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- All the function of ViaVoice Standard and ViaVoice Web plus ...
- Dictate directly into Microsoft Word 97 and 2000, and most other Windows applications.
- Use Natural Language Commands in Microsoft Word 97 and 2000, Excel 97 and 2000, and Outlook 97, 98 and 2000.
- Command and control of all your applications - drive your PC by voice!
- Comes free with an additional 10 000 word Legal vocabulary
- Can be used in conjunction with the IBM Healthcare Vocabulary (at additional cost) for those in the medical profession
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Nearly every science fiction movie has a scene where a human interfaces with a computer by speaking instead of typing. Programs like ViaVoice Pro are making this sort of interaction a reality today, with more accuracy than ever before, thanks to faster computer processors and better recognition algorithms. The ViaVoice Pro package looks a little pricey at first glance but you get a lot for your money. Along with the software and a well-written user's manual comes a quality headset microphone with a built-in speaker. This headset attaches to your sound card (it has to have at least a microphone input to be compatible with this product) and is tested and calibrated during the software installation. The entire installation took us less than 10 minutes. ViaVoice requires some training after it is installed; the training is broken down into a series of sessions that last anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour. At these times, users read passages while the software performs voice analysis. You can also let it sift through documents you have already written so it can flag words you use that aren't in its main dictionary. We saw accuracy rates that varied from 90 to 95 percent after only a half hour of training, with the accuracy slowly improving as we used the software more. Accuracy never reached 100 percent (and even a 98 percent accuracy rate is more annoying than you'd think), and our dictation speed never got close to our typing speed, but it was strangely liberating to use ViaVoice for daily tasks. The software automatically integrated with our operating system, word processor, Web browser, and other programs to make voice recognition nearly ubiquitous. We were able to switch between active windows on the desktop and launch programs with simple spoken commands. Our only real problem (aside from the fact that this technology is not going to be 100 percent accurate in the foreseeable future) was in getting comfortable with talking to an inanimate object. Once the awkwardness dissipated, we were left with what has become an indispensable tool that could benefit anyone with a fast PC. --T. Byrl Baker
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The specialization of ViaVoice Pro gives you greater freedom of expression. The accessibility to many Microsoft Windows programs allows for a larger range of use. IBM's established reputation in speech recognition does not fail here. The Millennium Editions provide accuracy with improved command and control features. Communicate with your computer with ease, speaking directly into messages, e-mail, and chat rooms.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I couldn't wait to try this product after purchasing it. I thought it would save me so much time and effort as my typing skills leave a little to be desired. I was prepared to "train" it to my voice and spent a long time doing so. I hit some problems, one being, that no matter how much I trained it to recognise a full stop, it kept putting in four stop instead of . as it should have done. It's accuracy on the whole was pretty good, but when it kept repeating the same mistake after being trained and trained to recognise it, it did become a tad infuriating!
I was amazed at how many applications you could use "Via voice" with. It can be used with instant messenger services like icq and msn messenger. It can also be used in some chat rooms which was very handy. I thought that this application would be very good for people at home with dexterity problems who use chat as a means for communicating with the outside world.
I have enjoyed using this and plan to stick with it and hope that the accuracy improves with yet more training. All I would say is.......don't plan on getting rid of the secretary yet! lol
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