The current version of the (draft) proposal for an XML-based Speech Synthesis Markup Language, as part of the W3C's Speech Interface Framework. This is an industry standard in the making.

Institute for the Study of Talking Computers and Oral Culture. The Institute's mission is to study the social, cultural, and philosophical implications of talking computers and voice recognition technology. Site taking orders for a pre-publishing book having a provocative viewpoint on the impact of talking computers.

Text-To-Speech engine for Microsoft Agent and SAPI compliant applications. Available in 7 languages (French, German, Spanish, US English, British, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese). Licensed Elan TTS-engine. Download free trial.

Text to speech synthesis products. Boards, modules, and chips. Downloadable data sheets and product information.

Sells FlexVoice (TM), a text-to-speech (TTS) engine. Online demo shows good prosidy.

Site provides a free, cross platform (Windows and MacOS), cross browser (Netscape and IE) plug-in that gives web sites the ability to talk by transforming text to speech.

Focus on speech technology research and development in Chinese language, including TTS and ASR.

Comprehensive site reviewing Vocoders and musical chorus synthesizers by EMS, Moog, Roland, Korg, and Electro Harmonics, talking chips (Votrax, TI) and speech recognition hardware. Information site rather than sales.

Provides side by side audio samples of various commercial text-to-speech synthesis technology vendors as well as state of the art commentary.

One of India's global IT services and product-engineering companies, providing a wide range of speech-based IT solutions such as automatic speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, computer telephony, IVR, speaker verification and a version of IBM ViaVoice customized for an Indian accent.

German firm selling text-to-speech solutions, based on unit selection and diphones. ETeX uses its recording studio (specialized for voice recordings) for text-to-speech voices, voice prompts, and spoken manuals.

TextSpeak(tm) speech synthesis chip sets and plug-in modules accept RS-232 text, keyboard and wireless input. Low cost, unlimited vocabulary, designed for consumer and VARs. Purchase online.

PanaVox is a text to speech technology for acessibility, advertising, and content enhancement which works on narrowband connected computers and requires no specialized software.

The NeXTeNS project aims at developing a modern, clean, multi-platform, open source text-to-speech system for Dutch that is freely available for research and education purposes using Mbrola and Festival components. Initiated by University of Nijmegen and the University of Tilburg.

A commented overview of commercial and scientific TTS (text-to-speech) -systems for the German language with examples.

Commented examples of speech synthesis for 25 languages.

Detailed introduction of all aspects of speech synthesis by Thierry Dutoit (leading expert).

Interactive tutorial of speech synthesis technology by German university.

Turkish Text-To-Speech engine for Microsoft Agent and SAPI compliant applications. Trial version downloadable.

Collection of links and sound-examples of simulated emotional speech by synthesis.

Online speech-synthesizer with very limited capabilities.

Short tutorial on Speech synthesis methods.

Overview article from free encyclopedia Wikipedia.

Site offeres technique to add your own voice to web pages and e-mails.

Research and development of Thai Text-to-Speech Synthesis at National Electronics and Computer Center. Established in 1998 to research and develope a natural Thai synthesized speech.

Prosody-filter to simulate emotional arousal with speech synthesis based on the free-for-non-commercial-use MBROLA synthesis engine available in Java.

Voicealizer enables even the most technophobic web user to get high quality voice recordings onto any web site or blog in minutes using the phone or a microphone.

Directory of TTS links.

Provides Arabic / multi language voice interface solutions, for individuals & corporate. Initial offerings focus on tect to speech applications.

Provides a platform for voice respnose systems.