PC Magazine Editors Hail Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Accuracy, Speed
and New Voice Shortcuts; Dragon dubbed “a
perennially great piece of software”
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech
and imaging solutions, today announced that its recently released Dragon®
NaturallySpeaking® 10 software has received
the prestigious Editors’ Choice award from the
editors of PC Magazine, following a rigorous technical and
usability analysis. This is the third such award that PC Magazine
has bestowed on Dragon NaturallySpeaking in recent years.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking software from Nuance is used by millions of
people – in the office, at home, at school, on
the road, even in the operating room – to get
more done faster by voice. With Dragon, people can write documents and
emails, search the Web, and even control their PC entirely by voice,
saving time and boosting productivity. In their latest review, the
editors of PC Magazine noted: “Dragon
retains its lead in the speech recognition field, with surprising
accuracy in dictation, even with little or no training.”
Calling out Dragon 10’s marked improvements
in speed and accuracy, as well as the new Dragon Voice Shortcuts, the
editors added: “…if
you're serious about dictation, you'll want Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10
Professional...That's worth paying for. Accuracy, speed, and
customizability, along with its new tools for working with e-mail, the
Web, and Office apps, cinch its place as our Editors' Choice for speech
recognition software.” The full review can be
found at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2327350,00.asp.
“We are thrilled to have been honored by PC
Magazine with the Editors’ Choice award,”
said Peter Mahoney, general manager and vice president, Desktop
Dictation, Nuance. “This award is tremendous
validation that Dragon is indeed the best speech recognition solution on
the market today. We are proud to be recognized publicly with such a
trusted symbol of technology quality and innovation as the PC Magazine
Editor’s Choice award.”
For information on Dragon NaturallySpeaking and the PC Magazine
Editors’ Choice award, please visit www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking.
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.
Nuance, the Nuance logo, Dragon and NaturallySpeaking are trademarks
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affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other
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future events or services, are forward-looking statements which are
subject to specific risks and uncertainties. These could involve
particular market trends, competition factors and other risks described
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The actual results, events and services may vary significantly from the
forecasts. The reader is warned not to rely on these forward-looking
statements without reservation, since these are simply reflections of
the current situation.
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Erica Hill, 781-565-5218
erica.hill@nuance.com
