VoiceXML: 10 Projects to Voice Enable Your Web Site (Paperback)

by Mark Miller (Author) "If you have ever designed a Web page, you already have the basic skills needed for developing a VoiceXML application..." (more)
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Product Description
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.

From the Back Cover
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:

1. Basic VoiceXML application template
2. Linking to multiple resources
3. Dynamically outputting contact information, transferring calls, and storing voice messages
4. User authentication through voice recognition
5. Combining projects 1 through 4 to build a more complex system
6. Voice-controlled telephone dialer
7. Voice report recorder
8. Quiz and survey generator
9. Voice interface for a calendar of events
10. 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

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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: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #820,220 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source to learn VoiceXML right away, February 17, 2003

By A Customer

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.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great, Practical Guide, July 29, 2002

By A Customer

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on VoiceXML, October 20, 2004

By	Robert Foster (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!