Nuance Voice Control Tops the Handango Yardstick Best Sellers List for the BlackBerry Platform

Business Wire, May 8, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that Nuance[R] Voice Control ranked as the best selling BlackBerry[R] title based on units sold from all Handango storefronts for the first quarter of 2007. The ranking is based on the First Quarter 2007 edition of the Handango Yardstick, a quarterly report on the state of the mobile content industry released by Handango last week.

Nuance Voice Control, a comprehensive mobile search and messaging service that is driven entirely by natural voice commands, is available for several BlackBerry devices, including the BlackBerry 7520, 7100i, 7130e, 8703e, 8100 and 8800. The subscription-based system speech-enables advanced smartphone features in BlackBerry devices such as creating calendar entries, dialing a contact, playing music, obtaining driving directions, and searching the Web for business listings, news, weather, stock quotes, sport scores and more. Users can also dictate email messages and have them instantly transcribed on their smartphone, ready to send. Nuance will demonstrate the service in Booth #728 at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium, the largest BlackBerry wireless event of the year, taking place this week in Orlando, Fla.

"When BlackBerry users visit Handango, they are looking for new tools and applications that can enhance the overall BlackBerry experience," said Michael Thompson, vice president and general manager, telco, search and communications, Nuance. "It's a pleasure to see that Handango customers have discovered Nuance Voice Control to improve the productivity and usability of their smartphones. From surfing the Web or reading the day's top news, to sending email without typing while they're on the go, Nuance Voice Control helps BlackBerry users enjoy the convenience of spoken commands that are easier and faster than typing or navigating complex menus."

Simple intuitive voice commands for Nuance Voice Control allows subscribers to:

* Place phone calls by name ("Call: Jim Johnson on mobile")

* Add calendar appointments and manage calendar entries ("Add Appointment: Dental Appointment Date: June 10, 2007; Time: 3:00 PM")

* Complete directory assistance searches ("Find Business: Starbucks Zip Code: 45249")

* Dictate email messages ("Send Email to: Jim Johnson; Subject: Today's Meeting; Body: I'm going to be late. Start meeting without me.")

* Search the Web ("Search Web: Population of Arkansas")

* View news reports from USA Today ("Top Stories")

* View Web pages ("Go to Web site google.com")

* Check the weather forecast ("Weather: 01803")

* View stock quotes ("Stock Quote: NUAN")

* Look up sports scores ("Sports: Major League Baseball")

* View movie times ("Find Movie: King Kong; Zip Code: 45140")

"Our customers quickly found value in Nuance Voice Control, and it has continued to grow in popularity. Voice Control came in as the number three best selling application in the Handango Yardstick 2006 Special Edition, but jumped to the top spot this past quarter," said Will Pinnell, senior director of content at Handango. "This product dramatically improves the functionality of the user's smartphone, and we are pleased to offer it through our catalog."

Nuance Voice Control is available through Handango for $6/month, and can be purchased at www.handango.com. A full version of the Handango 2007 First Quarter Yardstick is available at http://www.handango.com/marketing/Yardstick/Q12007Yardstick.pdf.> About Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for business 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. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.

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