“Our analysis has shown that Philips SpeechMagic is the market leader in the enterprise healthcare speech recognition systems market in Europe,” says Sumit Sharma, Director of Research, EMEA, Frost & Sullivan. “One of the most critical factors in European healthcare is the end user's need for increased efficiency and productivity. The combined benefits of speech recognition and healthcare information systems, such as the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Hospital Information Systems (HIS), are important in extending the productive range of healthcare organizations and individuals alike. Philips has demonstrated technology leadership by excelling in all stages of the technology lifecycle - incubation, adaptation, take-up and maturity - thereby ensuring continual improvement. By developing cutting-edge concepts, the company has been able to enjoy widespread use of its client applications throughout the European healthcare sector.”