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Voice Authentication (VA) Software
Voice authentication is only one of a number of biometric technologies, others including those that match a person's iris, face, fingerprint, hand geometry or signature, that are being deployed in a number of applications to verify the identity of a person. What makes voice authentication unique is that it is able to be deployed for telephony-realted applications including call centres to verify the identity of a person who is calling through the telephone network.
At this point the distinction must be made between voice authentication (VA) and voice identification. VA seeks to authenticate a person who has already identified himself or herself whereas voice identification technology seeks to identify a person against a database of voice samples from known staff or customers.
Consulting Projects Involving Voice Authentication
Occidental Communications has yet to undertake consulting on voice authentication, but watch this space. For more details of speech technology consulting, including speech recognition and text-to-speech technologies, see the Speech Technology Consulting page.
International Directory
This directory is of developers of voice authentication software. In contrast to other Internet sites that purport to be directories of voice authentication software, this directory does not include any integrators, consultants, conference organisers, magazines, distributors or providers of products related to voice authentication. Every one of the companies listed has developed the voice authentication software listed therein - they are not integrators or incorporators of voice authentication software developed by others.
Acapela Group
33, Boulevard Dolez, 7000 Mons, Belgium
The Acapela Group develops VA software for telecom and multimedia applications
| Product | Babel-id version 1.0 |
| Languages supported | American English, British English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Swedish and Icelandic |
| Availability | Belgium, Sweden |
| Note | The Acapela Group also develops speech recognition and text to speech software. |
AGNITIO S.L.
TUTOR, 11 6º, Población Madrid, 28008, Spain
AGNITIO develops VA software for forensic applications requiring speaker identification.
| Product | BATVOX |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | Spain |
Anovea Authentication Technology
1797 Spruce Street Berkeley, Calif 94709 USA
Anovea develops VA software for telephony, PC and Internet applications.
| Products | SVLib, SVLite and AnoveaWeb |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | USA |
Arcore Technologies Inc.
Arcore Technologies, formerly of Eugene, Ore USA, is no longer in business.
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 VA software
BaBel Technologies
BaBel Technologies has been acquired by the Acapela Group.
BioID America Inc.
BioID America has been acquired by HumanScan AG.
Biometric Technologies, S.L.
Diputacion 238 4-4 08007 Barcelona, Spain
| Phone | | +34 93 270 2525 |
| Fax | | +34 93 302 7000 |
| Internet | | http://www.biometco.com (Spanish language only) |
| E-mail | | info [at] biometco.com |
Biometric Technologies develops VA software for telephony applications
| Product | Biometric Voiceprint Authenticator |
| Languages supported | Language independent but implemented to date only in Spanish and Catalan |
| Availability | Spain |
Buytel
Buytel was renamed Voicevault.
Configate
Configate, formerly of Rehovot, Israel, is no longer in business.
Domain Dynamics Limited
Domain Dynamics, formerly of Reading, UK, is no longer in business.
eVmail Technology
eVmail Technology, formerly of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, is no longer in business.
Fluency Voice Technology Ltd
Fluency Voice Technology is a subsidiary of Netdecisions.
3rd Floor, Hythe House, 200 Shepherds Bush Road, London W6 7NL, UK
Fluency Voice Technology develops VA software which is incorporated within its SR software offering.
| Languages supported | British English, American English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Availability | UK |
| Note | Fluency Voice Technology also develops speech recognition software. |
SEZAM from Fraunhofer IIS
product discontinued
GVZ Speech Technologies
Ünalan Mah. Ayazma Cad. Çamlica Is merkezi B blok Kat:2, 81190, Istanbul, Turkey
GVZ develops VA software for telephony applications.
| Product | GVZ-VA 1.0 |
| Languages supported | Azeri, American English and Turkish |
| Availability | Turkey and the USA |
| Note | GVZ also develops speech recognition and text to speech software. |
HumanScan AG
Brünigstrasse 95, CH-6072 Sachseln, Switzerland
HumanScan develops VA software for access applications.
| Product | BioID SDK |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | Europe |
iBiometrics, Inc. (iBICS)
PO Box 644 Millwood NY 10546 USA
| Phone | | +1 914 762 0291 |
| Fax | | +1 914 206 9607 |
| Internet | | http://www.ibics.com |
| E-mail | | corporate [at] ibics.com |
iBICS develops VA software for financial markets and penitential applications.
| Product | Corrections monitoring system |
| Languages supported | English |
| Availability | USA |
InfoTalk
Unit 507, Tech Centre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
InfoTalk develops VA software for telephony applications, system access, mobile phones, computing system access and smart cards.
| Product | InfoTalk-Verifier |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan |
| Note | InfoTalk also develops speech recognition and text to speech software. |
ITT Industries
ITT Industries spun off its voice authentication business as SpeakerKey which is no longer in business.
Kaz Group Ltd.
Level 7, 66 Wentworth Avenue, Sydney NSW 2010 Australia
Kaz Group develops VA-enabled speech recognition software for IVR applications.
| Product | Speech(fx) |
| Languages supported | Australian English |
| Availability | Australia |
| Note | Kaz Group also develops speech recognition software. |
Loquendo SpA
Via Nole 55, 10149 Torino Italy
Loquendo develops VA software for telephony applications.
| Product | Loquendo SV |
| Languages supported | Italian, Catalan, American English, British English, French, German, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese, Argentinian Spanish, Castilian Spanish, Chiliean Spanish and Swedish |
| Availability | Europe, North America, and South America |
| Note | Loquendo also develops speech recognition and text to speech and software. |
Microsoft
1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, Wash 98052, USA
Microsoft develops VoiceXML software which it sells as part of a package of VoiceXML software, operating system and speech recognition software.
Nuance Communications
1 Wayside Road, Burlington, Mass 01803 USA
Nuance develops VA software and caller authentication solutions for enterprise and service provider IVRs and call centres.
| Product | Nuance Verifier |
| Languages supported | American English, Cantonese, Dutch, Australian English, British English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, South African English, French, Canadian French, German, Swiss German, Italian, Mandarin, Portuguese Brazilian, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Swedish |
| Products | Our VEI, Our VEII, VeriNet Web |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | USA, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Japan, Singapore and the UK |
| Note | Nuance also develops speech recognition, text to speech and VoiceXML software. |
PassMark Security
PassMark Security was acquired by RSA.
Persay Ltd.
14 Hatidhar St. Ra'anana 43665 Israel
| Phone | | +972 3 767 8666 |
| Fax | | +972 3 767 8661 |
| Internet | | http://www.persay.com |
| E-mail | | almog.aley-raz [at] persay.com |
Persay develops VA software for IVR systems and other call centre applications.
| Product | VocalPassword, FreeSpeech, S.P.I.D. |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | Worldwide, via the Internet |
Phonetic Systems
Phonetic Systems has been acquired by Scansoft which subsequently acquired Nuance and renamed itself Nuance Communications.
Rubidium
PO Box 2099 8 Hasadna St. Raanana, 43000, Israel
Rubidium develops voice authentication software which it sells in its chips for embedded mass-market applications.
| Product | RSV series |
| Languages supported | Language independent |
| Availability | China, Hong-Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Western Europe and the USA. |
| Note | Rubidium also develops speech recognition and text to speech software. |
RSA Security Inc.
174 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, Mass 01730 USA
| Phone | | +1 781 515 5000 |
| Fax | | +1 781 515 5010 |
| Internet | | http://www.rsa.com |
| E-mail | | info [at] rsasecurity.com |
RSA develops VA software for IVR systems and other call centre applications.
| Product | RSA Adaptive Authentication for Phone |
| Languages supported | English |
| Availability | Worldwide |
SAIL LABS Technology AG
Operngasse 20B A-1040 Vienna, Austria
SAIL LABS Technology develops VA technology which is incorporated into the company's Media Mining System which is deployed to identify speakers when transcribing broadcast news.
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | Europe and USA |
| Note | SAIL LABS Technology also develops speech recognition software. |
ScanSoft
ScanSoft acquired, and subsequently renamed itself, Nuance Communications.
SecuriVox
SecuriVox's product range is now offered by Speech Sentinel Ltd.
Sensory
1991 Russell Avenue Santa Clara, Calif 95054-2035 USA
Sensory develops VA software which is incorporated into its voice activation software for embedded applications
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | USA, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, China, Switzerland, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan, UK |
| Note | Sensory also develops speech recognition and text to speech software. |
SentryCom Ltd.
SentryCom, formerly of Haifa, Israel, is no longer in business.
Siemens AG
Otto-Hahn-Ring 6, D-81739 München, Germany
Siemens develops VA software for PC-based applications.
| Product | SpeechAdvance Biometrics Speaker |
| Languages supported | German, Arabic, American English, British English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Availability | Germany |
| Note | Siemens also develops speech recognition and text to speech software. |
Sonetech Corporation
10 Commerce Park North, Unit 1, Bedford, NH 03110 USA
| Phone | | +1 |
| Fax | | +1 |
| Internet | | [No internet site] |
| E-mail | | woodsum [at] bayshorelabs.com |
Sonetech develops VA software for intrusion detection.
| Products | ??? |
| Languages supported | ??? |
| Availability | USA |
Sonic Foundry
Sonic Foundry, formerly of Madison, Wisc USA, is no longer in business.
SpeakerKey
SpeakerKey, formerly of Fort Wayne, Ind USA, is no longer in business.
SpeakEZ Inc.
SpeakEZ, formerly of Denver, Col USA, is no longer in the voice authentication business. Its intellectual property was sold to Scansoft which subsequently acquired Nuance and renamed itself Nuance Communications.
Speech Sentinel Ltd.
1 Harrison Road, Dundee, Scotland, DD2 3SN, UK
Speech Sentinel develops VA software for online applications.
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | UK |
Speech Technology Center
4 Krasutskogo, St. Petersburg, 196084, Russia
STC (WP 641), PO Box 109, Lappeenranta SF-53101, Finland
The Speech Technology Center develops VA software for PC and DSP-based applications (Voice Key) and forensic audio examinations (IKAR Lab)
| Products | Voice Key, IKAR Lab |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | Worldwide, via the Internet (Voice Key), Russia and neighbouring countries, the Baltic, China, Colombia, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, North America, Spain, Taiwan and Turkey (IKAR Lab) |
| Note | Speech Technology Center also develops speech recognition software. |
Speechworks
Speechworks has been acquired by Scansoft which subsequently acquired Nuance and renamed itself Nuance Communications
Sympalog Voice Solutions
Karl-Zucker-Str. 10 D-91052 Erlangen Germany
Sympalog develops VA software for telephony applications
| Product | SymVerify |
| Languages supported | Language independent |
| Availability | Germany |
| Note | Sympalog also develops speech recognition software. |
Telisma
Technopole Anticipa Rue Claude Chappe 22300 Lannion France
Telisma develops VA software for home banking applications
| Product | philsoft 3.3 |
| Languages supported | language independent. |
| Availability | France, Colombia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, USA |
| Note | Telisma also develops speech recognition software. |
Veritel Corporation
Veritel has been renamed VoiceVantage
VeriVoice
VeriVoice, formerly of Princeton NJ USA, is no longer in business.
Vocalis
Vocalis was acquired by Netdecisions, the parent company of Fluency Voice Technology Ltd.
Vocent
Vocent was acquired by PassMark Security which was, in turn, acquired by RSA.
Vocentric Corporation
Vocentric Corporation, formerly of Kirkland, Wash USA, is no longer in business.
Voice Security Corporation
Voice Security Corporation, fomerly of Woburn, Mass USA, is no longer in business.
Voice Security Systems
24591 Seth Circle, Dana Point, Calif 92629 USA
Voice Security Systems develops VA software for credit card authorisation
| Products | Voice Protect, Power Voice and Freekey |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | worldwide, via the Internet |
VoiceCom Solutions GmbH
Südwestpark 70, D-90449 Nürnberg Germany
| Phone | | +49 911 25 26 70 |
| Fax | | +49 911 25 26 711 |
| Internet | | http://www.voicecom.de (German language only) |
| E-mail | | contact [at] voicecom.de |
VoiceCom develops VA software for telephony applications and handsfree mobile phones
| Product | VoiceDirector |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | worldwide, via the Internet |
VOICE.TRUST AG
Geisenhausenerstr. 15 D-81379 München, Germany
VOICE.TRUST develops VA software for telephony-based applications
| Products | VOICE.TRUST Server |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | worldwide, via the Internet |
VoiceProve
VoiceProve renamed itself SentryCom.
VoiceVantage
1653 N Wells Street 2F Chicago, Ill 60601 USA
VoiceVantage develops VA software for a variety of applications.
| Product | VoiceCheck |
| Languages supported | language independent |
| Availability | Available worldwide, locally supported in North America, South America, South Africa, Europe and parts of Asia. |
Voicevault
Biometric Security, 3000 Hillswood Drive, Hillswood Business Park, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0RS, UK
Voicevault develops VA software for call centre and employee access applications.
| Product | Voicevault |
| Languages supported | British/Irish English, American English, South African English, Afrikaans, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, Japanese, Mexican Spanish, South Sotho, Swedish, Turkish and Xhosa |
| Availability | Worldwide |
VxV Solutions, Inc.
329 Bryant Street, Suite 2D, San Francisco, Calif 94107 USA
VxV develops VA software for password reset and other call centre applications.
| Product | vAuth |
| Languages supported | English |
| Availability | USA |
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