Language Technology News for 2004

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washingtonpost.com about Google, Search Engine Uses and Impact on Libraries
2004/02/20

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55288-2004Feb19.html
Washington Post staff writer Joel Achenbach discussed his recent article on Google, Internet search engine uses and its impact on libraries.

Edify and Microsoft to deliver Integrated Speech Solutions
2004/02/19

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040219/sfth035_1.html
As a Microsoft Speech Partner, Edify will work with Microsoft to deliver comprehensive speech solutions for the marketplace based on Microsoft Speech Server.

Philips and GST to launch MagicReporting
2004/02/18

http://www.speechrecognition.philips.com/index.php?id=5&full=836
Royal Philips Electronics and Gruppo Soluzioni Tecnologiche will launch MagicReporting for Radiologists at this year’s European Radiology Congress in Vienna.

Creating a Digital Aristotle: A Computerized Knowledge System
2004/02/18

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view(...)
Vulcan Inc., parent company for Paul G. Allen's investments and philanthropy, today announced phase II of Project Halo, a staged, long-term research and development initiative that aims to develop a "Digital Aristotle"

Scansoft and Unified Communications to power SingTel Speech Service
2004/02/17

http://www.scansoft.com/news/pressreleases/2004/20040217_onevoice.asp
ScanSoft, Inc. today announced the official launch of OneVoice, the voice portal application for Singapore Telecommunications Limited.

Joel Achenbach for BizReport - Search for Tomorrow
2004/02/16

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=6192
When Google first appeared, in 1998, it seemed like a throwback. Rather than a jazzy "portal," it was just a plain ol' boring search engine.

Adults and Children develop Gestures that mimic Language
2004/02/15

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-02/uoc-aac020604.php
The ability to develop a form of communication that becomes an actual language is apparently innate, new University of Chicago research on the use of gestures among deaf children and experiments with adults shows.

SaffronOne V.4 - Associative Memory-based Machine Learning Engine available
2004/02/13

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=63096
Saffron Technology announced that SaffronOne version 4.0 is now commercially available, after completing its beta test period with both US Government and commercial customers and partners.

Researchers target computer recognition of speech as the next-generation data source
2004/02/13

http://www.uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=1483
In the not too distant future, if you miss a meeting, you'll likely be able to check a database prepared by a computerized secretary that recorded, indexed and stored the event in such a way that you can search for the main topics of discussion, find out who committed to do what, determine participants' stances on the topics at hand or pinpoint courses of action.

Fred Juang about Trends in Speech Recognition
2004/02/13

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-02/giot-cwm020204.php
When the motion picture "2001, A Space Odyssey" opened in 1968, that conversation between a stranded astronaut and a malevolent computer named HAL seemed plausible for the year 2001 – then more than three decades in the future.

Zi Corp. to unveil Dual Language Text Entry Capabilities
2004/02/12

http://www.zicorp.com/pressreleases/021204.htm
Zi Corporation will be unveiling the world's first dual language text entry capability and other predictive text breakthroughs at this month's 3GSM World Congress from February 23 to 26 in Cannes, France.

Convergys to add TuVox Applications to SpeechPort Platform
2004/02/11

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GE(...)
TuVox announced that Convergys Corporation added TuVox' CVR applications to its open standards-based advanced speech recognition (ASR) SpeechPort(TM) platform.

Connexor to introduce Machinese Syntax for German
2004/02/11

http://www.connexor.com/script/news/43114311022004.php
Connexor announced that it has released Machinese Syntax for German to complement its existing Machinese Syntax products for the other major business languages of Europe and the Americas.

Don't hide your Emotions !
2004/02/10

http://www.wired.com/news/gizmos/0,1452,62184,00.html
A solution that may prevent violence against handsets comes in the form of a new software program designed to detect callers' frustration and transfer them to a human operator.

W3C to recommend Semantic Web Standards
2004/02/10

http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3310831
W3C Tuesday passed two key standards for helping computers get more information out of the applications they are processing and match content more appropriately for end-users.