Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Apps Now Available in Saudi Arabia

Dragon Apps Make Debut in the Middle East, Providing Saudi Consumers wtih a Faster and Easier Way to Send Text Messages and Emails, Update Twitter and Facebook, Search for Web Content and More Just by Speaking

Burlington, Mass. and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – March 28, 2012 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that its Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search applications for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are now available for free in Saudi Arabia in the Apple App Store, supporting the Standard Arabic language. Already downloaded by tens of millions worldwide, Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search allow people to quickly and easily dictate SMS text messages, emails, social media updates, mobile Web searches and more, up to five times faster than typing.

The launch of Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search in Saudi Arabia marks the first deployment of Standard Arabic Dragon voice recognition for iOS applications, and the debut of the Dragon Apps in the Middle East. According to a recent Arab Advisors survey of mobile phone users in Saudi Arabia, 47 percent of respondents who use applications prefer to use them in the Arabic language, and that iPhones have a 40 percent share of all smartphones operating systems in Saudi Arabia.

“We are very excited to bring the power of voice to Saudi Arabia via Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search, marking our debut in the Middle East as part of a response to global demand for voice interfaces and applications,” said Anil Kumar, Regional Director, Nuance Middle East and Balkans. “With availability in 29 countries, Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search make it incredibly easy for mobile consumers all over the world to bring their ideas to life by just speaking.”

Dragon Dictation is iOS-5 compatible and features a pop-up toolbar with app icons that enable users to easily send their dictated text to email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, or the clipboard. Dragon Dictation also includes a convenient Auto Save function that retains dictated text when the user is interrupted by an incoming phone call.

Dragon Search is now also available on the Saudi Arabia App Store, allowing users to simply speak any search query in Standard Arabic to quickly and easily find information and answers on the mobile Web. Dragon Search is the only app to feature Nuance’s unique and innovative Dragon Search Carousel, which delivers faster, smarter search results within seconds across multiple channels all at once including Google, Yahoo!, Twitter, iTunes, Wikipedia and YouTube.

Both Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search are available for free from the Saudi Arabia App Store.

Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search are also available in the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia, Denmark, Brazil, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland App Stores. In addition to Standard Arabic, the Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search support U.S, UK and Australian English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwan Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Bahasa Indonesia, Hungarian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, European and Canadian French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, European and Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, European and Americas Spanish, and Swedish. And with multilingual capabilities, all Dragon app users are able to easily switch between supported languages as they come available.

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Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language 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 devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications.  For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.

Alltel & Nuance Announce Voice2Text

Alltel and Nuance Announce Voice2Text


Nuance's Dragon Voicemail to Text Service Turns Alltel Subscribers' Voice Messages into Text and Delivers Them via Text Message

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. and BURLINGTON, Mass. – March 6, 2012 – Alltel Wireless and Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that Nuance’s Dragon Voicemail to Text is powering Alltel’s Voice2Text service. With Voice2Text, mobile phones on the Alltel network can receive transcribed voice messages as text messages delivered directly to the subscribers’ message inbox.

“Carriers like Alltel need innovative voice services that meet the demands of dynamic mobile consumers,” said John Pollard, vice president and general manager, voice-to-text services, Nuance Mobile. “Dragon Voicemail to Text takes a must-have service like voicemail and delivers it with the speed and convenience required in today's messaging environment."

Alltel’s Voice2Text service greatly simplifies the voicemail experience. Customers can now read their voice messages as texts right on their mobile phone without the need for passwords or voice prompts. And because it’s a text message, subscribers can quickly and easily respond to friends, family or colleagues via text. Voice2Text features the same accurate and reliable Dragon voice recognition technology used in the renowned Dragon Mobile apps and Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Messages can be stored or forwarded, and subscribers can still hear the original voicemail recording if needed.

“Our subscribers love the simplicity of our Voice2Text service. They can quickly and easily respond to their messages without having to wait or listen to voice prompts,” said Scott Moody, Alltel vice president of marketing, Alltel Wireless.

Alltel’s Voice2Text service is currently available for a free 60-day trial, and then available for $2.99 per month. To learn more, visit www.alltelwireless.com/voice2txt. For more information on Nuance’s voice-to-text offerings, visit http://www.nuance.com.

About Alltel Wireless
Allied Wireless Communications Corporation (AWCC), doing business as Alltel Wireless, is a wireless telecommunications provider serving customers in six states. Headquartered in Little Rock, AR., AWCC is a subsidiary of Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNI). For more information, please visit http://alltelwireless.com or http://awcc.com. 

About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language 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 devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications.  For more information, please visit http://www.nuance.com.

News Release from Nuance - NDEV

Nuance's NDEV Mobile Developer Program Now Includes over 8,000 Developers around the World

Dragon Mobile SDK Voice-Enables Array of iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 Apps Across Europe, Including Castorama, Prolog and Mail.ru

BURLINGTON, Mass. and BARCELONA (Mobile World Congress) -- February 28, 2012 -- Nuance Communications, Inc. today announced that its NDEV Mobile developer program has signed over 8,000 developers worldwide since its launch in January 2011. NDEV Mobile lets developers quickly and easily integrate Nuance’s proven cloud-based voice technology via the Dragon Mobile SDK into virtually any application for Android, iOS and Windows Phone 7, with tiered programs that meet the unique demands of all developers big and small.

Voice has proven to be an incredibly intuitive and easy way to dictate text and search the mobile web for content and information. With the Dragon Mobile SDK, developers across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia can quickly transform virtually any app into one that is voice-enabled with the power of Dragon. Recent European additions to the NDEV Mobile community include:

Castorama: The French Castorama App takes advantage of Dragon’s renowned voice recognition capabilities to let users search Castorama’s online catalogue anytime and anywhere, just by speaking the product or product name of their choice. With Castorama’s new unique voice input feature, consumers are able to get even more out of their mobile shopping experience.

Mail.ru: The Mail.ru app for iPhone and iPad is the first voice-enabled Russian search app for iOS. More than 75 million subscribers of this popular Russian free email provider can enter search criteria by voice, and easily access email content on the go.

Dictus: The Dictus app from the Danish Prolog lets smartphone and tablet users dictate their SMS text and emails in Danish, bringing the experience of the recently launched Dragon Dictation app to Android users in Denmark and many other regions. Prolog has also integrated Nuance’s text-to-speech technology, allowing people to listen to their message before sending or posting the message.

“With over 8,000 developers participating, NDEV Mobile clearly demonstrates how voice is differentiating and creating an entirely new mobile app experience,” said Matt Revis, vice president, handset business, Nuance Mobile. “Consumers demand apps that are more personal, convenient and fun to use. And because NDEV Mobile supports over 20 languages for speech-to-text and more than 30 for text-to-speech, developers all over the world are able to bring their voice-enabled apps to market quickly and easily across iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7.”

The Dragon Mobile SDK powers the voice recognition and text-to-speech capabilities of some of the most popular apps on the market, including Price Check by Amazon, Ask for iPhone, Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, Shopping List from Recipes.com, Kraft iFood Assistant, SpeechTrans, AirYell and Yellow Pages by Avantar, OnStar RemoteLink, Vocre, Bon’App, and more.

The Dragon Mobile SDK is available for iOS 4.0 and 5.0 (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch), Android 2.1 and higher, Windows Phone 7.1, and via an HTTP web services interface.

Dragon has long been a leading speech recognition application on the desktop, used by millions of people around the world. Nuance has launched an array of Dragon applications across a variety of mobile platforms including iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, and more.

To learn more about developing with Nuance’s voice technology, visit our NDEV Mobile developer program page. To learn more about the Dragon Mobile Apps family, visit www.NuanceMobileLife.com.