Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Technology: Carnegie Speech Co offers spoken language training

Pittsburgh, PA., (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Announcing the Release of NativeAccent(R) for the Web Carnegie Speech Company, the premier developer of spoken language training software, today announced the availability of NativeAccent(R) for the web.

Featuring artificial intelligence and speech recognition technologies licensed from Carnegie Mellon University, and complementing NativeAccent versions for the Desktop and LAN, NativeAccent now enables spoken language training at any location.

The release of the web version of NativeAccent demonstrates Carnegie Speech's commitment to developing technologies that improve communications in the workforce and the classroom. Building on Carnegie Speech's technical and linguistic expertise, NativeAccent's web version further improves training system scalability, client financial and operational returns and student satisfaction.

"Corporate trainers and their spoken language students continue to benefit from NativeAccent's unique ability to provide immediate and detailed speech evaluation, targeted remediation and personalized curriculum," says Angela Kennedy, Carnegie Speech CEO. "However, we expect even greater satisfaction as NativeAccent's web version lets clients better manage spoken language training initiatives while expanding student learning options."

In addition to being web-enabled, NativeAccent now includes a Web 2.0 user interface featuring Flash and Multimedia, streamlined curriculum guidance for personalized training, zero-download processes to minimize client IT involvement and expanded reporting capabilities.

"Now that NativeAccent is web-enabled, students will be able to practice spoken language training anytime, anywhere," continues Angela Kennedy.

"Corporate trainers can increase training options while maintaining budgets and meeting learning requirements. Students now have the flexibility to access personalized training curriculum in the classroom or in remote locations."

NativeAccent's initial web clients express high levels of satisfaction with its performance and use. Addelle Hutak of Hacienda La Puente Adult Education Program states, "Students like this program and we are seeing significant improvement in their assessment scores and in their fluency."

Carnegie Speech is the premier developer and provider of software for assessing and teaching spoken language skills. Using state-of-the-art speech recognition and artificial technologies licensed from Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Speech provides spoken language and speech proficiency instruction to its global clientele in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Government, Aviation, Education and Health Care markets.

For additional information, contact John Lucke at 412-223-2290, e-mail jlucke@carnegiespeech.com or visit http://www.carnegiespeech.com

SOURCE: Carnegie Speech Company
CONTACT: John Lucke of Carnegie Speech Company,
+1-412-223-2290, jlucke@carnegiespeech.com
Web site: http://www.carnegiespeech.com

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