InternetIBM Gives a Mobile Voice to Developers

Big Blue extends speech engine to developers to spur mobile device applications.

Imagine not having to go through the machinations to hear a voice mail that you likely don't need to hear, or not having to scroll for a contact off a smartphone directory listing. Instead you just give a short voice command to read a text version of the voice message or the contact name and get it in just seconds. That's the beauty speech recognition holds for mobile devices within the next year, and such innovative capabilities are what IBM (NYSE: IBM) believes could be among the biggest technology transformation to date. It's also why Big Blue announced today it is offering its speech recognition engine to clients and partners, developing both consumer and enterprise applications for smartphones and mobile Internet devices. By providing it for collaborative development, IBM said it was taking a new strategy that allows developers to work directly with IBM Research to augment, improve and build new products with the technology as the base. RELATED ARTICLES IBM Thinking Green for N.C. Datacenter IBM, Linux and the Microsoft-Free PC IBM Lets a 'Thousand Flowers' Speak IBM Lotus Goes Mobile via the BlackBerry IBM Sees Enterprise Appeal in Wireless Net Boom For more stories on this topic: "It's an evolving strategy for our research division, rather than trying to push our technology mainly through the product and services divisions," according to a press statement. The speech research group is also... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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