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07.11.2022
Heidelberg-based technology company EML and alfaview® under the alfa umbrella
alfaview® video conferencing software extended to include intelligent speech recognition and logging
To expand the alfaview video conferencing software, the alfa® group led by CEO and founder Niko Fostiropoulos acquired the Heidelberg-based technology company EML Speech Technology GmbH in September 2022. With the acquisition of EML by the parent company alfacube, EML now operates under the same umbrella as the subsidiary alfaview.
EML Speech Technology GmbH is a research and development company specializing in automatic speech recognition, and was founded by Klaus Tschira, a physicist and co-founder of SAP. EML develops speech recognition systems based on the latest methods and algorithms for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
With the acquisition of the Heidelberg-based research and development company for digital speech transcription, Niko Fostiropoulos aims to extend the alfaview video conferencing software and to provide intelligent minute-taking and transcription tools for virtual meetings. With EML, alfaview is the only video conferencing platform with its own speech transcription that complies with the GDPR and is made in Germany.
While U.S. providers use tools that transfer the data of European users to the U.S. or other third countries, alfaview is extending its own corporate family and, with the acquisition of EML, is creating the foundation for comprehensive AI language technologies based on the General Data Protection Regulation.
EML will continue to develop state-of-the-art solutions in language technology from its Heidelberg site with the same team of linguists, mathematicians and computer scientists. In addition to the existing on-premise solutions, however, a highly scalable, dynamic and fully GDPR-compliant cloud for EML's language services will be developed and made commercially available.
In addition to implementing the speech technology in the alfaview software, the companies alfaview, alfatraining and EML, together with Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Wölfel) and the University of Hohenheim (Prof. Dr. Jens Vogelgesang), have also applied for a forward-looking research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), in which the partners aim to demonstrate how the use of virtual rooms can overcome distances and lead to an improvement in the quality of life.
The goal is to further develop EML's technology to enable people from all over the world to communicate in a meeting without barriers, and that different languages no longer play a role due to the intelligent technology.
With the strategic acquisition of the technology expert EML, alfaview Videoconferencing Systems gains a product portfolio centered around the cutting-edge area of speech transcription, which will be a powerful addition to the know-how of Niko Fostiropoulos' group.
22.09.2020
EML Speech Technology is Partner in the Research Project „AdaptAR"
Manuals that know more: Better and more cost-effective product documentation thanks to augmented reality and digital twins
Everyone is familiar with the situation: Instructions and manuals that do not meet the expectations and needs of their users. Either important information is missing or it was too late for subsequent changes to be taken into account in the printed manual. In addition, customers need information prepared differently depending on their technical knowledge. As a result, complex manuals are a horror to many users as they are not able find the right answers to their specific questions. See more
11.02.2019
EML at CCW: Who is talking?
At the international CCW 2019 trade fair in Berlin, EML European Media Laboratory GmbH is set to reveal how speech technology can be used to increase efficiency and quality control in call centers via automatic transcription, the recognition of different speakers, and a keyword search in real time. To this end, the Heidelberg-based company makes us of various techniques, including artificial intelligence. Press release
24.01.2019
"TAPAS" - training in Lisbon
EML is partner of the research network "TAPAS" (Training Network on Automatic Processing of PAthological Speech). TAPAS is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Initial Training Network European Training Network (MSCA-ITN-ETN) project that aims to transform the well being of people with with debilitating speech pathologies. The next training event will be in Lisbon, Portugal, from February 11-14, 2019.
29.05.2018
Innovative through research: EML awarded by the Stifterverband
For the second time, EML has been awarded the quality seal "Innovative through research" by the "Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft".
03.04.2018
EML is partner of EU network "TAPAS"
EML is partner of the new research network "TAPAS" (Training Network on Automatic Processing of PAthological Speech). TAPAS is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Initial Training Network European Training Network (MSCA-ITN-ETN) project that aims to transform the well being of people with with debilitating speech pathologies. See more
01.03.2018
Use your voice: Communications at your service
Intelligent answering machine makes realtors always reachable. Best practice examples for the use of EML speech technology (part 4) – booth and live demos at the CCW fair in Berlin, February 27- March 1, 2018. Press release
28.02.2018
Use your voice: The Cooperative Alternative
The German research project "KoFFI" uses EML language technology for partially automated automobile driving. Best practice examples for the use of EML speech technology (part 3) – booth and live demos at the CCW fair in Berlin, February 27- March 1, 2018. Press release
27.02.2018
Use your voice: Financial institute optimizes customer communications with speech analytics
ASC Technologies, a global leader in providing software for multi-channel recording, quality management and analytics, bases its speech analytics on EML speech technology. Best practice examples for the use of EML speech technology (part 2) – booth and live demos at the CCW fair in Berlin, February 27 – March 1, 2018 Press release
26.02.2018
Use your voice - and Smart Homes will "LISTEN"
The EU project "LISTEN" creates a robust, hands-free speech control interface for smart home systems. Best practice examples for the use of EML speech technology (part 2) – booth and live demos at the CCW fair in Berlin, February 21-23, 2017 Press release
20.02.2018
EML at the CCW 2018 in Berlin
Again, EML European Media Laboratory demonstrates how real-time speech analytics benefit call centers at the 2018 CCW International Trade Show in Berlin. Free tickets and registration for visits at the EML booth.
