> We're also seriously considering PC-based Nuance. The reason > being that a local company who do voice-activated phone > systems use Nuance as their engine (said company's systems > BTW start at $500,000, which is a little pricey. I mean, I've > got that on me ;-)) but Nuance itself is a lot cheaper) Nuance works quite well, their angle is no training. They were doing Australian & Scottish accents last time I came across them, but that was many years ago. $500,000 is cheap for this sort stuff. Under the 'otherwise' option, how about this: ? (It was 10 pounds last time it was listed, he must have realised how valuable it really is. Ha. He's still lacking a few zeros though.) 120 port IVR, recognises a few words, can be trained for more. Practically bullet-proof, redundant EVERYTHING, you can even pull the CPU's out, and it'll pick up where it left off when you put it back it. No, it won't sing 'Daisy'. It pulls that trick off by writing all of its registers, etc to disk. Software doesn't stop either, dividing by zero is perfectly ok, it'll just ignore you. If it worked, and if the terminal was still there (unlikely), I'd buy it. Start my own 'phone service company. I'm surprised the mgf didn't buy it, they'd know it's history. Hmmmm. Tony -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist