Dell to Offer Dragon NaturallySpeaking Through Multiple Dell Programs.NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 15, 1999--Dragon Systems(R), Inc., a leading developer of speech recognition solutions, today announced an agreement to offer the award-winning Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred speech recognition software through several Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DELL), business units and Dell's premier new web site, gigabuys.com, an easy-to-navigate online superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. . Dell will provide Dragon NaturallySpeaking as a core product offering in the Home Sales Division, the Dell Business Systems Division, and the Dell Preferred Accounts Division. Upon customer request, Dell will preinstall Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred as a "ReadyWare" software option. Installing the software at the factory ensures that systems are pre-configured, tested, and ready for use. This helps enhance the efficiency and reliability of customer software installations and can help Dell save time and money by not having to address support issues associated with software installation. Dell will promote the software through advertising in multiple catalogs, on its Web page, and with direct offers to Dell customers. Dragon Systems Dragon Systems, Inc., was the company that created DragonDictate and Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It was founded in 1982 by Drs. James and Janet Baker and bought by Lernout & Hauspie in 2000. will provide training on Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred to the sales teams in each of the participating business segments. "We are pleased and honored to partner with the recognized leader in direct computer systems," said Dragon Systems President John Shagoury. "Our relationship with Dell is an important step towards providing more customers with natural, intuitive ways to use personal computers." About Dragon Systems, Inc. Dragon Systems, Inc., is a worldwide leader in PC speech recognition. Dragon Systems develops and markets high-performance, cost-effective speech and language technology that, in multiple world languages (including American English American English n. The English language as used in the United States. Noun 1. American English - the English language as used in the United States American language, American , British English British English n. The English language used in England as distinguished from that used elsewhere. , French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish), enable users to create text, issue commands, enter and access data simply by speaking. The company also licenses technology worldwide through developers, distributors, resellers, OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and ISVs (Integrated Software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. Vendors). Dragon Systems ports its technology across multiple operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. * from hand-held devices and PCs to workstations, and is pursuing leading-edge research and development projects for computer and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. applications. Since introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the first large vocabulary continuous speech recognition system able to create general purpose text, in 1997, the Company has received over 70 major industry awards worldwide. Founded in 1982, Dragon Systems is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is an important residential suburb of Boston, which abuts it on the east. According to the 2000 census, the population of the Newton was 83,829, making it the tenth largest city in the state. ; 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, Dragon Systems also has offices in France. Dragon Systems can be found on the world wide web at: www.dragonsys.com or www.naturalspeech.com. About DellWare DellWare complements the company's systems offerings by providing customers with low-priced computer hardware, software, and peripherals. More than 24,000 such products are available for purchase by phone or at www.dell.com. About Dell Ranked No. 125 among the Fortune 500 companies, and No. 363 in the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $16.8 billion for the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained through its toll-free number 1-800-388-8542 pr by accessing the Dell World Wide Web Site at www.dell.com. |
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