Microsoft Corp. today announced that Technology Marketing Corp.�s (TMC�s) TMC Labs division named Microsoft� Speech Server 2004 R2 as a 2005 Innovation Award winner from Customer Interaction Solutions magazine.

�We�re pleased that Microsoft Speech Server 2004 R2 has been recognized as an innovative product by TMC Labs,� said Clint Patterson, director of marketing for Microsoft Speech Server at Microsoft. �Today and in the future, Microsoft will continue to provide companies with cost-effective and technologically advanced options for deploying speech and interactive voice response (IVR) solutions. By creating a flexible, integrated solution that can be maintained with a tool set familiar to millions of developers worldwide, Microsoft Speech Server adapts easily to meet the changing needs of providing high-quality customer care.�

�Microsoft has clearly demonstrated to the staff of TMC Labs that Microsoft Speech Server is truly innovative in the contact center industry,� said Nadji Tehrani, founder and chairman of TMC, publisher of Customer Interaction Solutions magazine. �With the great advances in technology for CRM and call and contact centers, there�s never been a greater need for this award.�