In this monthly column, an industry expert will answer common questions about VoiceXML and related technologies. Readers are encouraged to submit questions about VoiceXML, including development, voice-user interface design, and speech technology in general, or how VoiceXML is being used commercially in the marketplace. If you have a question about VoiceXML, e-mail it to and be sure to read future issues of VoiceXML Review for the answer:

In this month's column, Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Engelsma answers yet another batch of reader-submitted questions. Specifically, he advises newcomers to VoiceXML on how to get started, how to invoke VoiceXML applications using a telephone, and VoiceXML and internationalization.
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