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else to add, but here are my rough thoughts on how the costs might
break down -- just guessing at underlying components:
$3000 per laptop equals $9000 total system cost;
$600 per seat for NaturallySpeaking Deluxe gives $1800;
$100 per hour of training time (I'm pricing this as if it were really
a consultant's fee -- for a good consultant -- as I don't know what
training fees are) equals $2500.
Cost so far, $13300, leaving about $12,000 for their added value
programming, $4000 per seat.
This would not be out of line for complex or customized software for a
very specialized professional niche. Question is, does this software
fit that description? Just how much more are they getting than if
they bought NaturallySpeaking, converted some of their current records
to text documents, and used them to build a vocabulary for
NaturallySpeaking? What does this system do? I'd expect a lot of
macros or automation for this price. I have trouble imagining a
transcription system which needs to do anything as complex as, say, an
architectural CAD/CAM seat, or the software that an estate planning
attorney would use to build documents for a complex estate plan. But
I know nothing at all about the transcription needs of a neonatalogist.
Does it do discrete or continuous speech? If this company has a lot
of history, it's possible that their product is built on an outdated
engine, because they have so much invested in it that they haven't
been able to move quickly. I really wouldn't want to do transcription
on a discrete speech product.
I can't help thinking,, they could buy a lot of consulting time for
$12,000... or $14,500, if you throw in the training costs. Or they
could take $6000, and buy two more laptops.
A dragon reseller might be able to do a lot for them, maybe they
should ask around.
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