Microsoft's vision is that speech will become a mainstream, pervasive technology that is accessible by any device, at any time, and from any place. This means that speech-enabled applications should be accessible by standard telephones and cell phones, and by GUI (Graphical User Interface)-based devices like PDAs, Tablet PCs, smart phones, and desktop PCs. The Microsoft vision includes enabling the convergence of the Web infrastructure and voice systems into one infrastructure. With this conver...

The Business Value of Speech