Witlingo
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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Voice recognition, SaaS |
Founded | February 2016 |
Founder | Ahmed Bouzid |
Headquarters | McLean, Virginia, United States |
Products | Voicebots, Chatbots, Digital Audio, Microcasts, Community Engagement |
Website | www.witlingo.com |
Witlingo is a B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) company that enables businesses and organization to engage with members of their communities (e.g., community residents, customers, employees, fans) by using the latest innovations in Human Language Technology and Conversational AI, such Speech recognition, Natural Language Processing, IVR (traditional as well as for smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo, Google Assistant), Virtual Assistant apps on Smartphone platforms(iOS and Android), Chatbots, and Digital audio.
History
[edit]Witlingo, Inc., was launched in February 2016 by Dr. Ahmed Bouzid, former Product Head at Amazon Alexa and former VP of Product of Angel.com. Witlingo became an official preferred partner of Google Assistant on December 8, 2016 [1] and of Amazon Alexa on February 2, 2017.[2]
In May 2017, with the launch of The Motley Fool on Microsoft Cortana, Witlingo was one of the first voice recognition providers to launch a brand company on all three platforms: Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Microsoft Cortana.[3] On July 11, 2017, Witlingo launched a service that enables companies and organizations to voice enable their Facebook pages.[4] On August 8, 2017, the company launched its Voice First Portal offering for all three platforms.[5] In the December 2018, Wilingo launched Castlingo,[6] its Microcasting service, then in 2019 its Witlingo Communities product.[7]
Currently, Witlingo is focused on enabling staff at senior living communities engage with residents and their care givers using the Witlingo platform.
Products
[edit]- Witlingo Communities
- Witlingo Chabots
- Witlingo Voicebots
- Witlingo Microcasts
- Witlingo Digital Audio Stations
Customers
[edit]Witlingo customers include recognizable names such as The Motley Fool, The AARP Foundation, HP, Dreamworks, Parker Life, Volunteers of America, TD Ameritrade, Meetup, Cooley LLP, Fish & Richardson. The company's partners include Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Samsung.
See also
[edit]- Texting
- Amazon Echo
- Amazon Alexa
- Google Assistant
- Microsoft Cortana
- Speech recognition
- Natural Language Processing
- Voice User Interface
References
[edit]- ^ Li, Abner (8 December 2016). "Actions add 3rd-party features to Google Assistant, first partners launching soon for Home". 9to5 Google.
- ^ "Amazon Developers: Find Experienced Alexa Skill Builders and Tools". Amazon Developer Portal Master. 2 February 2017.
- ^ Mutchler, Ava (2017-05-16). "Witlingo First to Deliver a Voice-First Trifecta with The Motley Fool Cortana Skill". Voicebot.ai.
- ^ Mutchler, Ava (2017-07-13). "Witlingo Launches Facebook Alexa Skill Program". Voicebot.ai. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Witlingo Launches Voice First Portal Offer -". Witlingo. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Castlingo is a Simple Way to Share News and Expertise with Alexa and Google Assistant Users". Voicebot.ai. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ SCHWARTZ, ERIC HAL (2019-07-25). "Witlingo Enables Microcast Listeners to Talk Back". Voicebot.ai. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
External links
[edit]- The Elements of Voice First Style: A Practical Guide to Voice User Interface Design. O'Reilly Media, May 22, 2022. 2022. ISBN 978-1098119591.
- The Art of SaaS: The Fundamentals of Building and Running a Healthy SaaS Business. Dakota Press, January 12, 2015. 2022. ISBN 978-1098119591.
- "Amazon Alexa Skills deployed by Witlingo". Amazon Alexa Skills Store.
- "Find Experienced Skill Builders and Tools". Amazon Developers Blog.
- "Actions on Google - Google Developers". Google Inc.
- ""Alexa, Understand Me"". MIT Tech Review, August 9, 2017.
- "Facing New Rivals, Amazon May Open Up Alexa Data for Developers". The Information, July 11, 2017. 12 July 2017.
- "10 Experts Offer Tips for Building Interactive Voice Applications". Voicebot.ai, June 9, 2017. 9 June 2017.
- "Amazon Plans to Make AI Apps Easy to Build". The Information, Apr. 27, 2017. 27 April 2017.
- "Witlingo and UCIC Partner to Deliver Conversational Capabilities to Smart Hardware". PR.COM, January 4, 2017.
- "Motley Fool Launches Alexa Skill with Help of Witlingo". Voicebot.ai, December 6, 2016. 6 December 2016.
- "Virtual Digital Assistants Market 2016-2021: Virtual Agents, Chatbots and Virtual Assistants for Consumer and Enterprise Markets - Market Will Reach $15.8 Billion - Research and Markets" (Press release). Business Wire, August 9, 2016. 9 August 2016.
- "We Hear an Echo - Sharing Economy Strikes a Balance Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Input". OpusResearch, February 29, 2016. 29 February 2016.