Language Technology News for 2005

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Europeans to counter Google Print project
2005/05/06

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D89TS4U01.htm?campaign_id(...)
The world according to Google? Europeans have long bemoaned the influence of Hollywood movies on their culture. Now plans by Google Inc. to create a massive digital library have triggered such strong fears in Europe about Anglo-American cultural dominance that one critic is warning of a "unilateral command of the thought of the world."

Microsoft is to license out Language Technology to start-up companies
2005/05/05

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4516241.stm
It wants investors in small, young firms to take advantage of 20 technologies which have not yet been let loose on the technology market. Developments which are going to be made available include face detection and tracking software and a natural language-processing technology.

Translation and Localization provider ENLASO announces release of lexikon Glossary Management solution
2005/05/05

http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/5/emw236093.htm
NLASO Corporation announced the release of Lexikon, a customizable glossary management tool that enables enterprises to manage terminology effectively and automate internal glossary management processes.

Datamonitor to see replacement of DTMF with IVR at substantial level
2005/04/30

http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-8400.html
For the past two decades, the dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) interactive voice response (IVR) has been used by businesses for the purposes of phone-based routing and self-service functionality. But today, a large number of businesses are investing in the newer speech-enabled IVR to move beyond the limitations of DTMF and further improve routing and self-service capabilities.

New intelligent dictionary searches make sense
2005/04/29

http://istresults.cordis.lu/index.cfm?section=news&tpl=article&ID=7546(...)
The IST project BENEDICT has built a dictionary suite with a Semantic Context Sensitive Dictionary Look-up. This dictionary not only scans the text around the search word, and gives the correct base-form and syntactic category for the word, but also highlights the correct sense.

Connexor OEMs machinese to Tilde translation tools
2005/04/29

http://www.connexor.com/script/news/16110929042005.php
Connexor has entered into a license agreement with Tilde, the main provider of localization and translation services for Baltic languages. Tilde uses Machinese as a linguistic component in its forthcoming translation-related products for the Baltic market.

IBM, Cisco partner on Speech-Recognition applications
2005/04/28

http://www.top-tech-news.com/story.xhtml?story_id=33745
IBM Latest News about IBM and Cisco Latest News about Cisco Systems will put their heads together in developing speech-enabled applications for business contact centers Relevant Products/Services from TargusInfo, with a focus on improving customer relations. The idea is to enable efficient, speech-enabled, self-service transactions for customers.

Crystal Semantics patented Sense Engine now available in server side, client and WEB versions
2005/04/25

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story(...)
Crystal Semantics announced today the launch of three new versions of its Textonomy.advance(TM) sense engine technology -- Textonomy.advance SERVER, integrated within ad serving technology, Textonomy.advance CLIENT, which can be bundled with software for personalization of ad content online, and Textonomy.advance WEB.

Samsung unveils the P207, the world's first mobile phone with VoicemodeTM Speech-to-Text Technology
2005/04/22

http://www.voicesignal.com/news/press/2005-04-18.html
Stylishly packaged in a fashionable black casing, the p207 offers a practical text-input method, relevant for a variety of consumers. When typing text messages becomes time-consuming and labor intensive, the p207’s VoiceMode integrates easy dictation to speed up the process.

Disruptive technologies: Semantic Web
2005/04/22

http://www.managingautomation.com/maonline/magazine/read/3571723
Today, when your company's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system senses that an important component needed to assemble your highest-margin product is almost out of stock, it dispatches a software agent to a trio of approved suppliers' catalogs to find the most parts on the best possible terms.

May I see your voice, please?
2005/04/20

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2005/tc20050420_1036(...)
As speech-related biometric technology joins the fight against identity theft, your credit card may start asking you to speak louder.

Opera 8 for Windows and Linux also comes with voice recognition software
2005/04/19

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,120498,00.asp
Internet browser company Opera Software has added features for tighter security and the ability to surf the Web with voice commands in the latest version of its browser, Opera 8 for Windows and Linux, launched Tuesday.

New software brings added efficiency to terminology management and translation projects
2005/04/18

http://www.sdl.com/company/news/press-release.htm?id=15486
Poor control of terminology can damage a company’s brand, impact customer support and customer satisfaction levels, and introduce risk into statutory compliance processes across global markets. SDLPhraseFinder 2005 helps businesses address these issues by quickly and effectively identifying the terminology being used within the organization.

Microsoft Word Grammar Checker are no good, scholar conclude
2005/04/15

http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=y0przoap7fzws5o9ez7p7vv3h95hd(...)
If you've ever used Microsoft Word, chances are you've seen that jagged green line appear beneath something you've written -- scolding you for drafting a fragmented sentence, maybe, or for slipping into the passive voice. That's Microsoft's grammar-checking technology at work.

TrendMiner speech analytics tool updated
2005/04/14

http://www.callminer.com/news_4-16-05_trendminer_update.html
CallMiner has launched TrendMiner 5.0, the latest version of the company's web-based speech analytics tool. The software automatically searches recorded calls for specific words and phrases to uncover trends and business intelligence.