PEABODY, Mass., July 18, 2002 - ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT), a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions, today announced that Corel Corporation has licensed ScanSoft® Dragon NaturallySpeaking®, Essentials Edition, for inclusion with its WordPerfect® Family Pack 4 software.

WordPerfect Family Pack 4 is a complete, affordable and easy-to use suite that features a range of applications for home computing. Under the agreement Corel will add Dragon NaturallySpeaking Essentials to WordPerfect Family Pack 4, which includes WordPerfect® 10, Quattro Pro® 10, Picture Publisher® Digital Camera Edition, plus several other software applications. A free microphone headset is also included to get users started right away.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is the market-leading desktop dictation solution for the PC, allowing people to use their voice to create documents at up to 160 words-per-minute. The software also enables the voice-control of applications through patented Natural Language Commands such "open WordPerfect," "file open," "file save," "select sentence," "bold this sentence," and "open memo to John."

"By providing Corel with the industry's leading speech recognition technology, ScanSoft is able to provide the personal PC user an affordable introduction to the benefits of voice dictation," said Wayne Crandall, senior vice president of sales and business development at ScanSoft. "This deal with Corel represents the positive momentum ScanSoft has exhibited in the development of a hands-free computing environment while expanding our presence in the embedded speech recognition market."

"Licensing this technology from ScanSoft helps Corel enhance the level of productivity and ease of use we deliver with WordPerfect Family Pack 4,"said Annette McCleave, executive vice-president of marketing at Corel Corporation "Dragon NaturallySpeaking allows users, especially those for whom typing is difficult, to create documents and use their computers faster than ever before."

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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 more information regarding ScanSoft products and technologies, please visit www.ScanSoft.com.

ScanSoft and Dragon NaturallySpeaking are registered trademarks or trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company or product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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