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A sample dictation in Microsoft Word 2010
Developer(s)
Nuance Communications
Initial release
June 1997; 27 years ago (1997-06)
Stable release
16
/ February 28, 2023; 16 months ago (2023-02-28)
Operating system
Microsoft Windows
Available in
8 languages
Type
Speech recognition
License
Proprietary
Website
www.nuance.com
Dragon NaturallySpeaking (also known as Dragon for PC, or DNS)[1] is a speech recognition software package developed by Dragon Systems of Newton, Massachusetts, which was acquired in turn by Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products, Nuance Communications, and Microsoft. It runs on Windows personal computers. Version 15 (Professional Individual and Legal Individual),[2] which supports 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7, 8 and 10, was released in August 2016.[3][4]
DragonNaturallySpeaking (also known as Dragon for PC, or DNS) is a speech recognition software package developed by Dragon Systems of Newton, Massachusetts...
DragonDictate, was originally developed by Dragon Systems for Microsoft Windows, and was replaced by DragonNaturallySpeaking for Windows. It was later acquired...
infotainment systems and healthcare equipment. Dragon Dictation speech recognition is based on DragonNaturallySpeaking speech recognition technology from Nuance...
2003, IBM awarded ScanSoft, which owned the competitive product DragonNaturallySpeaking, exclusive global distribution rights to ViaVoice Desktop products...
voice control in Linux. It is possible to use programs such as DragonNaturallySpeaking in Linux, by using Wine, though some problems may arise, depending...
forms and execute vocal commands. DragonNaturallySpeaking from Nuance Communications – Successor to the older DragonDictate product. Focus on dictation...
on hearing that iYogi was selling technical support for their DragonNaturallySpeaking, in April 2015 clarified that iYogi was not certified by Nuance...
disabled people while other software and hardware, such as Nuance's DragonNaturallySpeaking, were not developed specifically for disabled people, but can be...
or send a document to be converted to text by Software such as DragonNaturallySpeaking. Phonograph cylinder (1890s) Gray Audograph (1945) SoundScriber...
academia, includes Assistive Technology (AT) such as text-to-speech, DragonNaturallySpeaking, predictive text, and audio notes. Mindview was accredited by the...
few commands for editing and correcting text" and recommended DragonNaturallySpeaking, IBM ViaVoice, or Voice Xpress for dictation. The New York Times...
recognition products including DragonNaturallySpeaking for Windows, Dragon Dictate for Mac (formerly "MacSpeech Dictate"), and Dragon Dictation apps for iOS...
2000, Goldman Sachs advised Jim and Janet Baker on the sale of DragonNaturallySpeaking to Lernout & Hauspie of Belgium for $580 million in L&H stock....
15, 2008). "Dictate" uses the same speech-recognition engine as DragonNaturallySpeaking, having licensed it from Nuance. iListen's speech recognition engine...
technology to allow users to change channels using gestures and DragonNaturallySpeaking technology for voice recognition. As of 2014, LG is using webOS...
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