As part of this support, IBM is making its ViaVoice technology available to the Linux community. IBM is the first and only company to offer speech recognition tools and technologies for the Linux operating environment. IBM is also the only company providing voice technology solutions for the Windows, Macintosh and Linux environments Benefits of Voice Technology to the Linux community Voice technology is a natural user interface for computing in any operating system. By providing ViaVoice to the Linux open source community, developers will have the tools to create next generation conversational user interfaces based on open standards, significantly improving human interaction with networked computing devices, mobile devices and e-business applications. IBM ViaVoice Dictation for Linux IBM ViaVoice Dictation for Linux brings IBM's award-winning ViaVoice technology to Linux users.
Users can dictate, format and edit documents, using only their voice.
IBM currently offers speech recognition technology for the Linux operating system for Red Hat, SUSE and Caldera, when available. Download from the links below. The ViaVoice Run Time is free to personal and educational users. A nominal run time distribution charge is applied to distributed applications. In addition, the SDK provides a grammar compiler, test tools, a developer's guide, reference documentation, readme files, and sample programs.