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Telisma And PerSay Partner For Voice Authentication

Monday, February 18, 2008

Speech recognition provider Telisma and voice biometric company PerSay have announced a partnership in an effort to provide more comprehensive voice solutions for customers. Telisma offers customers speech technologies in multiple languages across various countries via its speech recognition software, teliSpeech.


For contact centers that support banking, telecommunications and other industries, voice biometrics can be a cost-effective way to enhance security and improve customer convenience. In cases where businesses require what’s known as “triple factor authentication,” voice biometrics can be an important “leg” of the trio, which may also include PIN numbers and a caller’s telephone number identification. [end] 

PhoneFactor Inc. continues to grow its financial services roster announcing additions to its most recent clientele: Heartland Financial USA, OceanFirst Bank, Northway Bank, and CUANY Credit Union. The PhoneFactor solutions have been utilized by financial institutions as a way to protect customers using e-banking from online fraud. Additionally the PhoneFactor technology can authenticate bank employees for remote logins.

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A webinar hosted by Angel.com, an interactive voice response (IVR) and call center solutions provider, and VoiceVault, a developer of voice recognition biometrics, drives at the need for voice biometrics in call center operations looking for unique alternatives to boost efficiency and lower costs, according to a TMCnet article.

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Elephant Talk Communications, a provider of software and services for the telecommunications and financial services industries, has announced the launch of new voice biometric offering called VALid-SVP.

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PerSay, a developer of voice-based identification authentication solutions, has announced the availability of new functionality available for use on Apple devices, such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The new technology, called VocalPassword, is designed to replace virtual keyboard use for filling in user names and passwords with voice-based authentication of the user.

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As part of a new partnership with RSA Secured Partner Program, Ping Identity has certified that their PingFederate technology is compatible with the RSA’s SecurID two-factor authentication solution. This collaboration will result in a comprehensive user-friendly solution to authenticate to a range of Cloud identity applications.

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Anakam Identity Suite has been chosen as the provider of three-factor authentication for West Corporations Fortune 1000 clients. Anakam will work to enhance the ‘West at Home’ service enabling it to feature a unique selection of authentication functions such as voice biometrics and digital signature.

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