Critical Mention, Inc. Deploys Arabic Voice to Text Capability; Adds Arabic Broadcasts into CTV Pro

Critical Mention, Inc. Deploys Arabic Voice to Text Capability; Adds Arabic Broadcasts into CTV Pro

Licenses IBM 'TALES' for first commercial application of Arabic speech-to-text translation technology

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- IBD Momentum Conference -- Critical Mention today announced that it has licensed technology from IBM (NYSE:IBM) to translate Arabic media broadcasts into English in near real- time to integrate into its TV news search & monitoring platform, CriticalTV, to provide subscribers with near real-time monitoring of Arabic TV.

CriticalTV is a comprehensive Web-based television search and monitoring service that allows users to search, track and view critical information from television news. The platform provides real-time monitoring and email alerts for organizations that require up-to-the-minute news about their company, the market, customers and competitors. CriticalTV alerts users about a relevant clip seconds after a broadcast, and allows users to share the clip instantly within a workgroup via secure video-email or a private video gallery. Users can also order a professional transcript or hard copy online.

"This capability enables Critical Mention's customers to benefit from the most advanced speech-to-text technology available on the market," said Sean Morgan, founder and chief executive officer of Critical Mention. "We are very pleased to offer Arabic-to-English translation to our customers in the intelligence and energy markets, and will continue to expand our core offering to meet the needs of business and communications professionals all over the world."

Codenamed "TALES" (for Translingual Automatic Language Exploitation System), the IBM technology processes the audio signal from Arabic television and radio stations and translates its spoken content into English text. Once this text is indexed by the CriticalTV platform, Critical Mention's clients will be able to conduct real-time keyword searches in English of Arabic media, as well as receive alerts instantly when a search term is detected.

"The ever-shifting nature of the market compels business professionals to quickly and easily monitor a wide range of foreign events and world media," said Arthur Ciccolo of IBM Research. "The unique TALES technology, combined with Critical Mention's advanced real-time search and monitoring system, will benefit organizations from all industry segments."

Under the agreement, IBM Research will provide Critical Mention a multi-year license to its speech-to-text translation solution for Arabic and English sources, with the ability to expand to other languages in the future.

Critical Mention's current customer base, which includes many leading corporations, government agencies, public relations firms, and public interest groups, will benefit from the company's expanded coverage of world markets.

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About Critical Mention

Critical Mention Inc.'s CriticalTV, the most comprehensive Web-based television search and broadcast monitoring service, is changing the way corporate communications and business intelligence professionals search, track and view critical information from television news. The CriticalTV platform provides real-time monitoring and email alerts for organizations that require up-to-the-minute news about their company, clients and competitors. Critical Mention provides clients the ability to search over 5 million clips and 25 terabytes of indexed television information, watch a clip within seconds of airing, and securely share clips with colleagues and clients. Critical Mention currently serves more than 475 clients, including Fortune 500 companies and market leaders in corporate communications, financial services, professional services, non-profit and government industries. Critical Mention's new ClipSyndicate business unit provides video syndication services to web publishers and new revenue opportunities for leading content partners. Founded in 2002, Critical Mention (http://www.criticalmention.com/) is privately held, with headquarters in New York City.

Source: Critical Mention, Inc.

CONTACT: Critical Mention, +1-917-826-2894, or
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