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Dragon NaturallySpeaking now offers new
features that "AutomaticallyTranscribe Speech Recorded into Sony MiniDisc
Player/Recorder
New York, N.Y. - June 16, 1998 - A highly accurate system for transcribing natural speech
recorded into a portable digital device was announced by Dragon Systems® of Newton, Mass.
at PC Expo today. The new Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Mobile Suite for Medical and Dragon
NaturallySpeaking® Mobile Suite for Legal products use the latest version of the
award-winning Dragon NaturallySpeaking continuous speech recognition software, including
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Legal Suite or Medical Suite Version 3.0, Dragon
NaturallyMobile™ software and the innovative portable MiniDisc player/recorder from
Sony.
Users create text simply by speaking naturally into the palm-sized Sony MiniDisc (model
MZ-R50) recorder, even if they are miles away from a PC. Later, the recording can be
transcribed by Dragon NaturallySpeaking software using new features designed to make audio
transcription easier. The new products are aimed at medical, legal and other
professionals who need the highest accuracy and the most flexibility in their work. They
can create briefs, reports, correspondence, email or other documents, while away from the
office or when moving from one location to another.
The state-of-the-art accuracy comes from the combination of highly accurate software with
the digital recording and re-recording capability of the MiniDisc (MD). The flexibility
comes from the benefits of the MD recording medium that holds up to 148 minutes (in mono
mode) of speech on a single disk that is re-recordable more than a million times with no
loss of sound quality, thereby minimizing disk replacement. MD blank media is widely
available in most consumer electronic stores for less than $5 a disc. A highly portable
format, MD was built to resist shocks.
The hand-held MZ-R50 offers up to 40-second shock resistance, and the disk is encased in a
protective shell so it resists scratches and damage from normal, portable use.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking is widely acclaimed for being the most accurate speech
recognition product on the market. The newest version, Version 3.0 announced today, is
about 25 percent more accurate with the addition of Dragon's BestMatch™ technology.
The Sony palm-sized MZ-R50 MiniDisc player/recorder is part of the Sony's full line of
portable, home, car and recordable MD products. It weighs less than 6-3/4th ounces
(excluding batteries), is slim and compact enough to fit easily in a shirt pocket and can
be held comfortably in the palm of the hand. When ready to transcribe the documents, the
MZ-R50 is connected to a computer running Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Suite for Legal
or Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Suite Medical. The dictation is quickly and
automatically transcribed into the user's Corel® WordPerfect® or Microsoft® Word
document.
The features include the following:
Accurate Continuous Speech Recognition with
BestMatch Technology: Users dictate text naturally and continuously at
rates of up to 160 words per minute and more, without the need to pause between
words. Easy-to-use, intuitive commands allow users to edit and format their text quickly
and efficiently by voice. Independent studies previously reported
Dragon NaturallySpeaking accuracy to be between 95 percent and 98 percent. Dragon's
BestMatch technology, with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 3.0, boosts
accuracy further by an estimated 25 percent.
Sony Recorder with Dragon NaturallyMobile:
Software Users create text simply by speaking naturally into the Sony MZ-R50 mini-disc
recorder, even if they are miles away from a PC. Later, the recording can be transcribed
by Dragon NaturallySpeaking software using new features designed to make audio
transcription easier.
Natural Language Commands: Natural
Language Commands allow the user to dictate words and phrases naturally.
Comprehensive Specialized Vocabularies:
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Suite for Legal and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Suite
for Medical includes a 230,000+ word dictionary containing not only an extensive
collection of legal and medical terms, phrases and abbreviations, but also the context of
those terms as used within of typical documents created by lawyers and doctors. This
specialized vocabulary helps professionals achieve higher accuracy more quickly, reducing
the effort required to adapt the software for use in highly specialized applications.
Vocabulary Builder, Vocabulary Editor, and Find New Words tools allow users to customize
the active vocabulary to significantly enhance recognition accuracy.
Larger Customizable Vocabulary: The
active vocabulary of more than 62,000 words will increase accuracy and performance when
adding many new words to the vocabulary, or when using specialized vocabularies. It may be
customized with the Vocabulary Builder, which can automatically include up to 60,000 new
terms related to the user's specialty, geography, client or patient base, personal
interests and more.
Speech Commands: The Command Wizard
utilizing the built-in macro scripting language makes it easy for end-users or Dragon
Certified Resellers to create simple, intuitive speech commands to insert boilerplate
text, automate common tasks, or integrate speech into existing applications, templates or
records systems.
Multiple user support: More than one
user may create their own voice files and store them on the same computer.
Dictation into most Windows applications:
NaturalText allows users to dictate into virtually any Windows application on the desktop.
Dragon NaturalText enables users to use a subset of features and commands of Dragon
NaturallySpeaking.
Corel WordPerfect and Microsoft Word Support:
The Dragon NaturalWord feature allows users to work within Corel WordPerfect 8 and
Microsoft Word 97 completely by voice. Users can dictate text directly into their
documents, then use the widely acclaimed Select-and-Say™ feature to make fast, easy
edits and corrections by voice. Intuitive, built-in speech commands such as: "Bold
That" and "Make That a Bulleted List" improve productivity by automating
common tasks.
Speech Playback: Recorded speech
playback allows users to listen to what they said for easier proofreading and editing. The
text-to-speech feature allows users to have words that appear on the screen read aloud to
them using high quality text-to-speech from ELAN Informatique.
"Dragon Systems and Sony bring the highest quality engineering expertise from
industry leaders in complementary technologies to create some of the world's most
compelling speech-enabled technology products," said Dr. Janet Baker, President and
Co-Founder of Dragon. "Sony's MZ-R50 provides high quality recording of any portable
device that we have tested. This enables Dragon NaturallySpeaking to provide the highest
possible accuracy."
"We are pleased that Dragon has chosen a Sony portable MiniDisc player/recorder to
sell with its transcription software," said Robert Nell, vice president of the
Personal Audio Group, Sony Electronics. "Dragon Systems is a well recognized
developer of speech recognition software. These products provide an ideal portable
dictation and transcription solution for legal or medical professionals who require the
digital, high quality recordings, instant access and shock resistance that MD
offers," Nell said.
System Requirements, Availability and Pricing
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Suite for Legal and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Suite
for Medical support Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0. It requires a
minimum of a 133 MHz Pentium, 32 MB RAM for Windows 95, and 48 MB RAM for Windows NT. The
products support a broad range of built-in audio and industry standard sound cards,
including Creative Labs Soundblaster 16 and compatibles, as well as notebooks with built
in 16-bit audio.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Suite for Legal and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Suite
for Medical, complete with software and hardware, are expected to ship in August with a
suggested list price of $1295. They are available through Dragon Systems Premier North
American resellers, in U.S.
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Dragon Systems, Inc. the Natural Speech Company, is a worldwide
leader in PC speech recognition. Dragon develops and markets high-performance,
cost-effective speech and language technology tools that, in multiple word languages
(including American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and
Swedish), enable users to create any text, issue commands, and enter and access data
simply by speaking. The company also licenses its technology worldwide through VARs
(value-added resellers), developers, distributors, resellers, OEMs (Original Equipment
Manufacturers), ISVs (Integrated Software Vendors) and strategic partners. Dragon Systems
ports its technology across multiple operating systems and hardware platforms - from
hand-held devices and personal computers to workstations, and is pursuing leading-edge
research and development projects for computer and telecommunications applications.
Founded in 1982, Dragon Systems is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts; its Dragon
Systems UK Ltd. subsidiary, which is focused on speech recognition for telephony and
high-noise environments, is based in Cheltenham, England; Dragon Systems GmbH is located
in Munich, Germany. You can find Dragon Systems on the World Wide Web at
www.naturalspeech.com or www.dragonsys.com.
Dragon Systems is a registered trademark of Dragon Systems, Inc. NaturallySpeaking, and
The Natural Speech Company are trademarks of Dragon Systems. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective holders.
Please Note!
The article above was produced by Dragon System, Inc.
Press Contact:
Renee L. Blodgett
Dragon Systems, Inc.
617.796.0348
reneeb@dragonsys.com
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