Germany-based and search-engines-driven language technology

There has been lot's of German-based language technology news over the past couple of weeks:

• Ulm University in Germany and SpeechCycle parter to develop novel natural language VXML solutions.
• German semgine GmbH secures capital for improved Web3.0 applications, including market-specific, such as biomedical knowledge.
• Berlin-based Lautmaler VUI-design and speech technology experts go online.

Also some attention on language-technology-related search engine news:

• Red Herring roundup of Semantic Technology Conference last month.
• Google adds multilingual search capacity using Google Translate.
• Some speculation on whether video advertisers with enhanced NLP capacities are next in Googles acquisition cross-hairs.