Hi to all in the list, To all the iListen users, we are continuing with our commitment to bring you the best in speech recognition for the Mac OS. Below is some info on our latest update. Best Regards, Donald ##### MACSPEECH TAKES A WEIGHT OFF YOUR MIND WITH NEW UPDATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Salem, NH, August 20, 2003 - MacSpeech, Inc., the Speech Recognition authority for the Mac, today announced a maintenance update to its flagship product, iListen 1.6.2 - with new support for Desktop Microphones. This free update adds support for a desktop microphone - the Telex M 560 USB Digital Desktop Microphone. The Telex M-560 was the first USB digital microphone to enable speech recognition without a headset. Now supported with iListen 1.6.2 on Mac OS X, the Telex M 560s unique Acoustic Directional Processing (TM) technology cancels background noise, providing clear, consistent audio that is critical for accurate results with speech recognition software. The release also improves iListen's support of Olympus Digital Voice Recorders by improving Transcription, bolsters the learning capabilities of iListen with improved Correction capabilities and provides a number of minor updates and bug fixes. The US, UK and Australian updaters are available immediately from the company's Updater Center at <http://www.macspeech.com/updatecenter.html> iListen and the Telex M 560 can be purchased from the company's web site at http://www.macspeech.com MacSpeech is a Mac-only company dedicated to producing the finest Speech products for the Macintosh since 1998. More information about MacSpeech can be found at the company's web site at http://www.macspeech.com. ### Press Contact: Donald MacCormick MacSpeech, Inc. 50A Northwestern Drive Salem, NH 03079 Phone: (816) 373-4506 donald.maccormick at macspeech.com