Singapore technology wins top spot in US standards rankings

IT World, 20 Aug 2008, Zafar Anjum

IDG News Service — A voiceprint technology developed by Singapore's Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) has clinched the number one spot in the US standards agency rankings.

According to I2R, its team beat 45 international institutions to emerge 1st in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 2008 Speaker Recognition Evaluation.

I2R is a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) family. NIST develops technologies, measurement methods and standards that help U.S. companies compete in the global marketplace. NIST's annual benchmarking provides a worldwide platform for the calibration of speech technology capabilities participated by academia and the leading institutions from the industry.

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