Oddcast, and Loquendo, today announced that Loquendo’s high-quality, multilanguage Text-To-Speech engine has been integrated within Oddcast’s [V]Host technology.
September 30, 2003 (Press Release) --
New York, NY – September 29, 2003 – Oddcast, a media technology company that develops conversational character products and Loquendo, the global speech technology company, today announced that Loquendo’s high-quality, multilanguage Text-To-Speech engine has been integrated within Oddcast’s [V]Host technology.
This choice gives Oddcast’s [V]Host conversational characters the power to speak in 15 different languages. Indeed, with Loquendo TTS, Oddcast is now offering its growing base of over 500 international [V]Host customers a choice of over 25 male and female personas that speak the widest selection of the world’s languages and country-specific dialects. .
The integration of Loquendo technology is also expanding the markets that Oddcast [V[Host characters can be sold into. Loquendo TTS is currently available in U.K. and U.S. English, Italian, Castilian Spanish, French, German, Brazilian, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Mexican, Chilean, Argentinean, Swedish, Catalan. These additional TTS languages will help to reinforce [V]Host as the industry standard for deploying interactive characters online.
[V]Host, is a conversational character software tool that is used by companies to create life-like, animated, talking characters that intelligently interact with their users. They are fully customizable and communicate with customers and employees via online advertising campaigns, customer service applications, e-learning systems, mobile devices and many other technology driven platforms.
About Oddcast
Oddcast is a media technology company that develops conversational character products. The company’s flagship product, [V]Host™, allows businesses to create brand appropriate, online personalities that intelligently interact with customers in e-commerce checkouts, customer service applications, e-learning systems, advertising campaigns, mobile devices and digital TV. Companies using [V]Host™ include Coca Cola, Cisco, Oracle, Chevy, Heinz, Sara Lee, Mountain Dew, the Government of Canada and Black Entertainment Television. To learn more about Oddcast and the [V]Host technology log on to http://vhost.oddcast.com.
About Loquendo - Vocal Technology and Services
With over 30 years R&D expertise, Loquendo is at the forefront of the global speech technologies market. Its high-quality, high-performance technologies (Loquendo TTS text to speech engine, Loquendo Embedded TTS text to speech engine, Loquendo ASR automatic speech recognition) and platforms guarantee the best solutions in 15 languages, with more coming soon. From its headquarters in Turin, Italy, Loquendo deploys technologies that power over 2,000,000 calls every day in the telecommunications and enterprise markets throughout the world. For more information, visit www.loquendo.com
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Gaea Vilage Michael Volpatt
Loquendo Larkin/Volpatt Communications
+39 011 757 6111 917-678-0187
marketing@loquendo.com michael@larkinvolpatt.com
This choice gives Oddcast’s [V]Host conversational characters the power to speak in 15 different languages. Indeed, with Loquendo TTS, Oddcast is now offering its growing base of over 500 international [V]Host customers a choice of over 25 male and female personas that speak the widest selection of the world’s languages and country-specific dialects. .
The integration of Loquendo technology is also expanding the markets that Oddcast [V[Host characters can be sold into. Loquendo TTS is currently available in U.K. and U.S. English, Italian, Castilian Spanish, French, German, Brazilian, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Mexican, Chilean, Argentinean, Swedish, Catalan. These additional TTS languages will help to reinforce [V]Host as the industry standard for deploying interactive characters online.
[V]Host, is a conversational character software tool that is used by companies to create life-like, animated, talking characters that intelligently interact with their users. They are fully customizable and communicate with customers and employees via online advertising campaigns, customer service applications, e-learning systems, mobile devices and many other technology driven platforms.
About Oddcast
Oddcast is a media technology company that develops conversational character products. The company’s flagship product, [V]Host™, allows businesses to create brand appropriate, online personalities that intelligently interact with customers in e-commerce checkouts, customer service applications, e-learning systems, advertising campaigns, mobile devices and digital TV. Companies using [V]Host™ include Coca Cola, Cisco, Oracle, Chevy, Heinz, Sara Lee, Mountain Dew, the Government of Canada and Black Entertainment Television. To learn more about Oddcast and the [V]Host technology log on to http://vhost.oddcast.com.
About Loquendo - Vocal Technology and Services
With over 30 years R&D expertise, Loquendo is at the forefront of the global speech technologies market. Its high-quality, high-performance technologies (Loquendo TTS text to speech engine, Loquendo Embedded TTS text to speech engine, Loquendo ASR automatic speech recognition) and platforms guarantee the best solutions in 15 languages, with more coming soon. From its headquarters in Turin, Italy, Loquendo deploys technologies that power over 2,000,000 calls every day in the telecommunications and enterprise markets throughout the world. For more information, visit www.loquendo.com
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Gaea Vilage Michael Volpatt
Loquendo Larkin/Volpatt Communications
+39 011 757 6111 917-678-0187
marketing@loquendo.com michael@larkinvolpatt.com
Email
Print
SPAM
LEAVE A COMMENT
