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PHILADELPHIA (March 4) BUSINESS WIRE -March 4, 1997--Voice recognition,
widely regarded as the future face of computing, will soon become easy
for both users and developers when a unique new set of voice tools will
enable developers to add speech recognition capabilities to their
applications. Speech Solutions, Inc. (a subsidiary of Global
Intellicom, Inc.) has been contracted by IBM to develop leading edge
tools that will allow developers to effortlessly add voice capability
to their projects. On March 6th the company will begin shipping Voice
Tools(TM) ActiveX(TM) custom controls for the IBM VoiceType Dictation
System version 3.0 speech recognition product.
Speech Solutions Voice Tools are ActiveX custom controls that enable
Windows programmers, working with Visual Basic(R) to incorporate voice
functionality into existing and future software programs. By simply
dropping these controls into their Windows applications, developers can
make free dictation, voice command, and voice control an integral part
of Windows NT(R), and Windows 95(TM) applications.
"The relationship with Speech Solutions has been a strong and
significant one," says Jan Winston, Director of speech worldwide at
IBM. "Their innovative product, Voice Tools, will enable widespread
availability of viable speech-enabled applications to end users the
world over through individual and corporate developers."
"Speech Solutions has built powerful Voice Tools combining the latest
technologies from the industry leaders IBM and Microsoft," said Dr.
Alan Costilo, president of Speech Solutions. "The high accuracy of the
IBM VoiceType 3.0 speech recognition technology, coupled with its new
`out of the box' speaker independence, make it the recognized industry
leader. Our Voice Tools allow programmers to drag and drop this
amazing technology within the easy to use, versatile and robust
Microsoft Visual Basic environment."
"We are excited about Speech Solutions harnessing the power of ActiveX
and using it in such innovative ways as they are with this speech
recognition capability," said Jon Roskill, director of marketing for
Visual Basic at Microsoft. "This brings speech capabilities to the
millions of VB developers."
Voice Tools allows the end user to dictate instead of type and to
control their applications by voice. Among the control features of the
package are:
Voice Notator(TM) - A playback and record control that allows recording
and playback of sound files and can be used to add voice prompts to the
application.
Press Panel(TM) - A 3D-voice command button and panel that can be
operated by voice, keyboard, or mouse, or that can be used to voice
activate groups of radio buttons to voice boxes.
List Assist(TM) - A voice list box that has standard list box
properties and behavior and can use its own command vocabulary to voice
activate the contents.
Voice Window(TM) - A full replacement for the standard text box that
actually accepts free dictation.
Sonar Tool(TM) - A voice navigator that allows control of voice-enabled
objects, as well as all standard Windows menus and sub-menus within an
application.
The complete package includes Speech Solutions Voice Tools software,
the special developer runtime version of the IBM VoiceType Dictation
System for Windows, a noise canceling microphone, full documentation,
and sample applications. The Speech Solutions Voice Tools package will
retail for a special introductory price of $299 through June 1st. It
will be available for purchase through certified resellers nationwide,
direct from Speech Solutions' sales department at 1-800-SPEECH-7, or
from the company's Web Site at www.speechsolutions.com.
Speech Solutions has been developing software for the IBM VoiceType
Speech Recognition since 1993. The company is devoted to bringing
high-end voice technology to the development community and the
Internet. Based in Philadelphia, PA, the company is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Global Intellicom (NASDAQ:GBIT).
Speech Solutions, Voice Notator, Press Panel, List Assist, Voice
Window, and Sonar Tool are trademarks of Speech Solutions, Inc. IBM
VoiceType Dictation System for Windows is a trademark of International
Business Machines Corp. Windows 95, and Windows NT, are trademarks and
Windows and Visual Basic are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
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