Publisher's Synopsis
VoiceXML brings the power of voice to the Web - the information we are used to accessing through the visual web interfaces of our PCs and mobile devices can now be accessed through speech alone. Building on the functionality already seen in IVR applications deployed by our banks and utility companies, the tag based syntax of VoiceXML will instantly be familiar to existing web developers, and applications can already be deployed using one of the many voice portals available.;The book aims to give the reader an in-depth analysis of the state of VoiceXML technology. The information should help you develop voice-enabled applications now, and make sure you are ready for future advances of this quickly changing arena.;It covers: An overview of the development and deployment environments available; VoiceXML 1.0 syntax tutorial; Grammar use, including JSGF and Nuance GSL syntax; Use of VoiceXML with XSLT, ASP, JSP, and PHP; Nuance Speechobjects; and The future of VoiceXML technologies, including VoiceXML 2.0.;This title is for those professional developers who wish to add a new language to their toolkit, and want to be in a position to take advantage of voice-enabled applications. A prior knowledge of XML, and some other web programming technologies, such as ASP, JSP and PHP is assumed.
