Features/Benefits	Tape Systems	Other Digital Systems	Quikscribe
User friendly interface
Voice activated/without clipping 1	/ No	/ No	/
Mobile capability
Imports other popular audio formats	No
Send audio files automatically by email/FTP	No	Varies
Encrypt audio files automatically 2	No	Varies
Cut & paste text directly into audio	No	No
Send full documents inside audio file 3	No	No
Cut & paste screen shots into audio	No	No
Instantly undo/redo last dictation	No	No
Automatic job pending notification to transcriptionist	No	No
Manager interface to monitor job status	No	Varies
Files automatically queued based on priority	No	No
Built in interactive training	No	No
Send audio email messages automatically 4	No	No
Seamless load sharing 5	No	No
Automatically split large files for email delivery	No	No
Multiple dictation modes, including non-destructible interview mode	No	No
Real time file compression	No	No
Integrates with other third party devices	No	Varies

¹ Some systems do not catch the beginning of dictation when voice activation is used, because of a delay in starting the recorder. This is known as "clipping". Quikscribe avoids clipping by saving audio into a memory buffer as you dictate, and writing to disk as you go.

² Some programs offer 40 bit or 128 bit encryption, the latter being industry standard. Quikscribe encrypts at 1024 byte which is 80 times stronger than industry standard, and perfect for secure client data transmission.

³ Some programs allow you to attach documents to the audio file, but these attachments are merely dumped in a bin that is attached to the audio file. The recipient has to detach the attachments before transcribing the file. Quikscribe allows you to insert text, graphics, and other files directly into the audio file and specifically at the point within the file that you would like the transcriptionist to reference it. There is no need to separate the attachments away from the audio file before beginning transcription.

⁴ While some programs allow you to send audio emails as WAV file attachements, Quikscribe does so seemlessly, and will soon include a menu bar button to activate voice emails from directly within Microsoft Outlook. Quikscribe also compresses the audio file by a ratio of 10:1, making the file much smaller and saving tremendous amounts of disk space.

⁵ Load sharing allows two transcriptionists to work simultaneously on a longer dictation file when turnaround time is critical. Quikscribe automatically splits the audio file into manageable pieces so multiple transcriptionsists can work with different parts of the file.