VoiceXML certainly has it's place in the Enterprise, but it's definitely a steep learning curve. At Twilio, we've attempted to simplify the model for developers who are already busy with many projects and technologies.<p>As Caligula pointed out, you can "play around" with VoiceXML on a number of Enterprise platforms such as TellMe, but if you want to launch, you'll have to engage in a long enterprise sales cycle and sign long contracts. That's no fun :(<p>- jeff<p>Jeff Lawson
Co-Founder, Twilio
How about a PBX application that asks me to leave my name and number and when rep picks up my call (# in queue) my phone rings. No waiting hours on the phone with cable company. This is not a new idea - maybe some1 is doing this alrready.<p>Could initiate this by calling & entering info or going to a website or Twitter.
I fail to see why this got 23 upvotes. From what I can tell, it shows examples using their API. They are an alternative to VoiceXML. VoiceXML is a industry standard that most companies use.<p>I would avoid Twilio as I cannot find a justification to making a different standard. Although their transparent pricing and hosting everything is appealing. I actually looked into them before but their xml language turned me away.<p>If you want to play around with making voicexml apps for free try out <a href="https://studio.tellme.com/" rel="nofollow">https://studio.tellme.com/</a>
Anyone have an invite code? I would love to try this service out, looks very promising. The first thing I have in mind is allow for call in issue tracking/complaints/bug reports. Something like this coupled with basic speech recognition would easily allow that, and likely cost thousands of dollars less then a similar commercial solution.