22. An in-vehicle system comprising: at least a first console adapted to be operated by a first user; at least a second console adapted to be operated by a second user; and a speech processor to receive and process speech requests from the first and second consoles, wherein the in-vehicle system is configured to service speech requests received simultaneously at the first console and the second console, wherein the speech processor is configured to: process a first speech processing request received from the first console and send a first result to the first console, the first result being responsive to the first speech processing request; and process a second speech processing request received from the second console and send a second result to the second console, the second result being responsive to the second speech processing request; and wherein the first console and the second console each is configured to run at least one speech-enabled application.
22. An in-vehicle system comprising: at least a first console adapted to be operated by a first user; at least a second console adapted to be operated by a second user; and a speech processor to receive and process speech requests from the first and second consoles, wherein the in-vehicle system is configured to service speech requests received simultaneously at the first console and the second console, wherein the speech processor is configured to: process a first speech processing request received from the first console and send a first result to the first console, the first result being responsive to the first speech processing request; and process a second speech processing request received from the second console and send a second result to the second console, the second result being responsive to the second speech processing request; and wherein the first console and the second console each is configured to run at least one speech-enabled application. 23. The in-vehicle system of claim 22 , wherein the at least one speech-enabled application is selected from a group consisting of: a web browser, a movie player, and a video game.