Everyone knows about outsourced transcription, and sending your tapes by mail to a typist (with the risk of the tape being lost), or even delivering your tapes personally (with all the waste of time it incurs) are forms of outsourced typing, although well antiquated.

We at NIVOTEC refer to outsourced transcription as the digital version of the above: sound file are sent electronically to a typist or pool of typists. This can be achieved by way of emails, VPN, FTP sites, web based dictation/transcription, or bespoke applications “grabbing” your dictation automatically.
Dictations are then transcribed and returned to you through the same medium, within a predefined period. The service is usually charged on a per document, per page, per line or per minute basis.