ScanSoft to Hold Annual Meeting on March 14, 2005

Business Wire, Jan 4, 2005

PEABODY, Mass. -- ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT), a global leader of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on March 14, 2005. The meeting site and time will be communicated to stockholders in the proxy materials distributed for the annual meeting.

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ScanSoft, Inc. is a global leader of speech and imaging 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.

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