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Tellme Networks has officially joined the Microsoft family. On May 3rd, Microsoft announced that it has completed its acquisition of Tellme, the Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of voice services for everyday life, including nationwide directory assistance, enterprise customer service and voice-enabled mobile search. Tellme will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft from its Mountain View, Calif., offices. Tellme CEO, Mike McCue, is remaining Tellme?s senior leader. He and the amazing group of talented and creative employees will be joining the Microsoft Business Division. As we announced in March, Tellme and Microsoft share a common vision around the limitless potential of voice as a way to find information, connect with people and enhance business processes, any time and from any device. We are already working closely with our customers and partners to make this vision a reality across many complementary areas including natural interfaces, unified communications and mobile search.
CEOMike McCue
Number of Employees 214
NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212
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Get Voice-Prompted Information from Your BlackBerry with Tellme
BNET
- 2008-04-30
In an interesting display of cross-platform love, Microsoft just released a BlackBerry applet that taps into its voice-operated Tellme service. Here's how it works: You press and hold your phone's Call button, then say something like "coffee," "travel," or a business name. Tellme finds local results based on your phone's GPS...
"TELLME" CONNECTS DOMINO'S TO SPANISH SPEAKERS
- 2008-04-01
TellmeR, a Microsoft subsidiary improving everyday life with the power of voice, has launched a nationwide Spanish language service for Domino's PizzaR (NYSE:DPZ) Domino's Pizza is leveraging Tellme's expertise in voice and Internet technologies to provide a new native language automated customer service to millions of Spanish-speaking Americans. Quieres...
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Tellme For Excellence in Hosted Voice Self-Service Solutions to Large Volume Customers
- 2007-10-24
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Based on its recent analysis of the North American hosted interactive voice response IVR services market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Tellme[R], a Microsoft[R] subsidiary, with the 2007 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy.
Finding His Voice
- 2007-06-01
Microsoft plunked down more than $800 million in March for Tellme Networks, a private company that provides automated speech-recognition services for Domino's Pizza , FedEx , and others, as well as automated directory assistance. (Try it ...
Micromethod SIP Application Server Used for Tellme VoIP Platform
- 2007-03-29
Micromethod Technologies, the leading technology provider of IP communication solutions, today announced the deployment of its SIP Application Server SIPMethod Application Server by Tellme Networks, Inc. Micromethod's SIPMethod Application Server has been integrated with Tellme's VoIP platform, adding flexible SIP-based call control for developers building on Tellme's VoiceXML platform.
Media Morph: Tellme.(Digital)(Microsoft Corp. acquired Tellme Networks Inc.)(Brief article)
- 2007-03-26
Byline: abbey klaassen Byline: abbey klaassen
Microsoft acquires Tellme for voice app.(Upfront)
- 2007-03-19
Software giant Microsoft Corp. announced it acquired voice-services company Tellme Networks Inc., which offers a variety of speech-recognition services for cellphones and other platforms. Microsoft said it will integrate the company's offerings int Software giant Microsoft Corp. announced it acquired voice-services company Tellme...
SpeechTEK West Announces Featured Keynotes for 2007 San Francisco Conference
- 2007-01-18
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The 2007 conference theme for SpeechTEK West is "Unleashing the Potential of Speech." Set to keynote the conference, February 21-23 at the Hilton San Francisco, are business leaders who have actually done some of that unleashing. Mike McCue, CEO and co-founder of Tellme Networks, and Jeffrey...
Nuance Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Tellme Networks, Inc.; Nuance Patents Cover 'Whisper' Technologies and Innovative Database Search Techniques in Directory Assistance and Call Center Applications
- 2006-02-17
BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), the world's leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, and Phonetic Systems, Ltd., Nuance's wholly-owned subsidiary, today announced that they have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Tellme Networks, Inc. in the United States District Court in Delaware.
MCI, Tellme To Deliver Internet-Based Contact Center Solutions
- 2005-04-01
MCI, Inc., the global communications provider, has announced an agreement with Tellme Networks, Inc., a voice application provider, to offer Internet-based contact center solutions to large enterprise customers in financial, insurance and healthcare industries, as well as in the government sector.
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike McCue | CEO |
| Bob Komin | CFO |
| Gary Clayton | Chief Creative Officer |
| Ben Lyon | General Counsel & Vice President |
| Bill Schleicher | Vice President, Network Operations |
| Don Jackson | Vice President of Advanced Telephony |
| Emil Michael | Vice President, Operations |
| Jamie Bertasi | Vice President, Marketing |
| Matt Marx | Vice President, Client Success |
| Suzanne Kinner | Vice President, Team Development |
| Troy Chevalier | Vice President, Network Engineering |
| Bob Crissman | General Manager of Partner Programs |
| Angus Davis | Co-Founder |
| Dariusz Paczuski | Senior Director of Tellme Consumer Services |
| Marci Gottlieb | Director, Corp Communications |
| Danielle Hamel | Manager, Public Relations, Business Solutions Division, Tellme. A Microsoft Subsidiary |
| Matt Oshry | Content Manager |
| Megan Dyer | Manager, Corp Communications |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Avadis Tevanian | Board of Directors |
| Jim Barksdale | Board of Directors |
| John Doerr | Board of Directors |
| Kevin Harvey | Board of Directors |
| Mike McCueand | Board of Directors |
| Mohan Gyani | Board of Directors |
| Peter L.S. Currie | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | President | Current |
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | General Manager | Current |
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Vice President of Technology | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Convergys Corporation | Vice President of Finance and Treasurer | Former |
| University of Oregon | Bachelor of Science degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Chief Creative Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | General Counsel & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Vice President, Network Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Voicexml Review | Vice President of Advanced Telephony at Tellme Networks | Current |
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Vice President of Advanced Telephony | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Vice President, Operations | Current |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | associate | Former |
| Stanford University | law degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Tellme | Vice President | Current |
| Excite@Home | Former | |
| Lotus Development Corporation | Former | |
| Tufts University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Vice President, Client Success | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Vice President, Team Development | Current |
| Actel Corporation | vice president of human resources | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Vice President, Network Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | General Manager of Partner Programs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Co-Founder | Current |
| Morgan Group, LLC. | Special Advisor | Current |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | Lecturer | Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Former | |
| Netscape Network | Former |
Dariusz joined Tellme in 2007 and leads Tellme's Consumer Services Business. In this role, Dariusz is responsible for building, marketing, and monetizing user-friendly products and services that enable people to "say what they want and get it on any device." Dariusz and his team are also responsible for delivering customer-centric solutions to Tellme's carrier and automotive clients, including Tellme's #1 market position in Directory Assistance. Tellme benefits from Dariusz' more than ten years of search industry and online media experience, which includes successfully marketing, developing strategy and building, and monetizing consumer-centric products. Prior to joining Tellme, Dariusz served as Vice President of Search Products at AOL, where he managed Product Marketing, Product Management and User Experience. Dariusz has a B.S. in Marketing and a Certificate in International Business from California State University at Long Beach, where he also earned a swimming scholarship. Dariusz has worked and lived abroad and speaks German, Norwegian and Polish.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Senior Director of Tellme Consumer Services | Current |
| California State University | B.S. In Marketing | Former |
| California State University | Certificate In International Business | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Director, Corp Communications | Current |
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Director, Corp Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Manager, Public Relations, Business Solutions Division, Tellme. A Microsoft Subsidiary | Current |
Matt Oshry is a regular columnist for the Speak & Listen column in the VoiceXML Review. Matt is currently the Content Manager at Tellme Networks. Previously, Matt spent seven years at Microsoft writing technical documentation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Content Manager | Current |
| Voicexml Review | Regular Columnist for the Speak & Listen Column | Current |
| Voicexml Forum | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Manager, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmark Capital | General Partner | Current |
| Collabnet, Inc. | General Partner, Benchmark Capital | Current |
| Tellme | Current | |
| Critical Path, Inc. | Current | |
| Collabnet, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Odesk Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qlusters, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Zimbra, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bytemobile, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mysql Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Metaweb Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Freebase | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Red Hat, Inc. | board member | Current |
| Lotus Development Corporation | President and CEO | Former |
| Approach Software Corporation | CEO | Former |
| windows | CEO | Former |
| windows | President | Former |
| Approach Software Corporation | president | Former |
| Lotus Development Corporation | Founder | Former |
| windows | Founder | Former |
| Approach Software Corporation | Founder | Former |
| Keen.Com, Inc. | Former | |
| Claris Corporation | Former | |
| Ashford.Com | Former | |
| Allegis Corporation | Former | |
| Ingenio, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Qlusters, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Terra Cotta Corp | Investor | Former |
| Zimbra, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Ingenio, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Bytemobile, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Collabnet, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Broadbase Software | Investor | Former |
| Proofpoint, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Rice University | Bsee Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Safeway Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Freebase | Board of Directors | Current |
| Union Bank of California | Board Member | Current |
| Mobile TeleSystems OJSC | Director | Current |
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mobile Telesystems Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Roamware, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Asian Pacific Fund | Vice Chairman, Roamware | Current |
| Roamware, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| PeoplePC, Inc. | President | Former |
| AirTouch Communications | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| PeoplePC, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Vodafone Limited | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| AirTouch Communications | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Vodafone Limited | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Vodafone Limited | Leader | Former |
| Roamware, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Roamware, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| San Francisco State University | MBA in finance | Former |
| Safeway Inc. | member | Former |
| E.piphany, Inc. | member | Former |
| Systems, Inc. | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Safeco Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tellme Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tellme | Board of Directors | Current |
| Clearwire Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | CFO | Former |
| McCaw Cellular Communications | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Netscape Network | Chief Administrative Officer | Former |
| McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. | chief financial officer | Former |
| McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. | executive vice president | Former |
| McCaw Cellular Communications | Executive Vice President, Corporate Development | Former |
| Netscape Network | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Morgan Stanley | Principal | Former |
| CNET Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| ZANTAZ Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Williams College | B.A. | Former |
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