computer or telephone. Wizzard’s successes have lead to expanding speech technology opportunities in government and commercial sectors, including several healthcare industry products and services. Most recently, Wizzard Software entered the exciting new realm of digital media and is already the world’s largest distributor of digital media via RSS (podcasts). For more information, please visit www.wizzardsoftware.com.
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