Nuance Teams with WorkForce Technologies

MENLO PARK, CA - WorkForce Technologies and Nuance (Nasdaq:NUAN) announced Workforce's plans to deliver a Nuance-enabled suite of packaged speech applications tailored to meet the requirements of the human resources, government, education and healthcare markets. WorkForce Technologies' speech solutions will be made available on the Nuance Voice Platform™. "Our wealth of experience has allowed us to build applications that address the real challenges faced by these sectors," said Rick Thompson, president, WorkForce Technologies. "Our voice-based solutions, coupled with Nuance speech recognition and voice authentication engines provide the recognition, accuracy, scalability, and robustness required to deploy successful natural language and large vocabulary voice-enabled applications." "Packaged applications are becoming increasingly important for enabling enterprises to quickly and cost-effectively deploy high-quality speech solutions," said Chuck Berger, Nuance president & CEO. "The combination of WorkForce Technologies' speech solutions and the Nuance Voice Platform will offer our mutual customers the ability to increase productivity, cost savings, and realize a rapid return on investment."