SAIL LABS Considered Best Kept Secret in Austrian Artificial Speech Intelligence
September 10, 2013
In the press release titled Sail Labs Technology Receives SME Award “Hidden Champion”, on SAIL LABS’ website, the company was prized in the small to medium category for being a leader in the field of speech technology products. CEO Christoph Prinz accepted the prize, ironically enough touting his company’s marketing expertise as one of their qualifications. SAIL stands for Speech-Artificial-Intelligence Language, and the company is considered one of the best-kept secrets in the industry. The article explains,
“SAIL LABS has been awarded today with the “Hidden Champion” Prize (“KMU Nischenweltmeister”) as an appreciation for outstanding merits in the Austrian export economy. The prize serves to recognize… companies that fulfill the criteria of being world leaders in their sector and niches – flourishing unnoticed in the shadow of major international companies, but nevertheless instrumental in keeping Austria’s economic engine purring.”
SAIL LABS has made waves with government and commercial products such as Open Source Intelligences and the Media Mining Indexer. Strangely enough, the company was perfectly honored to receive the award confirming not only SAIL LABS good work but also their low profile. From a marketing point of view, that is an interesting approach to business, but perhaps the award touting this ‘hidden champion’ will move them out of the dark and into the limelight.
Chelsea Kerwin, September 10, 2013
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