it's in the article. ----- Original Message ----- From: "hank" <hank@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:16 PM Subject: Re: Wizzard Software Offers new addition of IBM TTS for Linux so where can we get this beast at? ----- Original Message ----- From: "david poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "blinux list" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 4:55 AM Subject: Fw: Wizzard Software Offers new addition of IBM TTS for Linux > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Pattison" <srp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "VIP-L" <vip-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 7:43 AM > Subject: Fwd: Wizzard Software Offers new addition of IBM TTS for Linux > > > *********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE *********** > On 20/07/2004 at 12:44 PM H. Field <missheather@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thought some may find this interesting. > Regards, > Heather Field > > Wizzard Software Continues to Grow Speech Offerings with Addition of > IBM > TTS > for Linux > > PITTSBURGH --(Business Wire)-- July 13, 2004 -- Wizzard Software > (OTCBB:WIZD) announced today they have added IBM TTS for > Linux to their growing portfolio of licensable speech technologies. > This > new > addition to the Wizzard family of offerings > allows computerized text to be spoken "out-loud" while running in the > Linux > operating system environment. Users can utilize > the TTS for a wide variety of tasks including having letters, instant > messages and e-mails read out-loud and to help verbally > guide visitors through web sites. In addition to assisting > visually-impaired > and mobility-impaired users on Linux it can make > standard desktop programs more user-friendly for longer working baby > boomers > dealing with vision, hearing and mobility > issues. > > "We are please to be able to bring to market a Linux version of IBM's > text-to-speech engine that had previously only been > available for the Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh platforms," > said > Rich Schwerdtfeger, chairman of IBM's Accessibility > Architecture Review Board. "We are happy to be able to strengthen our > partnership with Wizzard and look forward to continue > working with them making technology accessible for all communities." > > Linux has been in place on network servers of federal agencies for > sometime > and it is now increasingly being incorporated > into desktop PC's, according to a study performed on Linux by USA > Today. > Some of the reasons cited for the increase in Linux > desktop popularity included: > > 1. Can be deployed using existing hardware > > 2. Less frequently targeted by hackers and others looking to exploit > security gaps > > 3. Its design makes it less vulnerable to security risks than other > operating systems > > Furthermore, market research group International Data Corporation (IDC) > recently released figures of a 43 percent > year-over-year growth of the Linux thin client users in the fourth > quarter > of 2003. The IDC also reports that Linux now holds > about 23 percent of the worldwide market for the operating systems used > to > run large server computers. IDC is projecting that > the server market will grow by a compound annual growth rate of 3.8 > percent > between 2004 and 2008, to $60.8 billion, with > Linux-based servers to comprise about 29 percent of shipments in 2008 > and > about $9.7 billion, or 16 percent, in sales. > > "In response to market demand we can now offer IBM TTS for Linux in 13 > languages to Linux Developers and Enterprise customers > that meet OEM terms and minimum order requirements," says Bruce Phifer, > Wizzard's General Manager of Technologies and > Services Division. "This offering responds to requests for a low priced > Linux based TTS product and targets the growing > Accessibility segment and other markets where highly intelligible voice > output is required from a low cost, small footprint > engine." > > About Wizzard Software > > Founded in 1996, Wizzard Software has become a leader in the speech > technology application development market. Wizzard > architects solutions to business problems using its expertise in > consulting, > speech development tools and building speech > based applications for the Desktop and Internet. Wizzard has achieved > global > recognition because of its expertise with voice > communication whether it is via PC or telephone. Wizzard's successes > have > lead to expanding opportunities in both the > government and commercial sectors. In April of 2004, Wizzard acquired > MedivoxRx Technologies. Founded in 2000, MedivoxRx is > the originator of "Rex", the talking prescription pill bottle, which > "talks" > to the patient allowing them to distinguish what > type of medication is in the bottle and hear critical information on > dosage > amounts and refill parameters. Additional > information on MedivoxRx can be found at www.rxtalks.com. More > information > on Wizzard Software can be found in the Investor's > Corner www.wizzardsoftware.com. > > Legal Notice > > Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: "Forward-looking > Statements" as defined in the Private Securities > litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. > These > statements relate to future events or our future > financial performance. These statements are only predictions and may > differ > materially from actual future results or events. > We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking > statements whether as a result of new information, > future developments or otherwise. There are important risk factors that > could cause actual results to differ from those > contained in forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to > risks > associated with changes in general economic and > business conditions, actions of our competitors, the extent to which we > are > able to develop new services and markets for our > services, the time and expense involved in such development activities, > the > level of demand and market acceptance of our > services, changes in our business strategies and acts of terror against > the > United States. > > Copyright Technology Marketing Corp. 1997-2004 > > http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Jul/1055923.htm > *********** END FORWARDED MESSAGE *********** > > Regards Steve, > mailto:srp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Skype: steve1963 > MSN Messenger: internetuser383@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list