DABCC Radio is a podcasting show geared around virtualization and Server-Based Computing News and Support interviews and editorials pertaining to technologies such as, Citrix, VMware, Microsoft, SoftGrid, Performance Management, application deployment and much, much more.
In episode 21 Douglas Brown interviews Dr. Nick van Terheyden, from Philips Electronics. Doug and Nick will discuss Philips' Speech Recognition product called SpeechMagic, and how it integrates in to a Citrix environment. Dr. van Terheyden also discusses some of the many issues facing the health care industry and how Speech Recognition software can solve them. This is a very educational podcast!
About Philips Speech Recognition Systems
For more than 50 years Philips has been the principal force in delivering dictation and speech technologies to users around the world. Creativity and innovation to improve the interaction between man and machines has always been at the forefront of the company’s mission.
Philips Speech Recognition Systems, with headquarters in Vienna, Austria, develops speech recognition software and specialized recognition vocabularies (ConText) for professional applications, with a strong focus on the medical and legal markets.
Philips Speech Recognition Systems became the first company to develop a commercially available speech recognition engine that enabled spoken words to be converted into text on a PC. Already in 1994 Philips Speech Recognition Systems launched SP6000, the first client/server-based continuous speech recognition system for the radiology market.
Today the company offers several products and services to enhance the document creation process using speech recognition and digital dictation, most importantly the award-winning document creation platform SpeechMagic. Decades of experience, a portfolio of 23 recognition languages and more than 150 ConTexts (industry-specific recognition vocabularies), coupled with over 8,000 installations of SpeechMagic in hospitals, practices and law firms, bear testimony to Philips Speech Recognition System’s position as a global market leader.
About Dr. Nick van Terheyden
At Philips Speech Recognition Systems, Nick puts his medical and technological expertise to work for clients who are striving to raise the bar on healthcare delivery. Prior to joining Philips, Nick worked for several years as a medical practitioner in London and Australia. He then joined an international who's who in healthcare, academia and business, with his involvement in the development of the first electronic medical record in the early 1990s. Later, he was involved as a business leader in one of the first speech recognition Internet companies.
Nick is a sought-after speaker on the practical and future use of technology as an essential part of quality patient care. He is a graduate of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London.
About Douglas Brown (Host of DABCC Radio)
Douglas Brown worked at Citrix Systems, Inc. as a Senior Systems Engineer from 2001 to 2004 at which time he was voted Systems Engineer of the Year 2002 by his peers and management at Citrix. He was awarded the Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) by Microsoft Corporation in 2005, 2006, and 2007 for his contributions to the industry. He was also a charter award winner of the Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) for his continued support of the Citrix community.
Mr. Brown authored the popular “Methodology in a Box” book covering best practice project management in a Citrix deployment and developed Advanced Print Manager, a software application for the management of printers in a server based computing environment.
Mr. Brown has earned worldwide recognition for his dedication to providing server-based computing and virtualization professionals with proven solutions for implementation, infrastructure design, time-saving utilities, performance tips and best practices. DABCC.com is one of the most frequently visited sites internationally for virtualization and server-based computing information and networking opportunities.