DSS, also known as the 'Digital Speech Standard' is an audio standard for speech recordings. It is a format specifically designed for speech in the same way MP3 is for music. It is used in Olympus and Philips audio / speech recorders Dssl211E.exe is a player program originally found at: http://downloads.olympus-europa.com/consumer/VoiceRecorder/631/Dssl211E.exe