computer science

Pronexus

Pronexus is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pronexus rather than just read about it. In short: Pronexus is a software company established in 1994 and located in Ottawa, Ontario. They specialise in producing tools for voice applications and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) for use in integrating voice/speech technology in business systems.

Key takeaways

Pronexus belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Pronexus to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pronexus from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Pronexus is a software company established in 1994 and located in Ottawa, Ontario. They specialise in producing tools for voice applications and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) for use in integrating voice/speech technology in business systems. The company is known for its development of VBVoice, which is a rapid application development (RAD) Interactive Voice Response (IVR) toolkit for telephony and speech for use in Microsoft Visual Studio. First introduced in 1994, VBVoice includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for call flow and call control. The VBVoice toolkit allows for creation of various IVR applications, such as auto attendants, outbound IVRs, predictive dialers, and self-service IVRs.

History 2020

ProNexus LLC. joined the Oracle NetSuite Solution Provider Program 2010

Pronexus releases VBVoice 7 Pronexus launches IVR solutions locator Pronexus achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status Pronexus partners with distributor Bludis 2009

Pronexus opens Competency Center in Mumbai, India under joint operating agreement with Techtree IT Pronexus wins its 14th Product of the Year award for VBVoice VBVoice 5.6 IVR Development Application voted "Best Development Tool" at World's Communication Conference – ITEXPO EAST 2009 2007

Pronexus introduces a Japanese version of its Interactive Voice Response (IVR) toolkit VBVoice 2004

Pronexus awarded "Innovation Award of Excellence - Exporting" 2003

Gary T. Hannah named a recipient of the 'Forty under 40' Award 2001

Gary T. Hannah and employees acquire Pronexus ownership, making it a 100% private, Canadian corporation 2000

Active Voice takes 100% interest in Pronexus, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Active Voice Gary T. Hannah is named president and CEO of Pronexus Pronexus announces partnership with Nuance Communications 1997

Active Voice acquires 51% shares in Pronexus 1996

VBVoice awarded 1st Computer Telephony Product of the Year 1994

Pronexus is incorporated and VBVoice is launched, Microsoft an early adopter 1993

Ian Bowles, founder of Pronexus, starts programming VBVoice

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pronexus

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pronexus claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pronexus before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pronexus ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pronexus

In research: Pronexus appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pronexus in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pronexus is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Companies based in Ottawa, Software companies of Canada, Telephony, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pronexus outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Pronexus in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Pronexus means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Pronexus out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Pronexus in simple terms?

Why does Pronexus matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pronexus?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Pronexus.