<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Speech	I-Application
Server	I-Application
is	O
a	O
product	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
authoring	O
and	O
deployment	O
of	O
IVR	O
applications	O
incorporating	O
Speech	B-Application
Recognition	I-Application
,	O
Speech	B-Application
Synthesis	I-Application
and	O
DTMF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
server	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Speech	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2004	O
and	O
supported	O
applications	O
developed	O
for	O
U.S.	O
English-speaking	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Speech	O
Server	O
2007	O
,	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
merged	O
with	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Office	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
product	O
line	O
to	O
create	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Office	I-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speech	O
Server	O
2007	O
components	O
of	O
Office	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
are	O
also	O
available	O
separately	O
in	O
the	O
free	O
Speech	O
Server	O
2007	O
Developers	O
Edition	O
.	O
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