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To: Paul Engel who wrote (65291)	9/23/1998 12:38:00 PM
From: Joey Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Potentially good news for the need for speed! joey IBM To Equip Home PCs With Speech Recognition (09/23/98 8:36 a.m. ET) By Reuters RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- IBM said Wednesday that it will equip new models of its consumer line of PCs with speech-recognition technology that lets users control PCs using voice commands. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company (company profile) unveiled four Aptiva consumer PC models, three of which include the ViaVoice speech technology that takes dictation from a user and automatically translates it into computer text. With its ViaVoice speech-to-text technology and other features designed to make PCs easier to use, IBM is redoubling efforts to set itself apart in a field where there is often little difference between products from rival computer makers. The three speech-enabled computers cost between $1,099 and $1,799. The fourth model starts at $899. "IBM Aptiva has long been recognized for delivering outstanding multimedia technology to consumers," said Brian Connors, vice president of the IBM Aptiva line, in a statement. "By incorporating the power of IBM's ViaVoice technology into three of these new Aptiva models, we are providing our customers with technology unmatched by the competition," he said. Eventually, all IBM Aptiva computers will include the speech-recognition technology, a spokesman added. The top two models also offer a Rapid Access Keyboard, with preprogrammed buttons for quick Internet access, and ScrollPoint Mouse, with additional screen navigation features, both developed to make the PC as easy to use as possible. All four models come loaded with Lotus SmartSuite software. The $899 model runs on an Advanced Micro Devices' K6-2 333-MHz processor. The three ViaVoice-equipped computers include a $1,099 model with a 350 megahertz AMD processor, a $1,399 PC running an Intel 350 megahertz Pentium II chip and the $1,799 PC running an Intel 400 megahertz Pentium II, with a digital video disk player and additional software titles.