Breakthrough in Text to Speech Technology

The IVO Software has delivered amazing qualitysynthesis which brings to text to speech solutions
and innovation in an area that we are particularlya new, previously inaccessible, level of quality
keen to support and the partnership between ourknown only from science fiction movies" - said
companies is set to deliver the best syntheticLukasz Osowski, CEO and President of IVO
speech solutions on the market. We are proud toSoftware.
have met the team at IVO Software who haveFor the first time in the production of new
worked extremely hard and thoroughly - theirIVONA voices IVO Software used own
focus is on quality and this shows in everytechnology of Rapid Voice Development (RVD)
element of our partnership." - said Steve Tyler,which allows creating the next generation
Head of Innovation, Royal National Institute ofsynthesized voices in any language within several
Blind People (RNIB), United Kingdom.weeks.
New British English IVONA voices with all IVONAMore information on IVO Software
products, which guarantees greater comfort ofIVO Software creates and develops IVONA text
computer use, reduces company operating coststo speech system, one of the best in the world.
and makes the webpages more attractive andOur status is confirmed by numerous awards
accessible, among other things.such as the main prize at the prestigious
The two new British English speaking IVONA Textinternational contest Blizzard Challenge in 2006,
to Speech voices, Brian and Amy, stand out with2007 and 2009, where the voice generated by
excellent pronunciation, classic accent, vocalIVONA text-to-speech was voted closest to the
timbre, intonation and style. The voices havenatural human voice. IVO Software develops
already been used for speech synthesis ofspecial IVONA TTS versions that are used in
passenger information system applied in publicbusiness, everyday life and rehabilitation of the
transport stops in Wales. For the sound of theblind and partially sighted. The price of IVONA
voices as well as for more information on theirtext-to-speech is affordable, which opens up
development please visitopportunities for everyone to use the
"It is a breakthrough in the area of speechtext-to-speech technology.