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From: mlee@cs.cornell.edu (mark lee)
Subject: *** Top Prize Winner - IMPACT Software Contest ***
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* The top prize for IMPACT's second software contest has been awarded to Mr.  *
* Jean-Christophe Dhellemmes (jcd@maps.cs.cmu.edu) and Mr. Frederic Perlant.  *
*                                                                             *
* Mr. Dhellemmes and Mr. Perlant have recently founded Teledia, Inc., a       *
* software company located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  They submitted a     *
* program called PhrasePlayer which is a voice-controlled digital dictation   *
* machine that can be used to play back a recorded message with varying speed *
* and pauses.  PhrasePlayer plays back the phrases in a message step by step  *
* instead of continuously.  It does this by automatically recognizing and     *
* segmenting a message into a series of phrases.                              *
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* PhrasePlayer can be activated to play each phrase by a mouse click or by    *
* voice control.  And it can be adapted to a user's typing speed, play a      *
* user's voice mail faster, or help a user rehearse a speech.  NeXT mail      *
* voice attachments can be dragged directly into the application.             *
*                                                                             *
* In addition to PhrasePlayer, Teledia, Inc. has also developed BackupMaster, *
* an automated software backup system onto floppies or optical disks, and is  *
* developing other voice-controlled applications.  IMPACT Software Publishing *
* is currently seeking distribution rights for these programs.                *
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* As the top prize winner, Teledia, Inc. received a $1000 award and will be   *
* offered a contract to have PhrasePlayer published by IMPACT Software        *
* Publishing, Inc.                                                            *
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* Starting in June 1991, IMPACT Software Publishing will be distributing      *
* PhaseScope, PhrasePlayer, BackupMaster, and other software written by       *
* independent developers from all over the country.  If you have developed or *
* plan on developing a NeXT program which you would like to have distributed  *
* by IMPACT, please send your name, address, and a brief description of the   *
* program to l3my@vax5.cit.cornell.edu.                                       *
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