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To: J. Nelson who wrote (14440)	4/13/1999 6:47:00 PM
From: spy hard	Respond to of 25711

EDIG.IBM, Intel to Develop Standard for Speech on Devices Armonk, New York, April 13 (Bloomberg) -- International Business Machines Corp., the No. 1 computer maker, and Intel Corp. are joining dictation-machine makers to develop standards to broaden the use of speech on hand-held computing devices. The coalition will decide how to digitally compress voice and transmit that information from one device to another, IBM said. In addition to IBM and Intel, the No. 1 computer-chip maker, the group includes Dictaphone Corp., e.Digital Corp., Norcom Electronics Corp., Olympus Optical Co. and Royal Philips Electronics NV. With the new standards, dictation-machine users will be able to set up a calendar or record a memo to be sent as electronic mail, IBM said. The coalition hopes to expand these capabilities to other devices, such as cellular phones and hand-held computers similar to 3Com Corp.'s PalmPilot. ''This is a stepping-stone in the vision of taking these hand-held devices and doing more than dictation,'' said Ozzie Osborne, general manager of IBM Speech Systems. Armonk, New York-based IBM, a pioneer in software that converts voice into text, has been pushing speech-recognition technology. It packages its ViaVoice software with some of its personal computers. Santa Clara, California-based Intel will help incorporate the new standards into the microprocessor designs of the dictation machines. Shares of IBM fell 3 7/16 to 180. Intel fell 3/4 to 60 1/2. 0- (STR) Apr/13/1999 16:34 EOS (STR) Apr/13/99 16:34 ** Apr/13/1999 16:53 For more stories from Bloomberg News, click here. (C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. Any redistribution of Bloomberg content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Bloomberg L.P. Any reference to the material must be properly attributed to Bloomberg News. The information herein was obtained from sources which Bloomberg L.P. and its suppliers believe reliable, but they do not guarantee its accuracy. Neither the information, nor any opinion expressed, constitutes a solicitation of the purchase or sale of any securities or commodities.(C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. BLOOMBERG, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg News Radio are trademarks, tradenames and service marks of Bloomberg L.P.