Expert profile: Anne Simoneau

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Description: HearSay is a high-density hardware and software platform
   that facilitates the creation of speech recognition-intensive
   applications by providing a high performance integrated development
   environment and voice application platform. Integrated telephony and
   speech APIs help speed development and deployment, resulting in lower
   application creation costs and reduced time to market. HearSay brings
   the natural interaction of a spoken conversation to any application
   access by combining NMS leadership communications technology with
   todays premium speech recognition engines. With connectivity to both
   the PSTN and IP networks, HearSay enables the creation of an
   integrated, scalable, and flexible system with sustainable
   price/performance. · High density: Supports up to 120 ports in a
   single-board solution for lower development cost · Integrated
   telephony and speech API: Minimizes development time and reduces time
   to market · Simultaneous play and record/full duplex capability for
   barge-in: Allows interruption of prompts for a more user friendly
   caller experience · On-board software-based echo cancellation: Allows
   an easy upgrade path and high flexibility to the user · VoiceXML
   interpreter: Allows reduced time to market, by providing a high-level
   programming language. NMS dedication to the VoiceXML standard is
   marked by its membership in the VoiceXML Forum and the W3C.