[Promotion-technology] Fw: Nuance and Handmark Announce Distribution Agreement

[Robert Jaquiss]

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Robert

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Subject: Nuance and Handmark Announce Distribution Agreement


> Speech Technology Magazine
> Wednesday, June 20, 2007
>
> Nuance and Handmark Announce Distribution Agreement
>
> BURLINGTON, Mass. & KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Under a new strategic distribution 
> agreement, Handmark will distribute Nuance Communications' Nuance Voice 
> Control for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Palm devices. Nuance Voice 
> Control is a comprehensive mobile search and messaging service that is 
> driven entirely by natural voice commands.
> Handmark has strong distribution relationships with major U.S. carriers 
> and European device manufactures and powers robust distribution channels, 
> including www.handmark.com, Pocket Express and other desktop Web and 
> on-device e-stores. Nuance will receive prominent placement within these 
> distribution channels.
> Nuance Voice Control speech-enables advanced smartphone features in mobile 
> 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. The application does not require training, so 
> most users can be up and running within minutes.
> Simple intuitive voice commands for Nuance Voice Control allows 
> subscribers to place phone calls by name, add calendar appointments and 
> manage calendar entries, complete directory assistance searches, dictate 
> email messages, search the Web, and view news reports, weather forecasts, 
> stock quotes, sport scores, and movie listings. Nuance Voice Control will 
> be available through Handmark for $6 a month.
>
>
> http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=36712
>
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