Paul Boughton
Mindjet and Nuance Communications are releasing Voxenable that delivers 'hands-free' mind-mapping to the desktop. In an innovative collaboration Mindjet's Mindmanager 8 mind-mapping tool has been combined with Nuance's Dragon Naturallyspeaking 10 speech-recognition software to bring a new voice-activated dimension to mind-mapping, thereby liberating individuals and helping them save time, conquer information overload, and be more effective.
Ian Bourne of Citnexus, the partner that developed Voxenable, states: "Mindjet and Nuance are recognised software innovators in their respective markets so by bringing the two technologies together with our Voxenable application we have created a powerful productivity tool that is now completely voice-enabled. Mindmanager is used by more than 1.5million people today including professionals, educators and home users for brainstorming, developing plans, creating presentations, and accomplishing a limitless number of other tasks. By enabling all your commands through Dragon Naturallyspeaking 10 users can capture, organise, and communicate information without having to type it using a PC keyboard."
The Dragon voice-enablement engine delivers what matters most in speech-recognition software - namely 99 per cent levels of accuracy at three times the speed of most typists and unrivalled ease of use. To begin building a mind-map a user issues the instruction 'new topic' or 'start brainstorm' then the software tool starts building the map based on the voice-commands. Over 150 voice-enabled functions have been incorporated into this release and users can transcribe and create Mindmanager 8 visualisations that can be manipulated, scrolled, scaled, zoomed, printed and exported by voice. Text can be dictated directly into topics with formatting, editing and search capabilities.
Rob Furnivall of Mindjet UK says: "Speech technology with mind-mapping is going to be a potent productivity combination. Imagine never having to scribe your thoughts and ideas down again but instead 'energise' the way brainstorms or planning meetings are conducted. Dragon Naturallyspeaking 10's near-perfect accuracy and easy-to-use interface feeds into the Mindjet's feature-rich Mindmanager 8 visualisation tool to deliver a unique experience that helps you manage ideas and information more smartly."
Mindmanager 8 is the latest incarnation of the award-winning productivity tool that allows users to map ideas and information visually, starting with a central topic surrounded by subtopics arranged on lines, or 'branches.' The map is a visual diagram that imitates the creator's thoughts, with the interactive benefits of embedded data, live hyperlinks, collaboration capabilities, and much more. Mindmanager is described as an indispensable fifth productivity application, along with the word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and email. Mindmanager 8 integrates and augments with all of these applications, so users can capture, organise and act upon ideas, data and knowledge without ever leaving the mind map.
Dragon Naturallyspeaking 10 Preferred is claimed to give businesses and advanced PC users the power to create documents, reports and emails three times faster than most people type. Dragon Naturallyspeaking 10 allows users to surf the Web or dictate and edit in Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel Wordperfect and most other Windows-based applications. Commands can be dictated into a handheld device when away from a PC or using a Bluetooth microphone. A high-quality headset is included.
For more information, visit www.voxenable.com
Ian Bourne of Citnexus, the partner that developed Voxenable, states: "Mindjet and Nuance are recognised software innovators in their respective markets so by bringing the two technologies together with our Voxenable application we have created a powerful productivity tool that is now completely voice-enabled. Mindmanager is used by more than 1.5million people today including professionals, educators and home users for brainstorming, developing plans, creating presentations, and accomplishing a limitless number of other tasks. By enabling all your commands through Dragon Naturallyspeaking 10 users can capture, organise, and communicate information without having to type it using a PC keyboard."
The Dragon voice-enablement engine delivers what matters most in speech-recognition software - namely 99 per cent levels of accuracy at three times the speed of most typists and unrivalled ease of use. To begin building a mind-map a user issues the instruction 'new topic' or 'start brainstorm' then the software tool starts building the map based on the voice-commands. Over 150 voice-enabled functions have been incorporated into this release and users can transcribe and create Mindmanager 8 visualisations that can be manipulated, scrolled, scaled, zoomed, printed and exported by voice. Text can be dictated directly into topics with formatting, editing and search capabilities.
Rob Furnivall of Mindjet UK says: "Speech technology with mind-mapping is going to be a potent productivity combination. Imagine never having to scribe your thoughts and ideas down again but instead 'energise' the way brainstorms or planning meetings are conducted. Dragon Naturallyspeaking 10's near-perfect accuracy and easy-to-use interface feeds into the Mindjet's feature-rich Mindmanager 8 visualisation tool to deliver a unique experience that helps you manage ideas and information more smartly."
Mindmanager 8 is the latest incarnation of the award-winning productivity tool that allows users to map ideas and information visually, starting with a central topic surrounded by subtopics arranged on lines, or 'branches.' The map is a visual diagram that imitates the creator's thoughts, with the interactive benefits of embedded data, live hyperlinks, collaboration capabilities, and much more. Mindmanager is described as an indispensable fifth productivity application, along with the word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and email. Mindmanager 8 integrates and augments with all of these applications, so users can capture, organise and act upon ideas, data and knowledge without ever leaving the mind map.
Dragon Naturallyspeaking 10 Preferred is claimed to give businesses and advanced PC users the power to create documents, reports and emails three times faster than most people type. Dragon Naturallyspeaking 10 allows users to surf the Web or dictate and edit in Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel Wordperfect and most other Windows-based applications. Commands can be dictated into a handheld device when away from a PC or using a Bluetooth microphone. A high-quality headset is included.
For more information, visit www.voxenable.com
