49 chatbot/virtual agent developers + 2

[Erwin Van Lun]

Did you ever search for an overview of chatbot/virtual agent
developers using NLP? Most likely, it was very hard to find. Well, we
are happy to announce that from now on, life will be easier!

Chatbots.org has identified 49 professional chatbot developers all
over the world. Most of them develop automated chat systems for
virtual agents in call centers, however many developers are also
developing chatbots for entertainment, learning, or companionship.

You will find a snapshot of our database listing Nov 18th 2009 on
http://www.chatbots.org/community/buzz_stop/49_professional_chatbot_virtual_agent_developers/
and, our dynamic directory on http://www.chatbots.org/companies/, a
page which is maintained continuously (we've added 2 more companies
the last couple of hours) and also contains hyperlinks to developers’
websites for your convenience.

Active developers

Based on Chatbots.org directory listing, which is maintained by
developers themselves, this is our current top 10 of active
developers:
1. Artificial Solutions(38)
2. The Selfservice Company(37)
3. Ecreation(25)
4. Stanusch Technologies(14)
5. Synthetix(12)
6. Creative Virtual(12)
7. Virtuoz(10)
8. Fido Intelligence(9)
9. Oberon Interactive(8)
10. Daden(8)

Active developers are defined as companies which launched at least 3
chatbots in the past 18 months (and have entered these chatbots in
Chatbots.org).This list is dynamic and an up-to-date version can be
found in the left hand side bar of the home page of Chatbots.org.

Please note that Chatbots.org is not (yet) complete: some chatbot
developers lag behind entering their implementations on Chatbots.org
and others simply have not been identified yet (particularly in the
US). However, our active developers list is a good indication of
current activity of developers.

Next steps

Soon, we will introduce a ‘developer selection tool’ on the site that
will allow call center professionals like you to search for (and find)
developers based on country, industry experience, and other relevant
criteria.

Please do not hesitate to comment on this list in this LinkedIn group
or preferably to avoid duplicate comments via
http://www.chatbots.org/community/buzz_stop/49_professional_chatbot_virtual_agent_developers