Speech Technology Magazine Announces 2009 Industry Awards

SpeechTEK 2009

Speech Technology magazine has announced the 2009 Speech Industry Awards for leadership and superior performance.

Recipients were recognized today at the annual SpeechTEK Conference and Exposition which last through Thursday at the New York Marriott Marquis.

SpeechTEK is the speech technology industry’s annual showcase of new products and services. Leading companies from all over the world attend to demonstrate the latest innovations, strategies and applications using speech technology.

Awards are determined by the editors of Speech Technology magazine and are presented to individuals and companies for extraordinary efforts made to increase awareness and acceptance of speech technologies and for outstanding accomplishments in bringing new products and services to the marketplace.

“Speech Technology magazine’s industry awards are presented for accomplishments that truly stand out,” says David Myron, editorial director of Speech Technology magazine. “To be recognized the recipients must have demonstrated real leadership, innovation and achievement.”

The 2009 Speech Solutions Awards were presented to the following companies and individuals:

Speech Luminaries – Influential professionals who have advanced the causes of their respective organizations and worked tirelessly to increase awareness and acceptance of speech technologies.
Paolo Baggia, Loquendo
Daniel Doulton, SpinVox
Juan Gilbert, Ph.D, Human Centered Computer Lab (HCCL)
Irv Shapiro, Ifbyphone

Star Performers – Standout vendors that have contributed to the industry’s growth, either through innovative product or service launches, a heightened focus on speech technologies through alliances or mergers and acquisitions, or exceptional executive of an existing product or service.
H-Care
Ribbit
Sensory
Verizon
Market Leaders – Companies that have led the industry over the past 12 months in specific categories based on polls conducted with leading industry analysts and consultants.

Speech Engine
Winner – IBM
Leaders – Loquendo, Nuance Communications
Vendor Contender – Microsoft

Speech Self-Service Suite
Winner – Contact Solutions
Leaders – Convergys, Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories
Vendor Contender – Microsoft/Tellme Networks

Speech Security
Winner – PerSay
Leaders – IBM, Nuance Communications
Vendor Contender – Agnitio

Speech Analytics
Winner – Nexidia
Leaders – Aurix, Verint Systems
Vendor Contender – Autonomy etalk

Professional Services
Winner – Convergys/Intervoice
Leaders – SpeechCycle, West Interactive
Vendor Contender – Avaya

Mobile Voice Search
Winner – Google
Leaders – Microsoft/Tellme Networks, Vlingo

Implementation Awards – End-user companies that have garnered impressive results from recent speech technology deployments including financial return, productivity gains, improved efficiencies and better customer service.

Customer – Prevea Health
Vendor – Nuance Communications
Product – eSubscription Computer-Aided Medical Transcription

Customer – First Direct Bank/Leumi Group
Vendor – PerSay
Product – FreeSpeech Real-Time Fraudster Detection

Customer – Coca-Cola Enterprises
Vendor – Datria Systems
Product – Voice Pick

Customer – Conseco
Vendor – NICE Systems
Product – Smart Center

Additional information on all the 2009 award recipients is published in the September issue of Speech Technology magazine and is available online at www.speechtechmag.com.

About SpeechTEK

Launched in 1995, the SpeechTEK Exposition and Educational Conference (www.speechtek.com) is recognized worldwide as the industry’s premier event focusing on products, services, applications, solutions, and innovations using speech technologies. The trade show and educational conference attracts a global network of speech technology providers and enterprise network customers who develop and implement speech solutions.

About Information Today

Information Today, Inc.(www.infotoday.com), parent company of SpeechTEK and Speech Technology magazine, is a leading publisher and conference organizer. In addition to Speech Technology magazine, Information Today publications include Streaming Media magazine, CRM magazine, KMWorld magazine, Database Trends and Applications magazine, EventDV magazine, and EContent magazine.

Contacts

for SpeechTEK
Sheila Willison, 859-278-2223
Sheila {at} infotoday(.)com