IBM ViaVoice – Let Your Voice Be Heard... and Obeyed
Voice recognition technology is all about improving business efficiency, increasing business productivity and hiking business profits and these are exactly the goals of IBM ViaVoice as it makes its Release 10. IBM ViaVoice serves both Windows and Mac users alike. Its goal? To free users from keyboard and mouse usage!
IBM ViaVoice for Windows Users
Got Windows as your OS then the following IBM ViaVoice editions are for you.
IBM ViaVoice Personal Edition is THE choice for any voice recognition newbie. It is compatible with Windows 98 SE, Windows ME and Windows XP Home and is extremely easy to install. It even comes with its own noise-cancelling headset microphone! After installation, simply use MS Word on your PC or the IBM ViaVoice specially-enabled word processor SpeakPad to start 'speaking' text instead of pounding on your keyboard for words to appear on your screen. You can also use it to open and use your Internet browser!
IBM ViaVoice Standard Edition features more range with their dictation features. With this edition, users can make and edit dictations in a wider range of MS applications and even do direct dictation in Internet applications. You can even launch URLs with just your voice on your Internet browser!
IBM ViaVoice Advanced Edition is the version of choice for experienced PC users. It empowers you to dictate into various PC applications and it includes Dictation Macro Editor (DME) features. There is even a feature to allow you to use the same macros over multiple applications. Surfing the web becomes an all new experience as well with this ViaVoice version. Simply speak the URLs you want to visit or bookmark, or speak out to initiate (or reply to) voice chats and your will be done!
IBM ViaVoice Pro USB Edition is touted as the 'merger of high-productivity software with advanced microphone technology'. It carries all the features of the other editions and then some! Most notable though are the IBM ViaVoice Documents and VoiceMarks features. IBM ViaVoice Documents are MS Word-based templates that can be personalized for emails, faxes, letters, reports, and others, while VoiceMarks is a unique feature than 'reads' the name of a customized navigation macro to you, assuring that the macro is being run properly.
IBM ViaVoice for Mac Users
For every Windows PC user out there, a die-hard Mac user exists. As such, there is an IBM ViaVoice product for Mac OS X users too, which is available in two editions: Simply Dictation Mac OS X Edition and Mac OS X Edition.
Simply Dictation Mac OS X Edition features the Mac OS X Aqua theme. This easy-to-install, user-friendly voice recognition software enables you to dictate and edit your documents without the need of even touching your mouse or keyboard.
Mac OS X Edition also features the Mac OS X Aqua theme with extended features of course. For one, uses can take advantage of DSR technology, which allows direct dictation into text-fields of Mac programs. A new and improved Speech Recognition Engine is also available together with functionalities that enable you to seamlessly surf the Internet.
Voice recognition software has never been this easily attainable for business so why don't you let IBM ViaVoice be that gateway for higher profits?
