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VoiceXML: 10 Projects to Voice Enable Your Web Site [Paperback]

Mark A. Miller (Author), Mark Miller (Author)
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0471207373 978-0471207375 June 15, 2002 1st
A complete, hands-on guide to building Internet voice applications

VoiceXML is rapidly becoming the de facto language standard for handling the transition from visual Web browsing to synthesized text-to-speech information access. This book provides Web designers, database managers, and systems designers with all the tools and templates they need to accomplish this transition in the least amount of time and at the lowest possible cost. Mark Miller walks readers step-by-step through ten real world applications-from statement of the problem through code examination, error checking, and deployment-to clearly demonstrate how to use currently available tools, techniques, and strategies for building Internet voice applications. Accompanying each applications project is a telephone number that allows readers to listen to, and interact with, an actual working example of the application.

Responding to the ongoing needs of IT professionals for current and reliable information on the latest technologies, Wiley Computer Publishing introduces the Gearhead Press titles. These books, written by accomplished trainers in their respective fields, focus on real-world examples and case studies to give readers the best information on leading topics.
The Gearhead Press titles are characterized by two imprints: In the Trenches and Point to Point-both series include fast-paced books written by fellow IT professionals who have been there and done that.
In the Trenches books introduce technologies, guide readers to proficiency, and serve as practical, hands-on references after the initial tasks are accomplished. The Point to Point titles invite readers to join an IT team at a model company and implement technologies in real-world environments-demonstrating actual problems and solutions.

Companion Web site features code samples, working demos, links to most current specs, and updates.

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Build 10 ready-to-use VoiceXML applications!

Following an introduction to VoiceXML and a review of how to set up your work environment, Mark Miller guides you through the steps to building ten complete programs that utilize VoiceXML and related technologies to create fully functional solutions. Each project begins with a clear problem statement, a walk-through of the solution that you'll build, and a list of the tools and VoiceXML elements you'll use to complete the project. Throughout the projects, Miller shares tips and suggestions for working hands-on with the project. Actual telephone numbers are provided that allow you to access real data to test your results.

The ten example projects are:
* Basic VoiceXML application template
* Linking to multiple resources
* Dynamically outputting contact information, transferring calls, and storing voice messages
* User authentication through voice recognition
* Combining projects 1 through 4 to build a more complex system
* Voice-controlled telephone dialer
* Voice report recorder
* Quiz and survey generator
* Voice interface for a calendar of events
* Voice-enabled FAQ engine

The companion Web site includes:
* All source code from the book
* Extensive documentation of the VoiceXML elements and attributes
* A newsgroup for continued discussion of each project

About the Author

MARK MILLER is a corporate trainer and consultant. He has taught XML, Perl, Database Connectivity, CGI Scripting, Photoshop, HTML, and XML with Java at Autodesk, Hewlett-Packard, and SGI. His previous projects include national speaking engagements on bilingual Web sites, building a ticketing and theater review service, and creating an e-commerce solution.

About Gearhead Press
Responding to the ongoing demands of IT professionals for current and reliable information on the latest programming technologies, Wiley Technical Publishing introduces the Gearhead Press titles. These books, written by accomplished trainers in their respective fields, focus on using real-world case studies to give readers the best information on leading topics.
The Gearhead Press titles are characterized by two imprints: In the Trenches and Point-to-Point. Both imprints include fast-paced books written by fellow IT professionals who have been there and done that. In the Trenches books guide readers to proficiency, and serve as practical, hands-on references after the initial tasks are accomplished. The Point-to-Point titles invite readers to join an IT team at a model company and implement technologies in real-world environments-demonstrating actual problems and solutions.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (June 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471207373
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471207375
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source to learn VoiceXML right away, February 17, 2003
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This review is from: VoiceXML: 10 Projects to Voice Enable Your Web Site (Paperback)
I bought this book last week and implemented most of the hands-on exercises in the book. The exercises are fun to do and the author's explanations are very clear and organized that made learning VoiceXML very interesting.

Now I feel very comfortable to write a VoiceXML script for my upcoming project. No to mention some typos in the scripts that provides you even better opportunity to learn hands-on.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great, Practical Guide, July 29, 2002
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This book offers a great step-by-step approach. The working VoiceXML sites created in the book provide great, practical knowledge that you can put right to work. And the code-check database was very helpful in detecting where a program might have gone wrong. I would recommend this book for anyone getting started with VoiceXML.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on VoiceXML, October 20, 2004
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I highly recommend this book. Very well written and the projects actually work once you work out your own knowledge of CGI and Perl, but that was not a big deal. I especially like the detailed comment on the code and the in-depth analysis of each of the VoiceXML elements and attributes. I hope Mark Miller plans to write a sequel!
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Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
If you have ever designed a Web page, you already have the basic skills needed for developing a VoiceXML application. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
application root document, goodbye form, start over link, greeting template, label outta, listings for this project, audio template, expr attribute, nomatch event, mainmenu form, nomatch noinput, sleeping pod, vocal attendant, namelist attribute, aaron justin, cond attribute, noinput event, noinput nomatch, rachael tyrell, report recorder, generator script, live receptionist, mars colony, grammar file, label sup
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Star Trek, Cold Fusion, Vocal Scripter, Log Browser, Elements Used, San Francisco Arts Calendar, Tim Chandler, Hello World, Security Information Center, Application Call Flow Figure, Manhattan Transportation Authority, Mark Miller, Tyrell Corporation, Use Listing, Item Selected, Save Listing, Speech Object, World Wide Web, Atlantic Avenue, Finished Executing Content, Updated Iinks
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