Innovate Utah: NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES

At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Bountiful-based artificial intelligence and machine learning tool company OneMeta AI introduced its new Internet translation product, Verbum. The platform supports and translates, in near real-time, web-based conversations, discussions, meetings, events and online chats in 82 languages and 40 dialects.

“Verbum allows anyone to have a one-to-one conversation via the Internet with virtually anyone — even if you don’t speak the same language they do,” the company’s release materials said. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}

In the Las Vegas demonstration, participants spoke in their own language while their words were instantaneously translated to the language of the person they were speaking to and displayed as closed captioning. When the listener responds, the process is reversed.

Verbum supports up to 50 participants reading auto-generated closed captioning in their native tongue, regardless of the language spoken by the original speaker. Meanwhile, transcripts are automatically recorded and made available to all participants.

Verbum works on any Internet-connected smartphone, computer or tablet. Its verbal and written accuracy ranges between a 92 percent and 97 percent, OneMeta said.

“With today’s unveiling, we at OneMeta AI are unleashing Verbum, a transformative communications platform that changes the way people everywhere can communicate with other individuals in near real time. No digital tool or person-based service exists today that can come close to matching Verbum’s translation and/or transcription capabilities, especially when taken in concert,” said OneMeta CEO Saul Leal. “In fact, it is not unusual for transcription service providers to take weeks to produce a foreign language transcription of a recorded conversation or discussion. By contrast, we do so in roughly a second.

Lehi-based Web3 real-estate investing company ALTA Finance has introduced a new investing platform called ALTA Invest. “We are excited to release this Web3 investing platform publicly to the broader Web3 and real estate markets,” said Jeremy Crane, CEO and founder of ALTA Finance. “Our innovations in allowing customers to one-click invest in sponsored real estate offerings using Web3 wallets is the next step toward the democratization of commercial real estate ownership.” ALTA Invest is organized into offerings, with each offering including stated timelines, minimum and maximum USDC raise goals, a fixed-yield USDC return, relevant links and any potential risk factors. At launch, ALTA Finance will require sponsors to maintain an interest reserve equal to the offering interest required for all investor interest redemptions over the offering term, Crane said.

Sports nutrition and lifestyle brand Bucked Up, based in Orem, has debuted its Bucked Up Endurance line of products. The company believes the expansion will also allow it to reach a new demographic of customers. The endurance line features two uniquely formulated products, Full Bore and Long Range. Both aim to increase efficiency and performance in endurance athletes, including cyclists, runners, swimmers and skiers. “As with all of our products, we are committed to providing consumers with the best, most cutting-edge ingredients available in order to help them achieve their health and fitness goals,” said Bucked Up CEO and co-founder Ryan Gardner. “We did that with our pre-workout and this is no different. We look forward to seeing customers try the new line of products, so they can experience the benefits firsthand.”

Impartner, a partner relationship management (PRM) platform provider based in South Jordan, has added a new feature to its PRM software to enhance partner communications. Impartner’s News on Demand solution makes sharing information and increasing partner engagement easier. Leveraging Impartner’s News on Demand widget framework, users can display critical information to Impartner’s PX interface, so partners see the latest articles customized to their location, type, industries, certifications, roles, and preferences. “Partner engagement and consumption is very important within a partner program and News on Demand provides many ways to drive those metrics,” said Gary Sabin, vice president of product at Impartner. “News on Demand allows partner content leaders to segment audiences and content in many ways so that partners receive information most relevant to them, therefore improving odds of consumption.”

MemberPress, a WordPress monetization and membership plugin company headquartered in Cedar City, has released its built-in page-styling and page-setup function ReadyLaunch by MemberPress. With ReadyLaunch, users choose pre-built, pre-styled pages for their login, pricing, checkout, courses and account pages generated by MemberPress. The pre-built, pre-styled elements can also be added to any page on a WordPress site via the content management system’s “reusable blocks.” The pages are mobile-responsive with sales-optimized layouts. “This one’s been a long time coming,” said MemberPress CEO Blair Williams. “I’m so excited about it because ReadyLaunch totally levels the playing field for non-techies — for the people who don’t have the kind of capital you need to hire a web design firm. Your content or products don’t have to sit there for months not bringing in revenue.”

Lehi-headquartered video messaging app Volley has launched Consult with Me, a new way to make money for individuals who make a living sharing their expertise. Consult with Me by Volley allows creators and coaches to productize their service-based offerings with flexible face-to-face video messaging with a richer, more intuitive consulting experience. Instead of syncing calendars, setting up invoicing and scheduling synchronous video calls, experts can build a sales page, connect payments and start a consulting business in minutes. “At its core, Volley is a communication platform, combining the richness of video with the turn-based user experience of texting,” said Josh Little, co-founder and CEO of Volley. “Consult with Me is an evolution of our platform giving experts the tools they need to build a modern consulting business in an increasingly on-demand world.”

St. George-based TCN Inc., a provider of a cloud-based call center platform, has introduced its new Workforce Engagement suite, which is integrated into its contact center platform, TCN Operator. By amalgamating the elements of TCN’s Workforce Management and Workforce Optimization, the new suite is designed to optimize call center operations by reducing non-productive agent hours and enhancing customer experience, regardless of the communication channel. “Workforce Engagement allows managers and agents to focus on addressing a variety of goals by maximizing the workforce as a whole while also optimizing individual agents’ productivity and compliance,” said McKay Bird, marketing director at TCN. “The seamless integration of Workforce Engagement into TCN Operator allows the platform to function at new levels of productivity.” The Workforce Engagement suite increases compliance, productivity and revenue while enhancing customer experience.

Zagg, a Salt Lake City-based marketer of accessories for mobile electronics devices, now markets the Pro Mouse that charges wirelessly while not in use so it’s always fully charged. The Pro Mouse also tracks on glass, making it perfect for meeting rooms. It pairs via Bluetooth with up to three devices so a user can seamlessly work between iPad and Android tablets and Windows and MacBook computers. “This is the Bluetooth mouse you’ve always wanted,” said Chris Ahern, CEO of ZAGG. “It charges wirelessly on a Qi charging pad, it tracks on glass and it pairs with three devices. Your keyboard just got a new best friend.” The Pro Mouse comes with a wireless charger with USB-C port and has a li-polymer battery allowing for three months of use before recharging.{/mprestriction}