If you are more comfortable speaking orders than typing them, Vangard Voice Systems has just the thing. Its AccuSpeechMobile MVP (mobile voice platform) can voice-enable any application, leaving hands free and eyes up so that you can continue working while a mobile B2B application is updating in the background. Vangard claims to be different from past proprietary, server-based systems because all of the action happens right at the handset.
“We are not network-dependent, not server-dependent, and we can voice-enable any device,” Vangard CEO Bob Bova says.
The value proposition: Instead of punching in numbers, scanning a bar code, or typing a message, which require workers to stop the task at hand, users can talk and continue what they are doing, increasing productivity.
Also, the payback on voice picking systems, which increase safety in warehouses and plants, is six to 12 months, research and consulting firm Datamonitor says. Many companies are recognizing the potential. Datamonitor predicts global spending on voice solutions will rise to $247 million by 2014, from $119 million in 2008.