Voice response systems have begun to show up everywhere, from stockbrokerages to ticket sellers to travel agencies. The technology works. And now a small company in Columbia, S.C., hopes to put it to work for IT.Conita Technologies sells tools that let IT departments create customized “voice portals,” which employees can use to access disparate corporate data sources, ranging from e-mail to CRM?even weather reports. The goal is to make voice a “highly effective personal productivity tool,” says President and CEO Jeffrey McElroy. Conita Personal Virtual Assistant (PVA) uses basic scripting tools to integrate with nearly any application, allowing users to simply speak a request into any phone and receive voice feedback. For instance, a user could call the PVA extension, log in with a code number and ask to read e-mail, send new messages or receive a list of new sales opportunities. Companies can even take advantage of existing Web code (such as JavaScript, VBScript and Perl) to quickly create new PVA applications. Pricing for the PVA server begins at around $40,000 to support 250 to 300 users. For more information, visit www.conita.com. Related content brandpost Sponsored by DataStax Ask yourself: How can genAI put your content to work? Generative AI applications can readily be built against the documents, emails, meeting transcripts, and other content that knowledge workers produce as a matter of course. By Bryan Kirschner Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence feature The CIO’s new role: Orchestrator-in-chief CIOs have unique insight into everything that happens in a company. Some are using that insight to take on a more strategic role. By Minda Zetlin Dec 04, 2023 12 mins CIO C-Suite Business IT Alignment opinion Fortifying the bridge between tech and business in the C-suite To be considered a tech-forward company today, there has to be a focus on tech fluency across the C-suite, which creates a unique opportunity for CIOs to uplevel their roles and expand their footprint across the enterprise. By Diana Bersohn and Rachel Barton Dec 04, 2023 7 mins CIO Business IT Alignment IT Strategy brandpost Sponsored by G42 Understanding the impact of AI on society, environment and economy By Jane Chan Dec 03, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe