The medium of the message

From: CA Magazine | Date: August 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

VOICE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY HAS SELDOM BEEN CONSIDERED A CRITICAL COMPUTING CAPABILITY, BUT THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE

IT MAY BE ONE OF THOSE INNOVATIONS THAT MANY PEOPLE love to hate, but voice processing technology is here to stay. In fact, integrated voice processing technology has become an integral part of the "must have" suite of communication tools that includes telephone systems, fax machines, local area networks and e-mail. In recent years, voice processing has been married with host data systems and integrated through local area networks, thereby allowing users to better manage their ...

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