ViaVoice for Windows

ViaVoice Release 8 at a glance:

  Key Features Standard Pro
  Continuous speech dictation Yes Yes
  Improved accuracy Yes New! Yes New!
  Dictation Direct into Microsoft Word 97 & 2000 Yes New to Standard! Yes
  Dictation into most popular Windows applications Via SpeakPad Direct or Via SpeakPad
  Dictation into e-mail and instant message applications Via SpeakPad Direct or Via SpeakPad
  Simple voice dictation shortcuts Yes Yes
  Natural dictation of numbers Yes Yes
  In-line voice text formatting Yes Yes
  Streamlined correction Yes New! Yes New!
  Voice correction and editing Yes Yes
  Deferred and delegated correction Yes Yes
  Voice Documents, custom voice templates   Yes New!
  150,000 word UK English base vocabulary Yes New! Yes New!
  Total active vocabulary capability 214,000 words Yes New! Yes New!
  Back up dictionary 260,000 words Yes Yes
  Works with Healthcare Vocabulary (available separately)   Yes
  Natural Language Commands in Microsoft Word 97 & 2000 Yes New to Standard! Yes
  Natural Language Commands in Excel 97 & 2000, Outlook 97, 98 & 2000   Yes
  Command and control of applications   Yes
  Customisable Navigation Macros   Yes
  Voice Marks   Yes New!
  VoiceMouse   Yes
  Command and control of Internet Explorer Yes (limited)
New to Standard!
Yes
  Command and control of AOL   Yes
  Voice control of e-mail in Netscape Communicator 4.5, Microsoft Outlook 97, 98 & 2000, Microsoft Outlook Express 4 & 5   Yes
  User Wizard and Woody (with new on/off setting) Yes Yes
  Text to speech Yes Yes
  User Guide book Yes Yes
  New faster enrolment Yes New! Yes New!
  Choice of enrolment scripts Yes Yes
  Automatic speed/accuracy setting adjustment to suit PC's power Yes New! Yes New!
  Multiple user support Yes Yes
  Noise-cancelling microphone Yes Yes
  USB microphone support (USB Microphone not included) Yes Yes
  Telephone support free for 30 days from the date of your first contact with the Support Desk Yes Yes
  Works with Microsoft Windows 95, 98 and Me Yes Yes
  Works with Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 and Windows 2000   Yes
  Suggested selling price, including VAT £39.99 £99.99

IBM ViaVoice products are available in UK English, US English, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Specifications for languages other than UK English vary.




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