Speech synthesis, speech recognition, improved hardware, and improved dialog system combine into a disruptive technology that will forever change how people interact with embedded computers. Network convergence, device convergence, and standard modular components are changing the computing environment. While call centers are todays major market for speech applications, multimodal applications on portable handheld devices will soon dominate the market for speech technology.
Cite as: Larson, J.A. (2005) VoiceXML: industry perspectives and business opportunities. Proc. Applied Spoken Language Interaction in Distributed Environments (ASIDE 2005), paper 43 (keynote paper)
@inproceedings{larson05_aside,
author={James A. Larson},
title={{VoiceXML: industry perspectives and business opportunities}},
year=2005,
booktitle={Proc. Applied Spoken Language Interaction in Distributed Environments (ASIDE 2005)},
pages={paper 43 (keynote paper)}
}