Expansion of Adoption of Cloud Services for Meeting Minutes Preparation

「We advanced enhancements to the functions of each service. ScribeAssist added an output template function that allows users to freely customize the output format for minutes. ProVoXT added collaborative editing by multiple users, a live view for sharing transcription and translation results in real time, a multilingual speech recognition engine and real-time translation.」

「We continued to expand the number of users of ScribeAssist, a standalone application supporting the creation and transcription of minutes using AI speech recognition AmiVoice®, the cloud-based service ProVoXT, and VoXT One, which integrates these products into a platform.」

「We continued to expand the number of users of ScribeAssist, a standalone application supporting the creation and transcription of minutes using AI speech recognition AmiVoice®, the cloud-based service ProVoXT, and VoXT One, which integrates these products into a platform.」

「Demand increased for the standalone minutes-preparation and transcription support application ScribeAssist using the AmiVoice® AI speech-recognition technology, the cloud-based ProVoXT service and their platform, VoXT One, resulting in higher revenue as the user base grew. In addition to the parliamentary newsletter creation support service, which uses generative AI to generate question-and-answer summaries from parliamentary minutes, new functions were launched for ScribeAssist, including standalone summarization, which completes the process from transcription to summarization offline. Stock ratio: 99.1% at the end of the first quarter → 98.0% at the end of the interim period. Licenses for the two core products: 20,797 at the end of the first quarter → 20,825 at the end of the interim period.」

「Demand increased for applications and services supporting minutes preparation and transcription using the AmiVoice® AI speech-recognition technology, and the number of users rose. The various services on the minutes-solutions platform VoXT One were also upgraded, improving speaker identification and enabling the use of AI summarization in LGWAN environments.」

「VoXT One, a new platform for minutes solutions integrating the standalone, secure-environment AI speech-recognition transcription support application ScribeAssist and the cloud-based transcription service ProVoXT, was released. In collaboration with Toride City, pilot implementation also progressed for the AI parliamentary response-drafting support system, which specializes in supporting the preparation of draft responses using generative AI. Licenses for the two core products: 19,791 at the end of the first quarter → 20,102 at the end of the interim period.」

「Implemented at 2,272 facilities, including local governments, private-sector companies and broadcasters, as of the end of March 2024.」

「Demand increased for applications and services supporting minutes preparation and transcription using the AmiVoice® AI speech-recognition technology, and the number of users rose. User trials progressed for AI Summary (β) powered by GPT-3.5, which enables automatic summarization using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service in the AmiVoice® ScribeAssist AI speech-recognition transcription support application.」

「Demand increased for applications and services supporting minutes preparation and transcription using the AmiVoice® AI speech-recognition technology, and the number of users rose. AI Summary (β) powered by GPT-3.5, which enables automatic summarization using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, was released for the AmiVoice® ScribeAssist AI speech-recognition transcription support application.」

「Development also focused on functions that enhance the value of products and services, including the development of a summarization system using OpenAI's GPT-3.5/4 large language models and the start of a pilot program in Toride City.」

「Demand increased for applications and services supporting minutes preparation and transcription using the AmiVoice AI speech-recognition technology, and the number of users rose. Provision also began of ProVoXT for LGWAN, an AI speech-recognition transcription service compatible with LGWAN, the dedicated computer network for government agencies used by local governments. Stock ratio: 92.9% at the end of the second quarter → 92.8% at the end of the third quarter. Number of facilities using the services, municipalities and private sector, cumulative: 1,269 in the second quarter → 1,356 in the third quarter.」

「AmiVoice® ScribeAssist, a transcription support application, surpassed 500 contracted companies two years after the service was launched. Stock ratio: 94.8% at the end of the first quarter → 92.9% at the end of the second quarter. Number of facilities using the services, municipalities and private sector, cumulative: 1,191 in the first quarter → 1,269 in the second quarter.」

「Demand increased for applications and services supporting minutes preparation and transcription using the AmiVoice® AI speech-recognition technology, and the number of users rose. Development also focused on functions that enhance the value of products and services, including the pilot implementation at the Toride City Assembly of a parliamentary meeting-record visualization system using AI speech recognition and natural language processing, the first such implementation by a local government, according to the company. Number of facilities using the services, municipalities and private sector, cumulative: 1,082 at the end of the previous fiscal year → 1,191 in the first quarter under review.」

「The minutes-support system is provided to local governments and private-sector companies. It converts spoken content into text in real time, improving the efficiency of minutes preparation and transcription, while speeding up information disclosure, reducing workloads and cutting costs. The system had been implemented at 1,082 facilities, including local governments, private-sector companies and broadcasters, as of the end of March 2022.」

「Demand increased for applications and services supporting minutes preparation and transcription using the AmiVoice® AI speech-recognition technology, and sales and market penetration remained strong. Sales of the cloud-based minutes-preparation support tool CyberScribe were also launched. As the service is browser-based, it requires no software installation, offers real-time translation into English and Chinese, and can be used alongside any web-conferencing system, including Zoom and Teams.」

「Demand increased for applications and services supporting minutes preparation and transcription using the AmiVoice® AI speech-recognition technology, and sales and market penetration remained strong. The business-oriented speech-recognition engine for the core AmiVoice® ScribeAssist product was expanded to include new medical, parliamentary and English speech-recognition engines, enabling users to select the optimal engine for each meeting and to use the product in English-language meetings.」

「Demand increased for AI speech-recognition and AmiVoice®-based applications and services supporting the preparation and transcription of minutes, including minutes for web conferences that became widespread through work-style reform and measures against COVID-19, and sales and market penetration remained strong. The cumulative number of implementations of minutes-preparation support applications and services by municipalities exceeded 400.」

「AmiVoice® MinutesWriter, a minutes-preparation support system using the AI speech-recognition technology AmiVoice®, and the ProVoXT subscription service were adopted by municipalities throughout Japan at a cumulative total of 351 sites, increasing the number of implementations. As online meetings, business discussions and press conferences expanded, the number of users of AmiVoice® ScribeAssist, a transcription support application compatible with various online tools including Zoom and Teams, also increased.」

「AmiVoice® MinutesWriter, a minutes-preparation support system using the AI speech-recognition technology AmiVoice®, and the ProVoXT subscription service were implemented by municipalities throughout Japan at a cumulative total of 325 sites, with the number of implementations continuing to increase steadily.」

「The cumulative number of municipal implementations of the minutes-preparation support system (AmiVoice® MinutesWriter) and subscription service (AmiVoice® ProVoXT), both using the AI speech-recognition technology AmiVoice®, exceeded 250.」

「As local governments, major private-sector companies and news organizations pursued productivity improvements, adoption progressed of the AI speech-recognition minutes-preparation support system AmiVoice® MinutesWriter and the AmiVoice® cloud service for minutes ProVoXT, in response to demand for efficient preparation of minutes and meeting records and for transcription. Sales and implementation accelerated through stronger collaboration with partner companies, resulting in revenue growth of 38.2% and substantial profit growth of 83.7%, both year on year.」

「As local governments, major private-sector companies and news organizations pursued productivity improvements, adoption progressed of the AI speech-recognition minutes-preparation support system AmiVoice® MinutesWriter and the AmiVoice® cloud service for minutes ProVoXT, in response to demand for efficient preparation of minutes and meeting records and for transcription. Sales and implementation were also advanced by strengthening collaboration with partner companies.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, growing demand for efficient minutes preparation amid the widespread adoption of work-style reform drove the adoption of the AI speech-recognition minutes-preparation support system (AmiVoice® MinutesWriter) and the AmiVoice® cloud service for minutes (ProVoXT) among local governments, major private-sector companies and news organizations. Sales and market penetration were promoted by increasing the number of partner companies and strengthening collaboration with them.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, growing demand for efficient minutes preparation amid the widespread adoption of work-style reform drove the adoption of the AI speech-recognition minutes-preparation support system (AmiVoice® MinutesWriter) and the AmiVoice® cloud service for minutes (ProVoXT) among local governments, major private-sector companies and news organizations.」

「As demand grew for efficient minutes preparation amid the widespread adoption of work-style reform, adoption of the minutes-preparation support system (MinutesWriter) and the AmiVoice® cloud service for minutes (ProVoXT), both using the AI speech-recognition technology AmiVoice®, progressed among local governments, major private-sector companies and news organizations. Consequently, revenue rose substantially by 31.8% year on year, and profit also increased substantially.」

「An iOS app enabling recordings to be made and uploaded from smartphones was released for the ProVoXT cloud speech-recognition transcription service. Adoption of the minutes-preparation support system and cloud services using the AmiVoice® speech-recognition technology continued to progress among local governments, major private-sector companies and news organizations, driven by growing demand for efficient minutes preparation amid the trend toward work-style reform.」

「As demand grew for efficient minutes preparation amid the promotion of work-style reform, adoption of the minutes-preparation support system and cloud services using the AmiVoice® speech-recognition technology progressed among local governments, major private-sector companies and news organizations, resulting in substantial revenue growth.」

「Adoption of the minutes-preparation support system and subscription services using the AmiVoice® speech-recognition technology progressed at the Osaka Prefectural Government, Minato City Office in Tokyo, major private-sector companies and news organizations, resulting in higher revenue.」

「The company provided a meeting-minutes support system to local governments and private companies. The system converts spoken content into text in real time, improving the efficiency of meeting-minutes preparation and transcription, while accelerating information disclosure, reducing workloads and cutting costs. It had been adopted at 237 facilities, including local governments, courts, major private companies and broadcasters, as of the end of March 2018.」

「Adoption of the meeting-minutes support system using AmiVoice® speech recognition technology progressed at major private companies. The company also began selling "AmiVoice® Recorder Lite," a speech recognition system for media organizations specializing in the immediate transcription of video and audio from live broadcasts, interviews and press conferences, where rapid turnaround is required.」

「A meeting-minutes support system using AmiVoice® speech recognition technology was adopted for internal meetings at Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company.」

「The company jointly developed a speech-to-text system for broadcasters with Asahi Broadcasting Corporation using AmiVoice® speech recognition technology. Adoption also expanded among media organizations, including television stations and newspaper publishers, with AmiVoice® speech recognition technology being selected for Nippon Television Network Corporation's real-time captioning production system.」

「The company provided a meeting-minutes support system to local governments and private companies. The system converts spoken content into text in real time, improving the efficiency of meeting-minutes preparation and transcription, while accelerating information disclosure, reducing workloads and cutting costs. It had been adopted at 194 facilities, including local governments, national university corporations, major private companies and broadcasters, as of the end of March 2017.」

「The company also developed "AmiVoice® Super Meeting Memo," a cloud service for preparing meeting minutes using speech recognition technology for the construction and real estate industries.」

「The use of speech recognition technology for preparing meeting minutes and transcription expanded from local governments to private companies and media organizations, including television stations and newspaper publishers, and remained firm.」

「Adoption of a cloud service that enables the meeting-minutes support system to be deployed and operated quickly and at low cost progressed, with cumulative adoption by local governments exceeding 100 cases.」