News
09/15/09
VoiceCorp International Partners With Hokenson Group
Hokenson will help to introduce VoiceCorp’s Text-to-Speech (TTS) applications to the U.S. market
VoiceCorp International of The Netherlands has retained the Hokenson Group as one of their key strategic partners in the United States. The Hokenson Group will be developing new business opportunities for VoiceCorp’s innovative Text-to-Speech (TTS) applications both in the U.S. and globally.
VoiceCorp has pioneered Text-To-Speech (TTS) technology, specifically designed to increase the accessibility of web sites. This is especially significant given that, in the United States alone, 20% to 40% of the adult population suffers from some sort of reading disability and over 14 million people are visually impaired.
“We are very excited about our selection as a strategic business partner for VoiceCorp International and we look forward to facilitating their continued growth and expansion into the U.S. market as well as overseas” said Jeff Hokenson, Chairman and CEO of the Hokenson Group.
Web accessibility is of great importance not only for people using screen readers and other assistive technology, but also for the general population. Implementing VoiceCorp’s ReadSpeaker application will be a key decision in making web content accessible for a broader group of people regardless of literacy, visual strength, device, browser type or operating system.
“At VoiceCorp, we are delighted to work with the Hokenson Group as a key driver for growth in the US market. The Hokenson team has impressed us with their commitment and focus on the larger US corporations and institutions, especially in the DC metro area. We truly believe that this is the perfect time to launch our services in the US in general and towards federal institutions in particular, especially in the context of the stimuli measures that the Obama administration has provided to renew the IT and internet infrastructure of the federal and local government” , said Joop Heijenrath, Partner and Chief Commercial Officer at VoiceCorp International.
About Voice Corp
In 1999 the founding team behind VoiceCorp (www.voice-corp.com) gave birth to the first-ever speech enabling web based service in the world, named ReadSpeaker. The team that invented ReadSpeaker has now developed the next generation ReadSpeaker speech services that are even more feature rich, powerful, flexible and easier to use.
VoiceCorp is the result of joining the development, sales, management, hosting, support and innovation departments behind ReadSpeaker to bring the highest quality web based speech services – giving a broader population access to the internet.
About The Hokenson Group
The Hokenson Group (www.HokensonGroup.com) is an International Strategic Advisory and Marketing Consultancy with a specialty discipline in the arena of International Trade. Since 2000, the Hokenson Group has helped clients improve their long-term corporate strategy, marketing approach and ultimately, their top and bottom-line growth.
For more information, please contact:
Stefani Cuschnir, 703-909-8084, Stefani@HokensonGroup.com
