PHOENIX -- Premier User Conference Draws Unprecedented Attendance; Audience Includes Industry Leaders and Participants from Around the World

Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSFT), formerly ScanSoft, Inc., today began its annual user conference, Conversations 2005, with unprecedented interest and attendance. Keynotes for this year's conference include BellSouth, The Hartford, Telstra and United Airlines, in addition to a host of interactive conference sessions that include a number of Nuance customers and some of the world's leading organizations, including America Online, Inc., Aetna, Inc. Pacific Gas & Electric, Qwest, Vodafone and many more.

Now in its seventh year, Nuance's Conversations is the world's premier speech user conference, where industry leaders and executives gather to gain a deep understanding of innovative breakthroughs and real-world applications that impact the industry today, and learn about the significant customer service improvements that speech delivers to partners and customers around the world. The forum is designed to be interactive, and includes presentations and industry roundtables from some of the world's most innovative organizations that have transformed customer service, increased productivity and enhanced communication by embracing speech.

"Nuance is excited to welcome our sponsors, speakers and attendees to Conversations 2005, an event that has drawn an audience and interest that is unprecedented its history," said Peter Mahoney, vice president of worldwide marketing, speech solutions, Nuance Communications, Inc. "Coming on the heels of the launch of our new corporate identity and our recent merger, this year's event is particularly meaningful as its brings together the best and brightest minds in the speech industry."

Throughout the conference, participants will have the opportunity to learn first-hand from some of the industry's leading innovators, as well as learn more about real-world applications that have made an impact on customer care and business processes in a range of enterprises, carrier organizations and vertical industries.

Principal sponsors for Conversations 2005 include Avaya, Cisco Systems, Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Nortel and VoiceGenie. Supporting sponsors include Aspect, Edify, eLoyalty, Holly Connects, Intervoice, SBC and Vicorp. During the conference, Nuance will also present its Best Practices Awards to acknowledge organizations whose leading speech services have produced compelling business returns and high levels of customer satisfaction.

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