Handwriting Recognition - Any Programs That Work?

Here is the business problem I am trying to solve:

Busy executive on the road has lots of paper to review. They provide input as pen on paper (handwritten). People back in the office read the notes, sometimes understand and sometimes don't. They make edits, give back to the executive's assistant, and there is back-and-forthing until a final product is developed and approved.

All of the above takes time and also opens the door to mistakes and typos because of the number of people involved, the nature of the communication (handwritten), the time factor if the communication must be released promptly, etc.

There must be a way to shorten the timeframe, improve the accuracy, and also serve the executive and the assistants better.

Having some familiarity with iPads and tablet computing, I know that there are products that claim to be able to help. But the early feedback I get is that none of them really work. I don't want to go out there recommending things when the technology is premature.

So here is the list of "requirements" such a technology would have as I envision it: (think how an executive works now - we want to absolutely replicate the process not change it, just turn it electronic)

1. Open up a Microsoft Word document on something that looks l ike a flat surface (like a thin tablet computer), handwrite your edits with a stylus, and have the edits saved as typed characters.

2. Handwrite notes and have them saved as if they were typed (e.g. like in a meeting)

3. Press a button and the document is saved and sent to an assistant via email.

4. It would be nice if the product included voice recognition software - is Dragon good? Are there others?

It would be helpful to get ideas in the area of -

1. Handwriting recognition software (and synching software with Microsoft Word)

2. Styluses (stylusi?)

3. Tablet computers

4. Data connection - Sprint card? AT&T plan?

No marketing b.s. please!

Thanks,

Dannielle Blumenthal