Pro Microsoft Speech Server 2007: Developing Speech Enabled Applications with .NET - Hardcover

Dunn, Michael D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590599020 ISBN 13: 9781590599020

Publisher: Springer, 2007

Synopsis

Pro Microsoft Speech Server walks intermediate to advanced developers through the basics of speech and telephony technology. It then addresses Microsoft's specific implementations and what it can do for most companies. From there, the specific components are discussed individually and in depth. The book helps readers create an application from scratch, building upon an existing web site, but adding brand new functionality as well. All of the issues associated with setup, security and administration, development, debugging, and deployment are included in the walkthroughs.

About this title

Synopsis:

Speech Server can be used to voice-enable many .NET applications. Because of the support for ASP.NET Server controls, virtually existing web based application can be speech enabled with relative ease. Adding in telephony is slightly more complex but those with a basic understanding of telephony will find it fairly straightforward. The truth is that it s almost impossible to get away from Speech and DTFM based applications. The reason is that companies can save tremendous amounts of resources but monetary and human by automating systems with Speech and Telephony. But the catch is that such applications need to be well constructed and need to work well with the users, allowing them to do things they otherwise wouldn t be able to do (like get bank account balances at 3:00 Christmas morning). Poorly designed or implemented systems, like all poorly designed/implemented systems simply add inconvenience to what users already have to do. As such, understanding what Speech Server and the tools can and can not do is imperative.Understanding how to properly configure and secure such applications is even more critical because without this knowledge, even getting started on the application may be difficult to impossible.

About the Author:

Michael Dunn has been doing software development for over seven years, four in .Net development and three years of interactive voice response development. Michael currently works for Magenic Technologies, where he can fulfill his passion for developing speech applications each day. He speaks at user groups and code events around the country.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1590599020
• ISBN 13: 9781590599020
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296