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Dragon Voice Recognition

What's New in 7

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 is the fast, easy and accurate way to turn speech into text. Users can dictate into virtually any windows-based application at speeds up to 160 words per minute and achieve higher levels of accuracy than ever before. Get started in a matter of minutes. Edit documents, control applications and manage your desktop, all by speaking.

• More accurate than ever before
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 boasts one of the largest accuracy increases of any Dragon NaturallySpeaking release - up to 15% more accurate than the previous version. Users can achieve accuracy as high as 99%.
  
  
• Faster than ever before
  More than 50 percent improvement in the initialization time of Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 enables "10 seconds to dictation" on baseline systems. Users can train the software on their voice patterns in just five minutes.
  
  

  Typing at 50 WPM, a person produces a 3-page, 900-word document in approximately 18 minutes.	Dictating at 140-160 WPM, a person produces a 3-page, 900-word document in approximately 6 minutes.

  
  
  
• Full Support for More Applications
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 is compatible with virtually any Windows-based application, and offers expanded support for the full Microsoft Office Suite, including Office 2003, as well as Corel WordPerfect 11.
  
  
• Natural Punctuation
  Watch as Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 automatically inserts periods and commas when you dictate. This feature is ideal for use with casual documents like e-mails, instant messages and chats.
  
  
• Section 508 Certified
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Professional is the only PC Dictation application that meets Section 508 standards, established by the US government to make software accessible for people with disabilities. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Professional Solutions can help people with disabilities achieve maximum productivity on PCs, as well as help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and other muskuloskeletal disorders.
  
  
• Support for Additional Input Devices
  You can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to "talk and dock": dictate into a handheld device such as a digital recorder or Pocket PC, then have that recording automatically transcribed when you synch with you PC. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 also supports array microphones and cordless microphones. See the hardware compatibility list for exact model numbers.
  
  
• Vocabulary Optimizer Improves Accuracy
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 7 is not only significantly more accurate right out of the box, but it now includes the Vocabulary Optimizer. The Vocabulary Optimizer can examine your documents for sentence structure and word use frequency, then adjust the recognition engine to match your writing patterns.
  
  
• Performance Assistant Optimizes Dragon NaturallySpeaking Performance
  Tell Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 which applications and usage patterns match your work habits, and it will automatically configure itself to maximize speed and efficiency for you.
  
  
• Improved Command Browser
  The updated Command Browser provides advanced users more flexibility when creating and managing custom commands.
  
  
• Improved Text & Graphics Shortcuts
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 allows you to insert frequently used blocks of text and graphics, such as your name, title and signature, into documents with a simple voice command. These Text and Graphics Shortcuts automatically match to the font of the document you're creating.
  
  
• RealSpeak™ Proofing
  RealSpeak Proofing is the easiest way to edit your documents. Sit back and listen as ScanSoft's RealSpeak V2, the most advanced text-to-speech engine available, reads your text back to you. You can also have Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 read your own recorded dictation back to you as you review your transcribed text.
  
  
• Network Tools
  Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 comes with a complete set of network tools designed to facilitate deployment of Dragon NaturallySpeaking throughout an enterprise. Use the MSI installer to push DNS to client workstations over a network. Use the new DNS Administration Tools to manage and update custom commands and vocabularies for an entire enterprise from a central location.
  
  
• Improved API functionality
  Use the Dragon NaturallySpeaking SDK to achieve any level in application integration with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7. From building simple compatibility modules to full embedded functionally, the Dragon NaturallySpeaking APIs give you the tools you need to speech enable any application.

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