A personal Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system includes a plurality of
IVR servers communicating personal IVR service node information in a
network and a plurality of personal IVR service node clients coupled to
the plurality of IVR servers communicating the personal IVR service node
information. The plurality of personal IVR service node clients have a
client-server relationship with the plurality of IVR servers. The personal
IVR system further includes facilities for managing transmission of the
personal IVR service node information using a Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) technology.