Dear VoiceObjects developers,

We recently updated the Developer Portal with some new product updates. Check out the update below:

• Now available: VoiceObjects Media Mixer Developer Edition
  VoiceObjects Media Mixer is now available as free Developer Edition. VoiceObjects Media Mixer enables the delivery of innovative video solutions via the creation and dynamic generation of video applications for 3G phones. This optional component to the VoiceObjects Server mixes multiple content types — such as text, images, HTML, audio and video files — and generates video clips in 3gp or Flash video (flv) format.
  http://developers.voiceobjects.com/support-training/media-mixer/

  
  

• New version of VoiceObjects Developer Edition
  Version 7.3 R2 is now available for download, providing a newly designed Test Monitor, an enhanced Storyboard Manager, and several minor enhancements and bug fixes. Users of previous versions of the Developer Edition may use the “Check for Update” from the Developer Edition’s VoiceObjects menu to check for the latest version and to access the provided update package.
  http://developers.voiceobjects.com/downloads/deveditiondownload/

  
  

• Prime Telecom
  To learn more about using VoiceObjects for multiple phone channels try the newly available demo application Prime Telecom. Prime Telecom implements a sample self-service portal for a telecommunication company, supporting three phone channels (voice, text, and Web) in three different languages (US-English, UK-English, and German).
  Additional demos and templates will be published soon.
  http://developers.voiceobjects.com/support-training/developer-edition/demos-templates/

  
  

Please note also our next Jam Session on “Natural Dialog Management – Adding NLU and Other Advanced Speech Processing Features to Traditional Voice & DTMF Dialogs” on November 5, 2008. Free registration at http://developers.voiceobjects.com/tech-topics/monthly-jam-sessions/

Best regards,

Michael

Welcome to the VoiceObjects Developer Blog. The VoiceObjects team is very excited about this new communication channel as this will enrich our growing developer community by sharing thoughts and experiences on various topics.

This weblog will focus on best practices for self-service application design, VUI / GUI design, analytics and reporting, and speech grammar development. Also we are going to cover new market and technology trends and how those impact the VoiceObjects product roadmap. Specifically on developments in the W3C standard bodies around VoiceXML. But also on emerging phone self-service channels such as Video, SMS, USSD, Web Chat and Instant Messaging. And finally we want to report about successful project and solution deployments with our SI partners and customers.

Here are the VoiceObjects team members who  will participate as authors in the Developer Blog:

Andreas Volmer – Presales Manager EMEA
Angelika Salmen – Manager VUI Services
Christopher Schick – Program Manager
Martin Mauelshagen – Program Manager
Michael Codini – CTO
Michael Gill – Director Product Management
Stefan Besling – VP Engineering
Tobias Göbel – Senior Presales Consultant
Volker Kraft – Manager Education Services

If you would like to stay  up-to-date  on what we are doing, please do subscribe to our site’s feed – and please do pass along your comments.  We’d love to hear from you.

The VoiceObjects team