IBM SELECTS PLANTRONICS TO ENHANCE SPEECH RECOGNITION.IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) has bundled Plantronics headsets for selected editions of IBM's newly-announced ViaVoice for Windows Release 10. Plantronics PC headsets are engineered for superior speech recognition accuracy, providing digitally-enhanced audio and noise-canceling microphones that enhance dictation applications such as IBM's ViaVoice software.Speech recognition applications can boost productivity of PC-based office work. Plantronics computer audio headsets when used with IBM Via Voice Release 10 for Windows provide a productive input tool that can be vital to computer users with limited typing skills and for those with limited capacity to use computers with their hands. ViaVoice allows users to launch and surf the Internet, access Web pages through voice-activated links, dictate directly into popular applications including Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. , as well as utilize specialized vocabularies. The combination of ViaVoice software and Plantronics PC headsets can offer users enhanced speech recognition, delivering a more complete package for voice recognition applications. "Businesses and consumers look to technology to enhance work, life and play. Simply responding to e-mail with your voice is a perfect example of how speech recognition technology is increasing productivity and making life easier," commented Ken Kannappan, Plantronics president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Being selected by IBM to enhance the world's most popular voice recognition software is a great testament to Plantronics quality, innovation and advanced communication technology." IBM's ViaVoice for Windows Release 10 product family offers a complete suite of products to suit the needs of every level of user, from beginners in voice recognition to power users who know that dictation can be a powerful productivity tool. "With the combination of IBM's award-winning ViaVoice Technology and Plantronics' feature-rich, noise-canceling headsets, we hope to offer our customers a desktop dictation product unmatched in the market today," said Toby Maners, director, Retail Voice Segment, IBM Pervasive Computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. . Audio and digitally-enhanced USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. series PC Headsets have been bundled with IBM's new ViaVoice products. Plantronics PC headsets are available worldwide at leading computer retail superstores, office superstores, consumer electronic stores and online merchandisers. About Plantronics Plantronics, Inc. is a provider of lightweight communications headsets, offering a wide range of products for call center, office, mobile and computer applications. Founded in 1961, the company introduced the world's first lightweight 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. in 1962, and in 1969, Plantronics supplied the headset from which the first words
First Words is a Canadian hip hop group, consisting of Halifax beatmaker Jorun, DJ STV and emcees Sean One & Above. from the moon were transmitted. A publicly held company, Plantronics is headquartered in Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Calif., and maintains offices in 20
countries with more than 2,600 employees. Plantronics products are sold
and supported through a worldwide network of authorized Plantronics
partners, and are available directly, nationwide through retail,
consumer electronics, cellular and PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. stores.
Platronics can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.plantronics.com/. For more information, call 408/571-2310 or 800/544-4660. |
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