Lernout & Hauspie’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking Software Adds Convenience and Utility

NEW YORK, SPEECHTEK 2000 Booth 1000, Nov. 2, 2000 – Offering mobile professionals more capability and functionality, Sony Electronics today announced it will bundle its top selling voice recorders with the nation’s leading speech recognition software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® software version 5 from Lernout & Hauspie.

The two product bundles, offered by Sony Electronics under the names ICD-MS1VTP Memory Stick® Digital Voice Recorder and ICD-R100VTP Digital Voice Recorder, serve as the ultimate business tool for professionals who need to quickly transcribe voice recordings into full text documents.

L&H’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking® version 5 is user-friendly speech recognition software that, in combination with either the Sony ICD-MS1 Memory Stick Digital Voice Recorder or the ICD-R100 Digital Voice Recorder, enables users to dictate documents while away from a PC. Upon returning to a PC, users download their dictation for automatic transcription by the award-winning Dragon NaturallySpeaking® software. The software also enables users to easily edit documents and e-mail, surf the Web, and navigate their desktops.

"Digital technology has increased the functionality of voice recorders," said Stephen Teplansky, senior marketing manager for digital voice products at Sony Electronics. "By bundling these products with Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, we have added more benefit by addressing the efficiency needs of today’s streamlined professionals."

The Memory Stick Voice Recorder bundle, model ICD-MS1VTP, is a palm sized portable dictation device that uses removable Memory Stick media, delivering 131 minutes of recording time on the included 16 MB Memory Stick media. The bundle is expandable to 524 minutes using a 64 MB Memory Stick.

Memory Stick media and MagicGateÔ Memory Stick media are convenient, ultra-small, high-capacity transfer media that can capture, save and share such digital information as voice files, music recordings and electronic images. They are used in many digital products, including PCs, digital cameras, camcorders and personal stereos.

The other new bundle, the ICD-R100VTP, is a practical digital recorder package that offers the flexibility to take voice recordings of meeting notes or creative ideas, and then transcribe, organize, e-mail, or set voice alarm reminders.

Even if away from the office, users can share voice files with colleagues or friends by saving them to the PC and e-mailing them as an attachment. The Memory Stick Voice Recorder uses Memory Stick media to transfer files to the PC. With the ICD-R100VTP, users can transfer files to their PC via a PC Link cable.

The Memory Stick Voice Recorder ICD-MS1VTP features a convenient playback edit function for easy correction of the dictation. The unique filing structure enables easy dictation downloads by allowing the user to create up to 340 personalized folders.

A large backlit LCD screen displays the number of messages, date and time of each recording and remaining battery power.

The ICD-MS1VTP bundle is currently available and comes with a carrying case and batteries. The unit measures 1 ľ" (w) x 4 1/3" (h) x 2/3" (d), weighs about three ounces, and is expected to sell for about $300.

The slim designed ICD-R100VTP Digital Voice Recorder is lightweight and delivers up to 150 minutes of high-quality recording time in long play mode. It features two message files for different applications, such as business memos or personal reminders, for better organization and faster access. It also includes the index function feature at the touch of a button.

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