Voice Xpress 4 Eases Training 
L&H's latest package dramatically speeds startup and offers better accuracy.

by Stan Miastkowski, special to PC World 
May 28, 1999, 9:21 a.m. PT 

There's no fiercer competition than in voice recognition software. The four
big guys - Dragon Systems, IBM, Lernout & Hauspie, and Philips - update their
software every few months. And each update brings truly easy and useful voice
recognition software a bit closer.  

This week Lernout & Hauspie upped the ante by shipping Voice Xpress 4. The
program comes in three versions: Standard ($50) offers basic voice
recognition abilities, Advanced ($80) adds Microsoft Word control, and
Professional ($150) comes with full Microsoft Office support, including
Office 2000.  

Although L&H has added a raft of new features to Voice Xpress 4, the
company's biggest claims are drastically reduced enrollment time (the time
required to train the program to your voice) and increased accuracy.  

For a detailed evaluation of this product, check out:

    http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/pcwtoday?ID=11179