Nuance Asks: “Do You Speak Dragon?” Second Annual Contest Offers GPS Systems, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Upgrades
“I Speak Dragon!” Contest Invites the Dragon NaturallySpeaking User Community to Raise Its Voice, Share Stories about the Impact of Speech Recognition
BURLINGTON, Mass., April 24, 2008 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today launched the “I Speak Dragon!” contest whereby Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® users can share their unique experiences using the world’s most popular speech recognition solution. People are invited to submit their stories about how Dragon has enhanced and transformed their lives via the Nuance Web site www.nuance.com/dragonstories between April 24 and June 30, 2008. Three winning user stories will be selected, and the winning entrants will each receive a Garmin Nuvi 360 Personal Travel Assistant as well as Dragon NaturallySpeaking upgrades for three years.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking turns speech into text at up to 160 words per minute, with up to 99 percent accuracy. As the world’s most accurate and best-selling speech recognition product for the PC, Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets people create documents and email up to three times faster than manual typing, and allows users to surf the Web and control their entire PC – simply by speaking. Dragon NaturallySpeaking adds the power of speech recognition to nearly every Microsoft Windows-based application, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet Explorer, as well as Corel WordPerfect, FireFox and more. The “I Speak Dragon!” contest is open to US users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking who are interested in sharing their stories. Entries can be submitted in one of three categories, and a panel of judges will select the best story in each category. Participants can submit their entries between April 24 and June 30, 2008 by visiting www.nuance.com/dragonstories. Winners will be announced by Nuance in the summer of 2008.
Entries for “I Speak Dragon!” can be submitted in one of the following three categories:
- I Speak Dragon to Improve My Creativity
Do you speak Dragon in a unique or innovative way? Are you a novelist, poet, or blogger who has reignited your creative spark using Dragon? Are you a computer programmer who uses Dragon to dictate lines of code? Are you a student who uses Dragon to create reports and other school projects?
- I Speak Dragon to Improve My Work
Do you speak Dragon to save valuable time in your office or home office? Do you speak Dragon to improve your performance at work? Has your office adopted Dragon to save precious time creating meeting notes, presentations or reports? Are you a busy lawyer who uses Dragon to transcribe your notes in a flash?
- I Speak Dragon to Improve My Life
Do you speak Dragon to make big changes in your life? Has Dragon made it possible for you to use your computer completely hands-free? Have you used Dragon because of a repetitive stress injury at work? Have you overcome physical challenges with Dragon’s help?
The best story in each of the above three categories will be selected and each of the winning entrants will receive a Garmin Nuvi 360 Personal Travel Assistant as well as Dragon NaturallySpeaking upgrades for three years.
“In the case of a speech recognition product, it’s appropriate that word-of-mouth is the most effective way for people to learn how Dragon NaturallySpeaking can enhance their lives,” said Peter Mahoney, vice president and general manager, Desktop Dictation Business Unit, Nuance. “We are pleased to sponsor the ‘I Speak Dragon!’ Contest because it will provide a rich resource for people who don’t yet realize just how valuable modern speech recognition has become.”
About Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Dragon NaturallySpeaking from Nuance is used by millions of people to create documents and emails up to three times faster than typing, and to use their PC simply by speaking. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 delivers what matters most in speech recognition – the highest levels of accuracy, seamless integration many popular PC applications, and unrivalled ease of use. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 converts speech into text at up to 160 words-per-minute with up to 99 percent accuracy. Dragon is available in US English, Australian English, Asian English, Indian English, UK English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish versions. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com/dragon.
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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