<s>
Symbolically	O
Isolated	O
Linguistically	O
Variable	O
Intelligence	O
Algorithms	O
(	O
SILVIA	B-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
core	O
platform	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
Cognitive	B-Application
Code	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
to	O
recognize	O
and	O
interpret	O
speech	O
,	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
applications	O
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
all	O
while	O
interacting	O
with	O
a	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
and	O
operate	O
via	O
cloud	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
,	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
network	O
,	O
or	O
via	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leslie	O
Spring	O
founded	O
Cognitive	B-Application
Code	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
inventor	O
and	O
architect	B-Application
of	O
Cognitive	B-Application
Code	I-Application
’s	O
SILVIA	B-Application
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
founding	O
Cognitive	B-Application
Code	I-Application
,	O
Leslie	O
worked	O
for	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
Disney	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
heading	O
up	O
their	O
software	O
development	O
teams	O
responsible	O
for	O
building	O
graphics	O
systems	O
,	O
3D	O
game	O
engines	O
,	O
and	O
custom	O
software	O
developer	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cognitive	B-Application
Code	I-Application
is	O
privately	O
held	O
by	O
a	O
consortium	O
group	O
of	O
private	O
equity	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cognitive	B-Application
Code	I-Application
received	O
venture	O
capital	O
funding	O
from	O
New	O
York	O
investment	O
firm	O
Channel	O
Mark	O
Ventures	O
,	O
which	O
maintain	O
majority	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
to	O
recognize	O
and	O
interpret	O
any	O
human	O
interaction	O
:	O
through	O
text	O
,	O
speech	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
human	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
tools	I-Application
which	O
can	O
aid	O
in	O
developing	O
intelligent	O
objects	O
or	O
entities	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
API	B-General_Concept
scripts	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
embedded	O
in	O
any	O
compatible	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
different	O
computing	O
platforms	O
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
which	O
allows	O
easy	O
transfer	O
of	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
non-command-based	O
system	O
wherein	O
inputs	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
normal	O
human	O
conversational	O
language	O
,	O
not	O
on	O
pre-coded	O
commands	O
like	O
what	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
and	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
Siri	B-Application
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
is	O
composed	O
of	O
several	O
components	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
Core	O
:	O
A	O
runtime	O
engine	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
configurable	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
any	O
user	O
,	O
server	O
,	O
or	O
mobile	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
Server	O
:	O
A	O
configurable	O
system	O
of	O
SILVIA	B-Application
Cores	O
for	O
automated	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
Voice	O
:	O
A	O
modular	O
component	O
designed	O
for	O
accepting	O
voice	O
input	O
and	O
rendering	O
voice	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
within	O
an	O
application	O
,	O
web	O
page	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
SILVIA	B-Application
server	O
for	O
optimization	O
of	O
media	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
API	B-General_Concept
:	O
Programmers	O
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
create	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
plug-in-based	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
Studio	O
:	O
A	O
graphical	O
system	O
for	O
application-specific	O
behavior	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
several	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
call	O
centers	O
,	O
smart	B-Application
phones	I-Application
like	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
voice	B-Application
search	I-Application
or	O
other	O
voice-related	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
responds	O
to	O
its	O
users	O
,	O
not	O
in	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
words	O
or	O
small	O
phrases	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
complete	O
sentences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SILVIA	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Northrop	O
Grumman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
SILVIA	B-Application
is	O
also	O
currently	O
being	O
used	O
for	O
training	O
and	O
simulation	O
applications	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
Military	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
gaming	O
through	O
its	O
SILVIA	B-Application
Unity	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
being	O
introduced	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
toys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cognitive	B-Application
Code	I-Application
and	O
its	O
technology	O
platform	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
TechCrunch	O
's	O
TechCrunch40	O
.	O
</s>
