Nuance Announces Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Mobile

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Mobile brings the benefits of digital dictation to any location

LONDON, United Kingdom, 2 October, 2007 - Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced the availability of Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 9 Mobile. This Mobile version of the world’s best-selling speech recognition application for Microsoft Windows, is supplied with a Philips Voice Tracer 7630U digital recorder, providing users with the flexibility of dictation in any location, enabling reports and notes to be dictated offsite, and then quickly transcribed when the user returns to their PC or laptop.

Neil Grant, Nuance Regional Sales Director, UK, BNLX & Nordics said, “Ready for use ‘out of the box’, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Mobile 9 allows professionals on the move to dictate into the compact Philips digital recorder supplied with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Mobile. The Philips voice recorder included in the package is a compact and function-rich device with which to record and edit voice files. These files can then be easily transferred to a PC or laptop for transcription, without the need for any typing at an office desktop.”

With unsurpassed speed and accuracy, this is the most advanced and easy to use version of Nuance’s world-leading speech recognition technology. Dragon NaturallySpeaking – which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year - turns speech into text at up to 160 words-per-minute, and allows users to control Microsoft Windows and their PC applications completely by voice. As with earlier releases, the product is tightly integrated with Microsoft Office, giving the ability to easily create new documents, or change the layout of existing documents. In its commitment to providing technology that helps users achieve an increased level of productivity and unparalleled levels of accuracy, Nuance’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 boasts the following capabilities:

• Most Accurate Ever
  Further improvements to the Dragon NaturallySpeaking recognition system has yielded unprecedented accuracy, resulting in speech recognition accuracy levels as high as 99 per cent.
• Enterprise Ready
  The Native MSI Installer enables users to install Dragon NaturallySpeaking through a network to multiple client machines.
• Smart Text and Graphics Shortcuts
  Instantly create boilerplate templates with variable values defined. For example, say "stock option grant 60 1000" and a stock option grant template appears with the vesting beginning in 60 days and the number of shares at 1000.
• Easy Proofing
  Users can say “Play that back” and the software will play back what has been said and highlight the corresponding text for easy proof-reading, enabling corrections to be made promptly and easily.
• Say it Naturally
  Unique Natural Language Commands mean that users do not have to remember complex command instructions. In Excel for instance, if the users says: “Total that column”, the figures will be summed without complex formulas.

The Philips Voice Tracer 7630U digital recorder included in the package holds up to 17 hours of recorded speech in Long Play mode. Standard Play provides 11 hours of recording time, while 1.5 hours of recording time is available in High Quality Play mode. With its compact and lightweight design, the recorder easily slips into a pocket. The digital recorder comes with a simple USB port which enables easy transfer of voice data from recorder to PC or laptop. To further speed up the process, the recorder is voice activated and so starts recording automatically when speaking starts. Voice files can be organised into four folders each capable of holding 99 voice files. A backlit LCD makes the display easy to read even in poor light, and with 32MB of Integrated flash memory, the battery provides 12 hours of constant recording time.

Pricing and Availability

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Mobile is available now in the UK, France, Germany and Italy. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Mobile is priced at £199.99 inc VAT.

About Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Nuance’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking today is used by millions of people to transform the way that they use their PCs. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9, the latest release of the world’s most popular speech recognition solution, delivers what matters most in speech recognition – failsafe accuracy and extremely high levels of performance without the need for time-consuming voice training. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 converts speech into text at up to 160 words-per-minute, at accuracy levels of up to 99 percent, and allows users to control Microsoft Windows and to create new documents and e-mails, navigate programs, and surf the Web, all by voice.

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit Nuance.co.uk

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