Nuance Announces Availability of Swype on Google Play

Latest Version of Swype, the World’s Most Powerful Learning, Living Keyboard Launches for $0.99

Burlington, MA – April 24, 2013 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced, based on incredible consumer demand, that it has launched the latest version of its successful living, learning Swype keyboard for Android smartphones and tablets on the Google Play Store.  Swype was the first to deliver keyboards with continuous touch innovation, and has since reached more than 500 million users worldwide. And now Swype is easier than ever to download for just $0.99, for a limited time.  A 30-day free trial is also available.

Swype is the most personal, powerful and customizable four-in-one keyboard for Android, allowing people to quickly glide their finger from one letter to the next to input text – or simply tap, speak or handwrite letters, numbers and symbols. Swype is a living, learning keyboard that continuously updates each user’s personal language model with the words and phrases they use the most – and with opt-in connected services you can also get the words and phrases trending around the world through the power of crowdsourcing. And Swype can follow a user from one device to another with Backup and Sync – so it is the only keyboard people ever need.  

“Swype was a game changer when first unveiled, and ever since, it has continued to set the bar for intuitive and intelligent keyboard innovation – so much so that others have tried to follow,” said Mike Thompson, executive vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile.  “Based on the incredible success of our beta program and our vocal customers, we decided to extend the power of Swype to more Android users through Google Play. Android users deserve the best keyboard – settling for an alternative is no longer necessary.”

Over the last year, Nuance researched text input preferences and usage styles of Swype users.  By analyzing millions of input patterns, the team identified four distinct keyboard personas. The latest version of Swype incorporates these learnings to deliver a keyboard specifically designed to adapt to the keyboard personalities:

• Swype’r:  Swype’s success is based on its core Swype algorithm and advanced language models –it has set the bar and others have followed.  Swype’rs quickly and easily move from one letter to the next, and combined with XT9, Swype predicts words and phrases as they input text making it the fastest input experience available.
 
• Typer:  The Typer uses both hands and enters text as fast as possible without paying much attention to the screen until the end of the sentence.  But Typers will not sacrifice accuracy with Swype’s XT9 Sloppy Type algorithms and Smart Touch, which adjusts to typing styles based on where fingers hit the screen.  And Swype’s Smart Editor is an added bonus as it suggests edits based on the entire sentence.

• Tapper: The Tapper is methodical and precise and often looks back and forth between the keyboard and the output, making extensive use of Swype’s word completion and next word prediction.  Swype has the most robust language models that predict even the longest commonly used phrases. For example, the phrase ”Dancing with the Stars” will appear as an entire phrase just as soon as the word “Dancing” is tapped.

•   Dictator: Dictators love the ability to quickly and easily speak their text with the power of Dragon, just by hitting the Dragon flame on the Swype keyboard. Dragon offers incredible flexibility when multitasking, hands-busy, or simply on the go.

Swype for Google Play also features:

• Expanded Living Language Dialect Support – Swype’s Living Language now adds support for over 20 dialects.  For Swype users in Australia, Swype automatically loads local words like lollies (candy), arvo (afternoon), and brekky (breakfast).
• Smart Touch – Smart Touch adjusts to each user’s personal input patterns. If a person consistently taps between G & H, but usually wants G, Swype will learn and adapt, so G is selected each time.
• Smart Reselect – When a user reselects a word for editing, Swype’s Smart Editor technology enables the device to consider the words before and after allowing for better replacement options.
• Dragon Mobile Assistant – For Swype users that have both Nuance’s Dragon Mobile Assistant and Swype, gliding their finger from the Swype key to the Dragon flame will provide quick and easy access to the powerful personal mobile assistant app for Android.  Dragon now features unique proactive assistant and location sharing capabilities, making it easier than ever to find and meet up with friends, get automatically dialed into your next conference call, and hear text messages read aloud as they come in.
• New Keyboard Themes – Swype now has 13 keyboard themes with the addition of our new Holo and Artic designs.

With unmatched accuracy, predictive text, personalized experiences, crowd-sourced language models in real time, all across devices – Swype continues to be the best keyboard for Android.  

Availability
Swype is now available for download on Google Play with a limited time price of $0.99.  To learn more, visit http://www.nuance.com/landing-pages/products/swype/.

For those interested in remaining part of the beta program for new upcoming Swype features, visit http://beta.swype.com.

Some items listed are opt-in connected features and are not required to use the Swype learning, living, keyboard. They include crowd-sourced updates (living language dialect support), hot words, backup and sync, and Dragon Dictation.

Swype is a part of Nuance’s portfolio of voice, touch and natural language understanding innovations that are defining a new generation of intelligent systems and personal assistant technologies, which include Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon Dictate for Mac, Dragon Assistant for Intel-inspired Ultrabooks, Nuance Voice Ads, Dragon Dictation, Dragon Go!, Dragon Mobile Assistant, Dragon Drive, Dragon TV, Dragon ID, and Dragon Voicemail to Text.  With Nuance technology, people experience more humanized interactions with the world’s best phones, tablets, computers, cars, TVs, apps and services from leading manufacturers and operators. To learn more visit www.nuancemobilelife.com.

Nuance Unveils Swype Living Language

Nuance Innovates Crowd Sourcing for the Keyboard; Swype Living Language Learns from Users around the Globe

Kuala Lumpur – January 25, 2013 – Nuance Communications Inc. today announced a further evolution of intuitive and intelligent keyboards with the launch of Swype Living Language in Malaysia. An evolution of the Hotwords  technology announced in September, Swype Living Language uses crowdsourcing to analyze new words and phrases in real-time, continuously updating our language dictionaries.  

“Swype continues to lead keyboard innovation and we’re thrilled to bring the four-in-one Swype keyboard to Malaysia – both its practicality and functionality are assets that Malaysians can use at home and abroad,” said Sunny Rao, Managing Director, India & ASEAN, Nuance Mobile.  “By leveraging the cloud and crowd-sourcing input from around the world, Swype provides users with a device that further humanizes interactions through touch and voice, changing the way our increasingly dynamic language is learned and used.”

The Swype keyboard has undergone a rapid transformation in the last year.  In addition to integrating the power of Dragon voice recognition, Swype has also been augmented by integrating with personalized, intelligent dictionaries that learn and adapt to the words and phrases that people use most.  Now, Swype Living Language allows people who opt-in to share and receive trending words and phrases in real-time, creating an up-to-date, crowd-sourced language model. The result is a predictive input experience that is incredibly simple and fast, with relevant, trending words and phrases supported as you swype, write, speak or tap.  

Swype now also features Smart Editor, which analyzes an entire sentence, flagging any potential errors for a quick fix and update, including suggesting the most likely alternatives based on contextual analysis.

Swype has also expanded dictation capabilities and now supports Dragon Dictation in a dozen new languages including Malay, as well as Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Slovak, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese, and Ukrainian.

Availability
Download the Swype Beta for Android to any Android device including those with Swype preloaded, by simply visiting http://beta.swype.com. Nuance’s Swype Living Language keyboard is compatible with the Swype Platform which is available for OEMs supporting the Android Platform as well as via an SDK for other operating systems.

Swype is a part of Nuance’s portfolio of voice, touch and natural language understanding innovations that are defining a new generation of intelligent systems and personal assistant technologies, which include Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon Dictate for Mac, Dragon Assistant for Intel-inspired Ultrabooks, Dragon Dictation, Dragon Go!, Dragon Mobile Assistant, Dragon Drive!, Dragon TV, Dragon ID, and Dragon Voicemail to Text.  With Nuance technology, people experience more humanized interactions with the world’s best phones, tablets, computers, cars, TVs, apps and services from leading manufacturers and operators. To learn more visit www.nuancemobilelife.com.

Nuance推出马来版的Dragon Dictation听写与Dragon Search搜索应用程式

Dragon应用程式让马来西亚人可以通过马来语发音来发送电邮、短讯、输入与搜索

（吉隆坡2012年6月21日）全球语音与语言方案专家Nuance Communications公司今日推出马来版的Dragon Dictation听写与Dragon Search搜寻应用程式，提供马来西亚人一个准确与便捷的方式，只要向他们的iPhone、iPad或iPod Touch说话，就能轻松上网进行社交活动或搜索。

Nuance Communications亚太区高级副主席斯特林（Jason Stirling）表示，“我们很高兴能将Dragon Dictation与Dragon Search拓展至马来西亚的多元文化语言社会”。[L-R] Heath Wilson, Enterprise Marketing Manager, Australia & New Zealand and Koh Chee Keong, Sales Engineering Manager, Nuance Communications, ASEAN revealed the Bahasa Malaysia enabled Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search apps.

“具有语音声控功能的流动器材在全球越来越有影响力，而这两个Dragon应用程式能辨识本地口音和方言，让马来西亚人可以轻松地发送短讯、电邮、更新社交媒体，同时进行流动网络搜索，速度比打字快上5倍。”

Nuance已在全球35个国家推出Dragon应用程式，并把它本土化以让消费者轻松地进行流动网上搜索与保持联系。Dragon Dictation于2009年12月在美国Apple App Store推出时，成为最多人下载的程式，并登上商业生产力类别排行榜的宝座。从此之后，全球数千万人都陆续下载与使用Dragon Dictation和Dragon Search。

Dragon Dictation与iOS 5兼容，并设有一个弹出工具栏，显示各种应用程式图标，方便用户访问电邮与短讯程式、Facebook或Twitter状态栏，或者是剪贴板（clipboard）。Dragon Dictation也拥有一个便捷的自动储存功能，让用户被来电打断时保留口述文本。

Dragon Search让用户轻松快速地搜索与获取所需讯息。Dragon Search拥有Nuance独特创新的 Dragon Search Carousel，让用户在无需退出程式的情况下，能更快更精明地在数秒内提供各种平台的搜索结果，包括Google、Yahoo!, Wikipedia、iTunes、YouTube和Twitter。

Dragon Dictation和Dragon Search现已在马来西亚的Apple App Store推出，用户可以浏览XXX免费下载。

用户可以浏览http://itunes.apple.com/my/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8下载 Dragon Dictation, 以及浏览http://itunes.apple.com/my/app/dragon-search/id341452950?mt=8下载Dragon Search。

用户也可以在美国、加拿大、墨西哥、阿联酋、英国、德国、日本、中国、捷克、台湾、香港、韩国、澳洲、巴西、奥地利、比利时、丹麦、埃及、芬兰、法国、希腊、匈牙利、印尼、意大利、荷兰、挪威、波兰、葡萄牙、罗马尼亚、沙地阿拉伯、西班牙、瑞典、瑞士和土耳其的App Stores下载Dragon Dictation和Dragon Search。除了马来语之外，Dragon Dictation和Dragon Search也支持美国、英国与澳洲的英语、日语、印尼语、中国华语、台湾华语、广东语、捷克语、韩语、匈牙利语、丹麦语、荷兰语、芬兰语、欧洲与加拿大的法语、德语、希腊语、意大利语、挪威语、波兰语，欧洲与巴西的葡萄牙语、罗马尼亚语、俄语、欧洲与美国的西班牙语、瑞典语、土耳其语和标准阿拉伯语。它们也拥有多语功能，让所有用户都能轻松地转换语言。

Nuance的Dragon语音识别技术，是Dragon NaturallySpeaking桌面电脑软件的核心部分，它为全球领先手机、平板电脑、汽车、电视机和应用程式提供语音互动功能，让数百万人能以前所未有的便捷与快速方式沟通。

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