GITEX joins hands with Speakatel to launch voice information portal

The service will be shortly operational. A variety of information will be available for visitors including details of exhibitors such as stand location, prayer timings, prayer hall locations etc.

"Speech recognition technology makes access to information convenient and will allow GITEX organizers maximize on their customer service" said Sassine Mazraani, Vice President Marketing & Sales, Speakatel. "With a simple telephone call and using their own natural language, visitors will have access to a multitude of information at their 'voice tips' ".

"Speakatel's reputation and its impressive portfolio of clients made it the partner of choice for offering this service to our visitors. With an exhibitor database that extends to more than 800 companies, GITEX can confuse the visitor. Much of our effort as organizers is focused on making the exhibitor stands as easily accessible as possible. Our joint venture with Speakatel will contribute to the convenience of the visitors," said a DWTC spokesperson.

About Speakatel: (www.speakatel.com) Speakatel is a joint venture between Emerging Technologies of the Abu Dhabi based Cassells group and Unitel of the Egyptian Univest Group and the Kuwait Al Ghanim International Corporation. SPEAKATEL was designed to reinforce the up-and-coming technological successes and has worked at developing 50 years of research to continuously adapt to various Arabic dialects and local market accents.

Under Emerging Technologies, Speakatel has developed speech enabled solutions for organizations such as, the Ministry of Interior, Etisalat, UAE University, Al-Jazeera, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and Telecom Egypt.