IBM & ProNotes Release Voice Recognition Package for Developers.

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 1996--ProNotes(TM), Inc. of Philadelphia, Pa. and IBM(R) today announced the release of a voice recognition package for application developers. This package includes ProNotes Voice Tools(TM) and the IBM VoiceType Dictation(TM) for Windows offerings. ProNotes, Inc. is a developer of speech recognition software for developers, and dictation systems for medical professionals. The company has been developing software for IBM VoiceType products since 1993.

"We're pleased to continue our development work with ProNotes, providing another opportunity to deliver the best-of-breed speech solutions to the computing mainstream," said Jan Winston, IBM Manager, Worldwide Speech Systems. "ProNotes's investment in creating tools that take advantage of VoiceType Dictation's speech recognition capabilities is a strong testament to their belief in the future of the speech industry and IBM as a market leader."

In conjunction with IBM, ProNotes has developed a unique set of tools that will enable programmers to make full use of the IBM VoiceType Dictation offering, as well as voice command and control capabilities from within custom applications. ProNotes Voice Tools are sets of custom controls that developers working with Visual Basic(R), C, and C++ can incorporate into their applications, making them voice capable. Among the controls are Voice Notator(TM) (a voice playback and record panel), Press Panel(TM) (a voice command button), List Assist(TM) (a voice list box), Voice Window(TM) (a dictation window), and Sonar Tool(TM) (a voice navigator). When included in an application, the tools allow a developer to dictate notes and letters, perform voice data entry (such as forms fill), navigate around the application by using voice commands and voice activate any programmable computer events. ProNotes Voice Tools will be offered as Visual Basic custom controls (VBXs), as well as 16- and 32-bit OLE custom controls (OCXs).

Dr. Alan Costilo, President of ProNotes believes that, "With this package, anyone who has ever thought of developing voice applications can make a single purchase and begin developing." ProNotes begins shipments of this new package on June 3 direct from ProNotes' sales department at 1(800) 70-NOTES. The package retails for $579. ProNotes Voice Tools is also sold separately for $179.

Additional information can be obtained from the ProNotes home page at http://www.pronotes.com.

ProNotes is a manufacturer of dictation systems for medical professionals. The company has been developing software for IBM VoiceType Speech Recognition since 1993. For more information about ProNotes and their products, contact ProNotes at 1-800-70 -NOTES or see their World Wide Web page on the Internet: http://www.pronotes.com. ProNotes e-mail address is: [e-mail].

ProNotes, VoiceTools, Voice Notator, Press Panel, List Assist, Voice Window and Sonar Tool are all trademarks of ProNotes, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark and IBM VoiceType Dictation System is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Visual Basic is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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