VoiceObjects Developer Portal

Download the latest release of the VoiceObjects Developer Edition. Using this release you can develop over-the-phone voice, video, text, or Web-based applications. And you can use personalization features to customize the experience for each caller or user.

Developer Edition Features:

Create phone-based voice applications or video, text and mobile Web applications
Deploy on any VoiceXML-enabled IVR, media platform, speech platform, and USSD gateway.
Use natural dialog management to assure highest user acceptance.
Graphical, object-based development, including tools for migration, storyboard management, testing and simulation.
Supports XML, VoiceXML, USSD, XHTML, and Eclipse IDE standards

For more information see the Tutorials.

Trial Request Thank You

admin — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:27:34 +0000

Thank you for your interest in VoiceObjects software. You will receive an email within 10 minutes with a link to get this download. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Downloads

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:55:08 +0000

VoiceObjects Developer Edition Downloads

Thank you for your interest in the VoiceObjects Developer Edition. You have two download options. The larger installation consists of all files including the audio resources for the Prime Insurance demo system. The smaller installation does not include these audio files. Once you have selected the appropriate edition, you will be asked to complete a registration form and agree to an online license agreement. VoiceObjects will then send you an e-mail with a link to the download file.

VoiceObjects Developer Edition — Standard Installation (357 MB)

The Developer Edition standard installation consists of all files including VoiceObjects Desktop for Eclipse, the Eclipse development environment, Java JDK, additional required components and the complete Prime Insurance demo including the audio resources. Note that this version requires Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista.

VoiceObjects Developer Edition – Minimal Installation (225.7 MB)

This Developer Edition minimal installation includes VoiceObjects Desktop for Eclipse, the Eclipse development environment, Java JDK, additional required components and the Prime Insurance demo without the Prime Insurance audio resource files. Note that this version requires Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista.

Getting Started Guides

Desktop for Eclipse Quick Start Guide (980 KB PDF)

Desktop for Eclipse Tutorial (2.9 MB PDF)

VoiceObjects Developer Edition

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:55:58 +0000

VoiceObjects Developer Edition Download Registration

Thanks for your interest in the VoiceObjects Developer Edition. Using the Developer Edition, you’ll be able to create over-the-phone voice, video, text, and Web-based applications. Once you have completed this registration form, you will be sent an e-mail with a link to download the software. Note that you will need 227-360MB storage available for the complete download including all the demo files.

System requirements:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, & Vista
Eclipse: Eclipse version 3.2 or higher
Minimum hardware: 1GB RAM, Intel Pentium 3 1GHz or comparable
Recommended hardware: 2GB RAM, Intel Pentium 4 2GHz or comparable
Recommended minimum resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels

Support & Training

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:51:29 +0000

How to get support:

Look through the FAQs
Look through the Getting Started Guides
Open a ticket at VoiceObjects Developer Support

Download Getting Started Guides

Desktop for Eclipse Quick Start Guide (980 KB PDF)

Desktop for Eclipse Tutorial (2.9 MB PDF)

Desktop for Eclipse Manual (1.9 MB PDF)

Voxeo Provisioning Guide (352 KB PDF)

Getting Started

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:52:15 +0000

The documents and videos below will help you to get started developing with VoiceObjects Developer Edition.

Developer Edition Getting Started Video

This 8 minute video provides a quick introduction to the VoiceObjects Developer Edition including components overview, download instructions, and follow on activities.

This video requires the Adobe Flash Player.

Desktop for Eclipse Quick Start Guide

This document guides you through quickly starting with VoiceObjects Desktop for Eclipse, the Eclipse-based graphical environment of VoiceObjects for designing and deploying applications.

It describes how to run through the installation, provides a short introduction to the Desktop for Eclipse environment, and explains how to create a first small application and how to test it.

980 KB PDF Document - Download Now

Desktop for Eclipse Tutorial

The Desktop for Eclipse Tutorial explains in a step-by-step approach how to get started with Desktop for Eclipse and how to build and run simple applications – introducing the basic objects provided by VoiceObjects for application development. While completing these lessons, you will also learn about some advanced features provided by VoiceObjects, e.g. to give your dialogs a more natural hear and feel.

The Desktop for Eclipse Tutorial gives you a foundation for using the basic features of Desktop for Eclipse and building your first phone applications with it. If you want to learn more about additional features – either while working through the lessons or after completing the Desktop for Eclipse Tutorial – refer to VoiceObjects Help (or its corresponding PDF documents), which describes all features and components of the VoiceObjects products in detail.

2.9 MB PDF Document - Download Now

Desktop for Eclipse Manual

The Desktop for Eclipse Guide contains a comprehensive description of all elements of Desktop for Eclipse, the Eclipse-based graphical development environment of VoiceObjects for designing, testing and deploying phone applications. In addition, it explains the basic functions for building phone applications within this environment.

1.9 MB PDF Document - Download Now

Voxeo Provisioning Guide

The Voxeo Provisioning Guide describes the process of deploying and testing applications developed with VoiceObjects Desktop for Eclipse by using two kinds of Voxeo media platforms: A local installation of the Voxeo Prophecy Voice Platform & the hosted media platform Voxeo Evolution.

352 KB PDF Document - Download Now

Tech Topics

admin — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:37:49 +0000

Below are technical paper describing best practices in using VoiceObjects software. If you have a technical paper you’d like to submit, please e-mail .

Natural Dialog Management

May 22, 2008
Interacting in a natural, human-like way on your phone portal is critical to your callers. This paper introduces Natural Dialog Management capabilities of VoiceObjects, a variety of features supporting natural, human-like man-machine interaction. Learn how to easily enhance existing applications with features that can increase caller satisfaction, task completion rates, and thus revenue generated with your self-service voice applications.

Download PDF

Team Collaboration, Version Management, and Audit Trails

May 22, 2008
The VoiceObjects platform allows for collaborative development of phone services in environments that are highly sensitive to security and audit requirements. In order to meet these requirements, VoiceObjects features built-in, role-based user management with granular access control lists, project and version management, object locking mechanisms, and configurable audit trails. This white paper gives an overview about the relevant features offered by the VoiceObjects platform and suggests best practices for defining processes for development teams.

Download PDF

Recommended IVRs

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:43:18 +0000

For developers wishing to test their applications with a free or low cost IVR, check out this list of Websites that VoiceObjects has assembled. This information is subject to change of course. So for best results, go to the individual developer site and read the latest information.

Free Hosted VoiceXML IVR Sites for Developers
Free Evaluation & Low Cost VoiceXML IVRs for Developers

Free Hosted VoiceXML IVR Sites for Developers

Hosted IVR Name	Genesys / VoiceGenie Developer Workshop
Overview	The VoiceGenie Developer Workshop is a group of tools, documentation, and other resources that allows you to deploy your own voice-enabled, interactive phone application for free. All you need to deploy VoiceXML applications is your Web browser, an ordinary phone, some Web space and a free Developer Workshop account.
URL	http://developer.voicegenie.com/
Registration	http://developer.voicegenie.com/register.php
FAQs	N/A
Supported Languages	German, US English

Hosted IVR Name	Loquendo C@fé
Overview	Loquendo C@fé is the place where VoiceXML developers design intuitive automated speech services using Loquendo’s best-in-class automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS) technologies. With Loquendo technology, developers can create multi-lingual, automated voice services using the VoiceXML standard. Developers can host their voice applications in a personal area on the C@fé platform or remote on their Web server.
URL	http://www.loquendo.com/en/services/loquendo_cafe.htm
Registration	http://www.loquendocafe.com/
FAQs	N/A
Supported Languages	Italian, French, German, Spanish, UK English, US English

Hosted IVR Name	Nuance Café
Overview	The Nuance Café is a world-class, Web-based IVR deployment environment that provides all the resources developers need to publish their own innovative speech applications for the telephone. Nuance Café provides free support to all developers.
URL	http://cafe.bevocal.com/
Registration	http://cafe.bevocal.com/account/signup.jsp
FAQs	http://cafe.bevocal.com/docs/faq/index.html
Supported Languages	Spanish, US English

Hosted IVR Name	Plum Voice Hosting
Overview	The Plum Voice Hosting site provides Web-based VoiceXML application provisioning and deployment. Plum Voice is enabling versatile deployment of best of breed automated telephone solutions based on open standards for the enterprise. Plum Voice supports VoiceXML 2.1 on both its developer site and production hosting site.
URL	http://www.plumvoice.com/developers/ platform-index.php
Registration	http://www.plumvoice.com/developers/index.php
FAQs	N/A
Supported Languages	US English

Hosted IVR Name	Tellme Studio by Microsoft
Overview	Tellme Studio is a powerful suite of Web-based VoiceXML tools and community resources that enable you to deploy your own Internet-powered, voice-enabled applications on the Tellme Network. Tellme Studio is custom-tailored to fit the needs of the serious VoiceXML developer.
URL	http://studio.tellme.com/
Registration	http://studio.tellme.com/apply/
FAQs	http://studio.tellme.com/faq/
Supported Languages	Spanish, US English

Hosted IVR Name	Voxeo Evolution
Overview	The Voxeo Evolution site enables IVR developers to deploy voice recognition and touch-tone driven applications that can be called from or call out to any telephone. Voxeo provides 24×7 developer technical support and free direct-dial developer phone numbers without ads or cumbersome pin codes.
URL	http://evolution.voxeo.com/
Registration	http://evolution.voxeo.com/account/register.jsp
FAQs	http://evolution.voxeo.com/support/faq.jsp
Guides	Voxeo Provisioning Guide - 352 KB PDF
Supported Languages	Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Indian English, Italian, Spanish, Swiss German, UK English, US English

Free Evaluation & Low Cost VoiceXML IVRs for Developers

Product Name	Envox Communications Development Platform
Overview	Envox Communications Development Platform combines comprehensive support for traditional voice communication with the industry’s most complete support for IP communication, including IP telephony, video messaging, SMS, and e-mail. By melding these capabilities, Envox offers a unique multi-modal platform that enables developers to deploy all of their communication solutions on a single, cost-effective VoiceXML platform.
URL	http://www.envox.com/software/envox-7.asp
Download	http://www.envox.com/getting-started/evaluation -registration.asp?pageFrom=envox7
Datasheet / Product Tour	http://www.envox.com/downloads/ download_file.asp?f=envox_pdf/ Envox_7_0_Product_Brief.pdf
ASR Support	Loquendo, Nuance, Telisma
Video Support	No
Telephony Support	PSTN, VoIP
OS Support	Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, and Advanced Server), Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP Professional

Product Name	I6NET VXIasterisk for the Open Source PBX Asterisk
Overview	VXIasterisk is a VoiceXML browser for the Asterisk PBX. Asterisk developers can connect this software plug-in to use VoIP or TDM boards, and take part in the application defined interactive voice response systems.
URL	http://www.i6net.com/products/vxi/
Download	http://www.i6net.com/downloads/
Datasheet / Product Tour	http://www.i6net.com/download/28/
ASR Support	Special connectors for ASR engines (Nuance)
Video Support	Yes
Telephony Support	VoIP, TDM
OS Support	Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, and Advanced Server), Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP Professional

Product Name	Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 - Speech Server
Overview	Microsoft OCS 2007 Speech Server comes with the state-of-the-art speech technology built-in, without any premium cost. Developers have the choice to develop applications in standards based Web languages like VoiceXML 2.x and SALT (Speech Application Language Tags), as well as in .NET. Speech Server is VoiceXML 2.0 certified.
URL	http://www.microsoft.com/uc/products/ocs2007.mspx
Download	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb684921.aspx
Datasheet / Product Tour	http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/4/ 744b6734-561a-40a9-8d3d-67abf1c9 db06/OCS%20Evaluation%20Guide%20 Launch%20FINAL.pdf
ASR Support	Microsoft
Video Support	No
Telephony Support	PSTN, VoIP
OS Support	Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Product Name	OptimSys - OptimTalk Desktop Suite
Overview	OptimTalk Desktop Suite is an application suite for the deployment of VoiceXML-based applications on a standard PC or laptop computer. OptimTalk Desktop Suite consists of the following main applications: VoiceXML Interpreter, CCXML Interpreter and Grammar Tester. OptimTalk Desktop Suite offers flexible configuration options and can be easily adapted to the individual needs of developers. E.g. speech recognition and speech synthesis can be easily replaced with faster text-based input and output to speed up testing.
URL	http://www.optimsys.cz/
Download	http://www.optimsys.cz/download/
Datasheet / Product Tour	http://www.optimsys.cz/products/desktop-suite/ introduction.php
ASR Support	Speech recognition via Microsoft Speech API
Video Support	No
Telephony Support	Requires no telephony hardware (microphone and speakers)
OS Support	Windows 2000, Windows XP (Recommended)

Product Name	Visibridge VoiceXML Gateway – Sound Card Edition
Overview	Visibridge VoiceXML Gateway - Sound Card Edition allows you to quickly test VoiceXML applications on your PC or laptop computer with just a microphone and speakers. It includes a touch-tone keypad simulator, requires no telephony hardware and reduces the test/debug cycle by cutting dial and connect time off every call.
URL	http://www.visibridge.com/
Download	http://www.visibridge.com/products/downloadform_p.htm
Datasheet / Product Tour	http://www.visibridge.com/products/products.htm
ASR Support	Includes Microsoft speech recognition (US English)
Video Support	No
Telephony Support	Requires no telephony hardware (microphone and speakers)
OS Support	Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT 4, 2000, 2003, XP

Product Name	Voxeo Prophecy IVR Voice Platform
Overview	Voxeo Prophecy is the latest version of the Voxeo VoiceCenter platform. The goal was to deliver the world’s first telephony application platform software that features retail like simplicity at an extremely low price. The resulting product is accessible, simple, 100% standards based and inexpensive. Voxeo Prophecy scales from two ports on low-end notebooks to tens of thousands of ports on multiple-server clusters.
URL	http://www.voxeo.com/prophecy/
Download	http://www.voxeo.com/prophecy/#download
Datasheet / Product Tour	http://www.voxeo.com/prophecy/video/ prophecy_overview.mov
ASR Support	Built-in high quality speech recognition (US English); easily works with other speech engines via MRCP
Video Support	No
Telephony Support	PSTN, VoIP
OS Support	Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, and XP

Product Name	Voxpilot Open Media Platform
Overview	The Voxpilot Open Media Platform is a distributed call control and VoiceXML-based media processing platform designed to enable rapid delivery of next generation interactive DTMF, speech, and multimedia services on a single platform. Employing a unique combination of advanced PSTN features with IMS-ready VoIP capabilities, the Voxpilot Open Media Platform is optimized both for the networks of today and also those of tomorrow.
URL	http://www.voxpilot.com/
Download	http://downloads.voxpilot.com/
Datasheet / Product Tour	http://www.voxpilot.com/pdf/Voxpilot_OMP_3.2.pdf
ASR Support	Loquendo, LumenVox, Nuance, Telisma, Vocative
Video Support	Yes
Telephony Support	PSTN, VoIP
OS Support	Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3, Microsoft Windows Server 2003