Voxeo Reaches into Asia

Doug Mohney — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:40:15 -0400

Voxeo Corporation has acquired Beijing-based Micromethod Technologies. Did they also score some Olympic tickets in the deal?

Voxeo, a leading provider of IVR and VoIP platforms and services, says the acquisition of Micromethod bolsters its line of SIP-focused products and services and serves as the foundation of Voxeo's expansion into the Asia Pacific market. As a part of the deal, all of Micromethod's employees have joined Voxeo and will work for Voxeo's newly launched Asia Pacific subsidiary. Micromethod CEO Kevin Lu has been named GM of Voxeo Asia-Pacific, while Micromethod CTO Wei Chen has been named Chief Architect of Voxeo worldwide.

Financial terms of the deal were, alas, not disclosed.

Customers currently using Micromethod technology include Tellme and GMarket, as well as "leading" video and wireless communications vendors. Micromethod products include an end-to-end SIP development platform, the SIPoint solution for SIP user collaboration, connectivity and messaging, and a SIP firewall/NAT/VPN solution.

Voxeo will continue to sell and enhance Micromethod products and will also integrate them with the company's Prophecy premise software, Evolution hosting, and new products and service to be announced over the next six months.

For more:
- Voxeo acquires Micromethod release

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Holly Connects Connects With Embarq

Doug Mohney — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:50:38 -0400

Embarq has selected Holly Connects to supply the Holly Voice Platform as the foundation for "forthcoming enhanced subscriber services."

Holly's Voice Platform provides a flexible VoiceXML framework for any voice self-service application and includes a suite of software components and associated tools for the development of speech recognition solutions using standard hardware and software components. The platform seamlessly integrates with existing telephony and web-based infrastructure and supports traditional touch-tone, speech recognition, CTI, and call control.

Over the last few years, Embarq has tended to be a trend leader in adapting newer, more innovative technologies faster than other carriers. The company was one of the first to roll out a Mobile UC bundle and brought out a Casabi-enabled phone in April. It will be interesting to see what services Embarq will roll out incorporating Holly's technology.

For more:
- Embarq calls Holly for voice application development

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