Microsoft Buys Speech Vendor Tellme

Microsoft acquired last Wednesday Tellme Networks, Inc., specializes in speech recognition technology and the integration of voice and data, technology, and can play an important role in Microsofts unified communications and collaboration initiatives.

Tellme Networks offers a range of voice services, and work together for the "daily life," according to company officials, including the nationwide directory assistance, customer service and corporate voice-enabled mobile search.

In a press conference earlier today, company executives said the deal could lead to a wide range of development projects, sponsored by the Voice of the Customer Service Solutions , that complement the companys unified communications products, voice user interface, the existing Microsoft products to search mobile phone services can be combined with the search.

"We fundamentally see the voice of the people in order to improve interaction and productivity software, we expect that in three years, 100,000 people will be able to do click-to-call from their applications, such as offices, said: "Jiefulaikeshi, President Microsoft Business Division.

At present, the enterprises to use tellme and voice services platform to provide voice access services, including banking, shipment tracking service. These services are built on the platform tellme voice to the request of a caller, in order to improve the accuracy of the system and the overall experience.

"We see this (agreement) for the dial tone and 2.0. Phone has been relatively unchanged in the last 50 years, you pick, and type a string of numbers, to get others, we believe that, when you pick up the phone, it is to ask you what you want to do, and then you tell you want it to do, and said: "Mike mccue, tellme co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Officials from the two companies said tellme technology will be as a voice platform, application developers and service providers can establish a wide range of products and services for existing and new products, and care services.

The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The transaction is near completion and is expected to end in the second quarter. Tellme, with 320 employees, is headquartered in Mountain View, California. And will become part of Microsofts Business Division.