# Speech Processing Solutions Adds SpeechLive Legal Direct and Professional Direct With Real-Time Recognition > Speech Processing Solutions launched Philips SpeechLive Legal Direct and Professional Direct, bringing real-time speech recognition at the cursor to legal and other professionals. - Published: 2026-11-02T08:11:18+00:00 - Section: Product Launches - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-02/speechlive-legal-professional-direct-launch - Source: [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261029365830/en/) ## Key takeaways - Philips SpeechLive Legal Direct and Professional Direct show recognized text at the cursor as users dictate into supported desktop applications. - Both solutions support 29 voice commands across 19 languages and integrate with Philips SpeechMike Premium and SpeechMike Ambient devices. - Dr. Thomas Brauner, CEO of Speech Processing Solutions, said the portfolio combines speech recognition at cursor with dictation workflows and optional AI-assisted document creation. Speech Processing Solutions launched Philips SpeechLive Legal Direct and Philips SpeechLive Professional Direct, two dictation products that display recognized text at the cursor as a user speaks, the company said on November 2, 2026, in an announcement carried by [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261029365830/en/). Both are available now in markets where SpeechLive is commercially offered. ## How SpeechLive Legal Direct and Professional Direct Work The two solutions let legal and other professionals dictate into supported desktop applications, with recognized text appearing as they speak. They support 29 voice commands across 19 languages, covering navigation, selection, editing, formatting, lists and help functions, so users can keep working on documents by voice without switching repeatedly to keyboard and mouse. Automatic and spoken punctuation give users flexibility in structuring dictated text, and real-time multi-speaker recognition can distinguish different voices and organize speech with speaker identifiers and timestamps. SpeechLive Legal Direct uses Speech Recognition Legal, tuned for legal terminology, citations, references and frequently used expressions. SpeechLive Professional Direct offers configurable Vocabulary for industry terminology, company names and technical expressions, and both products include Replacements for preferred written forms. The solutions run through a redesigned SpeechLive desktop application and integrate with compatible Philips SpeechMike Premium and Philips SpeechMike Ambient devices, with configurable hardware controls for functions such as microphone control and selected correction functions. Real-time dictation at the cursor is available through the desktop application, while SpeechLive web supports pre-recorded audio uploads and established SpeechLive workflows. "SPS transforms professional speech into results," said Dr. Thomas Brauner, CEO of Speech Processing Solutions. "With SpeechLive Legal Direct and SpeechLive Professional Direct, our portfolio now combines speech recognition at cursor with dictation workflows and optional AI-assisted document creation, offering organizations a clear path to modernize their documentation while retaining the working practices they value." ## Speech Processing Solutions' Cloud and Scale [Speech Processing Solutions](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006dlq/speech-processing-solutions) runs its services on Microsoft Azure, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), which cover data storage, data management, authentication services and Azure Cognitive Services including Azure OpenAI Service for speech recognition and natural language processing. The same records list more than four million users across more than 50 countries and more than 70 years of innovation since the company was founded in Vienna in 1954. Both Direct solutions operate within the SpeechLive security and data-protection framework, including Microsoft Azure infrastructure, service-region data residency, access controls and ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, with data processing subject to requirements including GDPR. ## Earlier SpeechLive Launches Speech Processing Solutions announced the Philips SpeechLive Legal AI Assistant on August 5, 2026, a solution that turns voice recordings and dictation into structured legal documents using AI and speech recognition tuned for legal terminology, FinancialContent Business Page reported. On June 9, 2026, the company and Tandem Health announced a partnership combining Philips SpeechMike Ambient with Tandem's AI Medical Assistant to deploy ambient AI documentation across European healthcare, according to EIN Presswire. The Direct solutions complement the Philips SpeechLive AI Assistants, which provide a separate workflow for AI-assisted document creation. ## Where the Direct Products Are Available Supported recognition languages include English (UK), English (US), French, German, Austrian German and Swiss German, with availability dependent on region, configuration and product release. The company said availability is subject to supported recognition languages, product availability and technical requirements. ## Companies in this story - [Speech Processing Solutions company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0006dlq/speech-processing-solutions) · website: https://www.speech.com/ph/speech-processing-solution --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt