Weirdness: The Iowa Caucuses, Voxeo, and IsraelWeirdness: The Iowa Caucuses, Voxeo, and Israel

There's a truly weird story circulating on the Internet about Voxeo, the VoiceXML company out of Orlando. Basically, it's been erroneously reported that they're owned by an Israeli defense contractor, Elron Electronics, and that they built the systems that tally the Iowa caucus votes. In his Voxeo blog, Dan York sets the record straight. Now, first of all, I must point out that there's nothing wrong with a company being owned by an Israeli defense contractor. But, for the sake of accuracy, it's important to note that, as Dan York explains, Voxeo isn't owned by any outside company at all; it's privately held--owned by its employees. As for whether Voxeo's products are used in conjunction with the Iowa caucuses, Dan describes in general terms how Voxeo's products are used by its customers and points out that, like most vendors, they don't talk about who's a customer and who's not.

There's a truly weird story circulating on the Internet about Voxeo, the VoiceXML company out of Orlando. Basically, it's been erroneously reported that they're owned by an Israeli defense contractor, Elron Electronics, and that they built the systems that tally the Iowa caucus votes.

In his Voxeo blog, Dan York sets the record straight.

Now, first of all, I must point out that there's nothing wrong with a company being owned by an Israeli defense contractor. But, for the sake of accuracy, it's important to note that, as Dan York explains, Voxeo isn't owned by any outside company at all; it's privately held--owned by its employees. As for whether Voxeo's products are used in conjunction with the Iowa caucuses, Dan describes in general terms how Voxeo's products are used by its customers and points out that, like most vendors, they don't talk about who's a customer and who's not.