>From one of my clients... I wasn't aware of this "flavour" of XML Bill "D.H. Allan" wrote: > > http://www.voicexml.org/pr20000307-1.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > [VoiceXML Forum] [Press Kit] > [VoiceXML Forum Nav] VOICEXML FORUM ISSUES VERSION 1.0 > OF NEW MARKUP LANGUAGE FOR VOICE INTERNET ACCESS > Number of Supporters Grows to 79 > > LOS ANGELES – The VoiceXML Forum today announced it > has completed the VoiceXML 1.0 specification, which > is expected to expand the reach of the Internet by > providing voice access to content and services. The > Forum membership, which now numbers 79 companies, is > reviewing the specification before it is submitted to > the appropriate body for formal standardization. > > Based on the World Wide Web Consortium’s > industry-standard eXtensible Markup Language (XML), > Version 1.0 of the VoiceXML specification provides a > high-level programming interface to speech and > telephony resources for application developers, > service providers and equipment manufacturers. > Standardization of VoiceXML will: > > * simplify creation and delivery of Web-based, > personalized interactive voice-response > services; > * enable phone and voice access to integrated call > center databases, information and services on > Web sites, and company intranets; and > * help enable new voice-capable devices and > appliances. > > On the basis of the 0.9 version of the specification > released last year, many companies have already begun > implementing VoiceXML in their products and services, > and a market for third-party VoiceXML application > development has begun to emerge. The 1.0 version of > the specification, currently being reviewed by Forum > members, is now available to the public on the > Forum’s Web site at http://www.voicexml.org. > > "The telephone network has long had the potential to > grow in information services and automated commerce > like the Internet, but the difficulty of integrating > them with quality voice services has prevented it > from doing so," said William S. Meisel, president of > TMA Associates, publisher/editor of the Speech > Recognition Update newsletter (Tarzana, CA) and one > of the speech technology industry's best-known > independent analysts and consultants. "VoiceXML is a > key component in letting telephone speech recognition > and the Voice Web grow in Internet time." > > The VoiceXML 1.0 specification is based on years of > research and development at AT&T, IBM, Lucent > Technologies and Motorola, as well as comments from > Forum members. > > Another 18 companies have joined the VoiceXML Forum > as supporters since the 0.9 specification was issued, > including Brooktrout Software; Cisco Systems; > ConApps; Gold Systems, Inc.; Indicast Corporation; > Intraco Systems; IP Unity; ITT Industries; Net > Technologies, Inc.; Nokia Corporation; Oki Electric > Company, Ltd.; Onebox.com; PipeBeach AB; S-Link > Corporation; Spyglass, Inc.; SS8 Networks, Inc.; Vail > Systems, Inc.; and Voyant Technologies, Inc. > > A number of Forum members are exhibiting here this > week at CT Expo, the world’s largest trade show for > providers and users of computer-telephony equipment, > services, software and solutions > > The objective of the VoiceXML Forum is to expand > Internet access through telephones and other devices > using both speech and ordinary touch-tone user > interfaces. > > The Forum recently engaged the management services of > the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology > Organization to facilitate its day-to-day activities. > For further information, visit the Forum’s Web site > (http://www.voicexml.org) or call 732-465-6464. > > ### -- Get FREE DSL. Check out the FreeDSL Browser Assistant. http://in.winfire.com/s/isapiEng.dll/wf.exe?cmd=rl&452,10005357&wf.exe -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.