The Write Stuff: New Software Translates Speech into Text at 99% Accuracy
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LOS ANGELES, Jul 28, 2006/ FW/ --- Just in time for Back-to-School and the women’s ready-to-wear fashion season, Nuance, a software company based in Burlington, MA is releasing Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software that can transform the way people use their PC.
With this latest technology in speech recognition, students, executives and fashion journalists will be typing faster than ever without even using their hands.
It’s being called a breakthrough in speech recognition and Dragon NaturallySpeaking is promising that their ninth version has a 99% accuracy in converting speech into text and completely avoiding typing and spelling errors.
The new technology is the first desktop software that doesn’t require it’s users to train the users voice and still deliver highly accurate results, which means they can begin dictating to their computers or wireless devises immediately.
In addition to increased accuracy, the newest version of this speech-recognition software dramatically reduces the time it takes users to perform many tasks. It also offers specialized applications for each user’s needs so that casual at-home users and corporate professionals have software that is specially suited for them.
The software is seamlessly integrated with all Microsoft Windows applications, and provides support for digital dictation devices as well as wireless Bluetooth headsets. This program is also certified to allow hands-free use of PCs for those with disabilities, carpel tunnel syndrome or other repetitive stress injuries.
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