With the continued rise of identity theft and also the desire by companies to securely help customers access information as rapidly as possible, "voice biometrics" has emerged as a way to answer these challenges. Sometimes referred to as "voice verification" or "voice authentication", the problem historically has been that voice biometrics has been incredibly difficult to install and configure.

Today, though, that has all changed. Voxeo announced a partnership with four of the leading voice biometrics partners and beyond simply an announcement, we have made it incredibly simple for you to try yourself. Simply follow the "Try it" link after any of the partners below to go to a "How To" document that explains how to integrate that partners biometric platform directly into a new or existing VoiceXML document on our Prophecy Hosting platform. If you don't have an account, you can sign up for free and start creating a new application that uses voice biometrics today.

	CSIdentity CSIdentity's VoiceVerified® provides unique value to businesses and consumers, as it is the only voice biometric solution with an integrated identity verification and authentication platform. The multi-factor authentication system allows organizations to reliably verify and authenticate an individual's identity before enrolling their voice print. CSIdentity's VoiceVerified solution supports Red Flag and HIPPA compliance while simultaneously combating fraud and enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and security while reducing average time per call. CSIdentity VoiceVerified offers solutions for securing online data, call center transactions or mobile commerce connections. Try It!
	PerSay PerSay's voice biometrics products are based on 14 consecutive years of research and development, originally targeting military and intelligence applications. PerSay's state of the art algorithmic engines and its unique and easily deployed platform are the infrastructure of its VocalPassword™ and FreeSpeech™ products. These products enable verification of customers as well as identification of fraudsters and are the underlying infrastructure of the world's largest customer facing text dependent and text independent voice biometrics deployments - successfully automating and securing millions of transactions a year. PerSay's customers include: Bell Canada, British Telecom, Vodafone Turkey, Bank Leumi, Bank Hapoalim, Discount Bank, Philippines Government Insurance Services as well as US Immigration Control and Enforcement among others. Multiple US-based banks and credit card companies and government agencies around the world are currently piloting PerSay's products. Try It!
	TradeHarbor TradeHarbor's Voice Signature ServiceSM uses a person's voice as their unique identifier, enabling real-time authentication and authorization of telephone and Internet transactions anywhere in the world. The Voice Signature ServiceSM can be added to existing VoiceXML applications with simple subdialog calls or added to web pages or applications using simple server-side scripts. TradeHarbor's service can be used to provide protection against identity theft, protected access to financial information, secure login for remote workers, secure mobile devices and payments, automated authentication and increased call center operator efficiency, protection for personal health information and increased customer satisfaction. Try It!
	Voice Biometrics Group Voice Biometrics Group's team has over three years of proven experience operating voice authentication services via a seamless integration with the Voxeo platform. Voice Biometrics Group's next generation voice biometric engine is text and language independent and supports static passphrases, numbers, and natural speech - giving customers maximum flexibility. And, Voice Biometrics Group's simple VoiceXML API allows dialog designers to quickly and easily integrate enrollment and verification functions into their Prophecy applications - without the need for advanced programming skills. Voice Biometrics Group has customers in the financial services, real estate, law enforcement, and online educations industries. Try It!

Please visit our voice biometrics announcement page to watch video interviews with each of the four partners, read guest blog posts as well as our news release and related coverage.