Intel Drives In-car Computer Effort
News The chipmaker announced Wednesday that it has forged relationships with Microsoft, QNX Software Systems, Wind River Systems, IBM, Fonix and Lernout & Hauspie to commercialise in-car computers. IBM, Fonix and Lernout & Hauspie will offer speech...
[April 12, 2001, 8:32]
Comdex: Speech Recognition Software Talking Up A Storm
News Speech-recognition heavyweights IBM Corp.and Lernout & Hauspie (L&H) are displaying a wide range of new voice products -- and a wide variety of uses for them. Lernout & Hauspie is also eyeing the consumer market, and has introduced two new products...
[November 17, 1998, 9:17]
2001: In The Courts
News Jo Lernout, Pol Hauspie amd Gaston Bastiaens are still awaiting trial. Case: Belgium vs Lernout & Hauspie In April, Jo Lernout and Pol Hauspie, founders of the speech recognition company that had once been the rising star of Belgium's Silicon...
[December 26, 2001, 6:31]
Buyout To Give Speech A Bigger Voice
News Lernout & Hauspie (L&H) beefed up its push to be the dominant force in voice and language recognition by agreeing to buy long-term rival Dragon Systems. The deal, coming on top of a recent agreement to purchase Dictaphone, should help the Belgian...
[March 28, 2000, 13:30]
Talking With Your Computer
White Papers Products are offered by IBM, Dragon Systems, Lernout & Hauspie, and Philips. Speech-based interfaces may soon allow computer users to retrieve data and issue instructions without lifting a finger. The first generation of speech-based interfaces is...
[August 26, 2003, 0:00]
L&H Demo Speech Technology On Linux PDA
News At Demo 2000, the tech products showcase being held in California this week, voice recognition firm Lernout & Hauspie demonstrated a continuous speech dictation system for mobile Internet devices running on a prototype Linux PDA.
[February 10, 2000, 6:18]
Comdex Fall: '98 Touted As Year Of Speech - Again
News Supporters could point to IBM's hype for its ViaVoice software and perhaps even more to Lernout & Hauspie's (L&H) VoiceXpress. The $70 headphone/software kit will ship early next year in the UK and looks set to be a contender to win best-of-breed...
[November 19, 1997, 13:24]
A Year Ago: Comdex Fall '98 Touted As Year Of Speech -- Again
News Supporters could point to IBM's hype for its ViaVoice software and perhaps even more to Lernout & Hauspie's (L&H) VoiceXpress. Cynics might argue it's not for the first time, but a slew of Comdex observers were once again ready to offer that next...
[November 19, 1998, 5:24]
Quotes Of The Week, November 17-21
News Lernout & Hauspie spokeswoman. "The human face of networking is interactive and changing. The intelligent network mode - the idea that the network knows you - and the adoption of this technology is driven by increasing returns.
[November 24, 1997, 11:47]
Comdex: It's Alive! Biometrics Do Security
News Although the first version of SAFLink uses voice as an authentication method (using an HA-API-compliant engine by Lernout & Hauspie), HA-API will enable the product to work with many of other devices, according to SAFLink's chairman, Jeffrey Anthony.
[November 19, 1998, 5:05]
In-car Internet Steers Away From Palm
News MobileAria's service will draw on the laptop, not only to provide information such as contacts and calendar but also to run the voice-recognition software licensed from Lernout & Hauspie. But the company is now singing a new tune.
[October 10, 2001, 10:06]
Seagate To Go Private In $20 Billion Deal
News Veritas will issue a total of about 116 million shares to recover 128 million shares from Seagate as well as the aforementioned cash and Seagate's holdings of Gadzoox Networks, SanDisk, CVC and Dragon Systems, which was acquired by Lernout & Hauspie.
[March 30, 2000, 9:30]
IBM Revamps Voice-recognition Software
News So far speech recognition hasn't gained a wide following, despite a push by major speech recognition companies such as IBM, Dragon Systems and Lernout & Hauspie. Hoping to lure more people to the brave new world of speech recognition software, IBM...
[September 8, 1999, 11:10]
Comdex: Top 10 Wackiest New Products (6-10)
News Based on voice recognition technology from Lernout & Hauspie, HAL2000 is the middle child of a family of three and works over existing power cabling in your home. Some of these deserve a little credit, at least for trying in some cases.
[November 20, 1997, 13:27]
Guy Kewney's Weekend Diary
News Bob Kutnick, from Belgian-based Lernout & Hauspie, tells me over lunch that the Voxware speech compression, which is down to 2,400 bits per second, is nothing. The plan was to bounce back from Comdex and Hackers, and roar into action with a visit...
[December 7, 1996, 7:00]
MS Buys Stake In Voice Firm
News The deal gives Microsoft an eight per cent stake in L&H, which although a minority share, gives the company access to leading voice recognition technology. This access will speed-up the inclusion of voice recognition capabilities in future Windows...
[September 12, 1997, 12:00]
The Day Ahead: IPO Flop-o-meter Runs Amok
News Nuance may have had a better debut if Lernout and Hauspie didn't recently buy Dragon Systems to lock up a big chunk of the market. Investors are snubbing their noses at questionable companies just days (sometimes minutes) after they start trading.
[April 12, 2000, 11:52]
