Chant-enabled Applications Adjust to the Manner of Speaking

New component library simplifies tailoring lexicon word pronunciations

Los Angeles, California, October 15, 2007—Chant Inc., the leading independent software vendor of speech technology tools, announced today general availability of LexiconKit 2, a new component library that enables applications to manage lexicon pronunciations for better sounding synthesized speech and more accurate recognition.

Now developers have the ability to quickly and easily tailor word pronunciations to be used during speech synthesis and recognition. LexiconKit 2 provides a common application interface for creating and editing Cepstral Swift, Microsoft SAPI 4, and Microsoft SAPI 5 lexicons.

"We are contacted frequently by developers who are looking for ways to enhance their applications to better adjust to end user speaking patterns," said John Earle, president and founder of Chant Inc. "Now these developers can integrate capabilities in their applications to adjust to how the end user speaks and to their pronunciation preferences."

New key features and capabilities provided by LexiconKit 2 include:

  • Edit locally installed lexicons.
  • Create and delete lexicon word pronunciations on demand.
  • Export and import lexicon word pronunciations for ensuring maximum recognition accuracy and speech synthesis quality.

US Pricing and Availability

LexiconKit 2 can be ordered today. LexiconKit 2 Win32 Developer Edition pricing is $199. LexiconKit 2 Win32 Deployment Edition pricing is $199. For more information about features and pricing, visit www.lexiconkit.com.

About Chant

Chant Inc. is a leading provider of software and services that help organizations gain competitive advantage with speech technology. Chant is the first company to provide engine-independent middleware for developing desktop, mobile, web-enabled, and telephony applications that use speech technology. For more information, please visit www.chant.net. Getting the world talking with technology.

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