[MacSpeech-Announce] iListen 1.6.8 released

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MACSPEECH SUPPORTS MAC OS X “TIGER”  WITH iLISTEN VERSION 1.6.8

Salem, NH - May 4, 2005 -  Macintosh speech recognition authority  
MacSpeech today announced version 1.6.8 of iListen with many  
enhancements including new features to support Mac OS® X v10.4  
“Tiger”. The new version allows users to access Spotlight and  
Automator applications by voice. Spotlight is Apple's new lightning  
fast way for users to find virtually anything stored on their Mac.  
iListen 1.6.8 users will be able to say "Open Spotlight" followed by  
the word or phrase they would like to search for to enable hands-free  
searching. For Automator, a new workflow application lets users  
easily automate repetitive tasks, all users will have to do is drag  
an Automator application they have created to a new command editor  
window in iListen and give it a name. From that point forward, all  
they will have to do is speak the name in order to run their workflow  
task.

"iListen 1.6.8 represents both our commitment to stay up-to-date with  
Mac OS X , as well as provide tremendous new capabilities to our  
users," said MacSpeech Chief Evangelist Chuck Rogers.

"We believe breakthrough Tiger features like Spotlight and Automator  
are going to fundamentally change the way people use their  
computers," said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide  
Developer Relations. " Using iListen and voice commands to make  
detailed searches and repetitive workflow tasks much easier is a  
fantastic use of the innovations in Tiger."

In addition to the Tiger-specific features, 1.6.8 also introduces  
several other enhancements, including new Transcription AppleScript  
commands and a description field in the Command Editor to enter  
comments about how the command should be used. For a complete list of  
enhancements and bug fixes, users should consult the MacSpeech web  
site (www.macspeech.com).

The 1.6.8 update will be available in May and is free to all existing  
users of iListen 1.5 or later. Users of previous versions of iListen  
can upgrade for only $39.95.

About MacSpeech, Inc.
MacSpeech is a Mac-only company dedicated to producing the finest  
speech products for Macintosh. MacSpeech has been developing first- 
class speech recognition software since 1998. Today, MacSpeech is the  
only company actively developing dictation software for Macintosh.

More news about MacSpeech can be found at http://www.macspeech.com/