May/June 2003 NGTVoice
- Jenna Duden- New NGT Consultant
- MS Longhorn Operating System Due In 2005
- Information Processing Managers Association Conference
- DragonDictate Discontinued
Jenna Duden, New NGT Consultant
We are pleased to announce the appointment of our new Consultant, Jenna Duden. Jenna has an extensive background working with technology, assistive technologies, and individuals with disabilities. Her last position was providing computer workstations for libraries across America under a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant. Please review our contact page for her e-mail address and phone number.
MS Longhorn Operating System Due In 2005
Microsoft last week the first time publicly confirmed 2005 as the release year for Longhorn, the successor to the Windows XP operating system. Analysts say this will be one of the most important Windows launches for Microsoft. It is anticipated this will follow a pre-beta release in October 2003, a first beta in early 2004, and a second beta in mid-2004, said Will Poole, senior vice president for Microsoft's Windows Client division, in a presentation at the company's recent Windows Hardware Engineering conference in New Orleans.
Information Processing Managers Association Conference
On May 20 and 21 NGT personnel presented at the Information Processing Manager's Association (IPMA) conference held at St. Martin's College in Lacey, Washington. In addition to the chance to meet with our established clients with the State of Washington we had the chance to show and discuss the use of speech recognition technology as an effective means of reduced claims management costs and improved quality of life for injured workers evaluating return to work options.
DragonDictate Discontinued
ScanSoft announced last week that it will discontinue production of DragonDictate, the discrete speech software program. This product first started shipping and December 1993 and was the first software only speech recognition product. While currently used to a limited degree for individuals with profound articulation difficulties, the underlying software code has not been revised since 1997. Generally, we have had good success using DNS Pro with many clients that have similar issues to those that a professional might recommend would want to use DragonDictate. Perhaps two of the most significant differences in considering the discontinuance of the DragonDictate product line is the Dragon NaturallySpeaking requires significantly more processing horsepower, and the scriptable of want of DragonDictate and the NaturallySpeaking line (Professional) is more expensive.
We wish everyone a happy, safe, and adventurous summer season and would like to say thank you for your continued considerations and support.
-- Edward and the NGT TeamPage Last Updated: Sunday, June 01, 2008
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