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Why & How - The workload of most business professionals is overwhelming. It is made tolerable with the aid of competent secretaries and other staff. Effectively communicating with this staff is critical to the success of the professional and the organization. If the professional frequently works outside the office, the task becomes even harder. Good communication becomes all the more important, but distance is a barrier. Audacity Communicator will bridge that gap. In many respects, communications is even easier than working in the same office.

Audacity Communicator is very effective because it is so easy to use. The mobile professional uses the Audacity Professional Voice Recorder to create short memos or long dictations. The Audacity Recorder is very easy to operate. Just press to start and again to stop. Audacity can be configured to mark all files for sending or can be configured to require an additional button press to mark selected files. That is it. Within minutes the message pops up on the secretaries PC. The secretary can click to play the message or simply acknowledge it. It is easy enough for the mobile professional to initiate while walking down a hallway or driving down the highway. It will not disturb the secretary if she is on the phone or away from her desk, but it will get her attention when she is free.

It uses the Cellular Data network to transport the file. Transport uses a managed and behind-the-scenes connection. It will not disrupt your Cellular voice calls or other Smartphone activity. It can be used anywhere there is Cellular service. A message notification displays on your secretaries PC and sounds a gentle alarm. The author can also send an optional priority and message type. The secretary will view these prior to opening the file.

Backups and logs are maintained at each step of the transmission process. The file ends up on the professional's PC as if he were using a sync cable. Files will notify the secretary as mentioned above, but can also be e-mailed, FTP'd to a remote transcriptionist, or sent to another location using an additional link of the Audacity Communicator transport module.

Audacity Communicator is a service of Audacity Audio. There is no hardware or software to purchase, maintain or upgrade. We charge a monthly service fee. It includes hands-on installation and ongoing upgrades and maintenance. Just call us with any problem. We are here to service you.

Audacity Communicator is a comprehensive offering that encompasses many products and technologies - all integrated together. The Audacity Professional product line utilizes an "Intelligent Infrastructure". Communicator is a good example of one of the ways this powerful architecture can be utilized. The Communicator offering is customized to your needs. It includes handheld recorders for Palm and Pocket PC Smartphones and PDA's, file management, various transport options, and desktop transcribers.

Compare the alternatives. A Cellular voice call is time consuming and not always productive. It requires both parties to be available. Many end up in voice mail. All this is time consuming. E-mail is OK in some cases, but in a mobile setting, it is not always a good or practical choice. E-mailing large audio files through the Cellular network is very unreliable. Often the only time for a professional to get his thoughts together is when he is driving down the highway. Audacity Communicator is so simple and a great alternative.

Another great use is recording phone calls while in the field. Audacity provides a method to capture the call. Add a few thoughts to the end and send to the office for near real-time processing.

In summary, Audacity Communicator is a twenty-first century service that allows you to accomplish more with less. It provides a newer, easier communication alternative.

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Purchase

Prices are customized based on your situation, but here are some guidelines. For a typical user, the price is $ 19.99 per month. For a heavy user, the fee increases based on volume, but never goes over $ 49.99 per month. These prices include all software and support for a single user with a Palm or Pocket PC handheld and sending files to his office with a notification to his secretary.

Existing customers that have already purchased the Audacity Pro / LAM software package will pay a reduced fee starting at only $ 9.99 per month. Obviously, additional users and services will cost more.

There will also be an installation / setup fee, but this fee is being waved at this time.

Call 954-229-5050 for personalized service or click this link and send us a short note outlining your needs.

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Audacity Communicator Components

Audacity Communicator includes any or all of the following components. These components all utilize the "Audacity Intelligent Infrastructure" which encompasses both data and voice. Intelligence is passed from module to module allowing automated processing and the communication of not only the audio files, but the intelligence surrounding those files.

Audacity Audio personnel will install and configure all software. Training is part of our service.

Palm Smartphones

• Audacity Professional - Voice Recorder.
• Audacity Professional Plus - Voice Recorder with database enhancements.
• AST Connect - A Synchronization Enabler.
• AudAlarm - An Alarm Handler.
• AudStealth - A Cellular Communications Tool
• AudSent - An aid to AudStealth
  
• CardSpeed - A Utility to test the effectiveness of an SD Card.

Pocket PC Smartphones

• Audacity Professional - Voice Recorder
• AudAlarm - An Alarm Handler
• AudStealth - A Cellular Communications Tool
• CardSpeed - A Utility to test the effectiveness of an SD Card.

Central Communications Server

AudStealth Central Server - The heart of Audacity Communicator. In conjunction with the end points, the server provides a managed Cellular connection. The file is only sent when the handheld is not busy. The end points monitor the progress. If progress is broken in the middle, the transfer continues from the break point until completed. All transactions are logged and backed up.

Author PC

AudStealth Desktop Client / Server - The desktop communications application. This can be configured as a single or multi-node application depending on user need. It can be configured as a client or as a server.

LAM (Local Audacity Manager) - A comprehensive file transport and management application. It handles file archiving, transaction logging, decryption, and handheld file deletion. It handles various transport options including WiFi, FTP, and E-mail. It also initiates the notification function.

Secretary/Transcriptionist

Audacity Notification - The secretary is notified as soon as a new file arrives. It may be immediately played or simply acknowledged. Files from multiple authors may be received. File type and priority is displayed.

Audacity Transcriber-A foot pedal controlled transcription application.

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Software Downloads

Audacity Professional for Pocket PC and LAM file manager

Audacity Professional for Palm and LAM file manager

Audacity Professional Plus for Palm and LAM file manager

Audacity Transcriber

CardSpeed for Pocket PC

CardSpeed for Palm

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Once you try Audacity Communicator, you'll be hooked. We'll make it very easy to try. Call 954-229-5050 for personalized service or click this link and send us a short note outlining your needs.