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'''Philips Speech Processing''' was founded in 1954, when the first [[dictation machine]] was produced in [[Vienna]]. In 1957, the first [[Compact Cassette|cassette]]-based dictation machine followed. One of the company's achievements was the development of the Mini-Cassette (also referred to as minicassette) in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalcopycat.com/audio_cassette_tape_identification.html |title=How to Identify Your Audio Cassette Tapes |accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> The Mini-Cassette had a tape cassette format, mainly for the use with dictation recorders, which is still today's standard in professional analog dictation.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.de/books?id=3aiA1URwOXIC&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=philips+Minicassette+developed+1967&source=bl&ots=D9AYti2BMF&sig=sNf2D7vQYhczgOPZcUbEW6p_vvY&hl=de&sa=X&ei=YggaUYD_JcSQhQecioCwBw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=philips%20Minicassette%20developed%201967&f=false |title=Office Management |accessdate=2 January 2013}}</ref> The cassettes were subsequently used in the Philips Pocket Memo devices, which were launched in the same year. In 1989, Philips Speech Processing was the awarded the [[ISO 9000]] certification for quality assurance. At the time, the company was the first to receive such a distinction in [[Austria]]. 1991 marked the launch of Voice System 4000, which become a standard for hospitals worldwide. In 1994 Philips Speech Processing won the IF Design Award for their Pocket Memo 293. In 1995 the company developed SpeechNote, a dictation and transcription software.

In 1996, Philips, [[Grundig]], and [[Olympus Corporation|Olympus]] established the [[International Voice Association]] and defined the [[Digital Speech Standard]] (DSS), a proprietary compressed [[digital audio]] [[file format]]. It offers high audio quality for voice recording and is therefore suitable for [[Speech recognition|voice recognition]]. The format allows files to be stored in a highly compressed form, reducing file size, network traffic, and required storage capacity. The format also allows the user to attach additional information, such as a client or patient name, or a document type number, which is then stored in the file header.

In the same year, Philips Speech Processing also launched their first digital mobile device, the Philips SpeechPad. This was followed in 1998 by the launch of SpeechMike, the first digital dictation microphone with PC navigation and the introduction of SpeechMike Executive software. In 2002, Philips Speech Processing received a [[Lyreco]] Award for Best Supplier in Dictation Products, followed by the Merkur Award for Innovations from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in 2003. The firm also launched their new range of dictation devices aimed at the consumer market in that year, the Digital Voice Tracers.