

The VoiceCenter toolbar, which holds all the program's major commands, occupies a thin strip at the top of the screen and sports just a single button (to turn the microphone on and off) and one menu (to access the program's commands).

There's no change, either, in ViaVoice's interface.
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Thankfully, ViaVoice Pro 9.0 has what it takes to stand alone: it boasts high (if not perfect) dictation accuracy, works better within Word than Office XP's own speech engine, and lets you surf by speaking. Perennial competitors NaturallySpeaking and Voice Xpress face an uncertain future, since Lernout & Hauspie, the owner of both, is in serious financial trouble (though the company recently announced a new corporate version of NaturallySpeaking). The downside? Its $220 price tag.You heard it here first: IBM ViaVoice wins the speech-recognition battle by default, but we'd like it no matter what. Thankfully, ViaVoice Pro 9.0 has what it takes to stand alone: it boasts high (if not perfect) dictation accuracy, works better within Word than speech engine, and lets you surf by speaking. You heard it here first: IBM ViaVoice wins the speech-recognition battle by default, but we'd like it no matter what.
