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Improved Performance for DirectRec II

 

Version 1.020 Firmware is now available from our downloads section. The new version improves performance when using Dragon Naturally Speaking in a Windows 7 environment.


 

Product End of Life Notice

We are no longer able to repair or service the following devices due to end of life on spare parts. 

  • DS-3000
  • DS-660
  • DS-330

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Support for VMware available soon!

 

 

 

We'll show you how to install Release 5 to a virtual machine and use Olympus hardware. 


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Support for OS X Lion (10.7) is now here!

  

 

In early 2011, Apple made changes to the way some of their products utilise 64bit processing...

 

 

 


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Dragon Naturally Speaking 11. Now available from Nuance

 

Nuance have recently announced their latest Voice Recognition suite, Dragon Naturally Speaking 11. The latest version of software is said to be even more accurate and efficient. It is also fully Windows 7 compatible.

We are pleased to say that all of Olympus' current recording devices are supported on DNS11 with a very respectable score of 3 dragons for audio quality.


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Functionality added to DS-5000: Disable SD Card Slot

 We are pleased to announce that the latest version of firmware for the DS-5000 includes the ability to disable the SD Card slot. This is in response to a number of requests from users who are having issues with Mapped network drives conflicting with the 2 memory slots of the DS-5000. Although this is a known issue with the Windows Operating System, the latest firmware update for the DS-5000 will permanently resolve the issue.


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Spares Availability for DS-330/660 & DS-3000

DS-330

Limited Spare availability for DS-3000 / DS-660 / DS-330

Unfortunately, due to the decreasing demand for spare parts since their discontinuation in 2005...


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Windows 7 Support

Olympus DSS Player Pro Release 5 and Release 4 perform well with Microsoft's latest version of Windows. We are continuing to test other versions such as DSS Player v7 and will publish updates here. To ensure compatibility, download and install the latest version of software.

 


Last Updated (Monday, 22 August 2011 12:01)

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New UK Support Telephone Number

Please be aware that our number has now changed. All UK support should be routed through 0845 521 8588. Thank you.


 

DS-5000 - Now even faster

The latest firmware v1.05 allows the DS-5000 and DS-5000iD models to start-up (boot) faster than ever before.


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Full Support for DSS Format in Dragon NaturallySpeaking

 

The International Voice Association (IVA) have announced that the Digital Speech Standard audio format, is now fully supported in Nuance’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software without prior conversion to another voice file format.


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All new range of Directrec II's

DirectRec

 

 

The DirectRec II succeeds Olympus' successful DirectRec I series. Every aspect of the device has been improved... 

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Repair Prices

 

Important news relating to repair price structures effective in September 2011...

 

 


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DS-5000 is fully supported with McAfee Endpoint Encryption

 

After rigorous testing, we are pleased to announce that the DS-5000 is fully compatible with McAfee's Endpoint Encryption Solution. This is particularly good news for NHS Users where the encryption package is utilised throughout.


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DS-2800. Now Available from Olympus

 

The latest business range recorder, the DS-2800 is now available for purchase from directly from Olympus.

The recorder features an ergonomic slide switch that allows complete control and comfort for dictation. The device is supplied with the DSS Player Standard software, a 2GB SD Card and 2 x AAA Batteries.


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Pro Release 5 now supported in TS/RDS 64 Bit Envrionment

 

Olympus are pleased to announce that DSS Player Pro Release 5 now functions over Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) on 64-bit clients. This functionality has been added in response to the growing demand for remote solutions involving 64-bit servers and clients.

 


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Release 5.0.12

R5.0.12 is now available via the Olympus update server.


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DSS Player for Mac supported in Snow Leopard

DSS Player for Mac is compatible with the latest version of Apple's OS X operating system Snow Leopard.


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DR-2000 Now shipping with R5

DR-2000

The DirectRec DR-2000 kit is now supplied with DSS Player Pro Release 5.


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Upgrade DSS Player v7 to SR1

SR1Many new generation professional recorders utilise the latest version of the DSS format. This new version (DSS Pro (or DS2)) supports real-time file encryption and higher record quality.


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