Lexicus Corp. Ships Cursive Handwriting Recognition Software for Microsoft Windows

December 30, 1994 — Lexicus Corp., a Motorola Inc.-owned (NYSE:MOT) company, Friday shipped its Lexicus Longhand Handwriting Recognition Software for Developers.

Lexicus Longhand, the first cursive handwriting recognition software designed for the Windows for Pen Computing operating system, immediately recognizes and corrects natural handwriting — cursive, print or a mixture of the two. With its high recognition rate and dictionary customization capabilities, Lexicus Longhand software enables developers to design cursive writing-based applications for the Windows for Pen Computing environment with high accuracy and flexibility.

Lexicus Longhand software facilitates the design of applications requiring cursive handwriting recognition, ranging from medical applications such as prescription writing, psychiatric notes and clinical drug trials, to sales force automation, market surveys and police incident reports. The software’s ability to correct spelling errors and accommodate difficult-to-recognize handwriting makes it a useful tool for applications aimed at the mobile workforce.

“Since working with the beta version of Lexicus Longhand, we have changed our mind about incorporating handwriting recognition into our Physician’s Scribe application,” said Dr. Kenneth Geiger, president of Physician’s Pen Computing Company. “We had originally left out handwriting recognition because it wasn’t good enough, but now with Lexicus Longhand we have successfully incorporated handwriting into the application.”

Lexicus Longhand significantly enhances the quality of pen-based and mobile applications. Specifically, its high accuracy is derived from a 25,000 word built-in dictionary with a customizable user dictionary to immediately correct errors, anticipate common user words, and recognize proper nouns and sophisticated text. It has a high recognition speed of 12 characters per second, making handwritten text more legible, readable and more efficiently stored.

Lexicus has made available customizable dictionaries for developers to use when creating industry specific vocabularies. Lexicus Longhand is user-installable without additional hardware or software beyond the Windows for Pen requirements. Additionally, it is writer-independent and does not require training.

“As both an end-user and pen-based software developer, I am thrilled to see Lexicus ship their developer version of Lex-icus Longhand,” said Antoine Comiti, president at Stylus Software. “We immediately saw the benefits in incorporating Lexicus Longhand handwriting recognition capability into our pen-based applications. Our applications now allow nurses to enter information easily into pen-based computers – thus delivering hospital services more quickly to patients.”

Pricing and Availability

The developer version of Lexicus Longhand is currently available and can be ordered directly from Lexicus Corp. for $149 by calling 800-LEXICUS or 415/462-6817.

Founded in 1992, Lexicus Corp. was acquired by Motorola Inc. in 1993 and is now part of Motorola’s Messaging, Information and Media Sector. Motorola is one of the world’s leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems and services. Major equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging and data communications, automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. Motorola’s 1993 sales were $17 billion.

Note to Editors: Lexicus and Lexicus Longhand are trademarks of Lexicus Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

CONTACT:
Lexicus Corp.
Bart Adao, 800/LEXICUS or 415/462-6817
info@lexicus.com
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Allyson Ebel, 408/764-0760
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