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New Chip Boosts
Speech Recognition Capabilities
Digital Equipment's StrongARM SA-1100 chip promises to boost
the capabilities of consumer electronic devices such as
handheld PCs, subnotebooks, wallet PCs, smart cellular
phones and Internet-enabled Web phones. This article
provides a "first look" at this new chip and the improved
speech and handwriting recognition interface capabilities it
could deliver.
TCATS Helps Florida Cops Write More
Tickets
Unisys has been awarded a contract to develop the Traffic
Citation Accounting and Transmission System for the state of
Florida. TCATS will be designed to process faster and more
efficiently the 3 million traffic citations Florida's police
force dispenses annually.
News Briefs
A snapshot of newsworthy events in the intelligent systems
arena.
Busey Bank Opens Virtual E-Bank on the
Web
Using the Edify Electronic Banking System, Busey Bank has
launched its new virtual E-Bank on the Internet. The E-Bank
combines secure Web technology with a number of personalized
customer services for on-line banking customers.
Honda Demonstrates Automated Highway
System
Honda R&D is developing a number of intelligent systems
as a push toward its goal of an Automated Highway System.
These systems include adaptive cruise control, radar brakes,
cornering speed control, lane keeping, and a collision
avoidance system.
USPS Goes High-Tech with Distribution
System
The U.S. Post Office is using the Voice Activated Manual
Secondary Case Distribution System, developed by Verbex,
which allows operators to accomplish a manual sorting of the
mail simply by speaking the street address.
Rule-Based System Brightens American
Greetings' Day
Greeting card manufacturer American Greetings is using an
expert system to automate the design and production of
20,000 new cards each year.
Philly Stock Exchange Relies on
Publish-Subscribe Solution
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange has adopted an intelligent
system-based solution to increase the reliability and
scalability of options trading business activities on the
networks supporting the Options Trading Floor.
Intelligent Applications
A round-up of recently released applications utilizing
intelligent technologies.
Book Shelf
Reviews of current books dealing with intelligent systems.
Products
A compilation of new product release information, ranging
from neural networks and expert systems, to speech
recognition and virtual reality.
Calendar
A list of upcoming intelligent systems-related events.
Engineers Create "Virtual" Chernobyl for
Disassembly Planning and Clean-Up
Power plant engineers are using virtual manufacturing
software to plan the process of cleaning up the contaminated
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet Union.
VR is Out of This World
As part of the Mars Pathfinder mission, NASA is using
simulation application software to create an interactive,
photorealistic environment on Mars. The Sojourner microrover
sends back stereoscopic images to Earth, where a virtual
reality application allows NASA scientists to interactively
explore the Martian terrain in real time.
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