Thursday, May 31, 2007

listing of all TTS Voice vendors

This page is pretty out of date, but was one of the most comprehensive listings I've seen. This is from a company called Occidental Communications:

International Directory

Acapela Group
33, Boulevard Dolez, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Phone
+32 6537 4275
Fax
+32 6537 4276
Internet
http://www.acapela-group.com
E-mail
webmaster [at] acapela-group.com

The Acapela Group develops TTS software for telephony circuit cards (Acapela High Quality and Acapela High Density) which it sells for use in IVR systems, for embedded applications (Pocket Babil), for telecom and multimedia applications (Babil Version 2.5 and Infovox) and for automotive, mobile terminal applications

ProductsAcapela High Quality and Acapela High Density
Languages generatedAcapela High Quality: Arabic, British English, American English, Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish and Swedish
Acapela High Density: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Turkish and South American Spanish
AvailabilityWorldwide, via the Internet
ProductBabil Version 2.5, Pocket Babil
Languages generatedDutch, French, Czech, British English, American English, German, Italian, European Portugese, Brazilian Portugese, Spanish, Turkish
AvailabilityBelgium, France, Germany, Israel, The Netherlands, UK, USA
ProductInfovox 210, 230, 310, 330, Infovox Enterprise
Languages generatedDutch, French, Danish, British English, American English, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
AvailabilityBelgium, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA
ProductSpeech Cube (enterprise and telco telephony), Networks Cube (large scale telco services), Pocket Speech (PDA), Speech engine & Digalo (PC, multimedia applications, entertainment, talking characters, productivity software)
Languages generatedFrench, Arabic, Dutch, American English, British English, German, Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Castillian Spanish and Latin American Spanish
AvailabilityEast and West Europe, Latin america, North America, India
NoteThe Acapela Group also develops speech recognition and voice authentication software.


Aculab
Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT UK
Phone
+44 1908 273800
Fax
+44 1908 273801
Internet
http://www.aculab.com
E-mail
info [at] aculab.com

Aculab develops TTS software for telephony circuit cards which it sells for use in IVR systems

ProductAculab Text-to-Speech V2.0
Languages generatedBritish English, American English, French, German, Latin American Spanish. Dutch, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese in development
AvailabilityUK, Australia, Germany and the USA
NoteAculab also develops speech recognition software.


Alcatel-Lucent
600 Mountain Ave., Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
Phone
+1 908 582 3000
Fax
+1 908 582 4630
Internet
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
E-mail
speech [at] alcatel-lucent.com

Alcatel-Lucent develops TTS software for implementation within IVR systems.

ProductsLTTS R3.2 and Articulator
Languages generatedLTTS R3.2: British English
Articulator: American English, Canadian French, European French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Mexican Spanish, Castilian Spanish
AvailabilityWorldwide


Altech (Applied Language Technologies)
Renamed Speechworks, subsequently acquired by Scansoft which subsequently acquired Nuance and renamed itself Nuance Communications.


Anhui USTC iFLYTEK Co. Ltd.
Huan Shan lu 373, Hefei, an hui 230026 China
Phone
+86 551 533 1800
Fax
+86 551 533 1801
Internet
http://www.iflytek.com
E-mail
bingzhang [at] iflytek.com

Anhui develops TTS software for embedded applications.

ProductInterSound
Languages supportedCantonese, Chinese English and Mandarin
AvailabilityChina
NoteAnhui also develops speech recognition software.


Appen
Appen no longer develops text-to-speech technology and instead develops
speech dictionaries for TTS software.


Applied Technologies on Language and Speech (ATLAS)
ATLAS renamed itself VERBIO TECHNOLOGIES S.L.


VERBIO TECHNOLOGIES S.L.
C/ Sabino de Arana 36, 2o, 1a., 08029 Barcelona Spain
Phone
+34 934 097 120
Fax
+34 934 097 130
Internet
http://www.verbio.com
E-mail
info [at] verbio.com

VERBIO TECHNOLOGIES develops TTS software for telephony circuit cards which it sells for use in IVR systems

ProductVerbio TTS
Languages generatedBasque, Catalan, Gallician, American English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Mexican Spanish
AvailabilitySpain, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and the USA
NoteVERBIO TECHNOLOGIES also develops speech recognition software.


Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Telecommunications Division, Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept
GR 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Phone
+30
Fax
+30
Internet
http://esopos.ee.auth.gr
E-mail
sergiadi [at] eng.auth.gr

The Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering Laboratory develops TTS software for applications compatible with Microsoft SAPI

ProductEsopos TTS
Languages generatedGreek and English
AvailabilityGreece


ATIP
Daimlerstraße 32, D-60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone
+49 69 710 4070
Fax
+49 69 710 407 124
Internet
http://www.atip.de
E-mail
info [at] atip.de

ATIP develops TTS software.

ProductProser
Languages generatedGerman
AvailabilityGermany
NoteATIP also develops speech recognition and voice authentication software.


Aurix (formerly named 20/20 Speech Ltd.)
Aurix no longer develops text-to-speech software.


BaBel Technologies
BaBel Technologies has been acquired by the Acapela Group.


Bitlips Oy
Hietalahdenranta 15 C, FI-00180 Helsinki, Finland
Phone
+358 40 7077723
Fax
+358
Internet
http://www.bitlips.fi
E-mail
info [at] bitlips.fi

Bitlips develops TTS software.

ProductDiphone
Languages generatedFinnish and Finland Swedish
AvailabilityFinland


Bliss Intelligent Technologies
61 Patel Nagar, Hawa Sarak, Civil Lines, Jaipur 302006, Rajasthan, India
Phone
+91 141 5545475
Fax
+91
Internet
http://www.blissit.org
E-mail
shakti [at] blissit.org

Bliss Intelligent Technologies develops TTS software.

ProductZubaan 1.0 TTS
Languages generatedHindi
AvailabilityIndia
NoteBliss also develops VoiceXML software.


Bhrigus, Inc.
116 Village Blvd., Suite 200, Princeton, NJ 08540 USA
Phone
+1 732 398 1300
Fax
+1 732 398 9080
Internet
http://www.bhrigus.com
E-mail
info [at] bhrigus.com

Bhrigus develops TTS software.

ProductTelugu TTS
Languages generatedTelugu
AvailabilityUSA


Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE)
Pa'zma'ny Pe'ter se'ta'ny 1/d. Budapest, Hungary, 1111
Phone
+36 1 463 3883
Fax
+36 1 463 3107
Internet
http://www.bme.hu
E-mail
speechtech [at] bme.hu

BUTE develops TTS software for telephony circuit cards which it sells for use in IVR systems

ProductMULTIVOX
Languages generatedHungarian, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
AvailabilityHungary


Business Computer Projects
BCP House, 151 Charles Street, Stockport, SK1 3JY England UK
Phone
+44 161 355 3000
Fax
+44 161 355 3001
Internet
http://www.bcpsoftware.com
E-mail
mail [at] bcpsoftware.com

Business Computer Projects develops TTS software for its logistics applications.

ProductAccord Voice
Languages generatedEnglish
AvailabilityEurope
NoteBusiness Computer Projects also develops speech recognition software.


Cepstral, LLC
1801 East Carson Street Second Floor Pittsburgh, Penn 15203 USA
Phone
+1 412 432 0400
Fax
+1 412 432 0406
Internet
http://www.cepstral.com
E-mail
craig [at] cepstral.com

Cepstral develops TTS software for mobile devices

ProductSwift
Languages generatedAmerican English, British English, Arabic, Chinese, Canadian French, Italian, German, Japanese, Pashto, Mexican Spanish, Thai
AvailabilityUSA, but distributed worldwide


Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories
Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories, formerly of Taipei, Taiwan, is no longer in business.


Conversay
15375 NE 90th Street Redmond, Wash 98052 USA
Phone
+1 425 895 1800
Fax
+1 425 636 0600
Internet
http://www.conversay.com
E-mail
sales [at] conversay.com

Conversay develops TTS software for mobile devices and voice portals

ProductsConversation Sever and Mobile Conversay SDK
Languages generatedAmerican English, British English, French, German, Italian and Korean
AvailabilityUSA, Europe, Korea
NoteConversay also develops speech recognition software.


DSP Group
3120 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara, Calif 95054-3317 USA
Phone
+1 408 986 4300
Fax
+1 408 986 4323
Internet
http://www.dspg.com
E-mail
mcompton [at] dspg.com

The DSP Group develops TTS software for consumer telephony applications

ProductTotal Telephony Solution
Languages generatedAmerican English
AvailabilityWorldwide
NoteThe DSP Group also develops speech recognition software.


Ectaco Inc.
Ectaco Corporate Center, 31-21 31st Street, Long Island City, NY, 11106 USA
Phone
+1 718 728 5334
Fax
+1
Internet
http://www.ectaco.com
E-mail
sales [at] ectaco.com

Ectaco develops TTS software for handheld devices

Productsincorporated into Language Teacher Partner products line
Languages generatedAmerican English
AvailabilityWorldwide, via the Internet
NoteEctaco also develops speech recognition software.


Elan Speech
Elan Speech has been acquired by the Acapela Group.


Electrel
Electrel, formerly of Bieville-Beuville, France, is no longer in business.


E-RHETOR
Michalakopoulou str, Athens, Attica GR-11527, Greece
Phone
+30 210 7774936
Fax
+30 210 7774936
Internet
http://www.e-rhetor.com
E-mail
info [at] e-rhetor.com

E-RHETOR develops TTS software for mobile and network applications

ProductPhonAesthesia
Languages generatedGreek
AvailabilityGreece


E-speech
448 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ USA
Phone
+1 908 604 6500
Fax
+1 908 604 6661
Internet
http://www.espeech.com
E-mail
info [at] espeech.com

E-speech develops TTS software for various applications

ProductText-to-Speech Synthesizer and Text-to-Phoneme Translator
Languages generatedAmerican English, Mandarin and South American Spanish
AvailabilityUSA


Fluency
Prins Hendrikkade 159a, 1011 TB Amsterdam, Netherlands
Phone
+31 6 14502731
Fax
+31
Internet
http://www.fluency.nl
E-mail
info [at] fluency.nl

Fluency develops TTS software for multimedia, internet and telephony applications

ProductsFluency TTS, Spika
Languages generatedDutch
AvailabilityNetherlands, Belgium


Fonix
9350 South 150 East, Suite 700, Sandy, Utah 84070 USA
Phone
+1 801 553 6600
Fax
+1 801 553 6707
Internet
http://www.fonix.com
E-mail
sales [at] fonix.com

Fonix develops TTS software for IVR systems

ProductFAAST TTS 5.2
Languages generatedAmerican English, British English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, European Spanish and Swedish
AvailabilityUSA, China, Australia, Europe, Japan and Korea
NoteFonix also develops speech recognition software.


Force Computers
Force Computers, formerly of San Jose, Calif USA, is no longer in business.


Gdata Software AG
Gdata no longer develops text-to-speech software


GVZ Speech Technologies
Ünalan Mah. Ayazma Cad. Çamlica Is merkezi B blok Kat:2, 81190, Istanbul, Turkey
Phone
+90 216 556 1530
Fax
+90 216 556 1188
Internet
http://www.gvz.com.tr
E-mail
info [at] gvz.com.tr

GVZ develops TTS software for telephony and PC applications and mobile devices.

ProductGVZ-TTS 2.0
Languages generatedAzeri, American English and Turkish
AvailabilityTurkey and the USA
NoteGVZ also develops speech recognition and voice authentication software.


HTK
HTK of Ipswitch, UK and not to be confused with the product of the former Entropic company of the same name, no longer develops text-to-speech software.


IBM
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Phone
+1 317 554 7910
Fax
+1 317 554 7968
Internet
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info1/websphere/index.jsp?tab=products/mobilespeech
E-mail
[Vendor has not provided a general e-mail address]

IBM develops TTS software for telephony-based applications

ProductIBM WebSphere Voice Server 2.0
Languages generatedAmerican English, British English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish
AvailabilityWorldwide
NoteIBM also develops speech recognition and VoiceXML software.


InfoTalk
Unit 507, Tech Centre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Phone
+852 2190 9600
Fax
+852 2788 2306
Internet
http://www.infotalkcorp.com
E-mail
info [at] infotalkcorp.com

InfoTalk develops TTS software for IVR systems

ProductInfoTalk-Speaker
Languages generatedMandarin, Cantonese and English.
AvailabilityChina, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan
NoteInfoTalk also develops speech recognition and voice authentication software.


Institute for Language and Speech Processing
Artemidos 6 & Epidavrou, GR-151 25 Maroyssi, Greece
Phone
+30 210 6875324 7
Fax
+30 210 6856794
Internet
http://www.ilsp.gr
E-mail
support [at] ilsp.gr

The Institute for Language and Speech Processing develops TTS software for PC-based applications for the visually disabled.

ProductEkfonitis+
Languages generatedGreek
AvailabilityGreece


JustSpeak
JustSpeak, formerly of Naples, Fla USA, is no longer in business.


Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products
Lernout & Hauspie, formerly of Ieper, Belgium, is no longer in business, intellectual property acquired by Scansoft which subsequently acquired Nuance and renamed itself Nuance Communications.


Loquendo SpA
Via Nole 55, 10149 Torino Italy
Phone
+39 011 757 6111
Fax
+39 011 757 6909
Internet
http://www.loquendo.com
E-mail
info [at] loquendo.com

Loquendo develops TTS software for telephony applications

ProductLoquendo TTS
Languages generatedItalian, Catalan, American English, British English, French, German, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese, Argentinian Spanish, Castilian Spanish, Chiliean Spanish, Mexican Spanish and Swedish
AvailabilityEurope, North America, and South America
NoteLoquendo also develops speech recognition and voice authentication software.


Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies has been acquired by Alcatel, subsequently renamed Alcatel-Lucent.


Matrubhasha
68 Electronics City, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka, India
Phone
+91 80 852 3300
Fax
+91 80 852 2590
Internet
http://trinetra.ncb.ernet.in/matrubhasha
E-mail
matrubhasha [at] ncb.ernet.in

Matrubhasha develops TTS software.

ProductBhaashan
Languages generatedHindi
AvailabilityIndia


Mindmaker
PO Box 506, Placerville, Calif 95667 USA
Phone
+1 408 467 9200
Fax
+1 408 467 9202
Internet
http://www.mindmaker.com
E-mail
president [at] mindmaker.com

MindMaker develops TTS software for telephony and mobile applications and speech-enabled Internet sites.

ProductFlexVoice
Languages generatedAmerican English, Hungarian
AvailabilityUSA, Hungary, Singapore, UK
NoteMindmaker also develops speech recognition software.


NeoSpeech, Inc.
2051 Landings Dr Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Phone
+1 650 961 8838
Fax
+1 650 961 8839
Internet
http://www.neospeech.com
E-mail
richard.metzler [at] neospeech.com

NeoSpeech develops TTS software for embeded devices, PCs and telephony applications.

ProductVoiceText
Languages generatedAmerican English, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin
AvailabilityUSA


NTT
NTT Cyber Communication Laboratory Group 1-1 Hikarino-oka, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa, 239-0847 Japan
Phone
+81 486 55 2036
Fax
+81 486 55 1104
Internet
http://www.ntt.co.jp/cclab/e/index.html
E-mail
ckoho [at] lab.ntt.co.jp

NTT develops TTS software for voice portals, CTI and ITS systems.

ProductFinalFluet
Languages generatedJapanese and English
AvailabilityJapan
NoteNTT also develops speech recognition software.


Nuance Communications
1 Wayside Road, Burlington, Mass 01803 USA
Phone
+1 781 565 5000
Fax
+1 781 565 5001
Internet
http://www.nuance.com
E-mail
info [at] nuance.com

Nuance develops TTS software for telecom, automotive, mobile and PC/multimedia applications, and IVR systems

ProductNuance Vocalizer
Languages generatedAmerican English, UK English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, European Spanish, Swedish
ProductsRealSpeak, SpeechSecure, rVoice
Languages generatedAmerican English, British English, Singaporean English, Australian English, Cantonese, Hong Kong Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Belgian Dutch, French, Canadian French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Taiwanese Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Brazilian Portugese, Russian, Spanish, American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Swedish
AvailabilityUSA, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Japan, Singapore and the UK
NoteNuance also develops speech recognition, voice authentication and VoiceXML software.


Prologix Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
8th K.M., Faizabad Road, Ismailganj, Lucknow, 226016, India
Phone
+91 522 309 7514
Fax
+91 522 272 1381
Internet
http://www.prologixsoft.com
E-mail
contact [at] prologixsoft.com

Prologix develops TTS software for IVR systems.

ProductVaachak
Languages generatedHindi
AvailabilityIndia
NotePrologix also develops VoiceXML software and a PC-based telephone system .


Rhetorical Systems
Rhetorical Systems has been acquired by Scansoft which subsequently acquired Nuance and renamed itself Nuance Communications.


Ricoh
7th Floor, Tomin-Nissei-Kasugacho Building 1-1-17 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0002, Japan
Phone
+81 3 3815 7261
Fax
+81 3 3818 0348
Internet
http://www.ricoh.com
E-mail
www-admin [at] ricoh.co.jp

Ricoh develops TTS software for screen-reader software for blind persons

ProductYUBEN-KA
Languages generatedJapanese
AvailabilityJapan
NoteRicoh also develops speech recognition software.


Rubidium
PO Box 2099 8 Hasadna St. Raanana, 43000, Israel
Phone
+972 9 7451412
Fax
+972 9 7451418
Internet
http://www.rubidium.com
E-mail
info [at] rubidium.com

Rubidium develops miniature footprint TTS software and chips for telephone caller ID name announcement and SMS announcement.

ProductRubidium Dialog Engine
Languages supportedAmerican English
AvailabilityChina, Hong-Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Western Europe and the USA.
NoteRubidium also develops speech recognition software.


Sakhr
FreeZone, Nasr City, PO Box 5189, Cairo 11771 Egypt
Phone
+202 274 9929
Fax
+202 274 0055
Internet
http://www.sakhr.com
E-mail
int_sales [at] sakhr.com

Sakhr develops TTS software for telephony applications

ProductSakhr TTS
Languages generatedArabic, Egypt
AvailabilityEgypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA
NoteSakhr also develops speech recognition software.


Sakrament
Vostochnaja St.131, 220113, Minsk, Belarus
Phone
+375 17 284 0650
Fax
+375 17 284 0650
Internet
http://www.sakrament-speech.com
E-mail
office [at] sakrament-speech.com

Sakrament develops TTS software handheld devices, device control, telephony and automotive applications and aids for the blind

ProductsSakrament TTS Engine and Sakrament Speech Box
Languages generatedBelarusian, Russian and Ukrainian
AvailabilityRepublic of Belarus, Russia, other CIS countries and Baltic States
NoteSakrament also develops speech recognition software.


ScanSoft
ScanSoft acquired, and subsequently renamed itself, Nuance Communications.


Sensory
1991 Russell Avenue Santa Clara, Calif 95054-2035 USA
Phone
+1 408 327 9000
Fax
+1 408 727 4748
Internet
http://www.sensoryinc.com
E-mail
sales [at] sensoryinc.com

Sensory develops TTS software for embedded applications such as automotive navigation systems, PDAs/convergence products, devices for the disabled and text readers.

ProductFluent Text-to-Speech Technology
Languages generatedEnglish, German, Italian, Japanese, Mexican Spanish and Castilian Spanish
AvailabilityUSA, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, China, Switzerland, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan, UK
NoteSensory also develops speech recognition and voice authentication software.


SoftVoice
11301 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 347, Los Angeles, Calif 90064, USA
Phone
+1 310 948 5548
Fax
+1 310 390 3215
Internet
http://www.text2speech.com
E-mail
sales [at] text2speech.com

SoftVoice develops TTS software for Linux- and Window-based PC applications, embedded applications and IVR systems.

ProductSoftVoice
Languages generatedAmerican English and Spanish
AvailabilityUSA, worldwide via the Internet


Speech and Software Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd
3rd Floor, Ceebross Arcade, 1, 3rd Cross Road, Kasturibai Nagar, Adyar, Chennai, 600 020 India
Phone
+91 44 2454 0370
Fax
+91 44 2454 0374
Internet
http://www.sstil.com
E-mail
sales [at] sstil.com

Speech and Software Technologies develops TTS software for telephony applications.

ProductText-to-Speech
Languages generatedIndian English
AvailabilityIndia
NoteSpeech and Software Technologies also develops speech recognition software.


SpeechArabia
CP 364, 1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland
Phone
+41 22 788 3367
Fax
+41 XX
Internet
http://www.speecharabia.com
E-mail
info [at] speecharabia.com

SpeechArabia develops TTS software for PC-based applications.

ProductsSpeech Bar, Read for Me, eMail Companion, Language Learning