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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:14:50 -0400
From: "Bill Rugolsky Jr." <rugolsky at ead.dsa.com>
Subject: [ddlinux] IBM ViaVoice for Linux

Go Big Blue!

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990426/ny_ibm_1.html

Monday April 26, 8:15 am Eastern Time

Company Press Release

IBM Announces First Speech Recognition Technology for the
Linux Operating System

ViaVoice for Linux Available Immediately from Red Hat, Caldera Systems
Distribution Planned

SOMERS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- IBM today announced its
award-winning ViaVoice speech recognition technology is available for
the Linux operating environment. ViaVoice is the first commercial
speech recognition technology to be ported to the Linux environment.

``Speech is the next user interface for computing,'' said W.S.
``Ozzie'' Osborne, general manager for IBM Speech Systems. ``By
offering our speech engine and libraries to the growing community of
Linux developers, IBM is encouraging the development and proliferation
of new interactive and conversational applications.''

IBM's initial Linux offering will include a beta version of IBM
ViaVoice Software Developers Kit (SDK) for Linux, IBM ViaVoice Run Time
Kit for Linux and open source sample applications. These technologies
provide the foundation for application developers to incorporate speech
recognition technology into the next generation of applications. The
initial beta version of ViaVoice engine and SDK for Linux is available
in U.S. English. Red Hat Software will be the first to distribute IBM's
speech technology as part of the company's Linux 6.0 Application CD(a),
also announced today. In the coming months, IBM plans to extend its
ViaVoice for Linux offering to support a variety of languages,
additional content and distribution channels, including Caldera
Systems.

In addition to offering its ViaVoice SDK and engine for Linux, IBM will
host a Web site for new technology downloads and a discussion group for
technical information and collaboration with fellow developers. For
more information about these services, visit IBM at
http://www.software.ibm.com/speech and select ``Linux.''

According to IDC Research, Linux is the fastest-growing server
operating environment. In 1998, some 750,000 Linux servers were
installed, reflecting a 212 percent growth rate and 17 percent of all
new server placements. IBM's new release of ViaVoice speech recognition
technology for Linux underscores the company's commitment to support
Linux with a broad range of hardware, software and service solutions.
IBM, in collaboration with commercial Linux distributors, such as Red
Hat Software and Caldera Systems, Inc., supports the growth opportunity
for Linux solutions.

``Combining IBM's speech recognition technology with the stability and
flexibility of Linux is another reason that Linux is a premier
computing platform,'' said Paul McNamara, vice president of business
development, Red Hat Software. ``Bringing advanced applications, such
as ViaVoice, to our users is of prime importance to us.``

``This is an important technological advancement for both Linux and
IBM,'' said Ransom Love, president and CEO of Caldera Systems, Inc.
``ViaVoice technology is exactly what OpenLinux customers have been
asking for -- speech recognition is very important to the enterprise.
Add that to IBM's online Web collaboration with Open Source developers
and Linux for Business moves to the next level.''

IBM Speech Systems

IBM is a pioneer in speech recognition research and development. The
company is focused on supporting open standards that help accelerate
the creation of content, servers and browsers that allow speech
recognition technology to be easily integrated into voice, data and
applications infrastructures. IBM is a member of a variety of industry
efforts including VoiceTIMES, VXML, W3C and Java Technology
Consortiums.

IBM's ViaVoice speech recognition technology is based on more than 30
years of speech recognition, user interface and human-to-computer
interaction research and development. With an established R&D business
worldwide and more than 100 patents in the area of speech recognition,
speech synthesis, identification and natural language understanding,
the company continues to set the direction for new consumer and
business applications. The company was one of the first to offer
consumer speech recognition software, and as a result has established a
reputation as the worldwide leader in continuous, natural language
command speech software. IBM ViaVoice software is available in eight
languages and sold in more countries than any other speech recognition
software product.

For more information about IBM Speech Systems, visit the World Wide Web
at http://www.software.ibm.com/speech.

Editor Note:

(a) For more information about Red Hat Linux 6.0 and the Application
CD, please see http://www.redhat.com.

IBM and ViaVoice are trademarks or registered trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation. Linux is a registered
trademark of Linus Trovalds. All other trademarks or registered
trademarks are registered to their respective owners. References to
products or offerings do not necessarily imply that IBM intends to make
these products or offerings available to every country in the world.

Contact: 

     IBM
     Kristin Wahl, 415/545-4104


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