Dragon Systems® To Bring Speech Recognition Software to the Macintosh®
WWDC, SAN JOSE, Calif. and NEWTON, Mass. - May 10, 1999 - Dragon Systems, Inc. and Apple® Computer, Inc. today announced that Dragon Systems will create and market Macintosh-compatible products based on Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the top selling retail speech product in the U.S.* Dragon Systems Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder Janet Baker, Ph.D. announced the company's plans during the keynote presentation at Apple's annual World Wide Developer's Conference (WWDC) in San Jose.
"It's great news for our customers that Dragon is bringing their world-class speech recognition software out on Macintosh," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "The underlying architecture of the Mac platform, with fast PowerPC processors and outstanding audio support, will make Macintosh the premier platform for Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Dragon's return to the Mac market is more evidence of the great business opportunities available on Macintosh for innovative developers."
"We have received many requests for a Macintosh version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking and working with Apple we're going to deliver a high quality speech solution for Macintosh users," said Dragon Systems Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder Janet Baker, Ph.D. "Over the last year we have seen Apple bring out some very innovative products and we think Dragon Systems will offer the ideal speech recognition solution for anyone who wants to extend the capabilities of their iMac, Power Macintosh G3, or PowerBook G3."
Dragon Systems' products for the Macintosh are planned initially for both American and British English, with the first U.S. product to be released later this year. French, German, and Japanese are also scheduled. Pricing, system requirements, and product specifications will be announced at product introduction.
Dragon Systems has a long history of supporting products for the Macintosh platform. Previously, Dragon Systems offered Dragon PowerSecretary™, a discrete recognition dictation system for the Macintosh.
*PC Data, March 1999
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