Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Edify gets VoiceXML certification

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Dec 14, 20041 min

Voice activation apps system is approved

Edify on Tuesday is announcing that its Edify Voice Interaction Platform (EVIP) 9.0 system for deploying speech activation applications has received VoiceXML 2.0 Certification from the VoiceXML Forum.

The certification ensures interoperability between applications conforming to VoiceXML 2.0. The test suite for certification features 600 tests, according to Ken Waln, Edify CTO. “The significance is that we have passed that suite of tests,” Waln said.

EVIP is for deploying speech-automated self-service systems, where the application answers the phone and uses speech recognition, according to Edify. Customers of the company can operate VoiceXML-compliant solutions and native Edify voice solutions on the same platform, the company said.

VoiceXML serves as a markup language to enable developers, platform vendors, and tool providers to reuse code and more easily develop applications and tools that can interoperate with other VoiceXML-based systems, according to Edify. The specification is intended to eliminate the need for proprietary markups.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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