Voice assistants are changing the way we interact with technology and already have become an integral part of our daily lives. Whether it's playing music, controlling smart devices, or answering questions, voice recognition has sparked a growing demand for innovative solutions that enable users to craft their unique voice experiences. The challenge for any type of voice interaction remains the need to clearly process speech in any conditions, requiring a significant improvement in signal processing front-ends.
Founded in 2009, BdSound is a provider of audio and voice processing technologies, headquartered in Assago, Italy, and bolstered by a subsidiary office in Shanghai, China. The company is on a mission to enhance communication and voice interaction at home, at work, and in the car. Simply Sounds Clear is its suite of proprietary signal processing technology and the core of its offer to create voice-enabled products.
Founded in 2015 and based in Metz, Northeast of France, Vivoka specializes in voice AI technologies for fully embedded and offline applications. Thanks to its VDK (Voice Development Kit), Vivoka offers an all-in-one solution that enables any company to create its own high-performance, secure embedded/offline voice assistant in record time. With more than 100 customers spanning all major industries, Vivoka has won several innovation awards and has established leading partnerships with major players in the voice market.
Recognizing the value of its audio and speech processing technology, Vivoka decided to implement BdSound’s audio enhancement in their VDK (Voice Development Kit). Vivoka’s voice technologies allow high-performance while being totally embedded and offline, and VDK is an all-in-one solution that enables any company to implement voice technologies in any device, software or application. The acoustic front-end technology now offers integrated speech recognition, voice synthesis, voice biometrics and wake word.
The acoustic front end processes speech, removing noise and disturbances to provide audio that is clear for voice assistants even in challenging conditions. As a key player in this domain, with an extensive experience in human-to-machine interactions, BdSound will contribute its cutting-edge AI-based technology, as well as traditional DSP-based processing to Vivoka's Voice Development Kit, expanding the options available to all users seeking to develop their own voice assistants.
"We're excited to team up with Vivoka. We found a perfect match to bring our cutting-edge acoustic front-end technology to a broader audience, empowering them to create superior voice assistants," says Antonio Grosso the CEO of BdSound, expressing is enthusiasm about the partnership.
Vivoka's CEO, William Simonin, adds: "We wanted to make seamless voice interactions for our customers, therefore, having an audio enhancement solution was mandatory. Partnering with BdSound will be the key to new fully embedded and powerful projects."
The two companies believe that this partnership could represent a transformative shift in the development of voice-enabled solutions. The partnership between BdSound and Vivoka merges expertise in acoustic front-end technology with a user-friendly framework for voice assistant development that can lead to a wider proliferation of voice applications, and make voice assistants effortlessly customizable.
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