30. A system for facilitating streamed speech recognition and/or structured transcription among users having heterogeneous system protocols the system comprising: (a) at least one system transaction manager and at least one post processing manager, both using a uniform system protocol, wherein the transaction manager is i) adapted to receive a streamed speech information request from at least one user employing a first user legacy protocol, and flag the information request requiring post processing, and, ii) configured to route a requested response to one or more users employing a second user legacy protocol, the speech information request comprised of free form dictation of speech, including spoken text and commands, including spoken commands, wherein the requested response comprises a transcription of spoken text and the post processed information requested, and, wherein the post processing manager is configured to i) receive structured transcription from a speech recognition and/or transcription engine, ii) operate upon the transcribed speech, including spoken commands in accordance with the speech information request, and, iii) rout the requested response to a post processing application, if requested in the speech information request; (b) a user interface, including an application service adapter configured to provide bi-directional conversion between the first user legacy protocol and the uniform system protocol and between the second user legacy protocol and the uniform system protocol, and, capable of bi-directional communication with the system transaction manager and supporting dictation applications, including prompts to direct user dictation in response to user system protocol commands and system transaction manager commands, the user interface being in bi-directional communication with the system transaction manager; and (c) at least one speech recognition and/or transcription engine for constrained speech recognition, communicating with the system transaction manager, wherein the speech recognition and/or transcription engine is configured to receive the flagged speech information request containing spoken text and commands, including spoken commands from the system transaction manager, to generate a structured transcription in response to the speech information request and to route the response comprised of structured transcribed spoken text and transcribed spoken commands to the post processing manager.
30. A system for facilitating streamed speech recognition and/or structured transcription among users having heterogeneous system protocols the system comprising: (a) at least one system transaction manager and at least one post processing manager, both using a uniform system protocol, wherein the transaction manager is i) adapted to receive a streamed speech information request from at least one user employing a first user legacy protocol, and flag the information request requiring post processing, and, ii) configured to route a requested response to one or more users employing a second user legacy protocol, the speech information request comprised of free form dictation of speech, including spoken text and commands, including spoken commands, wherein the requested response comprises a transcription of spoken text and the post processed information requested, and, wherein the post processing manager is configured to i) receive structured transcription from a speech recognition and/or transcription engine, ii) operate upon the transcribed speech, including spoken commands in accordance with the speech information request, and, iii) rout the requested response to a post processing application, if requested in the speech information request; (b) a user interface, including an application service adapter configured to provide bi-directional conversion between the first user legacy protocol and the uniform system protocol and between the second user legacy protocol and the uniform system protocol, and, capable of bi-directional communication with the system transaction manager and supporting dictation applications, including prompts to direct user dictation in response to user system protocol commands and system transaction manager commands, the user interface being in bi-directional communication with the system transaction manager; and (c) at least one speech recognition and/or transcription engine for constrained speech recognition, communicating with the system transaction manager, wherein the speech recognition and/or transcription engine is configured to receive the flagged speech information request containing spoken text and commands, including spoken commands from the system transaction manager, to generate a structured transcription in response to the speech information request and to route the response comprised of structured transcribed spoken text and transcribed spoken commands to the post processing manager. 35. The system of claim 30 wherein at least one embedded command in the streamed speech information request directs the post processing manager to use a post processing application to generate content in response to a spoken command.