“Cisco announced Wednesday that it’s releasing MindMeld under an open-source Apache 2.0 license. The move is meant to lower the adoption barrier for enterprises looking to add voice features to their applications.
Since acquiring MindMeld, Cisco has integrated the platform its Webex video conferencing platform. The company last month launched a feature called Webex Assistant the enables workers to use voice commands to join virtual meeting rooms, call colleagues and control the volume settings on their microphone.
‘By making this open source software and companion documentation available to partners and developers, Cisco is committed to helping more enterprises find success building and deploying a wide range of conversational applications,’ Karthik Raghunathan”