Nuance Communications, Inc., a provider ofspeech and imaging solutions, announced that Samsung Electronics
recently signed a multi-year agreement, renewing and expanding its
commitment to the full range of Nuance Mobile applications. With Nuance speech solutions for mobile devices,
Samsung will simplify and enhance the way its customers use mobile
phones, applications and services.
The global license agreement includes Nuance's VSuite,
Vocalizer, and VoiceMode speech-based services and interfaces,
which have collectively shipped on more than 160 Samsung models for the
last several years. The Nuance products are also shipping on Samsung's
top-selling devices, such as the SCH-U340 and SPH-M300 available from
Verizon and Sprint. Text-to-speech solutions, enabling capabilities
such as text message read-out, are also included in the new Samsung
contract.
VSuite is Nuance's ubiquitous voice control solution that enables
hands-free, one-step access to mobile device features from a simple
push of a button and a voice command. Nuance's speech-to-text solution,
VoiceMode, offers users a faster and easier way to input text on mobile
devices. Users can enter text in any application by simply pressing a
button and dictating words and sentences naturally and continuously.
"Samsung is at the leading edge of innovation and design for
mobile devices," said Steve Chambers, president of the mobile and
consumer services division at Nuance. "Nuance and Samsung share a
commitment to continually enhance the overall mobile user experience,
offering consumers a simple, safe and convenient way to interact with
mobile phones. By expanding its use of Nuance VSuite, Samsung can make
it easier than ever for users to control mobile devices and access
advanced mobile applications and content."
