Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Professional Key Benefits Speeds up routine tasks on the personal computer, such as creating documents, entering data, launching applications, sending e-mail, filling in forms, and working on the Web. Promotes prompt, standardized reporting and documentation procedures. Reduces or eliminates transcription processing time and costs. Increases productivity when away from the office. Helps address Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 requirements.   The Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 family of products is the fast, easy and accurate way to turn speech into text. Users can dictate into virtually any windows-based application at speeds up to 160 words per minute and achieve higher levels of accuracy than ever before. Dragon NaturallySpeaking delivers significant benefits to: Professionals who create documents themselves or dictate for a manual transcriptionist (See our specialized editions for doctors and lawyers!) Disabled PC users looking to optimize productivity with their PCs Home users that want to have fun with their computers. Key Benefits Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7: Speeds up routine tasks on the PC, such as creating documents, entering data, launching applications, sending e-mail, completing forms, and browsing the Web. You can complete all of these tasks three times faster than typing - by speaking at up to 160 words-per-minute! Reduces or eliminates transcription processing costs and delays for all professional organizations, including healthcare, legal and government. Increases productivity when away from the office by transcribing recorded dictation from mobile devices, including Microsoft Pocket PC and commercial digital recorders. Promotes prompt, standardized reporting and documentation procedures. Helps address ADA and Section 508 mandates. Helps to protect employees from Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI). Is available with Enterprise IT tools for management of multi-seat corporate installations. Is available with a full set of APIs for developers and system integrators who want to fully speech enable any workflow application. What's New in 7 Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 is the fast, easy and accurate way to turn speech into text. Users can dictate into virtually any windows-based application at speeds up to 160 words per minute and achieve higher levels of accuracy than ever before. Get started in a matter of minutes. Edit documents, control applications and manage your desktop, all by speaking. More accurate than ever before Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 boasts one of the largest accuracy increases of any Dragon NaturallySpeaking release - up to 15% more accurate than the previous version. Users can achieve accuracy as high as 99%.   Faster than ever before More than 50 percent improvement in the initialization time of Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 enables "10 seconds to dictation" on baseline systems. Users can train the software on their voice patterns in just five minutes.   Typing at 50 WPM, a person produces a 3-page, 900-word document in approximately 18 minutes. Dictating at 140-160 WPM, a person produces a 3-page, 900-word document in approximately 6 minutes.   Full Support for More Applications Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 is compatible with virtually any Windows-based application, and offers expanded support for the full Microsoft Office Suite and Corel Word Perfect.   Natural Punctuation Watch as Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 automatically inserts periods and commas when you dictate. This feature is ideal for use with casual documents like e-mails, instant messages and chats.   Section 508 Certified Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Professional is the only PC Dictation application that meets Section 508 standards, established by the US government to make software accessible for people with disabilities. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Professional Solutions can help people with disabilities achieve maximum productivity on PCs, as well as help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and other muskuloskeletal disorders.   Support for Additional Input Devices You can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to "talk and dock": dictate into a handheld device such as a digital recorder or Pocket PC, then have that recording automatically transcribed when you synch with you PC. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 also supports array microphones and cordless microphones. See the hardware compatibility list for exact model numbers.   Vocabulary Optimizer Improves Accuracy Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 7 is not only significantly more accurate right out of the box, but it now includes the Vocabulary Optimizer. The Vocabulary Optimizer can examine your documents for sentence structure and word use frequency, then adjust the recognition engine to match your writing patterns.   Performance Assistant Optimizes Dragon NaturallySpeaking Performance Tell Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 which applications and usage patterns match your work habits, and it will automatically configure itself to maximize speed and efficiency for you.   Improved Command Browser The updated Command Browser provides advanced users more flexibility when creating and managing custom commands.   Improved Text & Graphics Shortcuts Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 allows you to insert frequently used blocks of text and graphics, such as your name, title and signature, into documents with a simple voice command. These Text and Graphics Shortcuts automatically match to the font of the document you're creating.   RealSpeak™ Proofing RealSpeak Proofing is the easiest way to edit your documents. Sit back and listen as ScanSoft's RealSpeak V2, the most advanced text-to-speech engine available, reads your text back to you. You can also have Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 read your own recorded dictation back to you as you review your transcribed text.   Network Tools Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 comes with a complete set of network tools designed to facilitate deployment of Dragon NaturallySpeaking throughout an enterprise. Use the MSI installer to push DNS to client workstations over a network. Use the new DNS Administration Tools to manage vocabularies and voice profiles for an entire enterprise from a central location.   Improved API functionality Use the Dragon NaturallySpeaking SDK to achieve any level in application integration with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7. From building simple compatibility modules to full embedded functionally, the Dragon NaturallySpeaking APIs give you the tools you need to speech enable any application. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Professional Solutions is a powerful productivity tool that enables corporate and professional users to work faster and more efficiently. Speak, and your words appear on screen in letters, spreadsheets, and forms. Dictate memos, reports, and other documents; enter data; fill-in forms; send e-mail; and work on the Web-all by voice! Perform complex tasks on your computer with a spoken word or phrase, customize your vocabulary and commands to match your workflow, listen to incoming e-mail and documents read aloud, reduce the need for manual transcription, and much more. Integrated with the full Microsoft® Office suite, and Corel® WordPerfect®, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® software works with virtually all Windows®-based applications, including enterprise information management systems. Key Benefits In addition to the features available in our consumer products, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Professional offers the following benefits for the professional user: ACCURATE Dragon NaturallySpeaking users can easily achieve accuracy rates of up to 99%. Dragon NaturallySpeaking actually gets better the more you use it, and has won over 160 awards for accuracy and ease-of-use. Includes a comprehensive general English vocabulary of 250,000 words, and it's easy to create custom vocabularies for different specialties or interests.   FAST Instantly convert what you say into text three times faster than typing.   EASY TO USE In just about a few minutes, you'll be dictating directly into virtually any Windows®-based application, including the Microsoft Office suite.   POWERFUL Perform complex tasks on your computer instantly with a spoken word or phrase. Create your own specialized commands-from simple dictation shortcuts to scripting commands that can automate virtually any process.   MOBILE Be productive on-the-go! Import recordings from any ScanSoft-certified Pocket PC or digital handheld recorder for automatic transcription when you synch with your PC. You can also dictate using array microphones and wireless headsets, eliminating the need to be wired to the PC.   ACCESSIBLE Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Professional Solutions can help people with disabilities achieve maximum productivity on PCs, as well as help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and other muskuloskeletal disorders. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Professional meets Section 508 standards, established by the US government to make software accessible for people with disabilities.   ENTERPRISE READY Install and manage multiple seats of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional from a central network location.   Please call for pricing on multi-user site, district and academic licensing. 800-317-9611   Academic & Government Site License Pricing # of users Price per user NaturallySpeaking Preferred Site License 10-499 $107.46 NaturallySpeaking Professional Site License 7-332 $375.50 NaturallySpeaking Legal Site License 5-249 $537.50 NaturallySpeaking Medical Site License 5-249 $537.50 Commercial Site License Pricing # of users Price per user NaturallySpeaking Preferred Site License 10-29 $159.00 NaturallySpeaking Professional Site License 7-19 $556.00 NaturallySpeaking Legal Site License 5-14 $796.00 NaturallySpeaking Medical Site License 5-14 $796.00