Decuma Releasing Handwriting Recognition Software for Palm OS and Pocket PC

Users of recent Sony Clie models are familiar with Decuma, the company that makes one of the handwriting recognition systems that comes on their handheld. Decuma has just announced its new OnSpot Handwriting Recognition Software for Pocket PC and Palm OS 5 devices.

Research in the field of computer vision by three mathematicians led to the development of a new theory for handwriting recognition software. Decuma was founded based on this theory.

The company's OnSpot Technology is the first of its kind to utilize a single input area for writing, presentation of recognized letters, and editing/formatting of text. A character can be written with one or more strokes, which means that the user does not have to adjust to a certain style or learn a special alphabet. Upper-case characters, lowercase characters, and punctuation marks can be mixed in the same input mode. The handwritten characters are replaced by the best matching candidates, which show how the characters should be written. The shape, size, and position of the presented candidate give immediate feedback to the user on how to write to get optimal performance.

OnSpot is expected to be released in the near future. The regular price will be $29.95, but there is a $5 discount for those who purchase in 2003. It will be available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Swedish. More information is available on the Decuma web site. It is available for sale on the Handango web site.

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