Olympus Audio S.A (a division of Maynards Office Technology) is proud to announce they will now be supplying the full range of Nuance Dragon Voice Recognition Software packages to the public.
For many years Olympus has worked in close partnership with Nuance to enable both software platforms to work seamlessly together. With the latest release of the new ODMS (Olympus Dictation Management System) Software from Olympus the seamless partnership has been taken to a new level.
“Due to the nature of our business and our client base as well as the mutually beneficial nature of both the Olympus and Dragon products
Ideal Shredders – Keeping The Foschini Group ahead of the POPI BILL
Maynards Office Technology has recently concluded a momentous roll out of IDEAL Shredders to The Foschini Group. In total 417 Ideal shredders were purchased, a combination of the Ideal 2404 , 2260 and 2503 models. The over riding motivation for The Foschini Group to embark on this process was to remain ahead of the soon to be mandated POPI (Protection of Personal Information) BILL.
The Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) has been tabled in Parliament and will soon be signed into law. This Bill seeks to support the right to privacy of personal information of South African citizens and bring
Cutting Edge Olympus Tech for Forensic Pathology Services
Forensic Pathology Services, a department of local government based at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town have recently upgraded all their existing dictation equipment to the new Olympus DS-7000 recorders and AS-7000 transcription kits. The devices are to be used in conjunction with Olympus Microscopes by the Pathologists to generate their reports.
The move from their existing Olympus DS-3300’s and AS-4000’s stemmed mainly from a compatibility point of view with their new PC infrastructure. Due to the new PC equipment the install was done from scratch meaning no updating from the existing versions of the Olympus software. The 10 DS-7000’s and
4 Reasons to Use a Digital Recorder Instead of a Smartphone
You can use a smartphone to take a photograph, receive a telephone call, or dictate a letter. A smartphone is a jack-of-all-trades, but master of none if you require a high-quality image, voice transmission, or recording for a client or a colleague. A smartphone function, such as voice recording, will pale in comparison to a dedicated hardware device with firmware designed to record and edit a voice record, such as the Olympus DS-7000 Digital Voice Recorder.
The DS-7000 has been designed to operate solely as a professional voice recorder; the device has been designed from the ground up with one goal
Olympus DS-5000 + AS-5000 now officially discontinued in S.A
Olympus announced towards the end of 2012 that the previous range topping DS-5000 Digital Voice Recorder and the accompanying AS-5000 Transcription Kit were due to be discontinued. Lucky for us and our South African clients we have managed to hang onto stock of those items for a few months longer but that has now come to an end. Our current stock levels on both the DS-5000 and the AS-5000 are now depleted and hence we announce the discontinuation of both those products in the South African marketplace.
The great news for consumers is that the new and improved replacement models for
Olympus releases new update for ODMS software – R6.2.0
Olympus has just released the latest update for their groundbreaking digital dictation software ODMS. This update will take users from R6.1.1 to R.6.2.0.
Official changes in ODMS R6.2.0 are as follows:
RS32 (Hand Controller) is supported.
Direct upgrade from DSSPlayer Pro R4 to ODMS is supported. – DSS Player Pro R4.10.4 is only supported. – Both Standalone system and Workgroup system are supported. – Settings in R4 will automatically migrate to ODMS. – Operating systems supported after upgrade will comply with what ODMS supports. – ODMS license is required.
“Adaptation”, function for voice recognition can be executed on PCs on which Text corrections has
Olympus partners AfricaClockwise on epic journey around Africa!!
Olympus Audio SA is excited to announce they have sponsored Mark Sampson of AfricaClockwise an Olympus LS-100 Digital Voice Recorder and ME-15 tie clip microphone to be used on his epic upcoming journey around Africa. Mark and his family will be traveling around the circumference of the continent from June 2013 to September 2015 in their big green truck, running on used cooking oil and solar power on a mission to see if Africa can show the rest of the world how to deal with climate change.
“Africa Clockwise is also a quest to discover whether it is possible for
Olympus Pro Dictation Devices Awarded 6 Dragons by Nuance
Entire range of Olympus Professional Dictation Devices awarded 6 stars by Nuance
With a score of 6 Dragons from Nuance, producer of Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software, Olympus further strengthens its position as market leader for professional dictation solutions. It is the first time that an entire range of professional dictation devices – both mobile and stationary types – utilizing the established industry standard format DSS Pro has received the maximum rating of 6 Dragons in recognition of impeccable speech recognition accuracy. These include the DS-7000, DS-3500, DS-2500, DR-1200, DR-2100, DR-2200 and the DR-2300. The announcement underlines the focus Olympus places
Pathcare entrusts Olympus with all their Dictation Requirements
Pathcare, one of the largest Pathology practices in South Africa have for years entrusted Olympus with all their Dictation requirements. The working relationship between Maynards Office Technology (Official importer and distributor of Olympus Voice Recording products in S.A) and Pathcare goes back over 15 years and in that time Pathcare have continually made use of the “top of the line” Olympus Dictation Devices, DS-3000, DS-4000, DS-5000 and now moving onto the new DS-7000.
The origin of the Pathcare group of practices can be traced all the way back to 1922, coincidentally this is the same year Maynards Office Technology was founded
The Olympus DS-3500 – Versatile Multitasker
The new Olympus DS-3500 Digital Voice Recorder has certainly taken a few steps forward in relation to its predecessor the DS-3400.
The DS-3500 makes use of a 2” colour TFT LCD screen which gives the user an extremely crisp image; struggling to see the screen is no longer a concern. From a security point of view the DS-3500 makes use of 256 bit real time data encryption with a 4 pin device lock feature to ensure all data is securely stored. The new Li-Ion battery pack replaces the old Ni-MH pack and gives the device better battery life (up to