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<p>MACSPEECH, INC. SHIPS FIRST MAJOR UPDATE TO MACSPEECH DICTATE</p>
<p>-- New Spelling Mode Facilitates Dictation of Unusual Words; New Phrase<br />
Training Provides Increased Recognition Accuracy Based On Usage --</p>
<p>SALEM, N.H., October 20, 2008 - MacSpeech, Inc. today released MacSpeech<br />
Dictate v1.2, the first major update to the premier speech recognition<br />
solution for the Macintosh. Now for the first time, MacSpeech Dictate<br />
customers can dictate any specific word, no matter how obscure, by spelling<br />
it letter-by-letter with the new Spelling mode.</p>
<p>The new version 1.2 update also introduces Phrase Training, which helps<br />
increase accuracy even more as one uses MacSpeech Dictate. The MacSpeech<br />
Dictate 1.2 update is also a maintenance release that fixes reported issues<br />
and introduces a new "Move" command for easier verbal editing of a<br />
document. The MacSpeech Dictate 1.2 update is free of charge and now<br />
available for registered customers, using the "Check for Updates" feature.</p>
<p>"MacSpeech Dictate 1.2 makes amazing accuracy get even better as you use<br />
it," explained Andrew Taylor, founder and CEO of MacSpeech, Inc. "We're<br />
thrilled with the huge leap forward this update provides our customers, who<br />
can now dictate precise spellings, move their cursor using their voice and<br />
improve their recognition accuracy toward the holy grail of 99%."</p>
<p>The new Spelling mode in version 1.2 makes it easy to spell-out acronyms,<br />
names and unusual words. The new Move command, introduced in version 1.2,<br />
allows people to use their voice to relocate the cursor within a document<br />
for easier vocal editing.</p>
<p>Version 1.2 includes new Phrase Training, what speech recognition<br />
applications on other platforms refer to as "Correction," to improve speech<br />
recognition accuracy over time. The new Phrase Training capabilities<br />
empower people to act immediately, when they notice text has been<br />
recognized differently than intended, and promptly train the application to<br />
recognize the word or phrase.</p>
<p>Recognition accuracy increases as a person uses MacSpeech Dictate, notices<br />
misrecognitions and trains the application right away. The applicable<br />
profile stores the Phrase Training data for future reference. Using Phrase<br />
Training as one uses MacSpeech Dictate continually increases accuracy over<br />
time from what was established during the initial voice training, or from<br />
specific execution of vocabulary training.</p>
<p>The MacSpeech Dictate 1.2 update also includes significant interface<br />
enhancements for a more efficient, intuitive experience.</p>
<p>MacSpeech Dictate is a new speech recognition product for the Macintosh,<br />
with underlying speech recognition powered by the dictation technology used<br />
in Dragon NaturallySpeaking from Nuance Communications, Inc. MacSpeech<br />
Dictate delivers a truly Mac user experience, and conforms to behaviors<br />
already familiar to Macintosh fans worldwide. Beyond dictation, MacSpeech<br />
Dictate lets people perform basic navigation of their Mac and control it<br />
with their voice to launch applications, open new windows, execute menu<br />
commands, etc.</p>
<p>Compatibility and Availability<br />
MacSpeech Dictate requires Intel-based Macintosh hardware and requires Mac<br />
OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.2 and higher. MacSpeech Dictate is currently<br />
available in English at (<a href="http://www.macspeech.com/" title="http://www.macspeech.com/">http://www.macspeech.com/</a>) in the U.S., at<br />
(<a href="http://www.macspeech.co.uk" title="http://www.macspeech.co.uk">http://www.macspeech.co.uk</a>) in the U.K., and in other English-speaking<br />
countries through International resellers and distributors listed at<br />
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