Opera Software is teaming up with IBM to develop speech-recognition technology for Opera's future, upgraded browser. Opera said the technology will be initially developed for its desktop browser, but it will appear later in its software for cell phones and PDAs. “By making this technology available today for the wider Web audience, the serious work of voice-enabling the Web can commence,” said Opera's VP of engineering Christen Krogh in a statement. Opera is utilizing IBM's Embedded ViaVoice speech technology in developing the voice features of the browser. The Norwegian firm said that by building on standard XHTML+Voice (X+V) technology, developers can add voice input and output to existing graphically based Web pages to achieve natural voice functionality. At first, Opera expects the voice browser to be available in English for Windows users, although the firm plans to offer it later in additional languages
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