Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 15, 2014 -- The BigHand/Olympus partnership announced in June enables customers to use BigHand’s Voice Productivity Technology and Olympus® professional digital recorders as a bundled solution, providing enhanced efficiency and allowing them to get more done with their voice.
This partnership is now even more valuable, as BigHand is including its speech recognition capabilities within its secure hosted dictation solution as part of the bundled package. The BigHand speech recognition functionality features Nuance Communications’ Dragon NaturallySpeaking Server SDK (software developer kit), hosted in BigHand’s secure cloud infrastructure and embedded within the BigHand Professional Edition technology.
With BigHand’s speech recognition, users are able to build their own customized, individual speech profile that is specific to their voice, rather than a generic, public profile. This allows for greater accuracy and precision in voice-to-text translation for legal work. Accuracy rates actually improve with use, and the entire solution is hosted in a secure environment built specifically with the confidentiality needs of lawyers and other professionals in mind.
In addition, unlike similar systems, there is no limit to the volume of speech that can be converted to text on the BigHand system. Many alternative solutions have a time limit for speech-to-text conversion in the cloud. Dictations are typically returned as text within minutes or hours depending on the length of the dictation submitted, with a maximum of 48-hours turnaround time.
Eric Wangler, President, BigHand North America comments, “This is a huge advancement for solo and small law firms who to date have not had access to this type of technology due to a lack of IT infrastructure and the high cost of alternative solutions. Our BigHand Professional version gives these firms access to speech recognition technology by using the Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking SDK Server edition that we employ to our Enterprise users by making it available via our secure cloud infrastructure. They now have the ability to create a custom speech profile and implement server-grade speech recognition within their digital dictation practice at an affordable price.”
The speech recognition module is sold as an add-on to the core BigHand Professional dictation annual subscription. For more information visit http://www.bighand.com/na/our-products-and-solutions/software/speech-recognition.
ABOUT BIGHAND
Established in 1996, BigHand supports more digital dictation users directly, across the professional services and public sectors, than any other provider in the industry.
BigHand’s productivity enhancing software combines enterprise digital dictation, mobility applications (e.g. iPhone, iPad, Android & Windows devices), digital hardware (e.g. Olympus) and speech recognition integration, offering professionals a proven business application that enables them to use their voice to get more done, while increasing operational efficiencies and reducing overhead costs.
BigHand also provides a Workflow Management Solution that allows businesses to use BigHand’s extensive workflow, priority and collaboration tools to digitize and manage document production and task allocation processes. This enables their clients to attain greater visibility over their workload and processes and benefit from greater efficiency through increased collaboration.
For more information, visit http://www.bighand.com.
ABOUT OLYMPUS IMAGING AMERICA INC.
Olympus Imaging America Inc. is a precision technology leader, designing and delivering award-winning products for consumer and professional markets. Olympus Imaging America Inc. works collaboratively with its customers and its ultimate parent company, Olympus Corporation, to develop breakthrough technologies with revolutionary product design and functionality that enhance people’s lives every day. These include:
• Digital Cameras
• Professional and Interchangeable Lens System Cameras
• Related Underwater Products and Accessories
• Digital and Microcassette Recorders
• Digital Media
• Binoculars
Olympus Imaging America Inc. is responsible for sales in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. For more information, visit: http://www.getolympus.com.
*Specifications and design are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. All trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective holder. ©2014 Olympus Imaging America Inc.
ABOUT NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Nuance Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more information, please visit http://www.nuance.com.
Jami Gyurci, BigHand, http://www.bighand.com/?PREF=us, +1 312-893-5906, [email protected]
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