Bumpy start for Microsoft's Speech Server
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
One year after Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled Speech Server 2004, Microsoft says it is happy with adoption of its first speech recognition server. Some Microsoft partners who sell the product, however, say it has had a bit of a false start.
When Microsoft proclaimed it would bring speech recognition to the masses, Gary Hannah, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of speech specialist Pronexus, set ambitious goals for his company. He established a separate Speech Server division and "bet a significant part of the farm" on the new Microsoft product.