Glenayre Technologies Adds ScanSoft RealSpeak to Versera™ Voice Services Suite

RealSpeak Delivers Text-to-Speech Capabilities in 19 Languages, Providing Global Real-Time Message Notification and Delivery

PEABODY, Mass., and ATLANTA, Georgia, June 3, 2002 - ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT), a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions and Glenayre Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEMS), a leading global provider of advanced and next-generation communications solutions, today announced that Glenayre now offers ScanSoft® RealSpeak™ as one of the synthesized speech solutions in its Versera™ Voice Services Suite.

Glenayre's Versera Voice Services Suite consists of powerful voice-controlled telephony services that enable service providers around the globe to introduce new revenue opportunities, increase subscriber satisfaction and reduce churn. ScanSoft RealSpeak integrates with the Versera Voice Services Suite to deliver text-based information to wireless and mobile devices using synthesized human-sounding speech. The ability for service providers to provide highly customizable real-time message notification and delivery plays a critical role in enhancing user productivity.

"As the number of mobile subscribers swells worldwide and hands-free legislation becomes more popular, the ability for service providers to support voice-powered solutions becomes critical to their success," said Rolf Madson, vice president of product management for Glenayre. "Glenayre and ScanSoft harness language so that subscribers can access all their important information-at home, in the office, or on-the-go. Since personalized messages and Internet content are conveniently located in a single location, staying in touch is significantly simplified for subscribers."

Glenayre partners with best-in-breed speech technology partners like ScanSoft to allow service providers to choose the solution that works best for them. ScanSoft RealSpeak text-to-speech (TTS) supports 19 languages through a single application programming interface, and when combined with Glenayre's Versera Voice Services Suite, enables the distribution of a wide range of text content, including e-mail, stock quotes, news and weather, electronic documents and Web site information.

"The use of RealSpeak within the Glenayre messaging platform is an excellent showcase for text-to-speech applications," said Wayne Crandall, senior vice president of sales and business development at ScanSoft. "It demonstrates the productivity gains that can be achieved through the efficient delivery of text-based information, and shows the importance of a multi-lingual market approach."

About RealSpeak

ScanSoft's RealSpeak is the market-leading product for converting text into human-sounding synthesized speech. The technology is used for a wide range of applications, including delivering emails for unified messaging systems, providing prompts for interactive voice response (IVR) applications, and speech-enabling mobile, automotive, game and PC/multi-media applications. ScanSoft RealSpeak offers unmatched support for hardware systems, including Hitachi, Intel® (Pentium®, Strong ARM® and XScale®), MIPS® and NEC®, as well as operating systems, including Linux®, Microsoft® Windows® and Windows® CE, and Sun Solaris®.

RealSpeak offers a single, standardized application programming interface (API) that enables the deployment of speech-enabled applications in 19 languages: US and UK English, German, French, Dutch & Belgian Dutch, Castilian and Mexican Spanish, Italian, European and Brazilian Portuguese, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Danish and Cantonese & Mandarin Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

About Glenayre

Glenayre is a global provider of enhanced services and unified communications solutions for service providers including wireless, fixed network, ISP and broadband. Glenayre has more than 500 employees in 14 locations worldwide. Glenayre systems are designed on open platforms with a standards-based architecture supporting IP and traditional telephony networks for an evolution from 2G to 2.5G and 3G services. More than 200 service providers in over 60 countries have deployed Glenayre messaging solutions for voice, fax and e-mail messaging, including one-number services, voice navigation and voice dialing, mailbox out-dialing and one-touch call return. Glenayre, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has been providing carrier-grade communications solutions for the global market for over 40 years. For more information, please visit www.Glenayre.com.

About ScanSoft

ScanSoft, Inc. 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 additional information on the company, please visit www.scansoft.com.

Trademark reference: ScanSoft and RealSpeak are registered trademarks or trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Glenayre, the Glenayre logo, See! Hear! Speak!, and Versera are trademarks of Glenayre Electronics, Inc. All other company names or product names referenced herein may be the trademarks of their respective holders.

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