Dragon NS Professional Software

• Product Names: Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional
• Manufacturer/Publisher: Nuance

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 speech recognition software is used to create documents, reports, emails and search your desktop and the Web faster and more accurate than ever

Speech Recognition software provides people with dyslexia and other disabilities the freedom to write and control their computer with their voice. With perfect spelling and audio feedback it enables the user to get their thoughts down quickly and easily enables professional, correctly spelt documents. Email, documents and spreadsheets can be created three times faster than most people type with exceptional accuracy - simply by speaking. Most people speak over 120 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute. Speech recognition software is ideal for those with mobility problems such as dyspraxia or RSI as voice controls can be used to move around the computer.

Custom words such as proper names can be added to Dragon NaturallySpeaking's vocabulary. Should Dragon misunderstand your pronunciation you can train it to know what you wanted to write. Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake; it just gets smarter the more you use it therefore making it an excellent solution for people who have dyslexia or similar writing difficulty and want to produce professional, correctly spelt documents. Correction is made easy using the 'play back' feature, so you can listen to your dictation whilst Dragon highlights the corresponding text on the screen for accessible proofing.

You can use your voice to dictate, edit and control applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Internet Explorer. With the New Dragon Voice Shortcuts you can quickly search for information faster and easier on the Web or on your own computer. Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional also supports sophisticated macros to automate document-intensive business tasks and dramatically improve productivity. Custom commands can be created to reduce common tasks such as inserting blocks of texts or images, like your name, title and signature.

Quick Voice Formatting enables you to edit and format text quickly and easily; the extensive set of Natural Language Commands avoids the need to memorise complex instructions. In Word, for example, just say 'make that bigger' and the font size increases instantly.

You can even work whilst on the move by dictating into a recommended digital voice recorder. Your recordings will automatically be transcribed when you have connected with your PC.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 Professional also offers a complete enterprise network support, including new security features, a special management guide for IT professionals and support for Citrix deployments. Organisations with large deployments can centrally manage voice profiles, custom vocabularies and multiple installations.

Dragon Professional can help organizations meet their disability management needs because it's Section 508 certified. Whether employees are permanently disabled or just in temporary rehabilitation, Dragon Professional can keep everyone on the job. Plus, by using voice to control the PC and create documents, users reduce their risk of developing repetitive strain injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Enhancements to Dragon Naturally Speaking v11 Professional

Improved speed and accuracy:

• Improved recognition accuracy to Version 10
• Automatically detects hardware resources and sets up recommended configuration
• Easy scheduling of Accuracy Tuning: no longer requires Windows password

Enhanced User Interface:

• The intuitive new interface offers an improved Help system, powerful new voice commands and enhanced correction and adaptation processes
• Now includes a new Sidebar increasing usablilty by making tips and commands easily accessible

Faster Recognition Response for Commands and Dictation:

• Significantly improved response time for selection of applications and execution of voice commands

Improved Correcting and Editing:

• Allows to correct and edit multiple matches in document
• Now learns from all corrections
• Enhanced Correction Menu now suggests alternate recognitions by default
• Improved Spelling Window

Time-Saving Voice Commands, easier and faster to get started, easier to use with Digital Voice Recorder and much more!

Works with Microsoft Office 2010 applications, WordPerfect, OpenOffice Writer, Firefox, Internet Explorer and more.

You will need:

• CPU: Intel Pentium or equivalent AMD processor or1.66 GHz Intel Atom processor (SSE2 instruction set required).
• Windows Server 2003 or 2008, SP1, SP2 and R2, 32-bit and 64-bit
• Windows XP SP2 or higher - 32 bit - Home & Prof
• Windows Vista or Windows Vista SP1, 32-bit and 64-bit
• Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit
• 1 GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows Vista and 2GB for Windows 7
• 2.5 GB Free hard disk space
• 1 MB L2 Cache
• Creative Labs Sound Blaster16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording
• DVD-ROM drive (required for installation)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher
• A web connection is required for activation
• Noise-cancelling headset microphone (included)