All, I'm forwarding this post in case someone might be interested. Other than my personal use of a scanner, I have nothing to do with this company. Bonnie In a message dated 9/17/99 8:47:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > > Dear ScanSoft customer, > > Tired of typing? Tired of retyping? Solve these time consuming > tasks forever with an exciting new bundle brought to you by > ScanSoft. > > We've partnered with IBM to bring you the just released ViaVoice > Web Millennium Edition(tm) bundled with our own TextBridge Pro > 9.0 for this limited time price of only $99 (a savings of $80)! > For more information, or to order click below: > > http://www.scansoft.com/ibm19466 > > IBM's ViaVoice(tm) brings you the best in speech recognition > technology. Instead of typing, simply speak to your PC! "You talk > it types" and you save time! > > And here's three other great benefits as well: > > * Use directly in chat rooms to save time typing > > * Speak your email and instant messages instead of typing > > * Let the text-to-speech feature read text back to you > > > Our TextBridge Pro 9.0, winner of PC Home's 5 Star Gold Award > (Aug '99), is the incredibly accurate, easy-to-use, most > versatile OCR software available! Read what PC Magazine has to > say in their July '99 issue! > http://www.zdnet.com/adverts/eprints/scansoft/pcmg/90702dh.html > > What can TextBridge Pro 9.0 do for you? > > * Improve Accuracy On Poor Quality Faxes and Photocopies > > * Scan color documents without losing your formats! > > * Turn Printed Pages Into HTML Web Pages > > Combined together, ViaVoice(tm) and TextBridge Pro 9.0 provide a > wonderful solution, the fastest communications over the Internet > and the best scanning software available. The link below provides > more information on each separate product, as well as information > for ordering. ViaVoice will be shipped, and you can order > TextBridge to ship with it or as a digitally downloaded product. > > http://www.scansoft.com/ibm19466 > > Again, this offer won't last forever, and at $99, it's a savings > of $80 over retail. We welcome you to forward it to your friends > who find these products as useful as you do. > > Thank you for being a valued ScanSoft customer! > > Sincerely, > > Wayne Crandall > VP Sales > ScanSoft, Inc. >