Dragon Systems Introduces New Version of Mobile Legal Suite.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 1999-- Hand-Held Legal Solution Bundles Recorder, Award-Winning Speech Recognition Software, Comprehensive Vocabulary and Extensive Customization Features To Boost Mobile Legal Professionals' Productivity Dragon dragon, mythical beast usually represented as a huge, winged, fire-breathing reptile. For centuries the dragon has been prominent in the folklore of many peoples; thus, its physical characteristics vary greatly and include combinations of numerous animals. NaturallySpeaking(TM) Mobile Legal Suite, a continuous speech recognition solution designed specifically for legal professionals, was introduced here today at the LegalTech tradeshow by worldwide speech recognition leader 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. , Inc. of Newton, Mass. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite includes the award-winning Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software, the Dragon NaturallyMobile(TM) pocket-sized recorder, a comprehensive legal vocabulary, support for Corel(R) WordPerfect(R) and Microsoft(R) Word, and a copy of Corel WordPerfect See WordPerfect Office and WordPerfect Corporation. Legal Suite 8. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite also adds Select-and-Say(TM) functionality to third party applications, hands free features for navigating (networking, hypertext) navigating - Finding your way around. Often used of the Internet, particularly the World-Wide Web. A browser is a tool for navigating hypertext documents. in Windows(R), robust formatting features, and support for Microsoft's 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. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite enables lawyers, judges, paralegals, legal secretaries, and others in the legal profession to easily and quickly create, edit and format documents, such as briefs, notes and correspondence by speaking into a hand-held device. When the user is ready, the recordings can be downloaded to a PC using a high-speed serial link and the linking software provided with the product. Dragon NaturallySpeaking software will transcribe To copy data from one medium to another; for example, from one source document to another, or from a source document to the computer. It often implies a change of format or codes. the text and can execute commands for formatting and editing the text. In addition, the included headset Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. allows users to dictate TO DICTATE. To pronounce word for word what is destined to be at the same time written by another. Merlin Rep. mot Suggestion, p. 5 00; Toull. Dr. Civ. Fr. liv. 3, t. 2, c. 5, n. 410. directly into their PC. "Now legal professionals can minimize their downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. by completing tasks -- in one easy step -- while on the road, in remote offices or in transit. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite is the ultimate productivity enhancer for legal 'road warriors' on-the-go or lawyers who simply want to dictate in their office," said Roger Matus, 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 at Dragon Systems. "Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite continues Dragon Systems' strategy to deliver the most accurate continuous speech solutions for legal professionals. It combines Dragon Systems' award-winning Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, incorporates customer feedback and leverages the company's proven core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING MOBILE LEGAL SUITE COMPONENTS The new Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder was specially designed for optimal speech recognition quality. It incorporates a high quality built-in microphone microphone, device for converting sound into electrical energy, used in radio broadcasting, recording, and sound amplifying systems. Its basic component is a diaphragm that responds to the pressure or particle velocity of sound waves. that can be used in most settings. The recording is stored digitally in a special compressed format that, unlike some other compression formats, contains all of the information needed for accurate transcription transcription /trans·crip·tion/ (-krip´shun) the synthesis of RNA using a DNA template catalyzed by RNA polymerase; the base sequences of the RNA and DNA are complementary. tran·scrip·tion n. . The recorder weighs under four ounces (excluding batteries), is slim and compact enough to fit easily in a shirt pocket and can be held comfortably in the palm of a hand. The Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder has the flexibility of a professional dictation device, including a built-in speaker, multiple customizable folders, easy scrolling (chat, games) scrolling - To flood a chat room or Internet game with text or macros in an attempt to annoy the occupants. This can often cause the chat room to be "uninhabitable" due to the "noise" created by the scroller. Compare spam. between recordings, time/date stamping, and a back lit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. display. The recorder can hold up to 40 minutes of dictation with its built-in memory. An additional 20, 40 or 80 minutes can be added with removable memory cards of 2MB, 4MB, or 8MB respectively. The memory cards, which are the same type used in many digital camera devices, are conveniently and widely available at camera and consumer electronic stores for as low as $39.95 US. AVAILABILITY, SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS AND PRICING Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite supports Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. 4.0. It requires a minimum of a Pentium(R) 133 with 32 MB RAM and 48 MB RAM for Windows NT. 120-MB hard disk space is required for installation. For best results, a Pentium 200 is recommended with 64 MB of RAM; this allows users to take advantage of BestMatch technology for improved accuracy and performance. Requirements may vary depending on the features being used. The product is expected to ship worldwide in mid-February with a suggested list price of $1,095 US, and will be available through Dragon's VAR channel. Existing Dragon NaturallySpeaking Legal Suite users can upgrade to the new legal mobile solution for $199. For information on upgrades, Dragon Systems' customers should contact their reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. or visit the Dragon web site at www.dragonsys.com. DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING MOBILE LEGAL SUITE DESKTOP FEATURES -0-
-- LEGAL VOCABULARY -- Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite
includes more than a 230,000 word legal dictionary containing an
extensive collection of legal terms, phrases and abbreviations,
as well as the context of those terms as used within of typical
legal documents. This specialized vocabulary helps legal
professionals achieve higher accuracy more quickly, reducing the
effort required to adapt the software for use in specialized
legal practice areas.
-- ENHANCED SELECT-AND-SAY FUNCTIONALITY -- The latest version
expands the availability of Select-and-Say from Microsoft Word(R)
97, Corel(R) WordPerfect(R) 8, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking to
include a variety of third party applications, such as GoldMine,
Microsoft WordPad, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Chat 2.0 and
2.5. Select-and-Say enables users to select words or phrases that
they wish to edit simply by saying "Select" <the word or phrase>
and then saying the new word or phrase.
-- COREL WORDPERFECT AND MICROSOFT WORD SUPPORT -- The Dragon
NaturalWord(TM) feature allows users to work within Corel
WordPerfect 8 or Microsoft Word 97 completely by voice. Users can
dictate text directly into their documents, then use the "Select
and Say" feature to make fast, easy edits and corrections.
Intuitive, built-in voice commands such as "Bold That" improves
productivity by automating common tasks.
-- COREL WORDPERFECT LEGAL SUITE 8 -- A licensed copy of Corel
WordPerfect Legal Suite 8 is included. This consists of the
WordPerfect Suite enhanced with a variety of legal productivity
applications, including CompareRite(TM), FullAuthority(TM), Corel
Amicus(TM) Attorney, and HotDocs(R) legal template software.
-- CONTROL WINDOWS DESKTOP BY VOICE -- Users can open Windows
applications from the start menu, navigate menu items in
Microsoft Office 97, and switch between Windows applications by
voice.
-- SAPI 4.0 SUPPORT -- Support for industry standard API ensures
that Dragon NaturallySpeaking will seamlessly integrate with
future speech-enabled Windows applications that employ this
standard.
-- NATURAL LANGUAGE COMMANDS -- Easy to use and easy to remember
commands can be issued in a natural way to edit and format text
within Microsoft Word 97. For example, a user can say "Make a
five by two table," or many other variations.
-- WORKS IN VIRTUALLY ANY WINDOWS APPLICATION -- Users just point
their mouse and click in any application. Their text
automatically appears in the text window where the cursor is. It
works well with Microsoft Word(R), Corel WordPerfect(R), Lotus
Notes(R), WordPro(R), e-mail packages, Internet chat packages and
more.
-- COMMAND WIZARD -- The New Command Wizard utilizing the built-in
macro scripting language makes it easy for end-users or Dragon
Certified Resellers to create simple, intuitive voice commands to
insert boilerplate text, automate common tasks, or integrate
speech into existing applications or templates.
-- MULTIPLE TOPIC SUPPORT -- Allows users to store custom words and
language usage information on several topics to increase the
accuracy of dictation within each topic.
-- MULTIPLE USER SUPPORT -- More than one user may create their
own voice files and store them on the computer.
-- HIGHLY ACCURATE -- Industry leading BestMatch(TM) technology
reduces errors for most users by an additional 25% over previous
versions. The accuracy in previous versions of Dragon
NaturallySpeaking was already reported to be from 95% to 98%.
-- LARGE ACTIVE VOCABULARY -- The active vocabulary comes with more
than 72,000 words that are ready to use. Over 230,000 words are
on disk and can be automatically retrieved by the system. Each
word contains spelling, pronunciation, and language usage
information for high accuracy. Users can customize the vocabulary
with up to 54,000 new words, proper names, and specialized terms.
-- IMPROVED FORMATTING -- Users can dictate numbers, e-mail
addresses, and more using natural language. A user could say
"Sixty-seven dollars and twenty-six cents," and see $67.27 appear
on the screen.
-- 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(TM).
-- TRUE CONTINUOUS SPEECH -- Users speak naturally and at a normal
pace without the need to pause between words. Dragon
NaturallySpeaking was the first product on the market that
recognized large vocabulary general-purpose continuous speech.
-0- 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 Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. 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. Dragon Systems, and the Dragon Systems logo are registered trademarks, NaturallySpeaking and The Natural Speech Company are trademarks of Dragon Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are of their respective holders. |
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