"IBM plans to announce today that it will contribute some of its speech-recognition software to two open-source software groups.
"The move is a tactical step by International Business Machines to accelerate the development of speech applications and to outmaneuver rivals, especially Microsoft, in a market that is expected to grow rapidly in the next few years with increased use in customer-service call centers, cars and elsewhere.
"To do this, I.B.M. is again using the strategy of placing some of its proprietary software in open-source projects, making it available for other programmers to improve.”
Steve Lohr. Speech Code From I.B.M. to Become Open Source. The New York Times. Sept. 13, 2004.
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Posted by Carol Schwartz at September 14, 2004 06:40 AM | Send to a friend! | Topic(s): Business & Commerce, Collaboration, Community & Groups, Open Source