THE COMPANY

Nuance is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Our 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 by calling directory assistance, requesting account information, dictating patient records, searching the mobile web by voice, telling a navigation system their destination, or digitally reproducing documents that can be shared and searched. Making each of those experiences productive and compelling is what Nuance is all about.

KEY FACTS

• Nuance has more than 2,000 employees in more than 35 offices worldwide
• Nuance speech and imaging products are used in more the 70 countries and support up to 48 languages
• The company commands leading market share in nearly every category in which we participate
• Revenues have grown approximately 20 percent, excluding acquisitions, each of the last four years
  • Estimated FY 2007 revenue: $555 million to $570 million (Source: Nuance)
  • FY 2006 revenue: $402 million
  • FY 2005 revenue: $232 million
• More than seven billion phone conversations each year are automated with Nuance speech
• More than 16 million people use Nuance productivity applications worldwide
• Nuance holds more than 400 patents and patents pending

MARKETS AND PRODUCTS

Nuance maintains the world’s most comprehensive and pervasive portfolio of speech and imaging products that are backed by the expertise of our professional services organization and a global partner network.

Nuance speech solutions make the user experience more compelling and expand business potential. Through its dictation, mobile and call center speech solutions, Nuance offers the world’s premier portfolio of speech technologies, expertise and solutions that transform the way people interact with businesses, information and devices. Today, thousands of companies and millions of users around the world depend on Nuance speech solutions to deliver vital information, increase productivity and conduct business.

Nuance’s Dictaphone healthcare solutions provide comprehensive dictation and transcription solutions and services that improve the way patient data is captured, processed and used changing the way people process and work with medical information. Through the integration of speech recognition and natural language processing within existing health information management workflow, Nuance’s Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions offerings help healthcare organizations save money and improve patient care by improving the turn around time, accuracy and usability of their medical documentation.

Nuance’s ScanSoft imaging solutions, through unrivaled features, accuracy and performance, eliminate barriers to productivity by automating a range of document processes – increasing productivity, saving time and reducing costs. With products for enterprises, small-to-medium-sized businesses and home offices, the company’s imaging solutions are used to put the power of PDF on every business desktop; convert paper and PDF into documents that can be easily edited; and simplify scanning and document management using multifunction scanners and networked digital copiers.

PARTNERS

Nuance has grown through a commitment to open solutions and building a partner network that spans all areas of the business and multiple geographies. Today, through its various channels and partner programs, the company maintains strategic relationships with hundreds of leading companies – including Accenture, Avaya, Bosch-Blaupunkt, Cisco, Dell, Delphi, Dictaphone, Genesys, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Nortel, Sony, Visteon and Xerox – that help bring Nuance technologies, applications and solutions to global markets.

CUSTOMERS

Nuance customers span a range of industries and disciplines with particular concentration in industries that breed information including financial services, healthcare, government, education, utilities, travel and telecommunications. Today, more than 16 million people use Nuance productivity applications; more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100 use our speech solutions; and nearly one thousand devices – handsets, printers, automobiles – incorporate our technology.

GLOBAL PRESENCE

Nuance is a truly global organization, with capabilities and a worldwide commitment that can address a spectrum of customers, lower implementation costs and reinforce leadership in our communities worldwide. The company has more than 35 regional offices, with a significant international presence in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan and the United Kingdom. With more than half of the organization residing outside of the United States and a sales presence in more than 70 countries, the company can deliver solutions to numerous local markets and bring global perspective and capabilities to its solutions. Nuance has its corporate headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts and its international headquarters in Merelbeke, Belgium.

EMPLOYEES

Our people are passionate about what they do and remain the driving force behind our growth and success. Our global contingent of more than 2,000 employees comprises an extraordinary group of talented, creative and motivated people from around the world. Drawing on strengths from a number of industries, disciplines and backgrounds, our employees add elements of enthusiasm, perspective and experience to every interaction with customers, partners and one another.