[MV] iListen compared to ViaVoice/DNS

[thechuck at mac.com]

Tara:

We have many users who have switched over from ViaVoice who claim our 
recognition is as good or better than ViaVoice. Like estimated miles 
per gallon, each user's experience will be unique. There are those who 
will find ViaVoice is more accurate in rendering their individual 
voice, while others will find iListen better. This is because the two 
programs were developed using entirely different base voice models. 
(The closer your voice is to a base voice model, the more accurate - 
and the less training you will have to do.) Unfortunately, the only way 
to find out is to try it yourself.

I can tell you this: iListen continues to be improved while ViaVoice 
has not been updated in some time. In fact, IBM stopped developing 
speech programs for both the Windows and Mac OS X consumer markets last 
year and ceded all their sales and distribution activities to Scansoft 
(the same people that own Dragon).

There are many distinct advantages iListen has over ViaVoice, but 
perhaps the most important is the ability to dictate and correct in 
virtually any application. ViaVoice has limited ability to dictate in 
other applications, and when you do, you cannot employ correction (you 
must use their SpeakPad and then cut and paste if you want to employ 
correction).

Regarding Dragon, most people who have used it still consider it more 
accurate than either iListen or ViaVoice, but it is not available on 
the Macintosh. So most Mac users will find iListen to be their best 
choice.

You can read some of the testimonials about iListen at 
<http://www.macspeech.com/news/testimonials.html>.


Best Regards,

Chuck Rogers, Chief Evangelist
MacSpeech, Inc.



On May 9, 2004, at 3:45 AM, Tara Star wrote:

> Hello,
>
> question no doubt asked many a time -- is anybody here using iListen 
> (or has anybody seriously tried it)? Can it compare in any way to 
> ViaVoice or DNS for continuous recognition?
>
> Thanks,
> Steph
> --
> http://climbtothestars.org/
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