Just got this press release in announcing a partnership between Vision Objects and LiveScribe.

Vision Objects, provider of the industry standard in handwriting recognition software is proud to announce the integration of MyScript technology into both the Pulse smartpen and the Livescribe Desktop application. By using MyScript, students and professionals who regularly use pen and paper to take notes will enjoy the possibility of searching for words in handwritten text, and increasing their productivity when converting handwritten text into digital information and sharing it with friends and colleagues.

Livescribe’s Pulse smartpen, based on Anoto functionality, captures handwriting and simultaneously records lectures or conversations while writing, ensuring students and professionals will never miss a word. Users can tap directly on their paper notes and hear the corresponding sequence of the audio recording.