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01732 759725 VOIP / digital dictation 36 Be more productive with Olympus in noisy environments, which can reduce the time it takes to transcribe files. Other useful features include an easy- to-use slide switch for intuitive operation; a 2.4in colour display; integrated memory (expandable via the SD card slot); and a choice of security options to protect files, including PIN code and 256-bit encryption. The new version of Olympus’s bundled dictation management software, Olympus Dictation Management System ODMS R7, also boasts additional time-saving features, notably the ability quickly to turn speech into text. Key features include: n Automatic dictation import from DS- series devices; n File exchange via email, network folder or FTP; n Player control via footswitch; n Background and real-time speech recognition (in combination with Dragon speech recognition software by Nuance, which must be installed separately); n Support for multi speech recognition profiles; and n 256-bit AES encryption. There is also an optional System Configuration Programme (SCP) for ODMS that lets you manage dictation hardware and workflows centrally via a web browser. To speed up the manual transcription of voice files (rather than automatic transcription by Dragon), Olympus recommends an AS-9000 Transcription Kit, featuring a stereo headset and USB foot pedal with four configurable buttons. http://www.olympus-europa.com The new DS-9500 dictation device brings greater flexibility and freedom to professional users with the introduction of WiFi-enabled file transfer to a smartphone for instant emailing. Files can also be transferred via the docking/ recharging station. The device’s two noise-reducing, omni- directional microphones also improve productivity by optimising recording quality Olympus has launched a new generation of dictation management software and portable dictation devices. ...continued to recruit an additional 17 by the end of this year, largely from the IT community. “We are looking at system integrators, people who are established but forward thinking. We don’t want to go down the same route as everyone else. We want to be selective with our partners and make sure they are dedicated to us. We want people to see the strength of our product and lead with it,” he said. Loakes adds that for IT resellers and system integrators looking to get into the telecoms market, the Wildix PBX is an ideal solution, partly because in terms of set-up it is much more like an IT solution than a traditional telephone system, and partly because the hosted version supports the popular ‘as a service’ model and monthly recurring billing model that the IT industry is moving to. “Our hosted solution is just UCC as a service, which is why it works so well for those people. Today, there are not many IT companies that don’t sell as a service,” he said. Another key selling point is that the entire Wildix solution – PBX and phones – is fully branded from end to end. “That’s a big difference compared to a lot of the open source-type solutions out there,” explained Loakes. “It’s all Wildix end-to-end. We auto-provision everything we supply. Any phone we supply will auto provision straight onto your PBX without any requirement to configure the phone manually.” Rapid growth Loakes is the first to promote the strengths of the Wildix proposition, but even he has been taken aback by the head of steam the UK team has picked up since last year. “We can’t believe the rate we are picking up business,” he said. “We didn’t think we would be at 13 resellers so quickly. We thought that would be in our second year. We are barely six months in and we are flying.” Resellers can find out more about Wildix and its products by visiting stand B121 at UC EXPO. www.wildix.com Visit us at UC EXPO Stand B121 Wildix videoconference EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD OLYMPUS DS-9500