On a final note 17 of my lawyer friends are convinced that they will be upgrading to this new package. They also own Corel shares.
Look at this press release today. They have the largest market share for this special niche product.
Dragon Systems Introduces New Version of Mobile Legal Suite
NEW YORK (Jan. 25) BUSINESS WIRE -Jan. 25, 1999--
Hand-Held Legal Solution Bundles Recorder,Award-Winning Speech Recognition Software,Comprehensive Vocabulary and Extensive
Customization Features To Boost Mobile Legal Professionals' Productivity
Dragon NaturallySpeaking(TM) Mobile Legal Suite, a continuous speech recognition solution designed specifically for legal professionals, was introduced here today at the LegalTech tradeshow by worldwide speech recognition leader Dragon Systems, Inc. of Newton, Mass.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite includes the award-winning Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software, the Dragon NaturallyMobile(TM) pocket-sized recorder, a comprehensive legal vocabulary, support for Corel(R) WordPerfect(R) and Microsoft(R) Word, and a copy of Corel WordPerfect Legal Suite 8.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite also adds Select-and-Say(TM) functionality to third party applications, hands free features for navigating in Windows(R), robust formatting features, and support for Microsoft's SAPI 4.0.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite enables lawyers, judges, paralegals, legal secretaries, and others in the legal profession to easily and quickly create, edit and format documents, such as briefs, notes and correspondence by speaking into a hand-held device.
When the user is ready, the recordings can be downloaded to a PC using a high-speed serial link and the linking software provided with the product. Dragon NaturallySpeaking software will transcribe the text and can execute commands for formatting and editing the text. In addition, the included headset allows users to dictate directly into their PC.
"Now legal professionals can minimize their downtime by completing tasks -- in one easy step -- while on the road, in remote offices or in transit. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite is the ultimate productivity enhancer for legal 'road warriors' on-the-go or lawyers who simply want to dictate in their office," said Roger
Matus, Vice President of North American Marketing at Dragon Systems.
"Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite continues Dragon Systems' strategy to deliver the most accurate continuous speech solutions for legal professionals. It combines Dragon Systems' award-winning Dragon
NaturallySpeaking software, incorporates customer feedback and leverages the company's proven core competencies in the mobile and legal markets." DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING MOBILE LEGAL SUITE COMPONENTS
The new Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder was specially designed for optimal speech recognition quality. It incorporates a high quality built-in microphone that can be used in most settings. The recording is stored digitally in a special compressed format that, unlike some other compression formats, contains all of the information needed for accurate transcription. The recorder weighs under four ounces (excluding batteries), is slim and compact enough to fit easily in a shirt pocket and can be held comfortably in the palm of a hand. The Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder has the flexibility of a professional dictation device, including a built-in speaker, multiple customizable folders, easy scrolling between recordings, time/date stamping, and a back lit LCD display.
The recorder can hold up to 40 minutes of dictation with its built-in memory. An additional 20, 40 or 80 minutes can be added with removable memory cards of 2MB, 4MB, or 8MB respectively. The memory cards, which are the same type used in many digital camera devices, are conveniently and widely available at camera and consumer electronic stores for as low as $39.95 US. AVAILABILITY, SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS AND
PRICING
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite supports Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT4.0. It requires a minimum of a Pentium(R) 133 with 32 MB RAM and 48 MB RAM for Windows NT. 120-MB hard disk space is required for installation. For best results, a Pentium 200 is recommended with 64 MB of RAM; this allows users to take advantage of BestMatch technology for improved accuracy and performance. Requirements may vary depending on the features being used.
The product is expected to ship worldwide in mid-February with a suggested list price of $1,095 US, and will be available through Dragon's VAR channel. Existing Dragon NaturallySpeaking Legal Suite users can upgrade to the new legal mobile solution for $199. For information on upgrades, Dragon Systems' customers should contact their reseller or visit the Dragon web site at www.dragonsys.com. DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING MOBILE LEGAL SUITE DESKTOP FEATURES
-- LEGAL VOCABULARY -- Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile Legal Suite includes more than a 230,000 word legal dictionary containing an extensive collection of legal terms, phrases and abbreviations, as well as the context of those terms as used within of typical legal documents. This specialized vocabulary helps legal
professionals achieve higher accuracy more quickly, reducing the
effort required to adapt the software for use in specialized legal practice areas.
-- ENHANCED SELECT-AND-SAY FUNCTIONALITY -- The latest version expands the availability of Select-and-Say from Microsoft Word(R) 97, Corel(R) WordPerfect(R) 8, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking to
include a variety of third party applications, such as GoldMine,
Microsoft WordPad, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Chat 2.0 and
2.5. Select-and-Say enables users to select words or phrases that
they wish to edit simply by saying "Select"
Dragon Systems, Inc., is a worldwide leader in PC speech recognition.
Dragon Systems develops and markets high-performance, cost-effective
speech and language technology that, in multiple world languages
(including American English, British English, French, German, Italian,
Spanish and Swedish), enable users to create text, issue commands,
enter and access data simply by speaking. The company also licenses
technology worldwide through developers, distributors, resellers, OEMs
(Original Equipment Manufacturers) and ISVs (Integrated Software
Vendors). Dragon Systems ports its technology across multiple operating
systems and hardware platforms -- from hand-held devices and PCs to
workstations, and is pursuing leading-edge research and development
projects for computer and telecommunications applications. Since
introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the first large vocabulary
continuous speech recognition system able to create general purpose
text, in 1997, the Company has received over 70 major industry awards
worldwide.
Founded in 1982, Dragon Systems is headquartered in Newton,
Massachusetts; its Dragon Systems UK Ltd. subsidiary, which is focused
on speech recognition for telephony and high-noise environments, is
based in Cheltenham, England; Dragon Systems GmbH is located in Munich,
Germany, Dragon Systems also has offices in France. Dragon Systems can
be found on the world wide web at: www.dragonsys.com or
www.naturalspeech.com.
Dragon Systems, and the Dragon Systems logo are registered trademarks,
NaturallySpeaking and The Natural Speech Company are trademarks of
Dragon Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are of their respective
holders.
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