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Articles by Doug Burke

Winning the Battle with Background Noise

Microphones and headsets are the good news/bad news joke of the speech recognition industry. The good news is that noise canceling microphones make speech recognition software more effective. The bad news is that many people who express initial interest in using speech are turned off when they find it requires a headset.

Human Resources: Human Resources Recognizes Speech

Every fall corporate human resource executives throughout the nation brace themselves for a trying time. With open enrollment for health care benefit plans come the seemingly endless editing and off line processes that go with steering employees through this period.