In the context of the Quaero program, Vecsys Research^* has collaborated closely with the Exalead company to embed automatic speech technology in the new audiovisual search facility labs.exalead.com. The latest search innnovations, include Voxalead, a search engine relying on Vecsys Research speech-to-text technology for 4 languages (Arabic, English, French, and Mandarin).

Founded in July 2000, Vecsys Research is an R&D company developing and providing leading edge speech technologies and solutions for many languages, including Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Italian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. The Vecsys Research VoxSigma^® software suite uses advanced language technologies such as language identification, speech recognition, and speaker recognition to transform raw audio and audiovisual data into structured and searchable XML documents. The technology relies on over 25 years of research at LIMSI-CNRS, with which there is a priviledge partnership. The most common applications of VoxSigma software suite technology are audio and audiovisual data mining (broadcast data, podcasts, call center data), media monitoring, and media asset management. Vecsys Research is located in Orsay, France. Readers who wish to get more information about Vecsys Research are invited to use the contact information form http://vecsysresearch.com/contact.

^*Vecsys Research became Vocapia Research in November 2010