Microsoft beta to make 'em talk

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Continuing its push into speech technology, Microsoft Wednesday unleashed the first public beta of its Microsoft Speech Server, and refreshed its Speech Application Software Development Kit (SASDK) with a beta 3 release.

"Speech technology is on the cusp of reaching its full potential, and we are committed to bringing it to the mainstream," said Kai-Fu Lee, corporate vice president of the Speech Technologies Group at Microsoft. "With the beta release of Microsoft Speech Server and the beta 3 release of the SASDK, we are making it easier for enterprise companies and their customers to access information."