Case Study: BlackBerry AtHoc achieves faster emergency alerts with ReadSpeaker text-to-speech

BlackBerry AtHoc has trusted ReadSpeaker for text-to-speech for over 8 years

BlackBerry AtHoc, a secure crisis communication system, faced the challenge of needing to instantly generate high-quality audio for its mass notifications. The vendor ReadSpeaker provided a text-to-speech server solution to address the inefficiency and cost of using live announcers and the inflexibility of pre-recorded audio clips for unique emergency situations.

The solution implemented by ReadSpeaker, using the voices Kate and Paul, allows operators to create clear audio messages nearly instantly with a few clicks. This streamlined the notification delivery process, enabling messages to be bulk-sent across multiple devices simultaneously. The result was a significant reduction in the time spent manually contacting people, ensuring that critical information is distributed quickly and efficiently during a crisis.

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