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Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Apps Available in Mexico

^{Published on 2011-05-24 05:16:11 - Market Wire}
 

BURLINGTON, Mass.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that its Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search applications have entered Latin America with their debut in the Mexican Apple App Store, available for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Supporting Americas Spanish, the Dragon Apps are built on the renowned Dragon NaturallySpeaking platform, and let users quickly and easily speak text for SMS text messages, emails, social media updates, mobile Internet searches and more, up to five times faster than typing.

"We will continue rolling out apps inLatin America and around the worldthroughout the rest of the year as part of our mission to deliver the amazing speed and ease of use that only Dragon can provide."

Mexico is the fourteenth country where the Dragon Apps have been made available in the last year. Since their introduction in December 2009, the Dragon Apps have been downloaded by millions and have hit the number one and number two spots among free Apple apps in every region available.

Dragon Dictation is iOS-4 compatible and features a pop-up toolbar with app icons for easy access to email and text message apps, Facebook or Twitter status bars, 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 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, also available on the Mexico App Store, lets users speak any search query to quickly and easily find and access information and answers on the mobile Web. Nuancea™s unique, innovative Dragon Search Carousel delivers fast, smarter search results within seconds across multiple channels all at once, including Google or Bing!, iTunes, Twitter, Wikipedia and YouTube.

aThe launch in Mexico marks the Dragon Appsa™ entry into Latin America where consumers now have the opportunity to experience the power of mobile voice,a said Michael Thompson, senior vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile. aWe will continue rolling out apps inLatin America and around the worldthroughout the rest of the year as part of our mission to deliver the amazing speed and ease of use that only Dragon can provide.a

Both [ Dragon Dictation ] and [ Dragon Search ] are available for free from the Apple App Store.

Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search support U.S, English, U.K. English, Australian English, German, European and Canadian French, Italian, Americas and European Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Korean. And with multilingual capabilities, all Dragon app users are able to easily switch between supported languages as they come available. The applications are available in the US, Canadian, Mexican, UK, German, French, Italian, Australian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Swiss, and Austrian App Stores.

To learn more, visit [ www.NuanceMobileLife.com ]. Also be sure to follow us on Twitter [ @NuanceMobile ], and become a [ Fan of Dragon Mobile Apps on Facebook ].

About Nuance Communications, Inc.

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 Nuancea™s proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit:[ nuance.com ].

Nuance, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon, Dragon Search Carousel, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States of America and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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