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ViaVoice V10.5 by IBM

ViaVoice V10.5 by IBM
Price: $83.99 $79.79
Product Code: MOB147

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The ViaVoice for Windows Release 10.5 product family offers innovative features designed to make setup, dictation and voice navigation easier and more accurate than in any previous generation of ViaVoice.

A versatile product with great dictation accuracy for the home/home office.

There are 4 versions available:
  • Standard
  • Advanced
  • Professional
  • Mac v.3

IBM ViaVoice is a voice recognition product that includes essential dictation and command and control features. Windows XP Home, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Me are the supported operating systems in Standard Edition.

With Standard Edition, users can dictate, edit, correct, and format text in the powerful IBM ViaVoice speech-enabled word processor, SpeakPad. Text dictated into SpeakPad can be exported to other text-based Windows applications through use of a single voice command, or through the Windows Copy and Paste features. Users can also dictate directly into Microsoft Word 2002, Word 2000, and Word 97 to easily create letters, reports, and other documents.

Standard Edition comes with a 300,000 word vocabulary that can be customized to add new words, addresses, acronyms, and other personal phrases and expressions. Standard Edition users can initiate basic commands to navigate Internet Explorer.

• Use ViaVoice SpeakPad or Microsoft® Word 2002, 2000 or 97 to dictate text for letters, reports, memos or faxes
• Say voice commands to format, edit and correct your dictation
• Transfer your SpeakPad documents easily into other text-based applications
• Use voice commands to navigate Internet Explorer*
• Create dictation 'voice shortcuts to insert blocks of text-such as greetings, addresses, salutations and quotes-directly into your dictation documents
• VoiceCenter is the 'command central' of ViaVoice-now you can customize the size, shape and placement on your desktop
• A new speech engine with improved background noise adaptation can lead to greater dictation accuracy
• 300,000 vocabulary and backup dictionary words**
• Add customized addresses, names, acronyms, terms and colloquialisms to the vocabulary
• Optional enrollment allows for quick and easy setup
• Includes stereo headset microphone***

* Requires internet access, obtained separately
** Applies to U.S. English vocabulary
*** Enclosed headset may differ from headset microphone shown


For Microsoft Windows 98SE and Windows XP Home. Minimum System Requirements

• Intel® Pentium® 266 MHz processor with MMX and 256K L cache or equivalent (including AMD-K6® with 256K L2 cache)
• 64MB RAM for Windows 98SE and Me
• 192 MB RAM for Windows XP Home
• 500 MB of available hard drive space
• Windows 98/Me/XP compatible 16-bit sound card with a microphone jack
• Quad-speed CD-ROM drive or faster

Included in the box:
• ViaVoice for Windows Standard Edition Release 10 on CD-ROM (U.S. English vocabulary)
• Stereo headset microphone
• User's Guide
• Command Reference Card

ViaVoice for Windows Advanced Edition v10.5 is Designed as a powerful productivity tool with new command and control features.

IBM ViaVoice Advanced Edition Release 10.5 is a feature-rich voice recognition product designed for experienced PC users. Windows XP Home and Professional, Windows 98 SE, and Windows Me are the supported operating systems for Advanced Edition.

Advanced Edition contains many of the customizable features that can make Pro USB a powerful productivity tool, such as dictation and correction into SpeakPad and supported applications within Microsoft Office, and direct dictation into a host of other PC applications. Advanced Edition also includes cross-application use of customized macros, and support for selected digital handheld recorders.

On the Internet, dynamic navigation of the Web allows Advanced Edition users to access Web sites merely by speaking the link name, while navigating to bookmarks with a simple voice command. Natural Language Commands and Voice Navigation macros provide Command and Control to navigate within the supported operating system and within many popular Windows applications.

Surfing the Web with voice activated linkage, creating e-mail or voice chats are tools within Advanced Edition, which allow users to enjoy the comfort of these productivity features while working on the Web.

• Email and Web navigation-use your voice to create, manage, and send email, chat on the Internet, command your browser, launch URLs and surf the Web*
• Includes stereo headset microphone with inline volume and mute controls**
• Transcription support for digital handheld recorders***
• New speech engine with improved background noise adaptation-this can result in greater dictation and voice command accuracy
• User control of background noise sensitivity for easier adjustment to your environment
• Command and control ViaVoice, your desktop and PC applications with your voice-just say the command name to activate menu options, lists and buttons
• Customized 'voice shortcut' commands can now be used in multiple PC programs
• Dictate, edit and format easily in ViaVoice SpeakPad, Microsoft Office XP, 2000 & 97, Outlook®, Internet Explorer, AOL and Netscape® Messenger®, and…
• Direct dictation in a variety of PC applications
• Over 300,000 vocabulary and backup dictionary words
• Add customized addresses, names, acronyms, terms and colloquialisms to the vocabulary

* Requires internet access, obtained separately
** Product Code Modifications
*** Digital handheld recorders not included.


For Microsoft Windows 98SE and Windows XP Home & Professional Editions Minimum System Requirements -

• Intel® Pentium® 300 MHz processor and 256K L2 cache or equivalent (including AMD-K6® with 256K L2 cache)
• 64 MB RAM for Windows 98 and Me
• 192 MB RAM for Windows XP Home & Professional
• 510 MB of available hard drive space
• Windows 98/Me/XP compatible 16-bit sound card with a speaker out jack and microphone input jack or USB port for USB microphone input
• Quad-speed CD-ROM drive or faster


Included in the box:

• ViaVoice for Windows Advanced Edition Release 10.5 on CD-ROM (U.S. English vocabulary)
• Stereo headset microphone with inline volume and mute controls
• User's Guide
• Command Reference Card

ViaVoice for Windows Professional Edition v10.5 is the flagship edition with advanced microphone technology.

IBM ViaVoice Pro USB Edition is the flagship offering of the ViaVoice for Windows, Release 10.5 product line. It represents the merger of high-productivity software with advanced microphone technology. Pro USB Edition offers great dictation versatility; dictate, edit, and correct text in SpeakPad, the resident speech-enabled word processor, or in Word, Excel, and other applications within the Microsoft Office product suites, including Office XP, or directly into a variety of other PC applications. Pro USB supports Windows XP Professional and Home, Windows 98SE, Me and 2000 operating systems.

Pro USB Edition expands the usefulness of the powerful Navigation Macro Center found in earlier generations of IBM ViaVoice for Windows. With Pro USB, users can create macros that will run across multiple applications. In addition, users can now control the speed at which their macros run. Pro USB Edition supports the use of select digital handheld recorders.

Pro USB Edition is the IBM desktop voice recognition product that features IBM ViaVoice Documents -- Microsoft Word-based customized templates for letters, reports, faxes, and e-mails -- and VoiceMarks, which can read the name of a customized navigation macro to the user as an audio confirmation that the macro is being run correctly.

• New speech engine with improved background noise adaptation-this can lead to greater dictation and voice command accuracy
• Includes stereo USB microphone with digital signal processor*
• Transcription support for selected digital handheld recorders**
• Customized 'voice shortcut' commands can now be used in multiple PC programs
• Voice command and control of your applications, desktop, ViaVoice and the Internet***
• ViaVoice Document templates through Microsoft Word for quick and easy creation of business letters, reports, memos and faxes
• Quick response to dictation and voice commands-you say it, and the screen responds.
• Voice marks for audio confirmations during completion of your macro commands
• Over 300,000 vocabulary and back up dictionary words****
• Add customized addresses, names, acronyms, terms and colloquialisms to the vocabulary
• Specialized vocabulary topics such as Computers and Business & Finance can lead to greater dictation accuracy****
• Dictate, edit, format and correct in ViaVoice SpeakPad, Microsoft Office XP & 2000, Outlook®, Internet Explorer, AOL and Netscape® Messenger and email applications**, and….
• Dictate directly and say customized voice commands in a host of other popular PC applications.

* Enclosed headset may differ from microphone shown
** Digital handheld recorders not included
*** Requires Internet access, obtained separately
**** Applies to U.S. English vocabulary


For Microsoft Windows 98SE, 2000 Professional (Service Pack 2) and XP Home & Professional Editions Minimum System Requirements -

• Intel Pentium III 600 MHz processor and 256K L2 cache or AMD Athlon TM 600 MHz with 256 L2 on-chip cache
• 64 MB RAM for Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows Me
• 96 MB RAM for Windows 2000
• 192 MB RAM for Win XP Home and Professional
• USB port for USB microphone input
• 510 MB of available hard drive space
• Quad-speed CD-ROM drive or faster

Included in the box:

• ViaVoice for Windows, Pro USB Edition Release 10 on CD-ROM
• Noise canceling stereo USB headset microphone with Digital Signal Processor and installation CD
• User's Guide
• Command Reference Card

ViaVoice for Mac OS X Edition - You Talk, It Types
IBM ViaVoice for Mac OS X brings natural, continuous speech voice dictation to Apple's highly anticipated Mac OS X. Optimized to work with this cutting-edge UNIX-based operating system, IBM ViaVoice for Mac OS X brings a new level of accuracy and ease of use to voice recognition on the Apple Macintosh computer platform. All aspects of Mac OS X, including the new Command Center and re-designed Voice Center, use the Aqua OS X look and feel. Mac OS X Edition is also optimized for use with G4 and multiprocessors. Support is also available for specialized vocabularies such as legal and medical.

Users can dictate, correct, edit, and format text with their natural voice in the IBM ViaVoice speech-enabled word processor, SpeakPad. They can also take advantage of the new DSR technology, which enables direct dictation into text-fields of Mac applications, with correction and editing in SpeakPad.

Mac OS X Edition also provides voice command and control of the Internet, so users can move back and forth between Web sites. An enhanced Speech Recognition Engine takes advantage of Mac OS X audio features and provides for faster enrollment than previous IBM ViaVoice for Mac products.

• OS X/Aqua human interface look-and-feel.
• Noise-cancelling USB headset microphone included.
• Dictation with Correction: Dictate, correct, edit, and format by voice text within SpeakPad.
• Create customized voice commands in favorite Mac applications.

MacWorld-Best of Show ViaVoice for Mac OS X Edition, the third award-winning entry in the IBM line of continuous speech recognition products for the Macintosh, was introduced in July 2001 at MacWord NY, where it won Best of Show and was featured in the Steve Jobs "10 on X" keynote speech.

With a release-to-market timed to the introduction of Mac OS X 10.1, ViaVoice for Mac OS X Edition is a native Mac OS X application that takes full advantage of Apple's dynamic "Aqua" user interface.

• Aqua user interface/look and feel throughout the application, including VoiceCenter, Command Center, SpeakPad, and Preferences.

• Faster enrollment allows the IBM ViaVoice for Mac OS X user to create a personal Voice Model and get up and running more quickly than any previous IBM ViaVoice for Mac product.

• Re-designed Voice Center.

• New Command and Preference Centers.

• G4 Processor Optimization (Optimized for G4 with Multiple Processors and for G4 with Velocity Engine).

• Dictation, editing and formatting into IBM ViaVoice Speakpad.

• DSR functionality - Direct Dictation into Text-Fields of Mac Applications.

• Launch and surf websites with your voice in Internet Explorer.

• Navigate the Finder with your voice.

• A vocabulary more than twice the size of any previous IBM ViaVoice for Mac product can provide greater dictation accuracy.

• IBM ViaVoice Outloud Text-to-Speech (TTS) Technology.

• Noise-canceling USB headset microphone included.

System Requirements -
Minimum Operating System and Processing Requirements
• Mac OS X version 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3
• 300 MHz G3 processor or higher*
• 192 MB RAM (256 RAM recommended)
• 600 MB of available hard drive space
• USB port
• Audio output jack or USB speakers
• CD-ROM drive or DVD drive

Macintosh Computer Requirements
• G3 and G4 Macintosh computers which support the system requirements noted above*.

Included in the Box
• IBM ViaVoice for Mac OS X Edition on CD-ROM
• Noise-canceling USB headset microphone
• Color-accented headset inserts
• User's Guide
• Command Reference Card

Note to Mac OS X - Unix File System (UFS) users:

IBM ViaVoice for Mac OS X has been designed to take advantage of the Extended File System, also known as HFS+. Installation of IBM ViaVoice for Mac OS X in a UFS volume is not supported.

* IBM ViaVoice for Mac OS X is optimized for the G4 processor. Power Mac G3 and PowerBook G3 systems introduced before August 1998 are not supported. G3 systems upgraded from older machines are not supported.



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