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In our Linguatec News you will find the latest information on products, research work, application ideas and customers from Linguatec Language Technologies. Read what happened during the past years.
Risks of Cloud Computing – Return to On-Premise Solutions gains Momentum
For a long time, cloud computing has been the promise of the future of digitalization, but it is now increasingly coming under criticism. Just one week after massive disruptions to Amazon’s AWS cloud service, Microsoft services in the Azure Cloud, including Microsoft 365, experienced a global breakdown on October 29. Airlines, supermarket chains, and numerous other critical systems were affected.
More and more companies are therefore beginning to critically question their IT strategy. Digital sovereignty is the goal. According to a recent Barclays survey, for 83% of CIOs and IT decision-makers cloud repatriation—i.e. the shift from cloud back to on-premise – is on their agenda for the coming year.
In the field of speech recognition, Linguatec offers sophisticated on-premise solutions for secure dictation and transcription of meetings. See for yourself and request a free trial version.
Saxon State Opera chooses Voice Pro for Media Transcription
The Semperoper in Dresden is considered one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world. Numerous world premieres have made opera history here since the 19th century. Dresden’s magnificent building has been destroyed and rebuilt several times and offers opera, ballet and concerts of the highest standard. The high-calibre ensembles based in the building contribute significantly to this.
This high standard of perfection also applies to information technology used at the Dresden State Opera and State Theatre. Transcribing the existing audio archives, consisting of interviews, presentations and meetings, would have been too expensive and time-consuming without an extremely powerful IT solution. With Voice Pro Transcription from Linguatec, this Herculean task was accomplished quickly and cost-effectively. The audio recordings are now also available as text and can be used for further analysis (e.g. precise searches or automatic generation of summaries).
German Aerospace Center selects Linguatec Speech Recognition
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is the aerospace research center of the Federal Republic of Germany. Over 10,000 employees work at the headquarters in Cologne and 30 other locations. Work includes the creation of extensive documentation and mail communication. Linguatec speech recognition is used to effectively support employees in these tasks.
18223direkt chooses speech recognition from Linguatec
1822direkt is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Frankfurter Sparkasse. It offers banking products for private customers via the internet and telephone and is known for its high level of customer service. In a study by the German Institute for Service Quality, it was ranked first. A fast response time is an important success factor in the highly competitive banking business. To this end, 1822direkt uses the Voice Pro speech recognition from Linguatec to maximize employee productivity.
Markt & Technik dubs educational software with Voice Reader TTS
Markt+Technik publishes a comprehensive range of books and software. The focus is on IT literature as well as guidebooks and non-fiction books on the topics of entertainment, photography, multimedia and business and a range of application software and games. An increasingly important segment is educational software for an international market. To enhance learning success, knowledge is conveyed both textually and via audio. After extensive testing, Markt+Technik Verlag opted for the text-to-speech solution Voice Reader from Linguatec.
Federal Ministry of the Interior warns of End to US Cloud Usage – Increased demand for offline speech recognition
The Federal Ministry of the Interior recognises the danger that US President Trump could end the Data Privacy Agreement between the EU and the USA. This would make the use of US cloud services impossible in one fell swoop. ‘Legally secure transatlantic data traffic is of great importance for the German economy,’ said a spokesperson for the ministry.
The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has also warned of the consequences of a possible cancellation of the agreement. Iris Plöger from the BDI told newspaper Handelsblatt that this ‘would have devastating consequences for companies and public authorities and would lead to great additional workload and legal uncertainty’.
More and more companies and public authorities are therefore now opting for a secure in-house solution for their software.
Speech recognition from Linguatec for dictation and transcription takes place completely locally on the computer and therefore offers the greatest possible independence and security.
Automatic media transcription with Linguatec Voice Pro
The Media Informatics course at the newly founded Faculty of Computer Science comprises a mix of information technology, psychology and business administration. When analyzing human-technology interaction, detailed interviews with users need to be conducted on a regular basis. Instead of time-consuming manual transcriptions, the department uses the Voice Pro speech recognition from Linguatec for automatic media transcription, achieving considerable efficiency gains.
Linguatec technology supports testing of new vehicle concepts
The driving simulator at the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center (MTC) in Sindelfingen is one of the most powerful facilities in automotive technology. The driving simulator plays an important role on the road to autonomous driving. Part of the testing of DRIVE PILOT for the new S-Class took place here. Extended Reality (XR) allows new concepts to be tested at an early stage of development. Voice Reader from Linguatec is also used to support this innovative approach.
Health authorities opt for dictation solution from Linguatec
The digitalization of health authorities in Germany is one of the priority tasks in the area of public administration. The aim is to make the work of the public health service more efficient and speed up procedures. Under the mission statement “Digital Health Authority 2025“, this area is to benefit more than ever from digital applications. Speech recognition is an important element in being able to record the flood of data better and faster. After extensive testing, district administrations and health authorities have opted for the dictation solution Voice Pro from Linguatec.
Bavarian Police opts for Voice Pro Dictate from Linguatec
Voice Pro Dictate: The Bavarian riot police with its more than 7,800 officers and employees is an essential cornerstone of internal security in Bavaria. The Bavarian Police Helicopter Squadron and the Bavarian Police Training Institute are also integrated. A very high level of security is demanded of the software used. As an on-premise solution, the dictation software from Linguatec meets these high security requirements.