PhatWare updates handwriting recognition app for handhelds

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09/08/05
Today's focus: PhatWare updates handwriting recognition app for
handhelds

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Today's focus: PhatWare updates handwriting recognition app for
handhelds

By Keith Shaw

If you're looking to go beyond the basic handwriting recognition
on your Windows Mobile device, you might want to check out the
CalliGrapher application from PhatWare.

The company last week announced Version 8.0 of the handwriting
recognition application. The software now supports Windows
Mobile 5.0 devices, includes a new software input panel it calls
Write Pad, and has an application called Statistical Analyzer
that the company says will improve the overall handwriting
recognition quality.

The CalliGrapher application analyzes pen strokes written in any
application window or the new Write Pad area, a specified area
at the bottom of the screen where users can enter handwritten
information that gets converted to digital text, PhatWare says.

The Statistical Analyzer can learn from the user's writing
habits by collecting data from the words that the user writes
over time, the company added. After enough data is collected,
the application can automatically fix recognition errors based
on the user's handwriting patterns.

The software also lets users switch between four different
recognition modes, including mixed cursive and print, uppercase
characters only, numbers only and Internet access, PhatWare
says. The software's RiteCalc feature lets users handwrite math
formulas and then calculate the answer. Other features include
improved graphics, the ability to import and export a user
dictionary, and support for landscape screen layout and full-VGA
devices ( click here <http://www.phatware.com/calligrapher> for
a list of the new features). Language packs for 11 foreign
languages, as well as a 130,000-word medical dictionary (Medical
Pack) are also available for the CalliGrapher application.

The software will support devices running Windows Mobile 2003 or
later, and costs $39.95 through the PhatWare Web site. Owners of
previous versions can upgrade to the new version for $24.95.

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