The VoiceXML Forum is building a conformance testing and branding program for VoiceXML. The goal of this program is to develop quantifiable testing methods and procedures for VoiceXML to ensure interoperability between platforms, tools, and applications from all vendors, and clear identification of compliance to the specification.

The Voice eXtensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) Forum has released its preliminary specification for VoiceXML, the new markup language that is expected to expand the reach of the Internet through voice access to Web content and services. Since its launch in March 1999 as the VXML Forum, the group has more than tripled in size by adding 44 leading technology industry players to its membership roster.

You can author voice applications that are compliant with the VoiceXML 2.0 working draft and run them on the Tellme Voice Application Network. The following table lists the VoiceXML 2.0 elements supported by the Tellme VoiceXML interpreter.

The VoiceXML 2.0 specification has been granted Proposed Recommendation status by the World Wide Web Consortium, and is therefore only one step away from becoming an official W3C standard, the VoiceXML Forum said in a statement Tuesday.

VoiceXML is an application of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) which, when combined with voice recognition technology, enables interactive access to the Web through the telephone or a voice-driven browser. An individual session works through a combination of voice recognition and keypad entry.

VoiceXML Forum today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). It marks the VoiceXML Forum's release of the trademark to the public domain. The signing of the MOU also coincides with the W3C release of the first Public Working Draft of VoiceXML version 2.0.

The past year has been eventful for VoiceXML, the standard that application developers and service providers have been promoting for the delivery of Web-based content over voice networks.

Most people are familiar with automated telephone services. These services allow users to retrieve information such as bank balances, flight schedules, and movie show times from any telephone.

VoiceXML 2.0 is a major step forward for the language that revolutionizes the way voice applications are built and deployed. Learn how Tellme Networks is leading the charge, allowing you to create robust, scalable voice applications using VoiceXML 2.0 right now.

The VoiceXML Forum today announced it has completed the VoiceXML 1.0 specification, which is expected to expand the reach of the Internet by providing voice access to content and services. The Forum membership, which now numbers 79 companies, is reviewing the specification before it is submitted to the appropriate body for formal standardization.

The following table lists the VoiceXML 1.0 elements supported by the Tellme platform.

Looking for technical information on using VoiceXML 2.0? In this area of Tellme Studio you'll find lessons, tutorials, and a reference that will help guide you through voice application development.

The technology, called VoiceXML, is now winding its way through the World Wide Web Consortium Internet standards body, which is reviewing the specification and could make it a formal standard by year's end.

The Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) 2.0 specification has been granted Proposed Recommendation status by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and is therefore only one step away from becoming an official W3C standard, the VoiceXML Forum said in a statement Tuesday.

The first focused event of its kind, VoiceXML Planet 2002 Conference & Expo is the premier VoiceXML event for business and technology leaders who are looking for strategic, technical and market opportunities in the emerging interactive voice applications and services market.

On October 10, 2000, IBM announced IBM WebSphere Voice Server for DirectTalk. This product is the commercial version of the VoiceXML on DT technology, providing support for interactive voice response (IVR) applications written in VoiceXML to run on DirectTalk for AIX. More information and downloads are available at http://www.ibm.com/software/speech/java/vxml/.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced a Proposed Recommendation release of the Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) Version 2.0 specification, published according to W3C Royalty-Free (RF) Licensing Requirements. VoiceXML "is designed for creating audio dialogs that feature synthesized speech, digitized audio, recognition of spoken and DTMF key input, recording of spoken input, telephony, and mixed initiative conversations.

VoiceXML is the name of a technology standard developed and managed by the VoiceXML Forum (www.voicexml.org). It builds upon the work of earlier technologies such as VoXML from Motorola and SpeechML from IBM to create a standardized way to interact with services through a voice interface. Not surprisingly, this technology is XML-based.

The VoiceXML Forum is an industry organization established to promote VoiceXML as the universal standard for speech-enabled Web applications.

This is a short introduction to VoiceXML. It owes its heritage to a well travelled set of slides by Scott McGlashan of Pipebeach. Scott Co-Chairs the W3C Voice Browser working group and leads the VoiceXML subgroup.