Unfortunately that's the way things are these days. Corporate (and non-profit) pockets are getting shallower, and here at my company, every request to IT is scrutinised for savings. I've had to fight for every piece of none-MS Office or non-database software on my laptop. Kat On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:11:47 -0400 "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Thanks, Kat. Turns out that my "blank cheque" may not be so blank after all <sigh>. Oh well, at least there's job security it gu'ment work. Maybe. -Kyle -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 12:24 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Therma-wrap or similar product Kyle, It's actually "Dragon Naturally Speaking," and on the http://www.pcconnection.com site, it's offered for $539 for the full professional version. Kat On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:40:16 -0400 "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Kat, you have a "ballpark" $$$ on Dragon Dictate? I'll send it on down to our Purchasing guy if it's <$1K. Thanks much! -Kyle