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Work Smart
Continuous advances in speech recognition and transcription software reduces the tedium of typing.
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Send edited recordings for immediate transcription.















Cloud Solutions
Is a hosted solution your best option?





















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Direct your cast wherever the stage.
Your smartphone:
a powerful dictation & transcription device

 

You're probably carrying the world's ultimate productivity tool with you. You may even be reading this article on it. Apps that utilize the smartphone infrastructure can make your phone a powerful dictation/transcription tool. These apps are now available for most types of smartphones and many of them integrate with Philips workflow software enabling seamless enterprise class workflow solutions.

 

Recording, editing and sending dictation files from your smartphone provides mobile flexibility and reduces document turnaround times. With Phillips Dictation Recorder apps developed by Speech Processing Solutions, Your iPhone, Android or Blackberry becomes a mobile dictation recorder with an integrated transcription service. This offers enhanced productivity without the need for additional hardware or dedicated devices.

 

Dictate on the Go!

 

Users can dictate no matter where they are at that moment. Recordings can be edited, prioritized and indexed by keywords for easy categorization. Accurate messages can be securely sent by email or fed into a Phillips SpeechExec workflow solution. This intuitive app gives professionals more flexibility, speeds up document cycles and reduces costs.

 

Dr. Thomas Brauner, CEO of Speech Processing Systems explains. "Digital dictation is not just for lawyers and doctors. Today every professional can save time and money by using a voice recorder... The Philips Dictation Recorder for Smartphones transforms every phone into a professional dictation device... You have the perfect dictation workflow solution in the palm of your hand."

 

Users of the Philips Dictation Recorder app can also take advantage of the new cloud-based dictation workflow. Now you can simply send your dictations straight from your smartphone to professional transcriptionists who quickly type up the recording and send back a finished text file. Eliminate typing and make the most of your time anywhere you happen to be!

 

While all major brands of smartphones can now be powerful dictation-transcription devices, The Phillips SpeechExec brochure for iPhone describes the benefits and features any smartphone user can appreciate. Click for details.

 

As the leading area dealer of Phillips dictation and transcription solutions, Dictronics provides the expertise, the products and the support busy professionals need to stay ahead of the competition. Please feel free to speak with one of our dictation specialists at (781) 514-1150.

Is Hosted VoIP Right for You?

A comprehensive overview of Hosted PBX service

By Pat Mouton

 

With the availability of cheap broadband services, migrating applications and storage from premise-based servers to the "cloud" has become a viable, cost effective, option for many businesses.  Now that voice can be treated just like any other data application that utilizes IP transport, "Voice Over IP (VoIP)", businesses have the option of adopting this same "out sourcing" approach to their telephone services.  However, there are many other factors involved in moving voice to the cloud than there are with other traditional data applications.  Therefore, before you can determine if hosted VoIP is the right solution for your organization, you must understand the risks and benefits, calculate your total cost of ownership and take adequate care in planning the transition to a cloud based service.

 

Today's article provides a comprehensive overview of Hosted PBX services utilizing VoIP and we begin in clear terms with the basic premise. Read full article...

Email Etiquette

Distinguish your business communication with better emails!

Here's a nice easy read on how to send better business emails and show your associates you care about quality communication. Many thanks to Dave Ehlke at Geek Office Solutions for sharing this instructive post. Read more...

If you have email or office related questions, feel free to call Dave at (781) 328-4499 or email: dave@geekofficesolutions.com

The Dictronics Difference

 

Dictronics helps you communicate better and get more work done. Specifically, we help businesses cut costs and grow. We specialize in telecommunications applications, copy/print and digital dictation systems. We'll consult with you to design, install and support the most efficient, cost effective and workable solutions that help your employees get more work done in a day.

 

We understand all of these products thoroughly. We'll customize a communication network; all the tools that make your business flow freely throughout the office and beyond your walls. We're the perfect partner having solved problems and supported businesses like yours for more than 50 years.
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