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To: Robert Scott who wrote (428)	12/11/1997 5:09:00 PM
From: Dave Doriguzzi	Respond to of 2467

Rob if you read this in detail you will notice that they are using L&H's engine: Tuesday December 9, 2:14 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Computer Devices, Inc. Computer Devices Announces VOICE POWER For Internet Browsing NUTTING LAKE, Mass., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Devices, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CTDVB - news) announced today VOICE POWER for Internet Browsing, a specialized version of its flagship voice control software system which has been designed especially for people who surf the Internet. The product was developed by its wholly owned subsidiary VoiSys International in response to requests for an easier way of controlling the screen while surfing the Internet. ''This is the second of a family of specialized products,'' said Bob Moore, President of VoiSys International, ''and will sell for around $30. It can be obtained directly from the Company at (hyperlink voisys.com) or from Cyberian Outpost on the Internet. It should also be in most of the retail computer stores later this month but, if you want it for the Holidays, you would be well advised to order it via the Internet.'' ''VOICE POWER for Internet Browsing is perfect for anyone who spends much time on the Internet,'' Moore continued, ''It allows your voice to totally control Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer so you can literally browse the Internet 'hands free'. It's a great solution for any computer user who wants to be able to do several tasks at once. You simply tell your computer to -- 'check e-mail, page up, go forward, open URL' -_ or perform any other task that Navigator or Explorer can do.'' ''This is probably the ideal product to introduce computer users to the benefits of voice control software,'' Moore said, ''Unlike dictation systems, there is no arduous voice training required; it's ready to go immediately upon installation.'' VOICE POWER for Internet Browsing does not include a microphone or the many features of the full VOICE POWER system; however, people who buy it and subsequently decide to purchase the full system can obtain special upgrade pricing from the company. VOICE POWER, the world's first voice control system for personal computers, allows the user to both ''surf'' the Internet and control application programs using only verbal commands. In addition to complete voice control of all keyboard functions, mouse functions, Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, the System contains an array of special features. ''Among other things, you can check your E-mail, launch application programs, open URLs, jump from link to link and mix mechanical commands with verbal commands,'' Moore said. The System is speaker independent and utilizes the Lernout & Hauspie automatic speech recognition engine. About Computer Devices, Inc. Computer Devices, through its wholly owned subsidiary VoiSys International, is an international leader in the development of voice control systems for Personal Computers. Its flagship product, VOICE POWER, operates with Microsoft Windows 95 and NT 4.0 Platforms. The company was founded in 1968 and has its headquarters in Nutting Lake, Massachusetts. Its Class B shares (Symbol: CTDVB) are quoted by the National Association of Securities Dealers through the NASD OTC Bulletin Board, its automatic system for reporting Non-Nasdaq quotes. Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties, including the availability and market acceptance of the product. There can be no assurance that these developments will be commercially successful. The company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to such statements to reflect any change in the events, conditions or circumstances upon which such statements are based. SOURCE: Computer Devices, Inc. More Quotes and News: Computer Devices Inc (OTC BB:CTDVB - news) Related News Categories: computers

To: Robert Scott who wrote (428)	12/12/1997 8:02:00 AM
From: Dave Doriguzzi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2467

Notice the last sentence... Friday December 12, 1:57 am Eastern Time Microsoft, Netscape in "healthy competition"-Gates By Paul Eckert BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) Chairman Bill Gates on Friday refused to discuss a key U.S. antitrust action against his company but said its browser war with Netscape Communications Corp (Nasdaq:NSCP - news) would continue. ''This will continue. They'll have a new version, we'll have a new version. It's a healthy competition that you expect in the computer software market,'' Gates told an audience at China's leading technology university. Gates did not reply to a reporter's question about a U.S. federal judge's ruling on Thursday barring Microsoft from requiring personal computer makers who license its Windows 95 operating software to also accept its Internet Web browser. Microsoft's current browser was winning ground in the race with Netscape, Gates said. ''Today, our latest browser, the Internet Explorer 4.0, is doing very well. It's winning the reviews and it's gaining some share,'' he told students at Qinghua University. Analysts have said the court ruling could cast a cloud over plans to bring out Windows 98, the updated successor to the popular Windows 95, next year. The ruling, by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of the District Court for the District of Columbia set in motion a months-long process to examine the views of the government and Microsoft, with a decision likely no sooner than June 1998. The decision called for the software giant to ''cease and desist'' from the practice of licensing the use of any Microsoft personal computer operating system software, including Windows 95 or its successor versions, on the condition that the computer manufacturer also install Microsoft browser software. Mark Murray, a spokesman for Microsoft in the United States, called the decision ''mixed,'' but said the company was gratified the judge had agreed with it on ''several key points.'' ''We're confident that once the court has reviewed all the facts it will agree that Microsoft complied fully with the consent decree and that Microsoft's integration of Internet Explorer with Windows 95 is good for consumers,'' Murray said. On Thursday, Gates told a news conference after a software developers convention in the Chinese capital that the software business was too competitive to permit monopolistic practices. ''It's not a business where anybody has a guaranteed position -- even Microsoft, with all its success,'' Gates said. ''Unless we teach Windows how to understand speech, how to have vision and do all these new things ... there's plenty of people standing by to replace us very quickly.''