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IBM announces ViaVoice Pro Elite and transforms speech recognition on the desktop; Headset free microphone makes voice recognition software even more natural.

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SOMERS, NEW YORK -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the availability of its ViaVoice Pro Elite voice recognition software, the first-to-market continuous speech recognition software to include a headset-free microphone.

ViaVoice Pro Elite allows computer users greater freedom to interact with their computers in quiet environments. The software lets computer users talk their way around the Web, navigate the desktop and create documents by voice -- all without having to wear a headset microphone. ViaVoice Pro Elite is available through CompUSA stores nationwide.

"IBM listened to thousands of requests from its customers and integrated a top-quality, desktop microphone to its leading ViaVoice speech recognition software to enhance overall ease-of-use," said Krishna Nathan, director of IBM Voice Systems. "Our goal is to provide computer users with a full range of speech solutions when they interact with their computers. IBM is the only company to offer a flexible, head-set free alternative to speech recognition software." Based on IBM's leading ViaVoice speech recognition technology, and incorporating Andrea Electronics' DA-400 Desktop Array far-field microphone, ViaVoice Pro Elite was designed with flexibility in mind. The headset-free ...

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