Part 1 of Essay
is a computer's ability to understand human language, formulate speech into text, and even develop responses to questions. Speech recognition first appeared during the 1970's, when early applications for its use first became known. Since then, companies have been competing to develop the most accurate and sophisticated ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... industries have already discovered the advantages of . Some of the larger companies that already utilize speech recognition are Charles Schwab & Co., American Express, United Airlines, NationsBank, United Parcel Service, British Airways, and Sears Roebuck and Co. These companies focus on the fastest growing parts of the speech market, where the caller's voice replaces punching in letters and numbers on the telephone keypad. The other applications of speech technology are for the use of consumers. ....