We changed the default file name for new dictations to be in line with the SpeechLive Web App.
Bugfix: Sometimes the dictation state was not updated in the app (iOS, Android).
Bugfix: We fixed a bug in the UI when showing the numbers of dictations (iOS).
Minor stability and performance improvements.
Dictations sent from the Mobile App to SpeechExec Enterprise were sometimes accidentally deleted by transcriptionists. The app now detects dictations already sent to SpeechExec Enterprise but no longer exist in SpeechExec Enterprise. Those dictations are moved back to the draft state and the author is now able to resend the dictation again.
We enhanced the Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) / Mobile device management (MDM) support for the Mobile App. IT administrator can now preconfigure all dictation properties (e.g. work type, category, department, keyword etc.). By already defining those properties it’s easier for organizations to use the same dictation properties across different users.
Users are now able to set a default value for all dictation properties (e.g. Work type, Category, Department, Keyword etc.) in the settings of the app. To enable the option, the values must first be set at least once in the dictation properties. With this option its quick and easy to set default values for various dictation properties, saving extra work for the users when creating new dictations.
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Apple users are now able to record dictations with their Apple watch. This allows users to record and play back from their wrist without the need to take out their smartphone.
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Bugfix: The app crashed for some users when they started or stopped a recording.
You can now attach videos to your dictations. This greatly enhances the documentation options of your dictations, adding additional information.
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We added an additional SpeechLive plan: SpeechLive Enterprise. The new plan includes features and functions catered to the needs of larger organizations. You can learn more about the different SpeechLive plans here.
Administrators are now able to add users (authors and typists) to the SpeechLive workflow by just adding them in Microsoft Azure Active Directory, streamlining the process of creating and managing SpeechLive users in just one place.
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Account administrators can now activate/deactivate the email sending option for authors in the mobile app. This increases account security, privacy and enables organizations to have more control when it comes to sensitive dictations.
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Bugfix: We fixed a bug when sending Speech-to-text recordings via email.
We improved the error handling when the app was unable to connect to the server.
Bugfix: During the synchronisation process, users would receive some error messages and the upload failed. For some Android users this would also cause the app to crash.
We further enhanced the dictation properties support when automatically uploading dictations from Olympus devices: The priority field is now also carried over to SpeechLive.
The app now also supports Olympus DS7000 and DS9500 devices.
Dictation properties from Olympus 9000 devices are now also carried over to SpeechLive (when using the automatic upload function).
Bugfix: For some users, the “Failed to communicate with SpeechLive. The application will restart.” error was causing problems
When saving a dictation, data is now synchronized in the background. You can continue working, while the app uploads your changes.
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You can now also select a time frame when adding a due date to a dictation. This is especially important, if the transcript of a dictation needs to be ready at a certain time of the day.
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If you're signed in via SpeechExec Enterprise, you can now send dictations to speech to text (requires SpeechKit). This enables SpeechExec Enterprise users to utilize the advantages of speech to text via the app.
When users sign out from SpeechExec Enterprise, the last URL entered during the sign in process is now still pre-filled, making the SpeechExec Enterprise sign in process more convenient.
We added support for Microsoft Azure Active Directory Single Sign-On. After configured by the IT administrator of an organization, users can log in to SpeechLive using their Microsoft account credentials. This way, users no longer need to remember separate login credentials, they can just use their company login information. This improves the account security (since users usually require stronger passwords for their organisation) and simplifies the work for administrator, since they no longer need to manage separate passwords.
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We made some internal improvements to prepare the app for future updates.
You can now rename the custom columns in the settings. Changing the name of the columns helps users to find the desired information in the respective custom fields faster and further customize it to their own needs.
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The changes are also visible in the dictation properties, to help users enter the correct data and stay consistent when entering data.
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We added a new setting, allowing users to delete locally saved data of the app. This option helps the users to preserver storage space on their device.
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We improved the error display when the user is offline. The status is displayed in the dictation list and users are not disturbed by recurring error messages.
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We added a new setting for Android: Users can now suppress notifications whilst they are recording, to avoid unwanted interruptions.
We added two new options to the settings menu:
What’s new: Users can directly access the release history and learn about the latest features and functions added to SpeechLive.
What’s coming up: This new section allows a glimpse into upcoming features planned for the coming months.
Bugfix: If authors created a new dictation without recording anything or making changes, it was still saved as draft when closing the dictation. This produced dictations with a duration of 0:00 in the dictation list, creating extra work for the users.
Bugfix: Sometimes the remember typist or teams setting did not work.
We improved the automatic upload screen and added the option to download the SpeechLive Desktop App. With only one click the users can download the latest version of the app, enabling them to automatically upload dictations to SpeechLive (the How to upload dictations with the SpeechLive Desktop App section covers this in more details).
We added a new priority level to dictations: Critical.
Users were already able to mark dictations with a higher priority. This prioritization was further expanded, users can now choose between three different priority levels:
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Standard: Is the default state of every new dictation and means no specific prioritization
High: Is the equivalent of the old setting which was available before
Critical: Authors can mark urgent dictations as critical
The priority level is also represented via different icons in the dictation list:
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We added a new priority level to dictations: Critical.
Users were already able to mark dictations with a higher priority. This prioritization was further expanded, users can now choose between three different priority levels:
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Standard: Is the default state of every new dictation and means no specific prioritization
High: Is the equivalent of the old setting which was available before
Critical: Authors can mark urgent dictations as critical
The priority level is also represented via different icons in the dictation list:
We added two new options to the help button of SpeechLive:
What’s new: Users can directly access the release history and learn about the latest features and functions added to SpeechLive.
What’s coming up: This new section allows a glimpse into upcoming features planned for the coming months.
We added the option to set a due date for dictations. Authors can simply go to the dictation properties and select the desired due date:
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A new column in the dictation list shows the due date there as well. Transcriptionists can then sort the dictations by due date, to prioritize dictations with the earliest due date:
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The search function also contains the option to filter dictations by a specific due date:
Bugfix: The dictation list did not refresh automatically when returning to the app from background (iOS).
Bugfix: Frequent network connection changes sometimes made the app unable to detect a connection (iOS).
Bugfix: Screen transition issues on some Android 12 devices fixed (Android).
Bugfix: On some Android 12 devices, frequent network connection changes made the app unable to detect a connection (Android).
Bugfix: SpeechExec Enterprise authors with the active directory domain in their name could not upload dictations (Android).
Authors can now use the foot control or the buttons of the SpeechMike/SpeechOne to start new dictations or speech-to-text sessions from the dictation list (Philips Device Connector is required). After configuring the foot control, it's also possible to finish dictations, enabling hands-free working.
Added additional information regarding speech-to-text usage to the account activities information.
We improved the speech-to-text functionality of SpeechLive for the web version, as well as the Mobile and Desktop App.
Bugfix: Some links in the activation emails did not work.
Bugfix: After recovering real-time speech-to-text sessions, some additional commas where added to the transcript.
The security prompt feature was expanded to further increase app security. The prompt will be shown whenever the app is accessed (e.g. when switching between other apps) as well as when the screen is locked during an ongoing session.
Bugfix: A font in the login screen has been corrected (iOS).
Bugfix: If the users pressed record / pause very quickly in rapid succession, the interface froze (Android).
Added a new setting to define the preferred typist or team for dictations as well as the option to remember the selection.
Increased app security: Added a setting to activate a security prompt before every app start
Added a new setting to define a default Work type as well as Category for all new dictations
Flexible assignment for speech to text: Change the assignment between different typists or teams (only available if correction pending setting is activated in SpeechLive web)
Added support for SpeechExec Enterprise 8 (and additionally Azure Application Proxy)
Added support for Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) as well as Mobile device management (MDM) to set the configuration of the app remotely
Fixed a bug where menu items persisted after the phone screen locks (Android)
Added a new setting to define the preferred typist or team for dictations as well as the option to remember the selection.
Added support for virtual environments.
Bugfix: Voice commands where not always shown correctly.
Added a settings screen to the app
New setting for the app: Keep the screen on during recording
New setting to deactivate speech-to-text functionalities in the app
Added typist/team name to the sent tab of the app, so users can view the current assignee of the dictation
Now displaying the duration of the dictation in the sent tab of the app
The about screen is now accessible before logging in to enhance product support
Fixed a bug in the speech-to-text recorder
Fixed a bug where the last dictation at the bottom of the screen was not tappable (iOS)
Bugfix: Text files (.txt) are now shown in attachment list (iOS)
Fixed a bug when displaying the speech-to-text commands and scrolling (Android)
Fixed a bug where it was not possible to use the app when it was closed before connection issues (Android)
Bugfix: Sometimes the mini player pointer was jumping to the end when playing a dictation for the first time ( Android)
Added dictation upload functionality (manual as well as auto upload from connected devices) for typists.
Added new option to change how the app shows the results of the speech recognition before inserting text.
Added office manager view: Any user with the office manager role is able to reassign dictations to different typists or teams.
Added support for SmartMike:
Record and play back conversations and choose between speakers during playback.
Transcribe conversations in real-time with SmartMike.
Bugfix: List of typists and teams available for assignment not shown when sending a dictation to transcriptionist
Bugfix: List of typists and teams available for assignment not shown when sending a dictation to transcriptionist
New teams feature: Assign typists to a team to improve your dictation workflow.
Flexible assignment: Change the assignment of a dictation between different typists or teams.
Flexible assignment: Change the assignment of a dictation between different typists or teams.
Added support for wireless headsets
Bugfix: Deleting recognized text lead to shutting down the app (iOS)
Bugfix: Resuming to record sometimes crashed the app (Android)
Added dictation upload functionality (manual as well as auto upload from connected devices) for authors.
Added Minimize to tray option, to keep the app running conveniently in the background.
New sending option: Send dictations via email
Contextual sending options - only see those that are enabled for your account
You can now attach up to 75 pictures to your dictation
Added automatic suggestions for recently used dictation properties
Automatic freeing up of device storage space to improve app performance
Removed the sound triggered when starting/continuing a dictation
Fixed a bug on the Pixel 4a: users where not able to attach pictures
Bugfix: Opening a transcript sometimes prompted a no compatible app is installed message
Fixed low resolution of picture attachments when taken with the phone camera
Fixed layout issue: New dictation button was for some users sometimes not visible
New sending option: Send dictations via email
Contextual sending options - only see those that are enabled for your account
You can now attach up to 75 pictures to your dictation
Added automatic suggestions for recently used dictation properties
Automatic freeing up of device storage space to improve app performance
Fixed a bug that caused the app title to be cut off sometimes
Fixed a bug where the app got stuck in the dictation properties after opening a transcript
Added macOS support for Philips Device Connector to enhance the support for Philips dictation hardware on macOS.
Fixed playback errors in SpeechLive Web with some dictations uploaded from the app
Added a new option to automatically set the dictation state to Correction pending after speech to text is finished.
New accounts no longer receive a free transcriptionist.
Fixed error at login for authors with whitespace at the beginning or end of their name.
New real-time speech-to-text function to recognize your voice in real-time.
Switch easily between different voice recognition languages.
Use voice commands to add special characters, paragraphs etc.
We introduced a new addon package for SpeechLive:
Subscribers to the speech-to-text package can use all speech-to-text functions of SpeechLive: real-time or automated speech-to-text, in the web recorder, the SpeechLive mobile app and the desktop app.
The SpeechLive Desktop App converts your voice to text in real-time: Use a microphone, place the cursor in any text field or document and start dictating.
Switch easily between different voice recognition languages.
Use voice commands to add special characters, paragraphs etc.
SpeechLive now uses the same login screen on every platform.
Improved handling of accounts associated to the same email address.
Added multi-factor authentication option to improve account security.
Fix for some cases where dictations could not be uploaded.
SpeechLive now uses the same login screen on every platform.
Improved handling of accounts associated to the same email address.
Added multi-factor authentication option to improve account security.
Fixed crash when opening the recorder on older Android versions
Log in to SpeechLive (for authors)
Access all your SL dictations on your phone
Get your dictations synced with SpeechLive automatically
Different recording modes: Append mode for continuous recording or Insert / Overwrite to correct and add information within your dictation
Save your dictations as draft and continue later
Play them back on your phone
Change your dictations' properties
Attach pictures to dictations
Send dictations to automated speech to text or transcription service to save time
Preview of transcribed documents in the app
Scan barcodes to ensure right processing in your workflow
Link to online help in about screen
Continue recording while the app is in the background
Fix for bug in the Speech to text sending option, causing the Speech to text language to not match the selected language.
Changed the standard file name of new recordings to improve viewing the files in the SpeechLive web version
Additional security measures to ensure dictation are not lost e.g.in the event of an app crash
Continue recording while the app is in the background
During incoming phone calls recording is automatically paused
Send dictations to automated speech to text or transcription service to save time
Preview of transcribed documents in the app
New recording modes: Insert / Overwrite to correct and add information within your dictation
Scan barcodes to ensure right processing in your workflow
Link to online help in about screen
Added support for .heif and .heic formats in picture attachments.
New voice command for English (GB): “Full stop” to add a period symbol (.)
Log in to SpeechLive (for authors)
Access all your SL dictations on your phone
Get your dictations synced with SpeechLive automatically
Record new dictations in append mode
Save your dictations as draft and continue later
Play them back on your phone
Change your dictations' properties
Attach pictures to dictations
Added the option to download just the transcript attachment of a dictation.
Improved playback performance in longer dictations.
Email notifications for typist on incoming dictations now include more details (e.g. the author of the dictation).
Picture attachments: Users can add pictures to their dictations (currently only available in the web version).
Save dictations as draft and continue working on them later, even across different devices.
Sub-Dealers are now also able to log in and manage their customers.
Full release of Philips Device Connector; SpeechLive now supports Philips dictation and transcription hardware (SpeechMike, Foot control) in remote environments.
Added keep me signed in option to the login screen. Users stay signed in even when they close the window, turn of their computer or stay inactive.
Added Support for Philips dictation and transcription hardware (SpeechMike, Foot control) in remote environments via Philips Device Connector (beta version).
Alternative Login Page: Users can continue working on their dictations, even when the SpeechLive webshop is offline.
Only one active SpeechLive session is possible per user across different browsers.
Download dictation history of the last 12 months as .CSV file (increased from 30 days).
Sub-Dealers no longer receive an order confirmation e-mail
Improved Zapier functionality: Users can send audio files to SpeechLive, get them transcribed and send both audio and transcribed document to a 3rd party app for further processing or archiving.
Increased the maximum number of SpeechLive users for self-service accounts (SSA) advanced business package from 80 to 120 (Dealer activated accounts remain at 500).
Speech to text service that recognized voice in real-time
Support of SpeechExec Pro subscription for dealer-activated customers in all countries
Improved website performance
Download of an excel file that lists all dictations that have been uploaded to SpeechLive in the past 30 days (administrator functionality).
Increased maximum number of users for one account from 120 to 500 (Dealer activated accounts only).
Adapted End User License agreement for Austria and Australia
Support of Remaining time display in web recorder and web player
Extended playback speed range from 50% to 200% based on user requests (instead of 75% to 150%)
Support of SpeechExec Pro subscription for dealer-activated customers in Austria and Australia
Adapted terms and conditions for the German transcription service
Availability of transcription services for Swiss customers
Support for 120 users for dealer-activated Advanced Business Package customers with up to 25 connected transcriptionists per author
Search and backup option for Office Managers
New SpeechLive web recorder
Recording of dictations in browser window
Support for Mozilla Firefox (Windows) and Google Chrome (Windows and Mac)
Support of SpeechMike Premium and SpeechOne in Browser mode
Dictation recovery function to safeguard dictations if browser has been closed accidentially
Dictation property window
New Online Help
New Canadian workflow server location
Enhanced SpeechLive access in Switzerland
Interface to other cloud systems via Zapier
Implementation of several change requests and fixes
EU-GDPR compliance
New administration layers to avoid that personal data from EU customers is available outside the EEA
Adjusted signup and activation processes explicitly asking for consent to receive newslettes from SPS
Double opt-in for receiving newsletters the SPS marketing Storage of information if and when the consent to receive newsletters was given
New option in SpeechLive settings to unsubscribe from SPS newsletters
New option to disable the transcription- and speech recognition services to avoid accidental sending of dictations to US servers
Higher complexity rules for password generation in both, the webshop and the workflow area.
Further enhanced protection against intrusion attacks
Reworked legal documents taking care about GDPR requirements
New account reactivation option supports use cases, where it is required to reactivate an account:
Account terminated inadvertently
Failed payments
New workflow server in Australia
Improvements for administration and accounting
New SpeechLive trial registration option from SpeechExec
Automatic Dragon speech recognition of SpeechLive dictations in SpeechExec Pro Dictate
New SpeechLive ‘Unlimited’ Advanced Business Package
Removed availability of Advanced Business Package Plus
Increased SpeechLive password security in SpeechLive webshop
Email notification for transcriptionists
New speechlive upload client for Windows computers
Simplified registration
Simplified trial option provides all features to the end users
Simplified registration dialog with a more appealing look and feel
Less steps, eliminated potential hurdles for the customer during trial registration
Removed hardly used or confusing options:
For self-service trials the supporting partner will be automatically selected based on the proximity of the partner location
The selection of transcription service trials is no longer mandatory
The ‚Get a quote‘ window after purchase has been removed
The SpeechExec purchase option has been removed since Feb 2017
Automatic forwarding to the workflow configuration page after registration
New tutorial for administrators and users in:
the Dictation management web client
the User administration
the Relationship management
Enhanced browser support
Windows 7/8/10
Internet Explorer 11 (with Java)
Google Chrome (Java free)
Mozilla Firefox (Java free) – new
Mac OS X
Google Chrome (Java free) – new
Note: From SpeechLive 8 onwards the support for the Safari browser (with Java) will be stopped
General usability improvements
All business packages will get access to the full web player:
Typists with foot control support
Authors without foot control support
For failed payments, customers will receive reminder e-mails every 2nd day until the payment transaction was successful or the account was suspended
Support of 80 users for self-service ABP customers – since 8th March 2017
All system e-mails have been reworked (e.g. renewed and harmonized layout, added contact details, removed SpeechExec links, …)
Improved SpeechLive dictation management web client user interface
Improved workflow administration pages
Customers can now sign up to a trial via the Philips Voice Recorder apps
Enhanced web client
New folder tree view
New search filter
More worklist columns
New notification for Advanced Business Package users
New ‘unread dictations’ bar
New [...] ‘more options’ sub menu
New option to edit dictation properties
New option to change the dictation state
New option to download dictations
New option to manually send finished dictations to the archive
New option to un-archive dictations
Improved usability to start the transcription player with the status icon in the dictation list
New configuration options in the player view
Foot control settings (transcriptionists only)
Player configuration
Redesigned SpeechLive landing page
New videos on the start page
New ‚speech recognition‘ message and better explanation
New „Speech recognition service“ navigation point
Revamp of all SpeechLive services subsites including infographs
Updated pricing site provides a better overview about included services
Full adaptive design to also support mobile devices
New chat tools for SpeechLive registration process - Europe only
New option to purchase SpeechLive at your certified Philips dictation partner (dealer activation)
New Business package runtimes for dealer-activated customers
Support for up to 80 users (instead of 25) in the Advanced Business package
New SpeechLive speech recognition (SR) service for up to 21 different languages
New Workflow administration user interface
More intuitive user configuration user interface
The new ‘single click’ workflow relationship manager which is built for up to 80 users
Separated ‘Archive’ configuration
Harmonized settings for Small- and Advanced business package customers
Removed option to select between simple and advanced administration (lead to confusion with the business packages)
Removed option to select between ‘notification’ and ‘no notification’ folders in the relationship manager as this option was hardly understandable by customers
New ‘Activities’ submenu to download the workflow history of the account for support issues
New ‘Backup’ as well as ‘Search dictations’ tab (only available for account administrators)
New speech recognition submenu to configure the speech recognition language settings
New 'Office manager' role for key users
New administration guides reflecting the UI changes
New and improved system emails
Improved SpeechLive web client (Dictation management)
New option to delete dictations after upload also for Google Chrome (no Java)
New administrative setting to define automatic logout timespan for dictation management users
New option to send dictations to SpeechLive speech recognition
New transcription service for multi-speaker recordings e.g. for transcribing meeting protocols, or interviews
New browser-based transcription player with foot control support for Advanced Business package customers
SpeechLive is now available in Australia
GENERAL SPEECHLIVE CHANGES
Further improved SpeechLive documentation
Enhanced system emails
Removed option to use different billing address (the feature was not used by customers)
10 minutes free transcription service for all SpeechLive trial accounts
SPEECHLIVE DICTATION WORKFLOW
A new option to purge the archive
Removed option to send priority dictations to the French transcription service
DICTATION MANAGEMENT
New option to delete dictations after upload
Work list icons are now harmonized with Philips voice recorder app icons
Dictation management Pro, for transcriptionist users of Advanced business package accounts.
Redesigned SpeechLive portal
Modernized animation effects
More intuitive access to different topics (e.g. product benefits, services, references, pricing, support)
Access to SpeechLive support information and user manuals without login
Separation of country selection and language selection
Simplified trial registration with less entry fields
New Advanced Business package plus + trial option- for Europe only
The new UI design from SpeechLive 4 is now also available in the administration area
New wording for runtime and payment date:
“Valid until” is now the term end of the selected business package
“Next payment” is the date when the next payment run will take place.
The FAQ’s have been revised and updated with the latest information for Stage 5 features and business packages.
Revised Administration guides and user guides
It is now possible to change the payment data at any time.
If payment problems occur the workflow we will not stop immediately. Customers have the chance to correct their payment data for two weeks until the workflow stops.
Revised all e-mail messages and notifications and added the latest information to the content.
Removed option to use AMEX cards in the European online shop for non-Euro countries (UK, DENMARK). North American customers as well as customers in EURO countries are not concerned.
Removed option for transcription service trial registrations on the SpeechLive registration pages. Instead the administrator can enable the transcription service trials in the account administration
New SpeechLive dictation manager web client
Login for all SpeechLive workflow users with their SpeechLive username (e-mail address) and individual password.
Account selection during login if multiple user accounts have been found
Display of appropriate functions for authors and typists according to login credentials
Automatic logout after 20 minutes of inactivity for security reasons
Supports Windows and Mac environments (IE, Google Chrome, Safari)
Supports English, French, German, and Dutch UI language
Provides a list of active dictations for authors and typists (Finished, Pending folders)
Display of selected dictation properties (status, name, author, work type, length, upload date/time)
Sorting per column
Manual upload of dictations from digital Pocket Memo (DPM) - currently without deletion from DPM
Selection of Author during upload on transcription side
Sending of dictations to SpeechScribe transcription service
Download of transcribed documents from transcription service
Changing of priority
Deletion of dictations
Audible preview of dictations without foot control support (supported formats: DS2, ADPCM-WAV, MP3)
Animated icons
Access to support page
Adapted tax calculation from 2015-01-01 in the SpeechLive online shop for all purchases that had been made in the European Union
Availability of Transcription service in French language.
New 10-minutes free trial for transcription services
Better support for new single users and trial accounts by automatically creating the first workflow user at account creation
Availability of SpeechLive in USA and Canada
New workflow server locations for North American customers
New local-for-local workflow principle:
European dictations stay on European servers
North American dictations stay on North American servers.
No transfer of dictations between the two server locations.
New payment providers for North American customers
New SpeechLive transcription services for US/UK English and German
New transcription service purchase options
New transcription service history display
New sending options in SpeechExec, the Philips Dictation recorder app as well as for DPM configuration
New option to receive documents with 'transcription finished' email notification
Webshop to purchase SpeechLive - two different business packages for up to 10 or 25 users or to sign up for a 30-day trial
Central user management
Central workflow configuration
Secure storage of dictations in the cloud
Workflow fulfills highest security standards.
SpeechLive servers are all located in the European Union.
All data are encrypted
Passwords are stored as encrypted hashes only (secure method)
Secure access to dictations via email address and individual user password
Payment is handled over secure payment provider. No payment data are stored in the SpeechLive system.
Availability in the following European countries Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom
Dictation and transcription via SpeechExec Pro Dictate, Pro Transcribe, Dictate, and Transcribe version 8.1
Upload of dictations from a digital Pocket Memo via SpeechExec Pro Dictate, Pro Transcribe, and Dictate version 8.1
Creation and upload of dictations on smartphones with the Philips dictation recorder app