42. At least one computer-readable recording medium encoded with a plurality of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for extending a voice server to add text exchange capabilities, the method comprising acts of: establishing a real-time interactive dialogue between a text exchange client and a speech application executing on a VoiceXML server; during the interactive dialogue, dynamically translating text entered into the text exchange client that is grammatically part of a text exchange specific language into corresponding text that is grammatically part of a conversational language using a translation table which is configurable by a user of the text exchange client; sending the corresponding text that is grammatically part of a conversational language to the speech application for automatic output generation; receiving, from the speech application, an automatic output message responsive to the text entered into the text exchange client; and sending output text related to the automatic output message to the text exchange client.
42. At least one computer-readable recording medium encoded with a plurality of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for extending a voice server to add text exchange capabilities, the method comprising acts of: establishing a real-time interactive dialogue between a text exchange client and a speech application executing on a VoiceXML server; during the interactive dialogue, dynamically translating text entered into the text exchange client that is grammatically part of a text exchange specific language into corresponding text that is grammatically part of a conversational language using a translation table which is configurable by a user of the text exchange client; sending the corresponding text that is grammatically part of a conversational language to the speech application for automatic output generation; receiving, from the speech application, an automatic output message responsive to the text entered into the text exchange client; and sending output text related to the automatic output message to the text exchange client. 47. The at least one computer-readable recording medium of claim 42 , wherein the speech application is a VoiceXML based application that lacks an inherent text exchange capability.