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ITEXPO East begins in: 10 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » Exploring the Benefits of Cloud-based IVR Systems » IVR Technologies Shares Insight on Launching Retail Carrier Services » AT&T Developing Voice-Enabled Assistant for Connected Car » Speech Analytics: Seven Best Practices   Sponsored By: ITEXPO East 2012 - February 1-3, 2012 - Miami Beach Convention Center - Miami, Florida ITEXPO is happening this February 1-3, 2012 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, in Miami, Florida. ITEXPO is the event with an educational program that teaches resellers, enterprises, SMBs, and Government Agencies how to select IP-based voice, video, fax, and unified communications to purchase or resell. It's where service providers learn how to profitably roll out services their subscribers are clamoring for. ITEXPO is where buyers, sellers, resellers, and manufacturers meet to forge relationships and close deals. www.itexpo.com   Top Stories » IVR Information Part of Digital DataVoice's New Website » Experts Identify Top Reasons for Implementing Speech Analytics » Speech Technology Excellence Award Given to Varolii » Global Industry Analysts Releases Research Report on Voice Recognition Systems   From The Expert Corner January 16, 2012 Nuance Buys Swype, Dragon the Payoff? By David Sims, TMCnet Contributing Editor Weighing in on Nuance’s (News - Alert) purchase of Swype, which makes add-on keyboards for smartphones, Venture Beat pronounces that the move is “finally beginning to pay off with the introduction of Nuance’s Dragon voice recognition on the latest Swype Android (News - Alert) app.” Shortly before Christmas, TMC’s Monica Glebeman reported that “ Nuance Communications (News - Alert) has recently begun providing access to its Dragon Naturally Speaking software development kit (SDK) to mobile developers seeking to build apps for the iOS and Android platforms. With the SDK, developers will be able to integrate speech recognition capabilities into their mobile applications and/or create speech-aware apps.” Swype’s software keyboard lets you swipe to type text, instead of hunting and pecking virtual keys, Venture Beat explains, adding that with its latest update, “Swype has replaced Google’s built-in voice recognition for Nuance’s Dragon Dictate technology... Read More   Featured Video Interview with Communicano   TMCnet Free Premium Content » Why Upgrade Your IVR? » 2012: Key Contact Center Trends and Priorities for the Upcoming Year - How you can be ready.    Latest Blogs » American Airlines Advertises in-flight WiFi as Differentiator » Woes: AT&T, Spectrum, Yahoo, RIM   Featured Channels » Auto Attendant » Voice Broadcast » Predictive Dialer   Webinars Download One of Our Webinars Today to learn about new opportunities to enhance your business. http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/   Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet Columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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