PEABODY, Mass., - February 7, 2001 -ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT), a leading provider of paper-to-digital solutions, will announce its fourth-quarter and year-end 2000 financial results after the close of the market on Tuesday, February 13, 2001.

The company will conduct its quarterly conference call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, February 14, 2001. To listen to the call, please call (913) 981-4910 approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the call. For those who are not available to listen to the live conference call, a replay will be available via telephone starting approximately at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 14th until 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time on February18th. The access number for the replay is (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820; confirmation number 504284.

The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet. Investors interested in listening to the call should log onto the company's Web site at www.scansoft.com at least ten minutes prior to the broadcast. Investors will also have access to an archived version of the call on the company's Web site.

About ScanSoft Inc.

Headquartered in Peabody, MA, ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT) is a leading developer of paper-to-digital solutions that enable users to leverage the power of their scanners, digital cameras and other electronic devices. ScanSoft's award-winning product line Pagis Pro, TextBridge Pro, PaperPort Deluxe, Paper Converter, OmniPage Pro, OmniForm, eOmniForm, OmniPage Pro Scan Suite Plus, OmniPage Web, Developer's Kit 2000, Kai's PhotoSoap2, Kai's SuperGoo, Kai's PowerShow, and PhotoFactory - enables users to capture, recognize, edit, manage and share documents and photos electronically by taking advantage of ScanSoft's cutting-edge technology.

ScanSoft software is sold and marketed worldwide through retail, dealer and OEM channels and the Internet, capturing the consumer, small office/home office (SOHO) and corporate markets. For additional information, visit www.scansoft.com.

ScanSoft, TextBridge, Pagis Pro, PaperPort Deluxe, Paper Converter, OmniPage, OmniForm, eOmniForm, Developer's Kit 2000, PageKeeper, PhotoFactory, Kai's PhotoSoap2, Kai's Power Show, and Kai's SuperGoo are registered trademarks or trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are hereby recognized and may be registered to their respective holders.

This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to the perceived benefits of the agreement between American LegalNet and ScanSoft, the implementation of the legal forms service, the functionality and content of such service and the commercial acceptance and use of the uscourtforms.com website. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including market acceptance of the services and the introduction of competitive products; the ability to implement the e-filing capability; agreements with and dependence on the actions of third party technology; the ability to generate revenue from web-based services; and the ability to attract traffic to the uscourtforms.com website. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties described in ScanSoft's filings with the SEC. ScanSoft assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Trademark reference: ScanSoft, PaperPort Deluxe, Pagis, TextBridge, OmniPage, OmniPage Pro Scan Suite Plus, OmniForm, eOmniForm, Paper Converter, PhotoFactory, Kai's PhotoSoap2, Kai's SuperGoo, Kai's PowerShow and Logical Form Recognitions (LFR) are registered trademarks or trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are hereby recognized and may be registered to their respective

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