PEABODY, Mass., - December 20, 2001 - ScanSoft®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSFT), a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions, offers everyone an easy way to keep the annual "get organized" New Year's resolution. This year students, home offices and small business can start the New Year with PaperPort® Deluxe 8.0, the best-selling way to scan, organize and find personal documents on the PC.

PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 delivers powerful document management features in an affordable, easy to learn and use application. PaperPort works with all scanners to onramp paper documents from desks and filing cabinets into the PC. Bills, receipts, articles, statements, customer records and more are easily organized into PaperPort's folders, and can be quickly found by viewing large thumbnail representations or by using the included document search capability. PaperPort also organizes existing word processing, spreadsheet, presentation files, as well as pictures that are scanned or downloaded from a wide range of digital cameras.

Be Ready for Tax Time

The best way to take the pain out of tax time is to start early and organize your documents. PaperPort is the best way to scan and organize tax-deductible receipts for charitable donations, fundraiser tickets, mortgage statements and business expenses. PaperPort keeps "same as paper" copies of your important documents, and adds a level of security and peace-of-mind well above paper.

"As an accountant, I know the value of being organized when it comes to tax season. Whenever I buy something, I scan the receipt at home and store it in the appropriate folder on the PaperPort desktop," said Allen Malcolm of Malcolm Associates in Lyme, New Hampshire. "My wallet isn't stuffed with paper anymore and my expenses are up to date and accessible. I can easily click on the appropriate file on my PC and pull up the receipt or the expense report electronically, rather than digging through my wallet or filing cabinets."

Monitoring A Family's Healthcare the Paperless Way

It's cumbersome and a full time job to keep track of a family's health records. Prescription receipts, physician reports, doctor's bills and medical insurance claims can quickly fill a file cabinet. Now you can easily scan and organize these documents for each family member. Geoffrey Davis, father of three from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, agrees. "The medical and dental files for our large family quickly became overflowing and chaotic. PaperPort has been a lifesaver by organizing our family health records and making it incredibly easy to locate any receipt or insurance form electronically, ultimately saving us valuable time and energy." With PaperPort's FormTyper™ feature, medical forms can also be scanned and completed online, then printed or saved as an electronic form.

PaperPort Deluxe Cuts Clutter and Helps Students Produce A+ Projects

Students will love putting PaperPort Deluxe to work at school. Using the software, students can file away reading assignments, old research papers and homework to keep themselves more organized. Adam Kraemer, a college student from Astoria, New York, uses PaperPort Deluxe to archive completed term papers and graded reports. "When I get an assignment in class, I am able to use the stored files on my computer to find something I have already written to use as a point of reference, or to get ideas to start drafting my new project."

PaperPort Deluxe works seamlessly with Microsoft Windows® applications, including Microsoft Office and Outlook, and Intuit Quicken. PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 received a 5-Star rating, the highest honor, from PC Magazine in its most recent issue.

For additional information about PaperPort Deluxe 8.0 and ScanSoft's other award-winning paper-to-digital software, please visit www.scansoft.com.

About ScanSoft, Inc.

ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT) is the leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions that are used to automate a wide range of manual processes - saving time, increasing worker productivity and improving customer service. For more information regarding ScanSoft products and technologies, please visit www.scansoft.com.

Trademark reference: ScanSoft, PaperPort, PaperPort Deluxe, and FormTyper are registered trademarks or trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc., in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and trade names mentioned are hereby recognized and may be registered to their respective holders.

The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market trends, competitive factors, and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings. Actual results, event and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.

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