SQZ Incorporated releases SpeechStudio Suite
for Microsoft Visual Studio C++ SAPI Developers
Portland, OR, August 15, 2000: SQZ Incorporated has released SpeechStudio Suite
1.0, a complete
software development solution for building VUIs (voice-driven user
interfaces) for Microsoft Windows applications. SpeechStudio Suite enables
developers to voice enable new or existing application programs using
industry-standard Microsoft Visual Studio C++ and the new Microsoft Speech
API, SAPI 5.0. Included is SpeechRunner, the industry's only comprehensive
testing solution for voice-enabled desktop and embedded applications.
"SpeechStudio takes
advantage of the power of SAPI to make speech development easier,"
says Microsoft Speech API Program Manager David Jennings. "With
SpeechStudio, application developers can focus more on designing better
usability and features into their products, rather than messing with
low-level system programming for event and audio handlers."
SpeechStudio Suite 1.0
includes a library of prerecorded speech files for automated testing, one
year of technical support, and three software development tools:
- SpeechStudio is a voice interaction
development tool that enables programmers to create
application-specific conversations and keep those conversations in
sync with evolving applications. Programmers can leverage their
existing or planned GUI implementations to get a running start on
their VUI, and then can evolve their VUI to take advantage of the
unique strengths of voice control.
- SpeechRunner delivers complete testing
of voice-enabled applications with interactive test development,
stand-aside test execution, and automated results analysis.
SpeechRunner supports SAPI-compliant voice-recognition engines as well
as implementing a simulated voice-recognition engine for highly
reliable functional testing.
- SpeechPlayer is a freely redistributable
runtime system. The SpeechPlayer dashboard displays hints about what to
say, feedback from the voice recognition engine, online help, and a
standard interface for short dictation, correction, and system
configuration.
"SpeechPlayer is application
intelligent, using information embedded by SpeechStudio in the target
application to display context-sensitive prompts and focus the voice
recognition engine on a limited vocabulary for maximum accuracy,"
said Dr. Stephen F. Zeigler, President of SQZ Incorporated. "And
tests created for SpeechRunner are high level and easily intelligible,
maximizing their longevity despite changes to the target
application."
Voice-enabled
applications can be deployed on any Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows
2000 that has a SAPI-compliant voice-recognition engine.
SpeechStudio Suite is
available directly from SQZ Incorporated at (800) 574-1103 or via the web
at www.speechstudio.com. A single user license is
priced at $1,595.
About SQZ Incorporated
SQZ Incorporated provides
software simplifying the integration, refinement, and testing of speech
recognition for PC and embedded user interfaces. SQZ software helps our
customers to achieve high-quality, reliable, intelligent voice interaction
as a strategic asset. SQZ customers add value to their products and
maximize their voice capability while minimizing their investments in
specific recognition strategies. SQZ Incorporated, founded in 1998, is
privately financed.
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