The Java^TM Speech API allows developers to incorporate speech technology into user interfaces for their Java programming language applets and applications. This API specifies a cross-platform interface to support command and control recognizers, dictation systems and speech synthesizers. The 1.0 specification is available for free public download and review.

Do you want to program with the Java Speech API? Then check out this list of available JSAPI implementations.

Sun has also developed the Java Speech Grammar Format (JSGF) to provide cross-platform control of speech recognizers. The JSGF specification is also available for download.

To provide cross-platform control of speech synthesizers, Sun is developing the Java Speech Markup Language (JSML). The beta of the JSML specification is now available for review.

The Java Speech API was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. in collaboration with leading speech technology companies: Apple Computer, Inc., AT&T, Dragon Systems, Inc., IBM Corporation, Novell, Inc., Philips Speech Processing, and Texas Instruments Incorporated.

Java Speech API Specification [1.0]:

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Java Speech API Programmer's Guide [1.0]:

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Java Speech Grammar Format Specification [1.0]:

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Java Speech Markup Language Specification [0.5 beta]:

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Press Release, October 26, 1998:
"Sun Releases Java Speech 1.0 API"

Press Release, October 19, 1998:
"Sun and EDS Demonstrate Real-Time Voice-Activated Process Control Environment"

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