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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Nuance and Handmark Announce Distribution Agreement
BURLINGTON, Mass. and KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 13, 2007 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, and Handmark®, a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile media, today announced a strategic distribution agreement under which Handmark will distribute Nuance Voice Control for BlackBerry®, Windows Mobile and Palm devices. Nuance Voice Control is a comprehensive mobile search and messaging service that is driven entirely by natural voice commands.
Handmark has strong distribution relationships with major U.S. carriers and European device manufactures and powers robust distribution channels, including www.handmark.com, Pocket Express™ and other desktop Web and on-device e-stores. Nuance will receive prominent placement within these distribution channels.
Nuance Voice Control speech-enables advanced smartphone features in mobile devices such as creating calendar entries, dialing a contact, playing music, obtaining driving directions, and searching the Web for business listings, news, weather, stock quotes, sport scores and more. Users can also dictate email messages and have them instantly transcribed on their smartphone, ready to send. The application does not require training, so most users can be up and running within minutes.
“Handmark is committed to bringing our customers must-have applications for their mobile devices,” said Douglas Edwards, Handmark co-founder and chief marketing officer. “BlackBerry devices represent one of our largest areas of growth and we are pleased to add the Nuance Voice Control to enhance our customers BlackBerry mobile experience.”
“The Nuance Voice Control service allows subscribers to press one button on their mobile phone and simply speak a request, eliminating the need to fumble with tiny keypads or navigate complex menus to perform simple tasks,” said Michael Thompson, vice president and general manager, telco, search and communications, Nuance. “The Handmark industry-leading distribution of subscription-based mobile applications ensures that Nuance Voice Control will be as easy to purchase as it is to use.”
Simple intuitive voice commands for Nuance Voice Control allows subscribers to:
Place phone calls by name (“Call: Jim Johnson on mobile”)
Add calendar appointments and manage calendar entries ("Add Appointment: Dental Appointment Date: June 10, 2007; Time: 3:00 PM")
Complete directory assistance searches ("Find Business: Starbucks Zip Code: 45249")
Dictate Email messages ("Send Email To: Jim Johnson; Subject: Today’s Meeting; Body: I'm going to be late. Start meeting without me.")
Search the Web ("Search Web: Population of Arkansas")
View news reports from USA Today (“Top Stories”)
View Web pages (“Go to website google.com”)
Check the weather Forecast ("Weather: 01803")
View stock quotes ("Stock Quotes: NUAN")
Look up sport scores ("Sports: Major League Baseball")
View movie times ("Find Movie: King Kong Zip Code: 45140")
Nuance Voice Control will be available through Handmark later this spring for $6/month.
About Handmark
Handmark® is a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile media, focused on creating and delivering consumer-friendly access to the best news, reference, and information content for mobile phones and other wireless handhelds including BlackBerry®, Palm® Treo™, Symbian and Windows Mobile® devices. Handmark signature products, including the award-winning Pocket Express™, transform ordinary handsets into powerful business and entertainment tools. The company manages distribution partnerships around the world with major device manufactures and operators. These partnerships, along with its technology and distribution relationships with CNN International, The Associated Press, Oxford University Press, Hasbro, MobiTV, TV Guide, JAMDAT Mobile and Zagat Survey as well as all major U.S. mobile operators, play a large part in the company’s growth and success. Handmark has offices in Kansas City (world headquarters); Gothenburg, Sweden; London; San Francisco; and Dallas. For more information, visit www.handmark.com.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for business 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. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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