Nuance VSuite Speech Software Shipping on Dell Mini 3 Android Line Up in China and Brazil

Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that Nuance VSuite, the Company’s pervasive embedded speech software for device command and control, is currently shipping on the highly anticipated Dell Mini 3i smart phone from China Mobile, the largest telecommunications company in the world with more than 500 million customers, and the Dell Mini 3iX from Claro, which serves more than 42 million people in Brazil as part of the America Movil network. With Nuance VSuite, Dell’s new innovative Android-based smart phones allow users to easily dial contacts and numbers, as well as search, discover and launch a variety of applications all by using their voice.

Dell’s innovative multi-touch Mini 3 Android smart phone line up takes advantage of Nuance VSuite’s flexibility and full compatibility with Android to deploy voice command and control capabilities that make it even easier to place calls, and find and access a variety of applications and services including games, the calendar, music player, and more. Users can even initiate a text message and check the status of their voicemail with simple voice commands. And with support for a variety of languages, including Traditional Mandarin, Traditional and Simplified Cantonese, and Portuguese, Mini 3i and Mini 3iX users across China and Brazil are able to experience the power of mobile speech.

"Voice capabilities are a key complement to our multi-touch experience, offering users a natural and intuitive way to access a variety of applications and features to get the most out of their device,” said Bill Gorden, Dell GM for Smart Phones. "We focus on creating partnerships that make the most of a customer’s mobile experience, on any network, and using any application.”

"We want to ensure that users worldwide can take advantage of our mobile speech capabilities, which is why we’ve worked hard to ensure Nuance VSuite is not only platform agnostic, but works exceptionally well on the Android platform,” said Michael Thompson, senior vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile. "Moreover, Nuance VSuite’s support for a broad number of languages enables partners like Dell to deliver speech in many parts of the world, including China and Brazil. And with the Dell phones sure to make an impact among China Mobile’s and Claro’s significant subscriber bases, we’re continuing to move the global needle on speech proliferation.”

Availability

The Dell Mini 3i smart phone is currently available through China Mobile in China, and the Dell Mini 3iX is currently available through Claro in Brazil.

Nuance VSuite is a part of Nuance’s broad mobile portfolio that features the industry’s most pervasive mobile speech and predictive input solutions that are changing the way consumers interact with their mobile phones to send text messages and email, place calls, and access the mobile Web for information, directions, music and more. Nuance’s mobile solutions ship on more than four billion handsets – a result of its extensive relationships with every major mobile OEM and carriers around the world. For more information about Nuance VSuite, please visit www.nuance.com/vsuite.

About Nuance Mobile

Nuance Mobile builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content – regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.

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 Nuance’s proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit: nuance.com.

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