Ken Abbott's "Voice Enabling Web Applications: VoiceXML and Beyond" is a comprehensive introduction to the syntax, concepts, and strategies underlying the development of voice-based Internet applications. This book is divided into three parts, each of which tackles an important piece of the voice application development puzzle. In Part I, "Retrospective on Voice and the Web," you'll learn how VoiceXML (VXML) is the perfect candidate for creating voice-enabled applications, accomplished through a summary and comparative analysis of the roles both markup languages and user interfaces play in...