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IBM launches Watson Engagement Advisor; Entry Level Virtual Assistant for...
Two years after Watson made its high profile debut on TV’s Jeopardy, IBM is making its “cognitive computing” resource available as a cloud-based service to support customer care. Big Blue introduced...
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Nuance’s Purchase of Tweddle Connect To Bring Personal Virtual Assistants to...
In a transaction that is scheduled to close during the 3rd quarter of 2013, Nuance Communications is acquiring Tweddle Connect, a Seattle-based company whose technology powers the Entune “Infotainment”...
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Webcast: “The Defining Moments Series: Personal Virtual Assistants”
This is a “Defining Moment” for the PVA (Personal Virtual Assistant). More than two years have passed since Apple introduced us to Siri and raised expectations for mobile phones and other computing...
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OK Google… Now We’re Talking!
Google’s new phone, the Moto X, enables its owners to take command of their digitized world without pressing a button, making a gesture or touching a screen. Even when it is turned-off, the device is...
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Subtracting Siri Would Be a Mistake
Piper Jaffray’s Analyst Gene Munster reportedly issued a research note to clients speculating that Apple will exclude Siri from a forthcoming, low-cost version of the iPhone 5. Upon reflection it is my...
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Reflections on SpeechTek 2013: Attention Turning to Role(s) of...
The annual SpeechTek Conferences provide a great venue in which to take stock of how well and how quickly automated speech processing technologies are evolving. In past years, discussions revolved...
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IBM Moves Watson to The Cloud, Lures Developers and Creates an Instant Ecosystem
IBM is following its own best practice as it moves the “cognitive computing” tools and resources that comprises Jeopardy-winning Watson into a developer-accessible, cloud-based resource. For readers...
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Sestek Invests in Enterprise Intelligent Assistant Marketplace with 30% Stake...
On February 4th, speech-processing specialist Sestek completed an investment in Botego, acquiring 30% of the company. It signaled the beginning of stepped up efforts to develop and market solutions...
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Dan Miller, Senior Analyst with Opus Research, presents results from the latest Opus Research “Intelliview” report. He will describe criteria that should be taken into account when marketing, sales and...
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Microsoft’s Silent, But Cortana is Getting Ready to Replace Bing on Windows...
By popular demand (though without confirmation from Microsoft), the fictional artificially intelligent being that first appeared in the xBox videogame “HALO: Combat Evolved” and its sequels, is being...
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