Bell Labs and Verbex to enhance multimedia computing.INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1996--Lucent Technologies and Verbex Voice Systems today announced their agreement to bundle high-performance speech recognition software and microphones that, together, enhance the use ofMicrosoft Windows(TM) multimedia, business and home computer applications. Under the terms of the agreement, Verbex will offer its "Listen(TM) for Windows" speech recognition software together with Lucent Technologies' Directional Microphone Noun 1. directional microphone - a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction cardioid microphone - a directional microphone with a cardioid pattern of sensitivity SDM SDM - Schematic Data Model 1100. Lucent Technologies' Intelligent Acoustic Systems (IAS See iPlanet Application Server. 1. (computer) IAS - The first modern computer. It had main registers, processing circuits, information paths within the central processing unit, and used Von Neumann's fetch-execute cycle. ) group will in turn offer Verbex software with its emerging family of products based on Bell Labs acoustics acoustics (ək  `stĭks) [Gr.,=the facts about hearing], the science of sound, including its production, propagation, and effects. technology. Listen for Windows is a PC software product that enables users to control applications through naturally spoken voice commands instead of sequences of mouse clicks or keystrokes. Using speech recognition enhances user productivity and can provide relief for users suffering from repetitive stress injuries repetitive stress injury or repetitive strain injury (RSI), injury caused by repeated movement of a particular part of the body. Often seen in workers whose physical routine is unvaried, RSI has become epidemic since computers have entered the . The Directional Microphone SDM 1100, designed by Bell Labs' IAS group to work with PC telephony and voice recognition software, filters out background noise, feedback and reverberation -- three common culprits that can cause speech recognition errors. This same patented Bell Labs technology enhances sound quality and eliminates background noise to provide clear, natural sound to multimedia applications. The SDM 1100 can be placed on the top or the side of the computer monitor, allowing it to capture sound within a 110 degree angle of the user. It also has a high signal-to-noise ratio The ratio of the power or volume (amplitude) of a signal to the amount of unwanted interference (the noise) that has mixed in with it. Measured in decibels, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) measures the clarity of the signal in a circuit or a wired or wireless transmission channel. of more than 50 dB. These characteristics enable the device to pick up clear and natural sound for optimal performance and use less desk space. "The features built into this design, including the patented first-order differential microphone technology from Bell Labs, make the sound quality of this product tough to beat," said Bill Porter Bill Porter may refer to:
Larry Dooling, chief executive officer of Verbex, said, "This is the best microphone we have found for headset-free use with our software. We constantly evaluate microphones for performance with our speech recognition software. The SDM 1100 combines elegant design and convenience with extremely high performance. It will provide our users with a practical, low cost solution for speech input in the office environment." Lucent Technologies designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. and software, consumer and business telephone systems and microelectronics microelectronics, branch of electronic technology devoted to the design and development of extremely small electronic devices that consume very little electric power. components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the company. Lucent Technologies was formed as a result of AT&T's restructuring and became a fully independent company -- separate from AT&T -- on September 30, 1996. Verbex Voice Systems, Inc. is based in Edison, N.J., and has a research and development facility in Cambridge, Mass. Verbex develops and manufactures continuous speech recognition systems that enable people to control computers with voice. CONTACT: Lucent Technologies - Bell Labs Chris Pfaff Christopher Pfaff is better known as "Drama," on the hit MTV reality series Rob & Big. Pfaff, 20, is cousin to professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and brother to Scott Pfaff, a pro skateboarder as well. Office: 908-582-7571 Email: cpfaff@lucent.com or Verbex Voice Systems Eric Nahm Office: 908-225-5225 Email: sales@verbex.com |
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