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"The Andrea Anti-Noise Noise-Canceling PC Headset is a clear leader in the market, providing outstanding accuracy and also eliminating background noise," said Mark D. Flanagan, executive vice president of Kurzweil AI and general manager of the company's PC Application Group. "The combination of the Andrea Anti-Noise Noise-Canceling PC Headset with this special version of Kurzweil VoicePad will introduce a significant number of new users to voice-enabled PC computing."
"We are proud to team up with Kurzweil AI as its headset and microphone vendor of choice," said John Andrea, co-president of Andrea Electronics Corporation. "We know our customers will enjoy using Kurzweil's VoicePad, a leading speech recognition product, that allows users to create documents simply by speaking into their PCs."
Developed and patented by Andrea Electronics Corporation, Active Noise Cancellation Microphone technology significantly improves speech intelligibility by electronically creating a 180 degree out-of-phase signal that cancels background noise and echo speaker feedback. Incorporating its Active Noise Cancellation technology, Andrea Anti-Noise PC Headsets/Handsets -- including the dual-function, ear-mounted ANC-100 headset and desktop microphone; the monaural, ANC-500 headset with on/off mute; and the near-field/far-field, ANC-200 Handset -- significantly improve all voice- computing applications.
Kurzweil VoicePad for Windows enables PC users to seamlessly integrate voice input with the keyboard and mouse, creating a natural and intuitive approach to document creation. Users can create text, enter data and control the word processing application simply by speaking into their PC. Through dictation, users can create memos, letters, reports and other documents while also having the ability to format text, to navigate through the application's menus and dialogs, to change the application's settings, and to preview and print documents using intuitive voice commands. Additionally, Kurzweil VoicePad integrates continuous digit recognition with its discrete dictation capabilities so users can quickly and efficiently enter numbers. The product has an active vocabulary of 12,000 commonly spoken words, and the ability to add 500 user-specific words. No training of Kurzweil VoicePad on the user's voice is required, and it can be used immediately upon installation.
Kurzweil Applied Intelligence, Inc., headquartered in Waltham, Mass., was founded in 1982. The Company develops, markets and supports automated voice recognition systems used to create documents and interact with computers by voice. Kurzweil VOICE is an easy-to-use voice recognition system for Windows- based PCs, and Kurzweil VoicePad for Windows is a voice-enabled, word processing application. The Company's medical reporting systems, VoiceMED(R) and Kurzweil Clinical Reporter(TM), are used in more than 500 healthcare institutions nationwide.
Andrea Electronics Corporation develops and manufactures audio communications equipment for the personal computer, telecommunications, military electronics and commercial markets. The company is a leader in the development of its patented, Active Noise Cancellation PC microphone/headset systems and noise-canceling products, known as Andrea Anti-Noise. Andrea Anti-Noise technology effectively cancels background noise and enhances speech intelligibility for computer telephony, speech and games over the Internet, video teleconferencing, multi-party conferencing, speech recognition, and voice interactive games. Established in 1934, Andrea Electronics is based in Long Island City, NY.
For Andrea Electronics' investor relations inquiries, contact Patrick D. Pilch at 718-729-8500. For Kurzweil AI's investor relations inquiries, contact Thomas P. Doherty at 617-893-5151.
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If you are interested in viewing additional information about Andrea Electronics Corporation, please visit the Andrea Electronics home page at http://www.AndreaElectronics.com. To receive a fax of this or other news announcements, call 1-800-707-5779, code 041750.
This news release and other information related to Kurzweil Applied Intelligence, Inc., Kurzweil VoicePad for Windows, Kurzweil VOICE for Windows Release 2.0, VoiceMED and Kurzweil Clinical Reporter can be found on Kurzweil AI's web site at http://www.kurzweil.com or by calling 800-380-1234. SOURCE Andrea Electronics Corporation
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