Language Technology News for 2003

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Virtual TV Guide to switch channels for visually impaired
2003/11/19

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/3283431.stm
Television could move into a new age with a "listening" virtual TV guide which can switch channels at the command of the viewer. The guide, which has been developed in Norwich, is an electronic programme built around an animated virtual human.

Summit Information Systems to Resell Maxxar's TNT Solution
2003/11/18

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=ne(...)
Maxxar Corporation announced it has enhanced its strategic alliance with Fiserv, Inc.

Combining Technologies to improve Search rather than Discovery
2003/11/18

http://www.computerworld.com.sg/pcwsg.nsf/unidlookup/5CA5DC6846FE9DF94(...)
The content management challenges that enterprises face in Singapore are no different from those reported in other parts of the world: the electronic content that enterprises accumulate is growing rapidly and these would require good search solutions.

Fast Supplies Surfnet with Scalable Search Platform
2003/11/17

http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2185741
Fast Search & Transfer and SURFnet announced today that FAST Data Search(TM) has been selected to power the search services of their SURFnet network.

Using Graphical call-flow and NLU Tools for Voice Applications
2003/11/17

http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/voicetoolkit?Open&ca=daw-flts-11200(...)
Voice Toolkit Preview is a toolkit for taking voice application development to the next level using graphical call-flow tools and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) tools.

Search Market - Battle of the Big Boys?
2003/11/16

http://www.forbes.com/business/energy/newswire/2003/11/16/rtr1149649.h(...)
Google Inc., which has revolutionized the way people search the Internet and could go public in the hottest Silicon Valley share offering since the dot-com boom.

IBM to pursue new functions in NL and Automatic Computing
2003/11/12

http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=4(...)
Research Execs see steady focus on utility, on-demand computing. Portability, natural language functions for utility model under development.

EACL Newsletter
2003/11/07

http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/eacl/newsletter.php3
Finally a new version of the EACL newsletter

LingoWare, new Localization Software, now available
2003/11/07

http://www.lingoware.com/english/index.html
Lingoware translates any application into your language.

Spam Wars: Filters that Strike Back
2003/11/04

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,61012,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_(...)
Fearing that spammers are increasingly finding ways to slip their unwanted messages past the current generation of filtering technologies, activists are taking a second look at a proposal to use denial-of-service attacks in the fight against spam.

Convera to win $ 2 million Contract for Search Technology
2003/11/04

http://www.wtonline.com/news/1_1/daily_news/22058-1.html
Convera, a provider of search and categorization software, won a $2 million contract from the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security, company officials announced Nov. 4.

Car Rental Company to receive ScanSoft's Milestone Achievement Award for Improved Customer Self-Service
2003/11/04

http://www.scansoft.com/news/pressreleases/2003/20031104_rentacar.asp
ScanSoft, Inc. today recognized Dollar Rent A Car with a Milestone Achievement Award for reaching a critical customer service milestone with their speech solution.

Microsoft launches Voice Control for Mobiles
2003/11/03

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/031103/80/ecwow.html
Microsoft has began selling new voice recognition and control software to allow mobile phone and handheld computer users to control most functions of their phones without fiddling with tiny controls.

Microsoft Research - Asia Establishes Advanced Technology Center
2003/11/03

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031103/sfm069_1.html
The mission of Microsoft Research - Asia is to drive the state of the art forward in areas such as graphics and multimedia, wireless and networking, user interface, and information processing.

ClubDeaf.com to launch Online Community
2003/10/31

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/10/prweb87031.htm
ClubDeaf.com today launched the first online community for the Deaf. Featuring state-of-the-art videoconferencing technology, ClubDeaf.com enables the signing community to easily and naturally communicate with each other.