Dragon NaturallySpeaking DeveloperSuite Supports New Microsoft SAPI 4.0 for Speech Enabling Applications.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1998-- Support for Microsoft SAPI (Speech API) A programming interface from Microsoft for speech recognition and synthesis. It provides a way for developers to enable their applications to receive text from and send text to voice devices. 1. 4.0 Included in New Version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Developer Suite Further enhancing ISVs', VARs', and Systems Integrators' ability to speech enable Windows(R) applications, 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. (R), Inc. of Newton, MA announced today that Dragon NaturallySpeaking(tm) DeveloperSuite will support Microsoft's new Speech Application Programming Interface (programming, standard) Speech Application Programming Interface - (SAPI) Microsoft's standard API for speech synthesis and speech recognition in Windows 95. The idea is to let developers try out and use various low-level speech software from any number of verndors, while retaining (SAPI) 4.0. The announcement by the worldwide speech recognition leader was made at SpeechTEK 98, a leading conference and exhibition on speech technology. Support for this new industry standard will be available when Dragon Systems delivers version 3.5 of its development suite in November. "Dragon System's support of industry standards, such as Microsoft's SAPI 4.0, provides developers with access to the latest tools for speech-enabling PC applications with Dragon NaturallySpeaking technology," said Dragon Vice President of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Marketing Roger Matus. "Now, the most accurate and most widely selling speech product will be accessible by all applications that implement the most widely supported speech standard for the PC." The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Developer Suite includes a software developer kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) with Active X(R) controls that make it easy to speech-enable applications. SAPI 4.0 support enables developers to write software programs to the industry standard API, while giving them access to the Dragon NaturallySpeaking technology for integrating the technology's complete set of robust features into their applications. Also included are the Dragon NaturalVoc(tm) tool for custom vocabulary development Vocabulary development is the process whereby speakers of language enhance their working vocabularies with new words. The average persons' vocabulary consists of 10,000 words, regardless of native tongue. Usually, this represents a mere fraction of the lexis of that language. and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional. "Microsoft is committed to providing developers with access to the best speech technology available in the marketplace," said Greg Foust, general manager of Microsoft's Intelligent Interface technology Group. "We are pleased to continue working with Dragon Systems to evolve SAPI." Dragon NaturallySpeaking DeveloperSuite 3.5 is expected to begin shipping to US customers in November at a SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. of $695. Run time licenses for Dragon NaturallySpeaking technology will be competitively priced. Dragon Systems offers a broad range of speech products, including Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical Suite, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Legal Suite, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Call Center Edition, Dragon Point & Speak, Dragon PhoneQuery(tm), Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Teens and Dragon NaturallySpeaking(tm) Mobile. 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 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, 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 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 hardal 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 Munchen Germany. Dragon Systems also has offices in Belgium and France. This document contains preliminary product information. Specifications and availability are subject to change without notice. Dragon Systems reserves the right not to release any or all of these products at its own discretion. Dragon Systems, SpeechTool, and the Dragon Systems logo are registered trademarks, and DragonXTools, DragonDeveloper, NaturallySpeaking, and The Natural Speech Company are trademarks of Dragon Systems, Inc. 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