Telecommunications Carrier FreedomVOICE Systems Donates Voice to Text Technology for Childrens Group

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Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

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Encinitas, CA (PRWEB) December 17, 2007 -- FreedomVOICE Systems (http://www.fvscorporate.com/), a licensed telecommunications (http://www.fvscorporate.com/) carrier specializing in virtual office and hosted telephone solutions to support small businesses, announces it is providing discounted services and its innovative TalkText voice to text (http://www.talktext.com/) technology to Pennsylvania Families and Childrens Equality (PA FACE), a non-profit organization advocating childrens rights during divorce and separation, often a very difficult period.

According to organization officials, PA FACEs mission is to minimize the emotional upheaval experienced by children during and after parental separation and promote their right to equal access to both parents and the extended family.

We support efforts that help make the public aware of the vital role fathers play in the growth and development of their children,? said David Nelson, president of the Bucks County chapter of PA FACE. Were promoting legislation whereby shared custody is made a legal presumption and responsibility.?

To help PA FACE achieve its goals, the telecommunications carrier, FreedomVOICE, is providing a toll-free vanity phone number and its hallmark FreedomXTREME voice system, featuring auto attendant, multiple mailboxes, email delivery of voice and fax messages and a comprehensive slate of other tools that allow small businesses to enhance their image and stay connected with customers and colleagues.

Two optional features are also included in the PA FACE configuration:

Name/Address capture that provides names and addresses of incoming calls and a new technological breakthrough, voice to text (http://www.talktext.com/) transcription. Named TalkText, FreedomVOICE officials dub it the evolution of voicemail?.

With locations throughout the state and a small number of volunteers, our ability to respond to voicemail messages left on our hotline is severely limited,? said Nelson. We receive over 100 messages a month. Volunteers have to transcribe content from each, including, where possible, name, address and phone number, scribbling furiously or rewinding and listening again. We have tested TalkText and are extremely excited about this time-saving new technology from FreedomVOICE.?

With the FreedomVOICE tools in place, callers dial the toll-free vanity number for PA FACE and leave a voicemail message. As a standard feature of the voice system, messages are sent as audio files attached to emails, allowing volunteers to check for messages from any Internet-connected computer. With the addition of TalkText, they can also read the transcription of the voicemail in the body of the email. The Name/Address capture provides full contact details as part of the message, whether the caller leaves the information or not and can be copied and pasted into the PA FACE database.

Our volunteers can read through their voicemail messages in a fraction of the time it took them to listen,? added Nelson. They can respond more quickly, often directly by email. Another benefit is that we can save these messages and refer back to them as needed. The FreedomVOICE system allows us to become more organized with our messages. We are extremely grateful for the help FreedomVOICE has given our cause.?

FreedomVOICE CEO and Founder, Eric Thomas, was quick to respond. We are proud to help PA FACE with their communications needs. With the number of marriage dissolutions each year in this country, anything we can do to alleviate the stress on children and promote equal parenting responsibility is an honor.?

About FreedomVOICE Systems

Founded in 1996, the telecommunications carrier, FreedomVOICE Systems (FVS) develops and markets a comprehensive slate of integrated virtual office tools and hosted telephone (http://www.freedomiq.com/) solutions that allow businesses and professional offices to interact more effectively with their customers, clients, patients and associates. FVS feature-rich systems and flexible technology enable users to enhance their image, communicate seamlessly whether by voice, fax or email, track marketing effectiveness and promote their service by increasing their availability.

The company offers a wide array of products and services from 800-number toll free services to more advanced unified communications systems. For more information, please call 800-477-1477 or visit our web sites.

www.fvscorporate.com

www.talktext.com

Contact:

Bruce Bond

FreedomVOICE Systems

800-477-1477 ext. 822

bruce@freedomvoice.com

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