About SpeechStudio Inc.
SpeechStudio Inc. was formed in 1998 by an experienced software development team with the goal of creating the leading provider of software development tools
for the speech recognition application market. It has produced a
series of powerful products, starting with the first version of its flagship
Suite in 2000. SpeechStudio Inc. does not build speech engines or natural language
understanding systems; SpeechStudio Suite treats speech engines the same way a compiler treats a computer chip.
SpeechStudio Inc. customers are software
application developers who are free to choose the best speech engine for their environment and, at the same time, insulate their applications
from the complexities and low-level details of speech engines. Without SpeechStudio Suite, software programmers can expect to expend more than a year building a crude level of VUI. With SpeechStudio, a
much more effective and complete interface can be built within a week. Instead of labor intensive ad hoc testing, the SpeechStudio derived
interface can be tested automatically. Instead of facing an unknown multitude of different end user configurations, the SpeechStudio derived
interface deploys a single version across many end user configurations.
Management
Stephen Zeigler, CEO, was a
co-founder of Verdix Corporation in 1983, serving on its Board of Directors and
as Vice President of Programming Tools Development. Verdix went public and
achieved revenues approaching $30m with $6m in profits annually. In 1993,
Verdix merged with Rational Machines to form Rational Software. Dr. Zeigler led
engineering through that merger as the Sr. VP of engineering. Previously, Dr.
Zeigler was a Senior Engineer and Chief Designer of the Systems Development Tool
for Intel’s 432 project. Dr. Zeigler joined Intel in 1978, after completing his
Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin.
Stephen Scalpone, President,
co-founded SpeechStudio Inc. in 1998. He serves as president and chief software
architect, responsible for the design and delivery of the SpeechStudio product
line. In 1983, Mr. Scalpone co-founded the software operations of Verdix
Corporation, where he was the development manager responsible for the Verdix Ada
Development System on Unix. In 1992, Verdix merged with Rational Machines to
become Rational Software, where Mr. Scalpone was the development director for
Rational Apex and Rational Rose Unix. Prior to starting Verdix, Mr. Scalpone was
part of the Intel 432 project. Mr. Scalpone graduated from the University of
Wisconsin.
Advisors
Dr. Richard LeBlanc,
Professor and the Associate Dean of the College of Computing of the Georgia
Institute of Technology. He is an expert in software development environments.
Dr. Jan Van Santen,
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Oregon Graduate
Institute (OGI) and the Director of the Center for Spoken Language Understanding
at OGI.
John Calhoun, AVenture Partners.
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