Nuance Announces Microsoft Windows 7 Support for its Desktop Speech Recognition and Imaging Solutions

10 December 2009, London UK - Nuance Communications, Inc., a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, has today announced that the current versions of it desktop speech recognition and imaging solutions provide Windows 7 compatibility, thus assuring customers that they will fully work on Microsoft’s new operating system. The Nuance solutions which are supported on Windows 7 include:

• Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® 10 is the world’s best-selling desktop speech recognition software. Every day, Dragon helps millions of users across the world create documents simply by talking to their PC. As people talk up to three times faster than they can type, Dragon helps users power through their workloads, with up to 99% accuracy. The most recent version, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10.1, has received Windows 7 compatibility certification, while Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 users can upgrade to 10.1 free of charge by visiting: http://www.nuance.com/vista/naturallyspeaking/Dragon10.1/
• PDF Converter 6 products help save time and money by providing the tools for the business users to convert PDF and XPS files into editable formats, to easily create PDF files from virtually any application, or to edit and securely share PDF files. PDF Converter Professional 6 has received Windows 7 compatibility certification, assuring Windows 7 customers that they can easily create, convert and collaborate with PDF documents when using Nuance’s PDF solutions on the new operating system.
• OmniPage 17 provides the speed, quality and advanced features required to accurately convert paper and PDF documents into editable formats or searchable archives. It too has received the Windows 7 compatibility certificate.
• PaperPort 12 is the most productive and cost effective way for everyone in an office to scan, organize, find and share all of their documents including paper, PDF, application files and photographs. Nuance`s desktop document management software also supports Window 7.

Commenting on the products’ compatibility, Steven Steenhaut, Senior Marketing Director for EMEA, said: “Nuance is synonymous with high quality, productivity-boosting software applications that transform the way people work. Our global customer base expects Nuance at the forefront of the latest technical developments, and therefore to work with the latest versions of leading operating systems. Nuance has a long-standing strategic relationship with Microsoft, and this compatibility with Windows 7 is testimony to the on-going success of that relationship.”

For more information about product compatibility, please go to: http://www.nuance.co.uk/windows7/ or http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/products/windows7.asp.

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Nuance 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 www.nuance.com.

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