Voice April Fool...!!!

Yes,

It was just April fool...!

Many people call me up for this,I have given some International phone number(s) to try out for some benefit, and On that number(s) some IVR applications were running,

and many people were enjoyed this, some of you have given angry feedback, some of you have
take it easy, some of you have SHOUTED secret code,

if you did not become fool (even communicated with me in this regards) please read
following.

I can not fool some people, because (you understand the remaining part) :)

Just kidding, please DO NOT take it seriously, !


Thanks,


--Raxit

(this post is not FOR public, It is for my Friends, relatives, collegues and other persons who have contacted me, without knowing April 1 is nearer.)

Free Recharge (or postpaid bill Reduction)...!!!

Hi,


This post is readable by public, but suggested to act by only persons who are knowing me,
who are (or were) working with me. There is No warranty/gauranee the things work perfectly,

I am not responsible for any result !

Yes, Its true, you can recharge (or Reduce billing) your mobile for Free, And It is as easy as to just make 2 Phone Calls,


If you know me, If you are (were) my collegue, friend and relative and want to have free
recharge (Or Reduced postpaid bill of equivallent amount) Just Call me, I will provide you
step (--Easy step anyone can do) for this.


If you are NOT knowing me then Don't do Anything, even if you try to contact me via E-mail/Skype-any other Msgr., I may not reply and just delete the E-mail/Msg, Sorry :(


--Raxit Sheth

Intervoice & SCXML

Hi All,

I just found this link,

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb514486.htm


Its worth to note about statement of "Who is who of Speech Industry" on SCXML and related future technology. !



--Raxit

Its Not Rumor (now) : Tellme + Microsoft merged...!

There were many rumours about TellMe.

http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/voice-hosting-ma-activity.html
(this is very interesting blog,)


http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6166481.html
(I read this link from spkydog's blog.!)(www.spkydog.blogspot.com)


(Google & Tellme Rumor on spkydog's blog + history of other such acquisitions)http://spkydog.blogspot.com/2006/06/speechvoicexml-merger-mania-wheres.html



Finally this is not now rumor about Tellme and Microsoft...here is a link,
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/mar07/03-14PowerOfSpeechPR.mspx

Some Interesting blog after the announcement

http://blogs.msdn.com/sprague/archive/2007/03/14/what-it-feels-like-to-merge-with-microsoft.aspx
(secret Sunday afternoon meetings .!)


http://blogs.msdn.com/sprague/archive/2007/03/14/tellme-wow.aspx



{
in my previous posts (Feb-15-2007) I posted link to forbes.com
having article "The Future of Phone and Web Convergence" by TellMe's Mike, and today on Mar-15-2007 I am again posting this gr8 news about Tellme+MSFT !

http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/12/yahoo-google-microsoft-ent-tech-cx_kw_0212wharton.html?partner=telecom_newsletter

}



--Raxit Sheth

VoiceXml Solution Directory

Today the "VoiceXml Solutions Directory" launched by VoiceXml Forum

Currently the Directory is organized in category of (currently this type of search is very frequent)

Products
=Platforms (Both Certified platform as well as not-certified with which one is certified and which are not)
=Re-Usable Modules
=Applications

Services
=VUI Design
=System Integration
=Hosted Vxml Services


you may interested to visit the Directory
http://www.vxmldirectory.com/

here is the press release
http://www.voicexml.org/press/press_releases.asp?item_id=102


You may find the link to VoiceXml Directory in Right hand side of this Page,

--Raxit Sheth

interesting article/discussion with Tellme's Mike McCue on

- personalized experience,
- good interface,
- importance of speech recognition Vs dtmf-only menu
- business model who benefit to service provider, service consumer and host of voice portal.
- importance of business model and strategy of tellme as well other players,competitors
- why voice-access to site is still (more) costly (compared to normal web-access) ?
- some more stuff on future voice-web.

article's titled as "The Future of Phone and Web Convergence"



link :
http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/12/yahoo-google-microsoft-ent-tech-cx_kw_0212wharton.html?partner=telecom_newsletter




--Raxit

SSMl Workshop Photo...!

W3C's SSML-Workshop-3 pics of Hyderabad (Thanks to Paolo for sharing the Photo)

--Raxit Sheth