Ateb Joins Microsoft's Speech Partner Program
Raleigh, NC, July 9, 2003 - Ateb, Inc., a market leader in pharmacy, retail, and healthcare solutions, announced today that it has joined the Microsoft Speech Partner Program. Through the program, Ateb will be able to offer its customers new and value-added product and service offerings based on the Microsoft Speech Server.
"These companies share our vision for making speech a mainstream and pervasive technology, and we are very proud to welcome them into the Microsoft Speech Partner Program," said James Mastan, director of marketing for the Speech Technologies group at Microsoft Corp. "It is because of companies such as Ateb that we are able to extend the delivery of the Microsoft Speech Server, enabling enterprises to deploy sophisticated speech-enabled solutions and applications that deliver significant business value."
Benefits of the program include the following:
- Access to industry and Microsoft-specific events
- Access to special partner collateral, including advertising templates, sales tools and targeted demand-generation materials
- Discounted rates for Microsoft Speech Technologies training courses
- Placement in the Speech Partner Program Solutions Directory on the Microsoft.com Web site
- Promotion of products and services through various Microsoft marketing efforts
"Microsoft's strong commitment to speech technologies will help provide Ateb the technology necessary to improve the way our clients can interact with their customers," said Dennis DiVenuta, president & CEO at Ateb. "As a leading provider of IVR and customer facing technology solutions in the retail, pharmacy, and healthcare markets, Microsoft's technology will open up new opportunities in both IVR applications and multimodal applications for our clients."
About Ateb, Inc.
Founded in 1992, Ateb, Inc. offers a comprehensive suite of workflow improvement technologies, customer relationship management and point-of-sale applications for chain pharmacies, hospitals and pharmaceutical marketers. With more than 14,000 installations, Ateb's Interactive Voice Response (IVR) applications streamline pharmacy operations, facilitate healthcare transactions and connect patients and providers with information they need to make sound healthcare decisions. For more information, visit www.ateb.com or call 877-776-ATEB (2832).
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