PEABODY, Mass., July 23, 2003 - ScanSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSFT), a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions, today announced that Triton®, a wholly-owned operating company of Dover Corporation and a leading manufacturer of automated teller machines (ATMs), has selected ScanSoft® RealSpeak™ to voice-enable ATMs nationwide. ScanSoft's text-to-speech solution is used to make ATMs fully accessible for the visually impaired.

In recent years, ATMs have become available virtually anywhere - including hotels, resorts, restaurants, convenience stores, airports, restaurants, shopping centers and financial institutions. With more people using the machines, Triton is one of the first ATM manufacturers to offer vocal or talking ATMs that can assist customers who are visually impaired, as well as those who have difficulty reading.

Using ScanSoft's text-to-speech software, these groundbreaking machines meet stringent ADA guidelines that stipulate that an ATM must provide a service or capability that allows a visually impaired person to perform the same transactions as a sighted person. ScanSoft RealSpeak easily guides a user through a transaction, which includes instructions to assist with account balance, cash withdrawal, results of the transaction, errors that may have occurred and other pertinent information.

"ScanSoft RealSpeak is a critical component of our new 5000 Series ATMs and their ability to provide enhanced services for people with disabilities," said Anita Nobles Arguelles, Marketing Director for Triton. "We selected ScanSoft because its solution could be easily integrated with our machines and it provides the most natural-sounding voice, making it sound like someone is actually talking from within the machine."

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.

"Speech technology is a major contributor to the accessibility market as it provides an intuitive, easy-to-use interface that can help people overcome many impairments and challenges," said Wayne Crandall, senior vice president of sales and business development for ScanSoft. "We are pleased that through this collaboration with Triton we are able to make ATMs more accessible than ever before."

RealSpeak offers a single, standardized application programming interface (API) that supports the creation of speech-enabled applications in 20 languages: US and UK English, German, French, French Canadian, Dutch and Belgian Dutch, Castilian and Mexican Spanish, Italian, European and Brazilian Portuguese, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Danish and Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

About Triton

As the leading provider of cash-dispensing ATMs for off-premise locations, Triton is committed to redefining and leading the retail market for cash delivery systems. Triton is the largest provider of off-premise ATMs and ATM management software in North America and has more than 83,000 installations in over 17 countries worldwide. Triton is headquartered in Long Beach, MS and is an operating company of Dover Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Dover Corporation. For more information about Triton, please visit www.tritonatm.com or call 1-228-868-1317 (U.S. toll free 1-800-367-7191).

About ScanSoft, Inc.

ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT) is a 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 and RealSpeak are registered trademarks or trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective holders.

The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market trends, competitive factors, and other risks identified in ScanSoft's SEC filings. Actual results, events 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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