16. A system to provide a client station with a distributed dictation and transcription service comprising: at least one dictation manager connected to at least one client station via a connection, the connection comprising at least one of a data port to receive audio signals from the at least one client station, to transmit textual data to the at least one client station, and to receive textual data from the at least one client station; a plurality of homogeneous dictation servers comprising at least one transcription engine that transforms audio signals of dictated words to textual data signals; at least one connection between the at least one dictation manager and the plurality of homogeneous dictation servers configured to transmit audio signals and textual data signals between the at least one dictation manager and the plurality of homogeneous dictation servers; the at least one dictation manager comprising a processor with a means for selecting one of the plurality of homogeneous dictation servers to transform audio signals of dictated words to textual data signals wherein the means for selecting comprises a means for determining whether a user profile is stored in any of the plurality of homogeneous dictation servers; and a memory containing at least one user profile.
16. A system to provide a client station with a distributed dictation and transcription service comprising: at least one dictation manager connected to at least one client station via a connection, the connection comprising at least one of a data port to receive audio signals from the at least one client station, to transmit textual data to the at least one client station, and to receive textual data from the at least one client station; a plurality of homogeneous dictation servers comprising at least one transcription engine that transforms audio signals of dictated words to textual data signals; at least one connection between the at least one dictation manager and the plurality of homogeneous dictation servers configured to transmit audio signals and textual data signals between the at least one dictation manager and the plurality of homogeneous dictation servers; the at least one dictation manager comprising a processor with a means for selecting one of the plurality of homogeneous dictation servers to transform audio signals of dictated words to textual data signals wherein the means for selecting comprises a means for determining whether a user profile is stored in any of the plurality of homogeneous dictation servers; and a memory containing at least one user profile. 18. The system of claim 16 wherein the means for selecting one of the plurality of homogeneous dictation servers comprises a determinator that uses information in the memory to determine whether at least one of the plurality of dictation servers has been provided with the at least one user profile.