ViaVoice
Stable release
Developer(s)	IBM
Initial release	August 1997; 23 years ago^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, macOS
Type	Voice recognition
License	Proprietary
Website	IBM ViaVoice website

IBM ViaVoice was a range of language-specific continuous speech recognitionsoftware products offered by IBM. The current version is designed primarily for use in embedded devices. The latest stable version of IBM Via Voice was 9.0 and was able to transfer text directly into Word.

The most important process for the correct use of this software is the so-called ‘quick training, and ‘enrollment,: it consists of reading many specific words and sentences in order to make the software adapt itself to the specific users' sound and intonation features. It lasts for one hour or more and can be divided in many parts. Users are able to improve decoding accuracy, by reading prepared texts of a few hundred sentences. The recorded data was used to tune the acoustic model to that specific user. In addition, user specific text files could be parsed to tune the language model. Correction of mis-recognised words was also used to improve subsequent decode accuracy.

I have installed ViaVoice for Windows 10, but I am having trouble with the user wizard. The Woodrow icon talks to me telling me the user wizard will help me to set up my voice. I get a maessage stating the user wizard cannot continue while processing a voice model-Click ok to close the voice wizard. IBM ViaVoice Enhanced Edition v.2.0.3. IBM ViaVoice Enhanced Edition 2.0.3 is considered to be an enhanced version which continues the success of the best-selling, award winning ViaVoice for Mac, Millennium Edition. IBM's newest continuous speech utility for the Macintosh OS offers new. How to Install Text-To-Speech Voices: After the download is complete, run the.exe/.msi file to install the new voice engine. After installing, close 2nd Speech Center and restart the program. The new voices will appear in the Voices drop-list. Free ibm viavoice download software at UpdateStar - When the C64 was launched in 1982 it immediately set the standard for 8-bit home computers. IBM ViaVoice for Windows Release 10 Standard Edition NIB. Condition is 'Brand New'. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. Headset Microphone included.

Editions[edit]

Individual language editions may have different features, specifications, technical support, and microphone support. Some of the products or editions available are:

Advanced Edition,
Standard Edition,
Personal Edition,
ViaVoice for Mac OS X Edition,
Pro USB Edition,
Simple Dictation for Mac.

The IBM Via Voice 98 TM has been available in the Home, Office and Executive Edition in the following languages:

Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, UK English, US English. The Executive Edition allows you to dictate into most Windows applications and control them using your voice.

Designed for Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0, it has been working very well with Windows 7.

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In the Executive package are included:

original software and user guide on CD-ROM;
quality headset with microphone by Andrea Electronics Corporation TM with a converter plug for Sound Blaster TM sound cards and ThinkPad TM;
printed voice command reference card;
telephone support for one month.

History[edit]

Prior to the development of ViaVoice, IBM launched a product in 1993 named the IBM Personal Dictation System (later renamed to VoiceType)^[8] which ran on Windows, AIX, and OS/2.^[9] In 1997, ViaVoice was first introduced to the general public. Two years later, in 1999, IBM released a free of charge version of ViaVoice.

In 2003, IBM awarded ScanSoft, which owned the competitive product Dragon NaturallySpeaking, exclusive global distribution rights to ViaVoice Desktop products for Windows and Mac OS X. Two years later, Nuance merged with ScanSoft.^[10]

References[edit]

^Scannell, Ed (16 June 1997). Client: IBM dictation software package gives computers a voice. InfoWorld. p. 36. At the same announcement last week, IBM also unveiled ViaVoice, a general-purpose continuous-speech dictation product [...] ViaVoice is expected to carry a suggested retail price of $199, and it will ship by the end of August
^Intranet Applications: Briefs. Network World. 25 August 1997. p. 21. IBM's release last week of its ViaVoice speech recognition product [...]
^Alan S. Horowitz (27 October 1997). Can we talk?. Computerworld. p. 80. [...] and ViaVoice from IBM, which hit the market in September
^Victor R. Garza (8 September 1997). Product Reviews: Continuous speech-recognition software: NaturallySpeaking edges out ViaVoice with hands-free editing. InfoWorld. p. 116.
^tap, tap, tap talk, talk, talk Free your hands. And your mind will follow (Advertisement). PC Magazine. 23 September 1997. p. 20.
^Haskin, David (21 October 1997). First Looks: Voice Recognition Software: Talking to Your PC. PC Magazine. p. 64.
^Bühler, Christian; Knops, Harry, eds. (December 1997). Assistive Technology on the Threshold of the New Millennium. 4.3. p. 290. ISBN9781586030018. IBM : Speech Application Programming Interface Reference, IBM ViaVoice * Developer Tools
^'Pioneering Speech Recognition'. ibm.com. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
^'IBM VoiceType Dictation for OS/2 Version 1.1'(PDF). ardent-tool.com. 1994-11-08. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
^'IBM Destop ViaVoice'. IBM. 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

External links[edit]

Official website at IBM
'History'. IBM. Retrieved 1 January 2015. VoiceType/ViaVoice from the 1950s to 1997^{[dead link]}

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History[edit]

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