I had the opportunity of reviewing a number of different tools
for developing and testing VoiceXML applications. In this article, I would like to focus on the salient features of some of the tools and provide some recommendations which should assist you in the selection of your next VoiceXML development
tool.
| Tool |
Category |
Key Highlights |
Screenshot |
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Audium 3 |
VoiceXML Application Server Platform |
- Based on J2EE Application Servers
- Visual Call Flow Modeling
- Components - Audium Builder & Server
- Integration with custom applications using Java APIs and XML.
- Large library of pre-built components and modules
- Ability to create custom modules and rules
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BeVocal Cafe |
Hosted VoiceXML Application Development Platform |
- File Management
- Vocal Player (plays previous sessions)
- Vocal Scripter (VoiceXML testing terminal using keyboard data entry)
- Vocal Debugger
- Support for pre-built SpeechObjects
- Extensions: Speaker Verification, Voice Enrollment, Voice "Alerts"
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GetVocal SDK |
Desktop Development Tool |
- Visual VoiceXML Editor
- Can function as a Single Port gateway (when connected with a modem)
- Support for ActiveX/Java components within JavaScript in VoiceXML
documents
- Scripts based Automated testing
- Local/Remote VoiceXML Testing
|
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HeyAnita
FreeSpeech Developer Network |
Hosted VoiceXML Development Platform |
- File Management
- Grammar (XML) IDE - Grammar Generation Wizard, Grammar Parser
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IBM WebSphere Voice Toolkit |
Desktop VoiceXML Application Development Tool |
- Based on Eclipse, a popular Open Source IDE
- VoiceXML Editor
- Audio Recorder
- Voice Application Debugger
- Grammar Development Tools
- Extensive library of Reusable Dialog Components
- Dynamic Voice Application Development using J2EE technologies (JSP/Servlets)
- Pronunciation Builder for IBM WebSphere Voice Server
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Nuance
V-Builder |
Desktop VoiceXML Application Development Tool |
- Visual Palette based VoiceXML Editor
- Grammar Builder
- Dialog Tester
- Prompt Editor
- Extensive library of pre-built SpeechObjects
- Tight integration with Nuance Speech Tools
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Oracle 9iAS
Mobile Studio |
Hosted Multi-Channel Development Platform |
- Multi-channel platform. Supports Web (HTML), VoiceXML and WAP delivery
simultaneously
- Defines a set of multi-channel XML tags
|
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|
Telera DeVXchange |
Hosted VoiceXML Development Environment +
Desktop Development Tool |
- Hosted Development Tool - CodeCenter
- Call Tracer
- Debug Logs
- Voice Recorder/Audio Converter
- Grammar Verifier
- Outbound Notification
- AppBuilder - graphical VoiceXML application generation environment -
generates asp/jsp code
- Call Control Extensions to VoiceXML
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Tellme Studio |
Hosted VoiceXML Application Development Platform |
- Scratchpad for creating instant demo applications
- Grammar Tools - Phrase Checker, Phrase Generator
- Record By Phone
- VoiceXML Terminal (test VoiceXML applications in a text based
simulated environment)
- Support for VoIP
|
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| VoiceGenie Developer Workshop and
GenieIDE |
Hosted VoiceXML Application Development and
Desktop VoiceXML IDE |
- VoiceXML Editor
- Dialog/Grammar Wizards
- Dialog Flow
- Pre-built library of SpeechWorks OpenSpeech DialogModules
- VoiceXML Validator
- Grammar Wizard
- Audio Converter & Record By Phone
- Call Log Explorer
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Voxeo Community |
Hosted VoiceXML Application Development Platform |
- Support for VoiceXML, CallXML and CCXML Applications
- Outbound Calling
- Reporting
- Web Services based Application Insight Tool - Management & Monitoring
of remote VoiceXML/CCXML Applications
- Visual Voxeo Designer
- CCXML Support
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voxPilot ODE |
Hosted VoiceXML Application Development Platform
Key Highlights |
- Local Numbers for European Developers
- Support for Multiple Languages
- File/Project manager
- Reusable Subdialog based Components
- Realtime Log Viewer
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