English SpeechID login Speech history 1954 First dictation machine produced Philips Speech Processing Solutions founded in Vienna, Austria and the first dictation machine produced. 1957 First cassette-based dictation machine First cassette-based dictation machine produced. 1966 First Mini-Cassette invented First Mini-Cassette invented (industry standard since decades) 1991 Digital dictation system Voice System 4000 Launch of digital dictation system Voice System 4000, which rapidly becomes a standard in hospitals worldwide 1995 Philips dictation and SpeechNote Launch of first Philips dictation and transcription workflow software SpeechNote. 1997 Philips SpeechMike Launch of first digital dictation microphone with PC navigation - Philips SpeechMike 2000 The 100,000,000th Mini-Cassette The 100,000,000th Mini-Cassette manufactured. 2001 Digital Pocket Memo 9300 Integrated modular digital dictation hardware and software solutions for professional use: portable Digital Pocket Memo 9300 launched. 2003 VoiceTracer Introduction of the first digital VoiceTracer audio recorder for note taking. 2005 SpeechExec Launch of the first version of SpeechExec dictation and transcription software. 2007 SpeechExec Enterprise Launch of the first version of SpeechExec Enterprise dictation workflow solution. 2013 Pocket Memo 8000 series Launch of the all new Pocket Memo 8000 series. 2014 SpeechLive Launch of the first SpeechLive cloud dictation solution. 2016 SpeechAir Launch of Philips SpeechAir – first portable Philips dictation recorder with a WiFi function. 2017 SpeechMike Premium Air Launch of first wireless SpeechMike Premium dictation microphone 2019 New Leadership Principles Introduction of new leadership principles: Ownership, Talent and Transparency 2018 SpeechOne Launch of SpeechOne – The first Philips dictation headset. 2019 Agile working Introduction of new corporate culture which embraces agile working 2020 Software as a service (SaaS) All-encompassing move to provide all dictation and transcription solutions as a service. 2020 Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) Introduction of company-wide OKRs and increasing transparency and effectiveness inside the organisation 2020 SmartMike AI Conversation Microphone Launch of unique conversation solution using patented artificial intelligence which identifies and separates speakers for ultra-accurate transcripts 2020 Software Development moves in-house Move to insource software development for strategic reasons and improved solution and app development. 2020 Breakthrough in SpeechLive Sales SpeechLive web dictation and transcription solution sales double 2021 Acquisition of 4Voice AG Acquisition of major German voice technology reseller 4Voice to strengthen our market position and leadership in professional dictation and speech-to-text solutions 2021 Dragon Medical One distribution partner Official Nuance distribution partner for DMO speech recognition 2021 SpeechLive Speech-to-text (STT) feature Launch of new fair-use speech recognition flat rate package for SpeechLive users General business principles Terms and conditions Cookie notice Legal notice Privacy policy © 2019-2021 Speech Processing Solutions GmbH. All rights reserved. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Click here to read our Privacy policy. Accept