SALEM, N.H., Nov. 4, 2009 - MacSpeech, Inc. today announced the release of MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.6, an update to the premier speech recognition solution on the Macintosh.

The MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.6 update introduces a new Dictation Preferences pane that lets users enable or disable the Auto Cache Document feature for TextEdit and Microsoft Word. MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.6 is also a maintenance release that fixes reported issues to this popular solution for the Macintosh, which provides exceptional speech recognition accuracy and works with existing applications.

The MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.6 update is available free of charge to registered MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 customers using the "Check for Updates" feature. In addition, customers of MacSpeech Dictate Medical, MacSpeech Dictate Legal and MacSpeech Dictate International can update to the corresponding version 1.5.6, also by using their "Check for Updates" feature. Detailed information on all of the changes and enhancements can be found at:

<http://www.macspeech.com/releasenotes/>.

MacSpeech Dictate is the only desktop speech recognition solution for the Macintosh. MacSpeech Dictate provides unprecedented speech recognition accuracy with minimal training and works with existing Mac applications. MacSpeech Dictate delivers a true Mac user experience, and conforms to behaviors already familiar to Macintosh users worldwide. Beyond dictation, MacSpeech Dictate lets people perform basic navigation of their Mac and control it with their voice to launch applications, open new windows, execute menu commands, etc.

Compatibility and Availability

MacSpeech Dictate requires Intel-based Macintosh hardware and requires Mac OS X 10.5.6 Leopard or higher, including Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

New MacSpeech Dictate solutions, with a choice of headsets, are available today starting at US$199. Registered customers of MacSpeech Dictate are eligible to purchase MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 at a special upgrade price of US$54.95.

People interested in an upgrade should note that MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 does not run on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Anyone who registered MacSpeech Dictate on or after April 1, 2009 is eligible to receive a free upgrade directly from MacSpeech, Inc.

MacSpeech Dictate is currently available in English at <http://www.macspeech.com/> in the U.S., at <http://www.macspeech.co.uk> in the U.K., at <http://www.macspeech.com.au> in Australia, and in other English-speaking countries through International resellers and distributors listed at <http://www.macspeech.com/resellers/>.

About MacSpeech, Inc.

MacSpeech, Inc. is a Mac-only company dedicated to producing the finest speech recognition products for Macintosh. Further information on MacSpeech can be found at <http://www.macspeech.com/>.

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MacSpeech Dictate and iListen are trademarks, and MacSpeech is a registered trademark of MacSpeech, Inc. Mac OS X is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc. All other company name or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Editorial Contact: Naomi Pearce
pr@macspeech.com