Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 11
by Nuance Communications Inc
Manage Your Professional World by Voice Using the World's Best-Selling Speech Recognition Software for the PC
“Dragon NaturallySpeaking…is probably the best speech-recognition program on earth.” The New York Times
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional enterprise-ready speech recognition software lets you interact with your PC by voice – three times faster than typing – to boost productivity and cut costs. Control your PC with simple voice commands. Create documents, send email, and search the Web just by talking. Create macros to automate business processes. Even use a digital voice recorder and Dragon will transcribe the audio files back at your PC.
The Dragon Educational 250 Seat License allows educational institutions to install Dragon Dictate and/or NaturallySpeaking Professional on up to 250 computers on a single campus. Designed exclusively for school and tertiary institutions, this solution offers both value and flexibility, allowing a combination of both PC and Mac based speech recognition products.
Key Benefits
Fast, Accurate Dictation
Dragon NaturallySpeaking professional is the ideal solution for busy corporate professionals who want to work faster and smarter. Dictate naturally to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, email and more – three times faster than typing – with up to 99% recognition accuracy.
NEW in 11! Dragon 11 Professional delivers faster recognition response for both commands and dictation to help you get more done faster. It also provides improved accuracy, reducing recognition errors by up to 15% over the Dragon 10. It even detects hardware resources and automatically sets up the recommended configuration for optimal performance.
Works with Most Windows-based Applications
Use your voice to dictate, edit, and control applications like Microsoft Word, Corel Word Perfect, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and more. Dragon also works with many industry-specific software programs.
NEW in 11! The Dragon Sidebar allows you to discover and access important voice commands and tips by putting them in one convenient desktop location. Its content automatically changes depending on which window is currently active.
Time-saving Macros
Easily create special voice commands that let you fill out forms, insert frequently used text and graphics, or automate business processes.
NEW in 11! More Dragon Voice Shortcuts: Just say what you want to do and Dragon does it. Dragon 11 includes more commands than ever to consolidate multiple mouse clicks and keystrokes into a direct voice command that can be spoken anytime — no matter what is active on the screen. Create email, schedule appointments or search the Web or your desktop with simple voice commands.
More Productivity on the Go
Use a Nuance-approved digital voice recorder – from anywhere, at anytime – and automatically transcribe text when you connect to your PC. Wireless microphone support delivers added convenience.
NEW in 11! Creating a user profile for a digital voice recorder — or adding one as a new audio source — has never been faster or easier. Plus, Dragon 11 Professional directly accepts more audio file formats than ever before, including .DSS and .DS2 files, with no need for conversion.
Control Your Computer by Voice
Use simple voice commands to create files, send email, schedule meetings, open and close applications, save and convert documents, and search the Web or your desktop faster than ever before.
Custom vocabularies
Add unique names, acronyms and terminology tuned to your business or industry so that Dragon will recognise the words and phrases you use. Custom word lists can be imported and shared across the enterprise.
Designed for Enterprise Deployment
Centrally manage voice profiles, custom vocabulary, feature access, and multiple installations over a network. Robust security features and administrative tools make Dragon enterprise ready.
Supports Workers with Disabilities
Meet US government-mandated accessibility requirements for workers with disabilities. Prevent repetitive stress injuries and keep more employees on the job.
Key Features
See what’s new in Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 11
- Up to 99% speech recognition accuracy right out of the box
- Creation of documents, reports, spreadsheets, or messages just by speaking
- Nuance Text-to-Speech technology that reads on-screen text in human-sounding synthesised speech
- Dragon Voice Shortcuts that let you create email, schedule appointments, and search the Web or your desktop using simple voice commands
- Creation of custom commands for inserting frequently used text and graphics or automating routine data entry
- Ability to use Dragon with a Nuance-approved digital voice recorder and automatically transcribe your recorded voice
- Support for multiple audio input devices; use Dragon with a wireless microphone, including Bluetooth
- Support for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and virtually any other Windows application
- Audio playback of your dictation with the associated transcription highlighted on the screen for easier proofreading and correction
- Ability to import/export custom word lists that can include commonly used proper names or industry-specific terminology
- Administrative security options to enable only select users to modify vocabularies; add/modify/create custom commands; and view/edit/export custom commands
- Remote management of wordlists, custom commands and vocabularies (Nsadmin.exe and Data Distribution Tool wizard)
- MSI installation
- Enterprise profile management (profiles centralised on the network)
- Correction-only mode
- Auto Transcribe Folder Agent with option to save DRA files
Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software has won over 175 major awards for accuracy and ease of use since its inception. For a list of customer testimonial videos, quotes and case studies, visit the Nuance website.
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Videos about Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11
- Introduction to Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities Demo videos from Marlene McIntosh's YouTube channel...
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 Australian Demo (YouTube video)
- Dragon Speech Recognition v 11 Demo video (YouTube)
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking NuanceDragon's Channel on YouTube...
- Feature Demo video - Dragon in Action
- Feature Demo video - What's New in Dragon 11
- Feature Highlight video - Correcting Text
- Feature Highlight video - Creating Custom Commands
- Feature Highlight video - Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Web Search
- Feature Highlight video - Editing Documents and Emails
- Feature Highlight video - Formatting and Editing Text
- Feature Highlight video - General Dictation
- Feature Highlight video - Read That
- Feature Highlight video - Searching the Web
- How Co:Writer and Dragon NaturallySpeaking work together flash video
- Tutorial video - Creating a User Profile
- Tutorial video - Creating Simple "Boilerplate" Commands
- Tutorial video - Installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Tutorial video - Moving the Insertion Point within Editable Text
- Tutorial video - Using a Digital Recorder with Dragon - Overview
- Tutorial video - Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Email
- Tutorial video - Using the Calisto wireless microphone with Dragon
- Spectronics' Dragon in Word Demonstration video
- Spectronics' Dragon NaturallySpeaking Demonstration
- Spectronics' Dragon NaturallySpeaking Training Video
Requirements and ResourcesexpandClick to collapse
- Windows
- CPU: minimum 1 GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel Atom processor. Recommended: 1.8 GHz Intel Dual Core or equivalent AMD processor. (IMPORTANT: SSE2 instruction set required)
- Processor Cache: minimum 512 KB (recommended 2MB)
- Memory: minimum 1 GB for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 2 GB for Windows 7. (Recommended 2 GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 4 GB for Windows 7)
- Free hard disk space: 2.5 GB
- Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit; Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit; Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 32-bit only
- DVD-ROM drive (required for installation)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher (free download available at www.microsoft.com) or Mozilla Firefox (free download at www.mozilla.com) web browser
- Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included, except for upgrades), Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording
For details on Bluetooth microphones and recorder support, please check at support.nuance.com/compatibility/ - Internet connection is required for activation
Multiple Users on One Computer
Dragon NaturallySpeaking is licensed on a “per individual” basis. You are permitted to install the software on more than one computer (for example, on a desktop and a laptop computer, or on a work computer and a home computer). Although you may not use the software concurrently on more than one computer, you are permitted to create multiple voice profiles, so long as each voice profile is for you. If someone else wishes to create or use another voice profile, however, that person must purchase a separate licence for Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
View/Download
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking Case Study: Friends’ School in Hobart, Tasmania have success with Dragon as a tool in literacy learning (160 KB)
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 Professional datasheet (220 KB)
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 User’s Guide (All Editions) (1.8 MB)
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 Administrator’s Guide (All Editions) (4 MB)
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 Quick Start Guide (All Editions) (563 KB)
- Drive Productivity and Cost Efficiency with Speech Recognition (Government) – August 2008 (876 KB)
Visit
- Professional Vocabularies
- Certified Trainers
- Voice Recognition Community Forum
- Speaking About Dragon Blog
Online Training
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 11 is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Upper Primary
- Secondary School
- Adult
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 11 is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Communication
- Access to computers
Users can access Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 11 in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Voice
For more information on "Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 11" read the following articles:
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, Voice Recognition just like the Enterprise Computer, by dvice.com, 22/8/2008
- Never Mind the PC's Keyboard, Here's Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, by Andrew Smith, The Dallas Morning News, 25/8/2008
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Professional Review, by Aoife M. McEvoy, PC World, 29/9/2008
- Full Story - Voice Recognition Software Consumer Report, by ConsumerSearch, updated 10/2005 - (pdf)
- Is Speech Recognition Finally Good Enough? by ComputerWorld, May 18 2007
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Wins Prestigious PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award - by PC Magazine, 8/8/2008
- Talking to Yourself Productively with Dragon Naturally Speaking, by Frank Ohlhorst, eWeek Channel Insider Review, 7/8/2008
- Speak Up, a Computer Is Listening, by DAVID POGUE, The New York Times, 7/8/2008
- Speaking With Dragon is Ever More Natural, by Mario Morejon, CRN ChannelWeb, 8/8/2008
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Professional Review, by Shane McGlaun, i4u.com, 12/8/2008
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