Scansoft - ScanSoft renamed Nuance Communications
ScanSoft renamed Nuance Communications in brand playTuesday October 18, 12:36 pm ET
ScanSoft Inc. has changed its name to Nuance Communications Inc. as part of a rebranding strategy.
The Peabody, Mass.-based company will continue to use the ScanSoft name for its imaging products. The company started as an imaging technology business that was part of Xerox Corp. ScanSoft was spun out in 1999 and now also sells speech recognition software and systems.
Along with the name change, ScanSoft (Nasdaq: SSFT - News) will also change its ticker symbol as of Nov. 21 to "NUAN."
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ScanSoft Changes Name to Nuance Communications, Inc., Unveils New Corporate Identity and Branding
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2005--ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT - News), today announced that it has changed its name to Nuance Communications, Inc., presenting a unified position for the company in the markets it serves. The new name marks the culmination of four years of work in building the world's most comprehensive and innovative provider of speech solutions. Nuance will use the ScanSoft name for its family of imaging solutions. The company will continue to be listed as "SSFT" on the Nasdaq National Market until November 21, 2005 when it will begin trading as "NUAN" (Nasdaq: NUAN - News).
"Our new name symbolizes an important point in the company's evolution and better represents our mission to provide solutions that improve the customer experience," said Paul Ricci, chairman and CEO of Nuance. "While our name and branding have changed, the facets of the organization that have made the company a trusted provider, partner and employer are unwavering. Nuance will continue in its tradition of delivering the industry's premier speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world."
Speech software is transforming the way people use digital devices and access information systems. Through its dictation, embedded and network speech solutions, Nuance offers the world's most comprehensive and innovative portfolio of speech technologies, expertise and solutions. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance by calling directory assistance, receiving account information over the phone, dictating patient records or telling a navigation system their destination. Nuance has deployed more than 3,000 speech applications for some of the world's most respected companies including AOL, Bank of America, British Airways, Charles Schwab, Citigroup, Daimler Chrysler, Ford, General Electric, LG, Nokia, SBC, United Airlines, Verizon and Vodafone.
Nuance is committed to making speech-enabled systems, devices and interactions as effective and ubiquitous as the Web. In doing so, the company draws on the talents and experience of more than 300 speech scientists and engineers, a professional services organization that comprises more than 250 speech and voice user interface experts, and a global partner network that includes industry leaders such as Avaya, Bosch-Blaupunkt, Cisco, Delphi, Dictaphone, Genesys, IDX, Intel, Microsoft, Nortel, Sony, Texas Instruments and Visteon to further promote the innovation and adoption of speech. For additional information and to experience the power of the spoken word, please visit http://www.nuance.com/.
Nuance will continue to leverage the recognition that the ScanSoft name has earned in the market by using it as the name for its family of imaging solutions. Through unrivaled features, accuracy and performance, ScanSoft imaging solutions eliminate barriers to productivity by enabling people and organizations to automate a range of document processes - increasing productivity, saving time and reducing costs.
With products for enterprises, small-to-medium-sized businesses and home offices, these solutions put the power of PDF on every business desktop; convert paper and PDF into documents that can be edited; and simplify scanning and document management using multifunction scanners and networked digital copiers. Nearly 100 percent of hardware and software vendors that implement scanning and optical character recognition, including Autodesk, Brother, Dell, Filenet, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Symantec, Visioneer and Xerox, rely on ScanSoft imaging solutions to deliver their own superior products. For additional information and to experience new levels of productivity, please visit www.nuance.com/scansoft.
ScanSoft Inc. has changed its name to Nuance Communications Inc. as part of a rebranding strategy.
The Peabody, Mass.-based company will continue to use the ScanSoft name for its imaging products. The company started as an imaging technology business that was part of Xerox Corp. ScanSoft was spun out in 1999 and now also sells speech recognition software and systems.
Along with the name change, ScanSoft (Nasdaq: SSFT - News) will also change its ticker symbol as of Nov. 21 to "NUAN."
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ScanSoft Changes Name to Nuance Communications, Inc., Unveils New Corporate Identity and Branding
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2005--ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT - News), today announced that it has changed its name to Nuance Communications, Inc., presenting a unified position for the company in the markets it serves. The new name marks the culmination of four years of work in building the world's most comprehensive and innovative provider of speech solutions. Nuance will use the ScanSoft name for its family of imaging solutions. The company will continue to be listed as "SSFT" on the Nasdaq National Market until November 21, 2005 when it will begin trading as "NUAN" (Nasdaq: NUAN - News).
"Our new name symbolizes an important point in the company's evolution and better represents our mission to provide solutions that improve the customer experience," said Paul Ricci, chairman and CEO of Nuance. "While our name and branding have changed, the facets of the organization that have made the company a trusted provider, partner and employer are unwavering. Nuance will continue in its tradition of delivering the industry's premier speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world."
Speech software is transforming the way people use digital devices and access information systems. Through its dictation, embedded and network speech solutions, Nuance offers the world's most comprehensive and innovative portfolio of speech technologies, expertise and solutions. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance by calling directory assistance, receiving account information over the phone, dictating patient records or telling a navigation system their destination. Nuance has deployed more than 3,000 speech applications for some of the world's most respected companies including AOL, Bank of America, British Airways, Charles Schwab, Citigroup, Daimler Chrysler, Ford, General Electric, LG, Nokia, SBC, United Airlines, Verizon and Vodafone.
Nuance is committed to making speech-enabled systems, devices and interactions as effective and ubiquitous as the Web. In doing so, the company draws on the talents and experience of more than 300 speech scientists and engineers, a professional services organization that comprises more than 250 speech and voice user interface experts, and a global partner network that includes industry leaders such as Avaya, Bosch-Blaupunkt, Cisco, Delphi, Dictaphone, Genesys, IDX, Intel, Microsoft, Nortel, Sony, Texas Instruments and Visteon to further promote the innovation and adoption of speech. For additional information and to experience the power of the spoken word, please visit http://www.nuance.com/.
Nuance will continue to leverage the recognition that the ScanSoft name has earned in the market by using it as the name for its family of imaging solutions. Through unrivaled features, accuracy and performance, ScanSoft imaging solutions eliminate barriers to productivity by enabling people and organizations to automate a range of document processes - increasing productivity, saving time and reducing costs.
With products for enterprises, small-to-medium-sized businesses and home offices, these solutions put the power of PDF on every business desktop; convert paper and PDF into documents that can be edited; and simplify scanning and document management using multifunction scanners and networked digital copiers. Nearly 100 percent of hardware and software vendors that implement scanning and optical character recognition, including Autodesk, Brother, Dell, Filenet, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Symantec, Visioneer and Xerox, rely on ScanSoft imaging solutions to deliver their own superior products. For additional information and to experience new levels of productivity, please visit www.nuance.com/scansoft.
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