Manage Your Professional World by Voice

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 Professional is enterprise-ready speech recognition software that ignites new levels of productivity and cost savings by enabling users to create documents and control their PC by voice - three times faster than typing - with up to 99% accuracy. Create reports, spreadsheets and presentations, manage email, schedule tasks and meetings, search the Web and more just by talking. Customise Dragon's vocabulary and commands to automate or simplify compliance with organisation-specific processes and standards Even capture notes using a digital voice recorder or a compatible iOS device and Dragon can automatically transcribe the audio files. Security features, configuration options and network administration tools make Dragon 12 Professional ideal for enterprise deployments.

Key Benefits:

Ignite Productivity With Fast, Accurate Dictation:

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 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. Import and share custom word lists with unique names, acronyms and terminology tailored to your business or industry. Intelligent reminders prompt you to initiate analysis of documents and emails so Dragon adapts to the words and phrases you are likely to use. Correcting or revising dictated text is fast and simple, too. Natural-sounding Text-to-Speech reads editable text - with fast-forward, rewind and speed and volume control - for easy proofing and multi-tasking. Dragon can even adapt its format rules by detecting your format corrections - abbreviations, numbers and more - so your dictated text looks the way you want it to every time. Plus, the software automatically updates your voice profile based on your dictation sessions and corrections to deliver continuous accuracy improvements. The more you use Dragon 12, the better it transcribes your speech. Dragon even takes advantage of the latest PC multi-core processors to further boost speech recognition performance.

Ignite Proficiency And Ease Of Use:

The interactive tutorial in Dragon 12 Professional presents simulations to help users learn and practice good dictation, correction and editing habits so that you can create text efficiently within just a few minutes. The Dragon Help system contains a Tip of the Day window and other easy ways for you to quickly learn more. The Dragon Sidebar puts important voice commands and tips in one convenient desktop location. And on-screen help means information is always available when you need it.

Ignite Convenience By Using Business-Critical Applications:

You can use Dragon 12 Professional with many of the Windows applications you use every day. Dictate, edit and format text in Microsoft® Word, OpenOffice™ Writer or Corel® WordPerfect®, work with spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel®, create presentation text in Microsoft PowerPoint®, create email, tasks and meetings in Microsoft Outlook®, search the Web using Internet Explorer® or Mozilla® Firefox® or Google Chrome™, post to Facebook or Twitter and more - all by voice. Dragon 12 even enhances the experience of using your voice with two of the most popular web-based email applications - Gmail and Hotmail - offering Full Text Control and commands for the most frequent actions in Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 10 or higher and Google Chrome 16 or higher. Dragon 12 also works with industry-specific programs like case management, incident reporting and claims management systems.

Ignite Control With Voice Shortcuts And Custom Commands:

Use simple voice commands to create files, send email, schedule tasks and meetings, open and close applications, save and convert documents and search the Web or your computer with remarkable speed and ease. Dragon Voice Shortcuts™ let you obtain the equivalent of multiple keystrokes and mouse clicks with a single voice command that can be spoken at any time - no matter what is active on your screen. For example, say: "Send email to John Smith and Raphael Sanchez" or "Search maps for financial advisors in London" and Dragon makes it happen. You can also say "open top site for Nuance Communications" and Dragon automatically opens the top-ranked page for these keywords. In addition, you can easily create or import custom voice commands that let you fill out forms, insert frequently used text and graphics, control application elements like menus and toolbars or automate business processes.

Ignite Mobility And Flexibility:

For advanced recording functionality, dictate into a Nuance-approved digital voice recorder, from anywhere, at any time and Dragon will automatically transcribe the text. Or use the free Dragon Recorder app to record high-quality audio files using your existing Apple® iPhone®, iPod® touch, iPad® (4th gen). Use a wireless headset for superior comfort and mobility; wideband Bluetooth support delivers optimal recognition performance. You can even use a compatible iOS or Android device as a wireless microphone to provide ultimate convenience.

Ignite Better Business With An Enterprise-Ready Solution:

Dragon 12 Professional provides security features, configuration options and administrative tools that make it easy to manage voice profiles, custom vocabularies and commands, feature access and multiple installations over a network. Dragon 12 Professional can even let administrators obtain a recognition log file for each end-user, to easily and quickly gather rich, objective usage information which can be used to give users targeted advice and measure return on investment.

Ignite Accessibility For All Employees:

Dragon 12 Professional enables you to meet government-mandated accessibility requirements for workers with disabilities. It also helps prevent fatigue and repetitive strain injuries and keeps more employees on the job by offering a comfortable, ergonomic option to the keyboard and mouse.

System Requirements:

The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not be installed.
- CPU: We recommend 2.2 GHz Intel® dual core or equivalent AMD processor. (Minimum 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel® Atom® processor). NOTE: Faster processors yield faster performance. (IMPORTANT: SSE2 instruction set is required)
- Processor Cache: We recommend 2 MB L2 cache. (Minimum: 512 KB L2 cache)
- Free hard disk space: 3.2 GB (4 GB for localised non-English versions)
- Supported Operating Systems:
- Microsoft Windows 7 and higher, 32-bit and 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows XP SP3, 32-bit only
- Windows Server 2008 SP1, SP2 and R2, 32-bit and 64-bit
- RAM: We recommend 2 GB for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 32-bit, 4 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 64-bit. (Minimum: 1 GB for Windows XP and Windows Vista and 2 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher for online help (free download at www.microsoft.com)
- Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 12 or higher or Google Chrome 16 or higher are required in order to experience the enhanced capabilities in Gmail and Hotmail
- Sound card supporting 16-bit recording
- A DVD-ROM drive for installation
- A Nuance-approved noise-cancelling headset microphone (included in purchase). See details at support.nuance.com/compatibility/ (includes USB adapters and digital voice recorders).