Voice-mail-to-text now available for Skype users

27 February 2007

Voice-mail-to-text now available for Skype usersiT News, Australia – Feb 27, 2007
SimulScribe service transcribes voice messages in an e-mail while the original audio is contained in an attached .wav file..
Skype users can have their voice mail messages delivered to their email and SMS addresses starting Monday through a voice-mail-to-text service offered by SimulScribe.


Voicemail-To-Text Now Available For Skype UsersInformationWeek, NY – Feb 27, 2007
Skype users can have their voice mail messages delivered to their e-mail and SMS addresses starting Monday through a voice-mail-to-text service offered by SimulScribe.
Utilizing its proprietary voice-recognition algorithms that transcribe voice mail to text, the service works with wireless, networked, and voice-over-IP services, SimulScribe says, adding that the feature typically can save a user three hours a month in wasted time that would be spent listening to voice mail.


Flaws in tech support tools open PCs to attack
CNET News.com, CA - February 26, 2007
Multiple flaws in commonly used technical support tools can open Windows PCs to cyberattack, security experts have warned.

The vulnerable tools are often used by Internet service providers, PC makers and others to provide support functions such as remote assistance, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team said in an alert published Thursday. The tools, provided by SupportSoft, contain multiple vulnerabilities, it warned.


Norton 360 Security Suite ShipsPC World - 8 hours ago

As Symantec Corp. launched its Norton 360 consumer security suite Monday, the company acknowledged that some users may be put off by the price, which is nearly double the list price of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live OneCare.

"There will definitely be some price sensitivity" on the part of users, said Mark Kanok, 360's product marketing manager. "But the breadth and execution of Norton 360's functionality is greater [than OneCare's]. And I don't think anyone should undersell the intelligence of users."

Dell takes small steps toward LinuxZDNet - 6 hours ago
Dell has acknowledged that 83,000 users have urged it to sell PCs with Linux pre-installed, but it has fallen short of accepting their suggestion.

The requests were made through a new user forum, Dell IdeaStorm, which was launched by Dell 10 days ago, shortly after Michael Dell regained the chief executive's seat. Dell IdeaStorm gives users the chance to tell the PC vendor what kind of systems it should offer.


Dell to Sell Linux PCsPC World – Feb 26, 2007

After collecting some 1,800 new product and service ideas from IT users and customers using an online "suggestion box," Dell Inc. has announced that it's taking the user suggestions seriously and will soon debut and sell a new line of certified, user-ready Linux-loaded desktop and laptop computers.


Study: Yahoo benefits from search ad systemInfoWorld, CA - 7 hours ago
People are clicking more often on ads served up by Yahoo Inc.'s search engine since the company switched to a new ad-ranking system earlier this month, according to comScore Networks Inc., a firm that measures Web usage and traffic.


Yahoo sees better results with new ad platformiT News, Australia – Feb 27, 2007
Project Panama's success is critical in Yahoo's effort to boost revenue and recapture market share from Google.
Yahoo's new search advertising system appears to be working. Since the introduction of Yahoo's new ad ranking model on February 5, the second phrase in the rollout of the company's Project Panama ad platform upgrade, Yahoo sites have seen better sponsored search click-through rates.