Comments for Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com Self-service phone applications in and around Belgium Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:34:05 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Ctrl-Alt-Del: rebooting my career by Frederik http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-78273 Frederik Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:34:05 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=165#comment-78273 Daar ik je al een tijdje niet meer hoorde begon in al iets te 'vrezen' ! Veel succes met je nieuwe job ! Ik heb met heel veel plezier met je samengewerkt ( en ben er van overtuigd dat het niet de laatste keer was....) Laat ons zelfs hopen dat we elkaar nog kunnen zien op even zonnige plaatsen ! ALs ik iets hoor in de trend van : Druk 1 voor links of 2 voor rechts, dan weet ik wie er achter zit. Peter Daar ik je al een tijdje niet meer hoorde begon in al iets te ‘vrezen’ !
Veel succes met je nieuwe job !

Ik heb met heel veel plezier met je samengewerkt ( en ben er van overtuigd dat het niet de laatste keer was….)
Laat ons zelfs hopen dat we elkaar nog kunnen zien op even zonnige plaatsen !

ALs ik iets hoor in de trend van : Druk 1 voor links of 2 voor rechts, dan weet ik wie er achter zit.

Peter

]]> Comment on Ctrl-Alt-Del: rebooting my career by Philippe http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-77548 Philippe Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:34:10 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=165#comment-77548 Hey Frederik, veel geluk met jouw re-boot! En welkom in de navigatie/GPS wereld ;-) Ph Hey Frederik,

veel geluk met jouw re-boot! En welkom in de navigatie/GPS wereld ;-)

Ph

]]> Comment on Ctrl-Alt-Del: rebooting my career by Brigitte http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-76950 Brigitte Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:26:58 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=165#comment-76950 Hey Frederik, Ge gaat dat goed doen , weet ik zeker! Ik neem aan dat je weet dat Jan Verhasselt daar ook zit (of is het inmiddels "zat"?) En ach, navigatie en telefonie liggen niet zo ver uiteen... Succes met je verdere carriere! Groetjes, ook aan Barbara, Brigitte en co Hey Frederik,
Ge gaat dat goed doen , weet ik zeker!
Ik neem aan dat je weet dat Jan Verhasselt daar ook zit (of is het inmiddels “zat”?)
En ach, navigatie en telefonie liggen niet zo ver uiteen…
Succes met je verdere carriere!
Groetjes, ook aan Barbara,
Brigitte en co

]]> Comment on VoiceXML Application Developer Certification by Anitha Rosy http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-40954 Anitha Rosy Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:53:59 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=75#comment-40954 Hi, I am waiting to take up the VXML certification exam and have been looking through books to enrich my knowledge. But still being a VXML tester I would like to have some training materials especially java script.Could someone help me out... Thanks, Anitha Hi,

I am waiting to take up the VXML certification exam and have been looking through books to enrich my knowledge. But still being a VXML tester I would like to have some training materials especially java script.Could someone help me out…

Thanks,
Anitha

]]> Comment on VoiceXML Application Developer Certification by zubair http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-36936 zubair Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:47:36 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=75#comment-36936 Hi Sundari, i am also looking forward for VXML-Certification , could you please inform me about references/books that can be handful for achieving this goal with good marks. i have three years of experience in this field. Hope a positive response from your side , thanks in advance for your help. Cheers! Zubair. Hi Sundari,

i am also looking forward for VXML-Certification , could you please inform me about references/books that can be handful for achieving this goal with good marks.

i have three years of experience in this field.

Hope a positive response from your side , thanks in advance for your help.

Cheers!
Zubair.

]]> Comment on VoiceXML Application Developer Certification by Ramprasad http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-36055 Ramprasad Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:55:10 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=75#comment-36055 I am also looking forward to taken the VXML certification , can u please shares the areas i need to cover for the exam and guide me to go through with best books I am also looking forward to taken the VXML certification , can u please shares the areas i need to cover for the exam and guide me to go through with best books

]]> Comment on Impressions from Voice Days 2007 in Bonn, Germany by Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » Announcement: Voice Days, Wiesbaden, Germany, Oct. 15-16, 2008 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=79&cpage=1#comment-33059 Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » Announcement: Voice Days, Wiesbaden, Germany, Oct. 15-16, 2008 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:34:12 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=79#comment-33059 [...] See the Voice Days website, as well as my report from the 2007 edition. Note this year’s conference won’t be held in Bonn, but in Wiesbaden. [...] [...] See the Voice Days website, as well as my report from the 2007 edition. Note this year’s conference won’t be held in Bonn, but in Wiesbaden. [...]

]]> Comment on VoiceXML Application Developer Certification by Sundari http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=75&cpage=1#comment-31392 Sundari Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:41:02 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=75#comment-31392 Hi, I passed VXML Certification Exam on Feb,2008. I have sent repeated mails to VXML Forum. But still neither my name is getting listed in the website nor Iam getting any response from the VXML Forum. I tried reaching them over the phone.But noone is picking up. Can you please advice. Hi,

I passed VXML Certification Exam on Feb,2008.
I have sent repeated mails to VXML Forum.
But still neither my name is getting listed in the website nor Iam getting any response from the VXML Forum.
I tried reaching them over the phone.But noone is picking up.
Can you please advice.

]]> Comment on eComm2008, day 3: calling with plants, and other innovative business models by Curator http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-28939 Curator Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:40:41 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=93#comment-28939 Interessant verslag, met enkele firma's om over te leren. Moutainview, lucky you. Wij beleven veel plezier aan zaken als Authors@google (geen telco zaken). End users gaan voor.. groot gemak. Interessant verslag, met enkele firma’s om over te leren.
Moutainview, lucky you. Wij beleven veel plezier aan zaken als Authors@google (geen telco zaken). End users gaan voor.. groot gemak.

]]> Comment on Announcement: Voice Biometrics Conference New York, May 14-15, 2008 by Edward Tomes http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=94&cpage=1#comment-28175 Edward Tomes Sun, 18 May 2008 15:00:51 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=94#comment-28175 Very inormative Very inormative

]]> Comment on eComm2008, day 2: Tangoing with the telcos by Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » eComm2008, day 3: calling with plants, and other innovative business models http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=92&cpage=1#comment-25085 Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » eComm2008, day 3: calling with plants, and other innovative business models Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:25:42 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=92#comment-25085 [...] The third and last day of the Emerging Communications Conference in Mountain View, CA focused in on innovation. [...] [...] The third and last day of the Emerging Communications Conference in Mountain View, CA focused in on innovation. [...]

]]> Comment on Nine out of ten Belgians trust biometrics for identity verification by Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » eComm2008, day 2: Tangoing with the telcos http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=85&cpage=1#comment-25056 Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » eComm2008, day 2: Tangoing with the telcos Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:28:41 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=85#comment-25056 [...] If companies like Ribbit push incumbent telco companies out of their central position towards the edge of the ecosystem, maybe it’s time these carriers start reevaluating their assets to see what’s left for them in this new world - apart from selling cheap minutes and sending text messages. As Kousjik Chatterjee from Embarq and Johannes Ernst from NetMesh pointed out, one asset that the carriers should cherish is their billing relationship with millions of customers. Billing implies authentication and identity, so here’s an opportunity not to be missed. Link telco customer identity with OpenID and voice biometrics, and we have a new phone-based service for accessing the Internet. [...] [...] If companies like Ribbit push incumbent telco companies out of their central position towards the edge of the ecosystem, maybe it’s time these carriers start reevaluating their assets to see what’s left for them in this new world – apart from selling cheap minutes and sending text messages. As Kousjik Chatterjee from Embarq and Johannes Ernst from NetMesh pointed out, one asset that the carriers should cherish is their billing relationship with millions of customers. Billing implies authentication and identity, so here’s an opportunity not to be missed. Link telco customer identity with OpenID and voice biometrics, and we have a new phone-based service for accessing the Internet. [...]

]]> Comment on eComm2008, day 1: Hear the voice of disruption by Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » eComm2008, day 2: Tangoing with the telcos http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=91&cpage=1#comment-25022 Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » eComm2008, day 2: Tangoing with the telcos Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:27:42 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=91#comment-25022 [...] On day two of the Emerging Communications Conference 2008, multiple speakers focused on the topic of (lack of) openness, in its various forms. [...] [...] On day two of the Emerging Communications Conference 2008, multiple speakers focused on the topic of (lack of) openness, in its various forms. [...]

]]> Comment on eComm2008, day 1: Hear the voice of disruption by Jonathan Christensen http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=91&cpage=1#comment-24967 Jonathan Christensen Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:33:24 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=91#comment-24967 Nice review! While David was urging, even pleading.. I was hoping to suggest that this segmentation of competencies could hopefully happen naturally -- that there is just enough competition to crack the perceived "cartel" Of course many like David, fear that competition and network freedom is not inevitable. We will see.. DSL was not an inevitable service offering from the LECs. They were selling T1 service to businesses for $$$.. They were dabbling with consumer ISDN which was not fast enough to cannibalize these lucrative revenue streams when the cable companies forced the issue with consumer Broadband over HFC. The cable companies had nothing to cannibalize. Crack.. Now we have consumer DSL... His point about limited broadband choices in the USA vs. the UK was a bit alarming, but at the same time I feel like "at least I have a choice", and that choice has lead to continued competition on performance. e.g. Comcast just introduced "Blast" in my area (16Mbps Cable Modem Serivce). It is exactly the kind of focus on fast pipes that makes me happy. I really hope they see healthy returns from it. Those returns will help focus them further.. In another twist.. It took forever but we got standard "cable cards" from Comcast. Now I have HD Tivo instead of a Comcast box and it is great! Perfect case where a standard interface leads to dramatic edge innovation. I now subscribe to more services on Comcast (More channels.. HBO, Showtime..) because I can time shift the content, pause, rewind, and skip the commercials.. Another move in the right direction. But this one was a policy mandate. So there are good arguments on both sides.. Nice review!

While David was urging, even pleading.. I was hoping to suggest that this segmentation of competencies could hopefully happen naturally — that there is just enough competition to crack the perceived “cartel” Of course many like David, fear that competition and network freedom is not inevitable. We will see..

DSL was not an inevitable service offering from the LECs. They were selling T1 service to businesses for $$$.. They were dabbling with consumer ISDN which was not fast enough to cannibalize these lucrative revenue streams when the cable companies forced the issue with consumer Broadband over HFC. The cable companies had nothing to cannibalize. Crack.. Now we have consumer DSL…

His point about limited broadband choices in the USA vs. the UK was a bit alarming, but at the same time I feel like “at least I have a choice”, and that choice has lead to continued competition on performance. e.g. Comcast just introduced “Blast” in my area (16Mbps Cable Modem Serivce). It is exactly the kind of focus on fast pipes that makes me happy. I really hope they see healthy returns from it. Those returns will help focus them further..

In another twist.. It took forever but we got standard “cable cards” from Comcast. Now I have HD Tivo instead of a Comcast box and it is great! Perfect case where a standard interface leads to dramatic edge innovation. I now subscribe to more services on Comcast (More channels.. HBO, Showtime..) because I can time shift the content, pause, rewind, and skip the commercials.. Another move in the right direction.

But this one was a policy mandate. So there are good arguments on both sides..

]]> Comment on Announcement: Emerging Communications Conference in Mountain View, California, March 12-14, 2008 by Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » eComm2008, day 1: Hear the voice of disruption http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=90&cpage=1#comment-24963 Prompt! Speech Applications Weblog » Blog Archive » eComm2008, day 1: Hear the voice of disruption Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:30:06 +0000 http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com/?p=90#comment-24963 [...] I’m in Mountain View, California for the Emerging Communications Conference, where 300 - almost exclusively male - people have gathered to discuss the next innovation waves in telco land. Like many innovations, this conference itself is born out of frustration. Frustration with US telcos concentrating on selling cheap minutes. Frustration with European mobile operators asking ridiculous prices for simple call termination. Frustration with a VoIP revolution that has taken place but in a sense has just as well gone unnoticed by the public at large - who couldn’t care less about technology. Vested interests - in 3G investments, for one thing - and organizational inertia have indeed created a classic innovator’s dilemma for the large carriers, that stifles innovation. Creating the conditions to get out of this situation is the main topic of eComm2008. [...] [...] I’m in Mountain View, California for the Emerging Communications Conference, where 300 – almost exclusively male – people have gathered to discuss the next innovation waves in telco land. Like many innovations, this conference itself is born out of frustration. Frustration with US telcos concentrating on selling cheap minutes. Frustration with European mobile operators asking ridiculous prices for simple call termination. Frustration with a VoIP revolution that has taken place but in a sense has just as well gone unnoticed by the public at large – who couldn’t care less about technology. Vested interests – in 3G investments, for one thing – and organizational inertia have indeed created a classic innovator’s dilemma for the large carriers, that stifles innovation. Creating the conditions to get out of this situation is the main topic of eComm2008. [...]

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