|
(Hong Kong, 7 January 2008) ¢w KanHan Technologies Limited (KanHan) today
announced its subsidiary KanHan Technologies Company Limited (the "Company")
has successfully transferred her HanVOICE web-to-speech technology to Hong
Kong Post. Utilizing HanVOICE¡¦s innovative technology, Hong Kong¡¦s first
voice enabled government website http://www.hongkongpost.com/
was launched in the New Year following the foot steps of Hong Kong Society
for the Blind, Hong Kong Council of Social Service and Federation of China
Disabled Person in pursuing the government¡¦s initiative in building a digital
inclusive society. The enhanced website provides the visually impaired and
elderly citizens of Hong Kong a voice browsing interface using only the
numeric and arrow keys. By following the voice instructions and push the
right key, a user will hear from the website in Cantonese, Putonghua and
English at his/her choice. All voices are translated from the website¡¦s
Chinese and English text in real-time using innovative text-to-speech technology.
Commenting on the project, Mr. Lawrence Mo, Chief Executive Officer of
the Group, said, "It is our pleasure to work hand-in-hand with the
Hong Kong Post launching the Hong Kong¡¦s first voice enabled government
website. The newly launched website is not only important to the community,
but also a testament to our achievements in technological research in
voice access to the Internet. We believe that this project marks just
the beginning of a series of voice enabled government websites. KanHan
will further endeavor to the building of a digital inclusive society with
primary aim to help the under-privileged groups in accessing the information
highway."
The HanVOICE web-to-speech technology won ¡§in Year 2005¡¨ the China nomination
to compete in the United Nation sponsored World Summit Award in the e-Inclusion
category.
|
