<s>
iListen	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
MacSpeech	B-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
a	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
program	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
iListen	B-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
third-party	O
software	O
that	O
allowed	O
inputting	O
text	O
using	O
one	O
's	O
voice	O
that	O
works	O
on	O
newer	O
Macintosh	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
competitors	O
were	O
Apple	O
's	O
own	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
software	I-Application
(	O
built	O
into	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
)	O
;	O
Dragon	B-Application
Naturally	I-Application
Speaking	I-Application
by	O
Nuance	O
,	O
running	O
under	O
Windows	B-Application
virtualization	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
or	O
VMware	B-Operating_System
Fusion	I-Operating_System
;	O
and	O
the	O
discontinued	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
program	O
ViaVoice	B-Application
by	O
Nuance/IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
iListen	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
MacSpeech	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
its	O
new	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
program	O
,	O
"	O
Dictate	O
"	O
(	O
released	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Dictate	O
"	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
speech-recognition	B-Application
engine	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
NaturallySpeaking	I-Application
,	O
having	O
licensed	O
it	O
from	O
Nuance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iListen	B-Application
's	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Philips	O
.	O
</s>
