Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 Professional is enterprise-ready speech recognition software that allows busy professionals to dictate documents, send email, search the Web, and command and control their PCs — entirely by voice — for new levels of personal productivity and corporate cost savings.

From Legal, Insurance, Finance to Education and Social Services industries, countless professionals rely on Dragon Professional to automate their PC computing processes to work faster and smarter. Use Windows applications to create documents, send email, search the Web, and more — just by talking. Customize the vocabulary and commands to reflect your terminology and workflow. Create macros to automate business processes. Use your iPhone or iPod as a wireless microphone or use Dragon with a digital voice recorder, anywhere, anytime for productivity on the go. Dragon Professional provides security features, configuration options and administrative tools for managing large user networks.

• Fast, Accurate Dictation
  Dictate naturally to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, email and more — three times faster than typing — with up to 99% recognition accuracy.
• Works with Most windows-based Applications
  Use your voice to dictate, edit, and control applications like Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and more. Dragon also works with many industry-specific software programs.
• Control Your Computer by Voice
  Use simple voice commands to create files, send email, schedule meetings, open and close applications, save documents, and search the Web or your PC faster than ever before.
• Custom Vocabularies
  Add unique names, acronyms and terminology tuned to your business or industry so that Dragon will recognize the words and phrases you use. Custom word lists can be imported and shared across the enterprise.
• Time-saving Macros
  Easily create or import custom voice commands that let you fill out forms, insert frequently used text and/or graphics, or automate processes.
• More Productivity Away from the PC
  Dictate into a Nuance-approved digital recorder from anywhere, at any time and Dragon will transcribe the resulting audio files. Wireless microphone support, including the ability to use your iPhone or iPod as a wireless microphone, delivers added convenience.
• Ideal for Enterprise Deployments
  Centrally manage voice profiles, custom vocabulary, feature access, and multiple installations over a network. Robust security features and administrative tools make Dragon enterprise ready.
• Section 508 Certified
  Meet government-mandated accessibility requirements for workers with disabilities. Prevent repetitive stress injuries and keep more employees on the job.

• Up to 99% speech recognition accuracy right out of the box
• Creation of  documents, reports, spreadsheets, or messages just by speaking
• Ability to compose emails or search the Web for information faster than ever with Dragon Voice Shortcuts
• Nuance Text-to-Speech technology that reads on-screen text in human-sounding synthesized speech
• Dragon Voice Shortcuts that let you create email, schedule appointments, and search 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 PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer,
  Safari, 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
• Support for custom voice commands to quickly insert frequently used text and graphics
• Administrative security options to enable only select users to modify vocabularies; add/modify/create custom commands; and view/edit/export custom commands
• Dragon profiles centralized on the network ("Roaming" configuration)
• Remote management of wordlists, custom commands and vocabularies (Nsadmin.exe and Data Distribution Tool wizard)
• MSI installation
• High-quality headset microphone included with purchase

The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not be installed.

• CPU: minimum 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel® Atom® processor. We recommend 1.8 GHz Intel Dual Core or equivalent AMD processor. (IMPORTANT: SSE2 instruction set required)
• Processor Cache: minimum 512 KB. We recommend 2 MB.
• Free hard disk space: 2.5 GB (3.2 GB for localized non-English versions)
• Supported Operating Systems:
  - Microsoft Windows 7, SP1, 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
  - Windows Server 2003 and 2008, SP1, SP2 and R2 SP1, 32-bit and 64-bit
• RAM: minimum 1 GB for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 2 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008. We recommend 2 GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 4 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008 64-bit.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher (free download at www.microsoft.com)
• Creative® Labs Sound Blaster® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording
• DVD-ROM drive required for installation
• Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included in purchase). See details at support.nuance.com/compatibility/
  (includes Bluetooth microphones, recorders, and Tablet PCs).