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September 12, 2011

One-Time-Password (OTP) for IVR Transactions

A one-time password (OTP) is a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction. OTPs avoid a number of shortcomings that are associated with traditional (static) passwords. The most important shortcoming that is addressed by OTPs is that, in contrast to static passwords, they are not vulnerable to replay attacks. This means that, if a potential intruder manages to record an OTP that was already used to log into a service or to conduct a payment or any other secure transaction, he or she will not be able to abuse it since it will be no longer valid. Manage a OTP service with an IVR powered by VoiceXML like VXI* is really easier, allowing a dynamic programing to connect any backoffice system. What is an IVR transaction with OTP? IVR + OTP (interactive voice response) transactions are […]
August 25, 2011

VXI* VoiceXML Browser 6.2 coming soon…

A new VXI* 6.2 release of our VoiceXML browser for Asterisk will be soon available for new IVR / IVVR production platforms. This new package suite is ready for all Linux Distributions 32bit and 64bit. Some updates of this new 6.2 release are: Monitor option to record the VoiceXML session. Video H323 channel improvements New Xtras* Extensions updated Video 3G/IP and Flash/RTMP extensions updated Many others code improvements and corrections…
August 1, 2011

Video Channels for your VXI* platform

Video Channels: Video h323 Channel Video SIP Channel Video Flash/RTMP Server Channel Video 3G-324m TDM Channel Video Mobile Apps iOS/Android (over RTMP)
July 29, 2011

All Video Channels/Protocols for an advanced IVVR

We are going to talk more about video capabilities of an IVVR based on VXI* and how important it is to get a platform interoperable with a large number of video channels and protocols. Today, video applications are becoming more and more significant for social medias and advanced communications services. It’s not only a new Technology Trend, video is a killer feature to build amazing services for businesses. Today, there’s 6 major key factors to consider: Users are demanding more multimedia interactions and realtime video All new smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops,… are video-ready with front cams Social medias are changing people’s and consumer behavior and expectations Videocalls add new ways to sell, negotiate, support, promote, advice, hire… IP Networks are ready for a Video Services Revolution within communications Big Internet players like Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft are adding new video […]
July 29, 2011

Inside the VXI* IVR / IVVR Platform for Asterisk

(Click to enlarge) VXI* is the VoiceXML browser for Asterisk and its Xtras* extensions allow to build advanced IVR / IVVR platforms to run standard voice and video telephony applications. This diagram shows each parts of a complete, flexible and evolutive business solution. Software Components: VXI*, VoiceXML browser for Asterisk Xtras*, Software extensions for VXI* Asterisk, the open source telephony system Speech engines: SIV, Speaker Indentification & Verification (third party) TTV, Text-to-Video (internal) TTS, Text-to-Speech (third party) ASR, Automatic-Speech-Recognition (third party) MRCP, Media Resource Control Protocol for ASR (uniMRCP) More information: How to Start Documentation Hardware servers Installation
July 17, 2011

New Installation Guide edition for VXI* 6.2

We present a new update of the VXI* VoiceXML Browser Installation Guide; this new PDF file is now available at our download documents section. You will learn more about how to setup and modify all configuration parameters. This new documentation ref. 07/2011 has been updated for all VXI* 6.0, 6.1, 6.2rc,… releases  and will provide important help to all users. Download: [download id=”132″ format=”1″ autop=”false”] Some updates: System management Configuration description (vxml.conf) VoiceXML Accounts configuration (accounts) Cache management Create your first VoiceXML service Commercial license activation Configuration files (examples) More information at: Documents Thank your for your support!
June 29, 2011

MyVocal unveils its Turn-Key Mobile Audio Content Service for Operators

MyVocal is a developer of the mobile audio content platform which combines data and voice services in a convergent consumer product and solution for operators, content publishers and VAS providers. Company is headquartered in France with R&D office in China. MyVocal allows immediate listening to any spoken word audio content (podcasts, travel guides, audio-books, user-generated content, any text converted into speech, etc.) by simply dialing the local phone number. MyVocal is featured with mobile and web portals helping in finding the content, managing playlist and favorites, adding new content to the library, sharing content with friends on Facebook and Twitter, etc. By definition, MyVocal service works on any phone – audio is played on the voice portal powered by I6NET VoiceXML browser, so it works even on a fixed-line phone or VOIP provider (like Skype). All audio episodes on MyVocal […]
June 19, 2011

I6NET adds Lumenvox TTS engine for VXI* VoiceXML browser

June 20th, 2011, Madrid, Spain. We are pleased to announce the availability of Lumenvox Text-to-Speech (TTS) connector to the VXI* VoiceXML browser for Asterisk platforms. It’s new TTS option but it’s really interesting because Lumenvox is able to provide both ASR and TTS engines for VXI*. In 2008, It was the first Speech Recognition provider for Asterisk and the first one running with the VXI* VoiceXML browser too. Lumenvox TTS voices are available in: British English, American English, American Spanish with many more coming soon, e.g. French, Australian English, German. More information about TTS connectors for VXI* here. Other Posts: Lumenvox, Speech Recognition as a Service Lumenvox Speech Engine 9.0 for VXI* VoiceXML browser VXI* adds MRCP support for ASR…  
June 5, 2011

New *CLI> Commands for VXI* 6.1

New VXI* VoiceXML browser  6.1 has been enhanced with new commands line to provide more information to administrators. VXI* data logs are now managed easier from the Asterisk *CLI>; today get online information about all the calls, sessions, accounts, statistics, cache … your IVR/IVVR management becomes simple (for example): hostname*CLI> vxml show version Version      : V6.1 Build with   : CVS Revision : $Revision: 1.469 $ Gcc          : V4.3 Arch         : 32 bits Target       : i686 Asterisk     : V1.6.2.14 _            : by hudson@debian-50-i386 _            : on i686/Linux 2010-09-06 23:01:26 UTC Options sum  : Date         : May 24 2011 10:04:30 hostname*CLI> Find here the new commands line dumped with Asterisk *CLI>: Help vxml cache | Cache actions *New vxml debug | Enable VoiceXML application debugging *New vxml no debug Disable | VoiceXML application […]
May 30, 2011

New VXI* VoiceXML browser 6.1 released!

We very are pleased to present the 6.1 release ref. 2011-05-25 of our VXI* VoiceXML Browser for Asterisk. There’s improvements and new specific features that will provide you the best IVR / IVVR experience for your voice and video telephony projects. VXI* 6.1 is suitable for production platforms running with all lastest Asterisk 1.4, 1.6 and now 1.8 kernels! (all Asterisk’s packages are available for download too). Many Linux OS Distributions versions available based on: Debian 6.0 Squeeze 32bit | 64bit Debian 5.0 Lenny 32bit | 64bit CentOs 5.4 32bit | 64bit You can download these new binary packages from this website for registered users. Powered by I6NET Software New features added and modifications: add: Support builtin grammar with uniMRCP (Loquendo). mod: Support of audio calls with VAD for the speech/ASR (Loquendo issue). add: Added XML/Text parser with the CURL object. […]