For more information about these services, visit IBM at and select "Linux".Īccording to IDC Research, Linux is the fastest-growing server operating environment. In addition to offering its ViaVoice SDK and engine for Linux, IBM will host a Web site for new technology downloads and a discussion group for technical information and collaboration with fellow developers. In the coming months, IBM plans to extend its ViaVoice for Linux offering to support a variety of languages, additional content and distribution channels, including Caldera Systems. will be the first to distribute IBM's speech technology as part of the company's Linux 6.0 Application CD, also announced today. The initial beta version of ViaVoice engine and SDK for Linux is available in U.S. These technologies provide the foundation for application developers to incorporate speech recognition technology into the next generation of applications.
IBM's initial Linux offering will include a beta version of IBM ViaVoice Software Developers Kit (SDK) for Linux, IBM ViaVoice Run Time Kit for Linux and open source sample applications. "By offering our speech engine and libraries to the growing community of Linux developers, IBM is encouraging the development and proliferation of new interactive and conversational applications." "Ozzie" Osborne, general manager for IBM Speech Systems.
"Speech is the next user interface for computing," said W.S. ViaVoice is the first commercial speech recognition technology to be ported to the Linux environment. IBM today announced its award-winning ViaVoice speech recognition technology is available for the Linux operating environment.