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Military sees increase in wounded in Afghanistan- Far from winding down, the numbers of wounded U.S. soldiers coming home have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those who fought in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago.
Who knew of Fort Hood suspect's radical contacts?- The mystery over whether the military knew Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan was communicating with a radical Muslim imam lapsed into finger-pointing ahead of congressional investigations looking into the Army psychiatrist's contacts with any extremists.
Defiant DC sniper mastermind Muhammad executed- John Allen Muhammad stepped foot into Virginia's death chamber and within seconds was lying on a gurney, tapping his left foot, his arms spread wide with a needle dug into each.
AP-GfK Poll: A grouchy public sticking with Obama- President Barack Obama still has the public approval of a majority of Americans, but he finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country.
- Military divers have found the body of one of two U.S. soldiers who went missing last week as they tried to recover airdropped supplies that fell into a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday.
- Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that's been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported Wednesday.
Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song- Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon.
Roy, Aldridge help Blazers beat Grizzlies, 93-79- Brandon Roy scored 20 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their third straight with a 93-79 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
Audiopoint Provides Personalized News and Information Services to EarthLink's Service Subscribers
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The popularity of EarthLink's Email By Phone has demonstrated that people want access to a wider range of information on the go. News and Information Services combines the existing functionality of Email By Phone with natural voice-enabled Web content. Popular content such as Local News, Weather and Stock Quotes, amongst other personalized services are now available from any telephone using simple voice commands.
"The demand is growing for powerful new communications services as a strategic way to enhance customer service and build a competitive edge," said Brian Lichorowic, CEO & President of Audiopoint. "At the center stage of these new services is Audiopoint's next-generation Personal Voice Portal. Using PVP, Earthlink customers will have a very real edge in the marketplace. Today's announcement furthers Audiopoint's goal of providing our customers with the most progressive speech applications on the market today."
The new service provides an expanded access solution by voice enabling web content for the individual subscriber. Information is retrieved by phone through a voice activated menu system. In its most generic sense a voice portal can be defined as "speech-enabled access to Web-based information." In other words, a voice portal provides telephone users with a natural language interface to access and retrieve Web content.
"Earthlink's Email by Phone with enhanced News and Information services
will allow our subscribers to access customized content from any phone just as
they can from browsing the Internet." said
Additionally EarthLink's Email by Phone services will support those with impaired motor coordination, the blind or those with a general inability to use mobile web devices. Keypad interfaces are replaced with simple voice commands and the visual display is replaced with text-to-voice translation which reads the information to the user from any telephone connection without requiring any additional hardware.
Using a convenient online enrollment form, EarthLink subscribers may
sign-up for this
Audiopoint and EarthLink foresee that subscribers will find this new service effective in supporting today's mobile lifestyle because it addresses their critical need to access information on demand.
About EarthLink
"EarthLink. We revolve around you(TM)." As the nation's next generation Internet service provider, Atlanta-based EarthLink has earned an award-winning reputation for outstanding customer service and its suite of online products and services. EarthLink offers what every user should expect from their Internet experience: high-quality connectivity, minimal online intrusions and customizable features. Whether it's dial-up, high-speed, voice, web hosting, wireless or "EarthLink Extras" like home networking or security, EarthLink connects people to the power and possibilities of the Internet. Learn more about EarthLink by calling (800) EARTHLINK or visiting EarthLink's Web site at http://www.EarthLink.net.
About Audiopoint
Audiopoint is a leading provider of innovative, voice services to
consumer-oriented businesses. The company designs, develops and deploys
large-scale Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) software and services. Since
the establishment of Audiopoint in 1998, the company's strategy has been built
on continuous product innovation. Audiopoint developed and launched the
industry's first voice portal in 1999 and is currently releasing its newly
developed Personal Voice Portal (PVP) platform. Audiopoint is a privately held
company based in Rockville, Maryland with office in Middleburg, Virginia and
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