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  10. DATE      941108                                                                
  11. CATEGORY  CM00, CM60, WS00, WS20                                                
  12. TITLE     IBM VOICETYPE VOCABULARIES FOR DICTATION FOR OS/2 AND WINDOWS VERSION 
  13.           1.1                                                                   
  14. ABSTRACT         Three dictation vocabularies are now available, in U.S.        
  15.           English, for VoiceType (TM) Dictation for OS/2 (R) Version 1.1 and    
  16.           IBM VoiceType Dictation for Windows+ Version 1.1:                     
  17.           o   VoiceType Vocabulary for Journalism Dictation                     
  18.           o   VoiceType Vocabulary for Emergency Medicine Dictation             
  19.           o   VoiceType Vocabulary for Radiology Dictation                      
  20.                  VOICETYPE VOCABULARY FOR JOURNALISM DICTATION, created from    
  21.           the front-page text of a major newspaper, has a richer set of words   
  22.           than the general office vocabulary included with IBM VoiceType        
  23.           Dictation.  This program is not suitable for business correspondence. 
  24.                  VOICETYPE VOCABULARY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE DICTATION, created 
  25.           from emergency room reports of major hospitals, is designed for       
  26.           emergency medicine reporting.  General practitioners may also find    
  27.           this vocabulary useful, although they may need to add words for their 
  28.           specific practice.                                                    
  29.                  VOICETYPE VOCABULARY FOR RADIOLOGY DICTATION, created from     
  30.           radiology reports of major hospitals, is a general radiology          
  31.           vocabulary that can be used with many types of reports, such as       
  32.           X-rays, MRI, and CAT scans.                                           
  33.           ONE-TIME CHARGE:                                                      
  34.           VoiceType Dictation Journalism Dictation                $499          
  35.           VoiceType Dictation Emergency Medicine Dictation         499          
  36.           VoiceType Dictation Radiology Dictation                  499          
  37.           AVAILABILITY DATE:                          November 8, 1994          
  38.            (TM) Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation        
  39.            (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines          
  40.              Corporation                                                        
  41.           +  Trademark of Microsoft Corporation                                 
  42.           IN BRIEF . . .                                                        
  43.           o   Enable you to enter text and commands through speech, greatly     
  44.               reducing the use of a keyboard and mouse                          
  45.           o   Allow you to control the quality and accuracy of dictation by     
  46.               converting spoken words directly into electronic text             
  47.           o   Allow you to add up to 2,000 additional words to IBM VoiceType    
  48.               Dictation for OS/2 and Windows                                    
  49.           o   Include complex terms specific to journalism, emergency medicine, 
  50.               and radiology, minimizing the need to add unique industry terms   
  51.           o   Provide vocabularies created from actual text and dictation from  
  52.               noted members of each profession, ensuring typical pronunciation  
  53.               and usage in context                                              
  54. PRODNO      84G0033  84G0034  84G0035                                           
  55. OVERVIEW  DESCRIPTION                                                           
  56.           INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY                                                 
  57.           ELIMINATE TYPING:  No more waiting for someone else to type your      
  58.           dictation.  Now you can talk directly into your computer and create   
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  65.           text faster than most people can type.  These highly accurate         
  66.           vocabularies, when used with VoiceType Dictation, actually analyze    
  67.           your spoken words and enter the words into your computer within       
  68.           seconds.  Go ahead -- close your eyes, put your hands behind your     
  69.           head, lean back in your chair -- and say hello to VoiceType           
  70.           Dictation.                                                            
  71.           USE PROVEN IBM TECHNOLOGY:  VoiceType Dictation is pure IBM           
  72.           technology, based on more than two decades of IBM experience,         
  73.           previously available in the award-winning IBM Personal Dictation      
  74.           System.  By making speech recognition available to millions of PC     
  75.           users, VoiceType Dictation represents the beginning of a major change 
  76.           in the way you work with your computer.                               
  77.           WORK WHERE YOU WANT:  VoiceType Dictation runs on computers with 486  
  78.           and Pentium** microprocessers, and it runs on notebooks with the      
  79.           VoiceType Dictation PCMCIA Adapter.  Your job doesn't stop when you   
  80.           are out of the office, so why should your ability to dictate stop?    
  81.           CAPTURE PRECISELY WHAT YOU SAY                                        
  82.           CONVERT SPEECH TO TEXT:  A sophisticated statistical language model   
  83.           and a detailed understanding of your voice allows VoiceType Dictation 
  84.           to accurately convert your thoughts to text.  Even words that sound   
  85.           the same, such as to, too, and two are easily handled.                
  86.                  Examples of phrases you can dictate with the VoiceType         
  87.           Vocabularies for Dictation are:                                       
  88.           o   VoiceType Vocabulary for Journalism Dictation                     
  89.               -   German Chancellor Helmut Kohl spoke at the United Nations     
  90.               -   UNICEF officials announced increased aid to Ethiopia          
  91.               -   Congressional Budget Office opened hearings in Washington,    
  92.                   D.C.                                                          
  93.           o   VoiceType Vocabulary for Emergency Medicine Dictation             
  94.               -   Irrigated with Betadine**                                     
  95.               -   Hematoma on the occipital skull                               
  96.               -   Edema and ecchymosis under the right cheek                    
  97.               -   Placed on metronidazole and Sumycin**                         
  98.               -   Depression with suicidal ideation                             
  99.           o   VoiceType Vocabulary for Radiology Dictation                      
  100.               -   Sonographic evidence of appendicitis                          
  101.               -   Tissue radiodensities medial to the lesser trochanter         
  102.               -   Open epiphyses, cannot rule out Salter injuries               
  103.           IMPROVE ACCURACY:  With the specialty vocabularies, IBM VoiceType     
  104.           Dictation can be optimized for journalism, medical, and radiology     
  105.           professionals.  The vocabularies include a variety of specialized     
  106.           words and phrases that enable IBM VoiceType Dictation to understand   
  107.           the words used in daily work.                                         
  108.           WORK THE WAY YOU THINK                                                
  109.           MAINTAIN YOUR TRAIN OF THOUGHT:  With IBM VoiceType Dictation, there  
  110.           is no need to stop and make corrections along the way.  You can do    
  111.           your editing after you complete your thoughts, rather than in the     
  112.           middle of your thoughts.  VoiceType can even talk back to you and     
  113.           replay what you said, so you never have to rely on memory to get the  
  114.           details right.                                                        
  115.           CREATE TEXT AS YOU WORK:  If your work requires you to use your hands 
  116.           and eyes and simultaneously write reports, VoiceType Dictation can    
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  123.           improve your productivity.  For example, doctors can examine patients 
  124.           and dictate their findings at the same time.                          
  125.           LET VOICETYPE DICTATION WORK FOR YOU                                  
  126.           Since everyone's pronunciation is a little different, VoiceType       
  127.           Dictation takes you through an enrollment process to accurately learn 
  128.           your voice.  The process also helps you learn the "discrete" speech   
  129.           pattern understood by VoiceType Dictation -- you must leave a short   
  130.           clear space between words.  This results in very high accuracy and    
  131.           instant recognition.  There is no need to re-enroll to use the        
  132.           VoiceType vocabularies, since VoiceType Dictation already recognizes  
  133.           you.                                                                  
  134.                  VoiceType Dictation temporarily stores your spoken words.  You 
  135.           can listen to the spoken words and correct dictated text.  A          
  136.           loudspeaker is required if you use this feature.  Because the spoken  
  137.           word file can be quite large, the spoken word acoustic file is erased 
  138.           once dictation is corrected and stored as coded text.  The coded text 
  139.           file is much smaller than the spoken acoustic file and uses far less  
  140.           disk storage.                                                         
  141.                  To use your existing OS/2 or Windows applications with         
  142.           VoiceType Dictation and the optional VoiceType Vocabularies for       
  143.           Dictation, simply issue commands or move dictated text to your        
  144.           programs.  For a list of supported applications, refer to the         
  145.           following Software Announcements, dated November 8, 1994:             
  146.           o   294-700, VoiceType Dictation for OS/2 Version 1.1                 
  147.           o   294-702, VoiceType Dictation for Windows Version 1.1              
  148.           PRODUCT POSITIONING                                                   
  149.                  VoiceType Dictation includes a generalized office vocabulary.  
  150.           This vocabulary is useful in creating typical office correspondence   
  151.           and documents.  VoiceType Dictation also provides the capability to   
  152.           add up to 2,000 additional words, such as unique industry terms.      
  153.                  VoiceType Vocabularies for Dictation include vocabularies for  
  154.           specific disciplines -- journalism, emergency medicine, and           
  155.           radiology.  These vocabularies are beneficial to professionals who    
  156.           need specialized words or phrases.  VoiceType Vocabularies for        
  157.           Dictation also provide the capability to add up to 2,000 additional   
  158.           words to VoiceType Dictation.  However, the specialty vocabularies    
  159.           should reduce the number of terms you need to add.                    
  160. CUSTINFO  PUBLICATIONS                                                          
  161.                  The IBM VOICETYPE DICTATION FACT SHEET (G221-3915) is          
  162.           available from IBM.  To order, contact your IBM representative or     
  163.           call 800-879-2755.                                                    
  164.           EDUCATION SUPPORT                                                     
  165.                  The appropriate curriculum will be updated, as necessary, to   
  166.           include the enhancements in this announcement.                        
  167.                  Descriptions of all classroom and self-study courses are       
  168.           contained in the IBM education catalogs.                              
  169.                  Call Education and Training at 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322) for    
  170.           education catalogs, schedules, and enrollments.                       
  171. TECHINFO  TECHNICAL INFORMATION                                                 
  172.           SPECIFIED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT                                       
  173.           HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:  The following disk space is required for each 
  174.           installed vocabulary, plus an additional 15MB of disk space during    
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  181.           installation.                                                         
  182.           o   14MB for Journalism                                               
  183.           o   16MB for Emergency Medicine                                       
  184.           o   16MB for Radiology                                                
  185.                  For additional information regarding hardware requirements,    
  186.           refer to the following Software Announcements, dated                  
  187.           November 8, 1994:                                                     
  188.           o   194-394, VoiceType Dictation Adapters and Microphone              
  189.           o   294-700, VoiceType Dictation for OS/2 Version 1.1                 
  190.           o   294-702, VoiceType Dictation for Windows Version 1.1              
  191.           SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:  The VoiceType Dictation Vocabularies require  
  192.           either the VoiceType Dictation for OS/2 Version 1.1 or the VoiceType  
  193.           Dictation for Windows Version 1.1, U.S. English products.             
  194.                  For additional information regarding software requirements for 
  195.           VoiceType Dictation, refer to the following Software Announcements,   
  196.           dated November 8, 1994:                                               
  197.           o   294-700, VoiceType Dictation for OS/2 Version 1.1                 
  198.           o   294-702, VoiceType Dictation for Windows Version 1.1              
  199.           COMPATIBILITY:  The IBM Personal Dictation System U.S. English        
  200.           Industry Vocabularies are automatically upgraded to be compatible     
  201.           with the U.S. English VoiceType Dictation for OS/2 Version 1.1, at    
  202.           the time the base system is upgraded from Personal Dictation System   
  203.           to VoiceType Dictation for OS/2  Version 1.1.  The Personal Dictation 
  204.           System U.S. English Industry Vocabularies will not function if        
  205.           installed after VoiceType Dictation for OS/2 Version 1.1 is           
  206.           installed.                                                            
  207.                  The U.S. English VoiceType Vocabularies for Dictation 1.1 are  
  208.           not compatible with the Personal Dictation System, U.S. English.      
  209.           LIMITATIONS:                                                          
  210.           o   The VoiceType Vocabularies for Dictation for OS/2 and Windows     
  211.               Version 1.1 must be installed on the same drive that VoiceType    
  212.               Dictation for OS/2 Version 1.1 or VoiceType Dictation for Windows 
  213.               Version 1.1 is installed.                                         
  214.           o   VoiceType Dictation and its files should not be compressed with   
  215.               disk compression utilities, such as Stacker** and DoubleSpace.    
  216.           o   VoiceType Dictation may not work with all processor upgrade       
  217.               boards.                                                           
  218.           PLANNING INFORMATION                                                  
  219.           CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES:  The customer must provide at least the    
  220.           minimum hardware and software environments in which VoiceType         
  221.           Vocabularies for Dictation for OS/2 and Windows 1.1, and VoiceType    
  222.           Dictation for OS/2 Version 1.1 or VoiceType Dictation for Windows     
  223.           Version 1.1 operate.  This environment includes a microphone that has 
  224.           a flat audio frequency response range.  Refer to the VoiceType        
  225.           Dictation announcements for additional microphone information.  No    
  226.           additional enrollment is required for VoiceType Vocabularies for      
  227.           Dictation for OS/2 and Windows 1.1.                                   
  228.           PACKAGING:  The VoiceType Vocabulary for Journalism Dictation for     
  229.           OS/2 and Windows Version 1.1 is distributed in one package with the   
  230.           following materials:                                                  
  231.           o   VoiceType Vocabulary for Journalism Dictation for OS/2 and        
  232.               Windows Version 1.1 Installation Guide                            
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  239.           o   Program License Agreement                                         
  240.           o   License information                                               
  241.           o   Proof of License                                                  
  242.           o   3.5-inch (1.44MB) installation diskettes                          
  243.           o   Reference card                                                    
  244.                  The VoiceType Emergency Medicine Vocabulary for Dictation for  
  245.           OS/2 and Windows Version 1.1 is distributed in one package with the   
  246.           following materials:                                                  
  247.           o   VoiceType Emergency Medicine Vocabulary for Dictation for         
  248.               OS/2 and Windows Version 1.1 Installation Guide                   
  249.           o   Program License Agreement                                         
  250.           o   License information                                               
  251.           o   Proof of License                                                  
  252.           o   3.5-inch (1.44MB) installation diskettes                          
  253.           o   Reference card                                                    
  254.                  The VoiceType Vocabulary for Radiology Dictation for OS/2 and  
  255.           Windows Version 1.1 is distributed in one package with the following  
  256.           materials:                                                            
  257.           o   VoiceType Vocabulary for Radiology Dictation for OS/2 and Windows 
  258.               Version 1.1 Installation Guide                                    
  259.           o   Program License Agreement                                         
  260.           o   License information                                               
  261.           o   Proof of License                                                  
  262.           o   3.5-inch (1.44MB) installation diskettes                          
  263.           o   Reference card                                                    
  264.                  A separate documentation package for each of the following is  
  265.           also available:                                                       
  266.           o   VoiceType Dictation Journalism Installation Guide                 
  267.           o   VoiceType Dictation Emergency Room Medicine Installation Guide    
  268.           o   VoiceType Dictation Radiology Installation Guide                  
  269.           SECURITY, AUDITABILITY, AND CONTROL                                   
  270.                  The announced program uses the security and auditability       
  271.           features of the operating system and IBM system unit in which the     
  272.           program is installed.                                                 
  273.                  User management is responsible for evaluation, selection, and  
  274.           implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and   
  275.           appropriate controls in application systems and communication         
  276.           facilities.                                                           
  277. ORDERING  ORDERING INFORMATION                                                  
  278.                  Orders for new licenses will be accepted now.                  
  279.                  Shipments will begin on November 8, 1994.                      
  280.                  To order programs for order type, specify the order type       
  281.           number, feature number, part number, program name, media, and         
  282.           quantity.                                                             
  283.                  PROGRAM PACKAGE -- 3.5-inch program diskette with              
  284.           documentation.                                                        
  285.           Order Type:  5875-XXX                                                 
  286.           FEATURE        PART                                                   
  287.           NUMBER         NUMBER          PROGRAM NAME                           
  288.            9128          84G0033         VoiceType Vocabulary for               
  289.                                            Journalism Dictation                 
  290.            9144          84G0034         VoiceType Vocabulary for               
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  296.                                                                                 
  297.                                            Emergency Medicine Dictation         
  298.            9192          84G0035         VoiceType Vocabulary for               
  299.                                            Radiology Dictation                  
  300.                  ADDITIONAL LICENSE COPIES -- authorizes the customer who has a 
  301.           program package to make a single copy of the program diskette and     
  302.           printed documentation.                                                
  303.                  The authorization is given by sending the customer an invoice  
  304.           for an Additional License Copy, the IBM Customer Agreement (ICA) must 
  305.           be in effect, or by sending the customer a Proof of Additional        
  306.           License certificate, the ICA is not required.  The Proof of           
  307.           Additional License certificate has its own part number and feature    
  308.           number.                                                               
  309.           Order Type:  5872-XXX                                                 
  310.           FEATURE        PART                                                   
  311.           NUMBER         NUMBER          PROGRAM NAME                           
  312.            6572          19H1076         VoiceType Vocabulary for               
  313.                                            Journalism Dictation Proof of        
  314.                                            Additional License Certificate       
  315.            6573          19H1077         VoiceType Vocabulary for               
  316.                                            Emergency Medicine Dictation         
  317.                                            Proof of Additional License          
  318.                                            Certificate                          
  319.            6575          19H1078         VoiceType Vocabulary for               
  320.                                            Radiology Dictation Proof of         
  321.                                            Additional License Certificate       
  322.                  DOCUMENTATION -- separate documentation with no diskette.      
  323.           Order Type:  5876-XXX                                                 
  324.           FEATURE        PART                                                   
  325.           NUMBER         NUMBER          PROGRAM NAME                           
  326.            6690          19H1038         VoiceType Vocabulary for               
  327.                                            Journalism Dictation                 
  328.                                            Documentation only                   
  329.            6691          19H1039         VoiceType Vocabulary for               
  330.                                            Emergency Medicine Dictation         
  331.                                            Documentation only                   
  332.            6731          19H1040         VoiceType Vocabulary for               
  333.                                            Radiology Dictation                  
  334.                                            Documentation only                   
  335.           TERMS AND CONDITIONS                                                  
  336.           LICENSING:  The programs in this announcement are licensed under the  
  337.           terms and conditions of the IBM Program License Agreement.  A copy of 
  338.           the agreement is included in the program package.                     
  339.           ADDITIONAL LICENSE:  The ICA must be in effect, or Proof of           
  340.           Additional License certificate must be acquired.                      
  341.           LIMITED WARRANTY:                                                     
  342.           o   Program:  Yes                                                     
  343.           o   Media:  Three months                                              
  344.           o   Additional Licenses:  Yes                                         
  345.           o   Media:  Not applicable                                            
  346.           PROGRAM SERVICES:  Pre-sale information, installation, and technical  
  347.           support is provided by Software Vendor Operations (SVO) in Dallas,    
  348.           Texas.  You can reach SVO via the CompuServe Information Service (GO  
  349.                                                                                 
  350.                                                                                 
  351.                                                                                 
  352. DATA BASE : ALET                                                     PAGE:    7 
  353.                                                                                 
  354.                                                                                 
  355.           TALK2ME), the Internet (TALK2ME@VNET.IBM.COM), or the telephone       
  356.           (800-TALK-2-ME) (852-5263).  Support is available Monday through      
  357.           Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. central time.                          
  358.           NATIONAL EDUCATION LICENSE FEE:  A National Education License Fee     
  359.           (NELF) is available under the terms and conditions of the Education   
  360.           Allowance Attachment.  The NELF, which represents a 30% discount off  
  361.           the single unit price, is not subject to any further discount or      
  362.           allowance.                                                            
  363.           CHARGES                                                               
  364.                                                                       ONE-      
  365.           FEATURE    PART                                             TIME      
  366.           NUMBER     NUMBER        PROGRAM NAME                       CHARGE    
  367.           Order Type:  5875-XXX                                                 
  368.            9128      84G0033       VoiceType Vocabulary                         
  369.                                      for Journalism Dictation         $499      
  370.            9144      84G0034       VoiceType Vocabulary                         
  371.                                      for Emergency Medicine                     
  372.                                      Dictation                         499      
  373.            9192      84G0035       VoiceType Vocabulary                         
  374.                                      for Radiology Dictation           499      
  375.           Order Type:  5872-XXX                                                 
  376.            6572      19H1076       VoiceType Vocabulary                         
  377.                                      for Journalism Dictation                   
  378.                                      Proof of Additional                        
  379.                                      License                           449      
  380.            6573      19H1077       VoiceType Vocabulary                         
  381.                                      for Emergency Medicine                     
  382.                                      Dictation Proof of                         
  383.                                      Additional License                449      
  384.            6575      19H1078       VoiceType Vocabulary                         
  385.                                      for Radiology Dictation                    
  386.                                      Proof of Additional                        
  387.                                      License                           449      
  388.           ADDITIONAL LICENSES CHARGE:  Customers who pay a one-time charge for  
  389.           additional licenses may copy machine-readable program materials and   
  390.           printed documentation previously acquired from IBM in a program       
  391.           package.  One copy may be made for each additional license ordered.   
  392.           ** Product or company name is a trademark or registered trademark of  
  393.              its respective holder.                                             
  394.                                                                                 
  395.               - - -    E N D   O F   P R I N T O U T    - - -                   
  396.