Nuance powering the new Sprint Voicemail-2-Text service

Burlington, Mass. – September 26, 2011 – Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) announced today that Nuance’s automatic speech recognition technology is powering the new Sprint Voicemail-2-Text service for its BlackBerry® customers, giving them the ability to quickly and easily read their voicemail messages via email or text message.

Tailored for mobile consumers, the new service delivers the freedom and flexibility to stay connected from virtually anywhere, while helping to efficiently identify – and respond to – the messages they care about. As part of the service, Sprint BlackBerry customers receive transcribed messages via email or text message, and can respond with a just a simple click. Further, messages can be easily forwarded and saved – no more writing down of messages or misplacing them.

“Leading carriers around the world continue to deploy Nuance’s Voicemail-to-Text platform because it delivers fast, reliable and accurate voice message transcriptions,” said John Pollard, vice president and general manager, Voice-to-Text Services, Nuance. “In fact, millions of consumers rely on our partners’ services month after month because of the hassle-free, incredibly efficient way in which it turns voicemail into a useful messaging tool.”

Sprint Voicemail-2-Text service for BlackBerry is currently available as a monthly service for $1.99/month following a free 30-day trial period available at m.getjar.com/mobile/72278/Voicemail2Text. Sprint Voicemail-2-Text supports select Sprint BlackBerry Bold, Curve, Tour, Style and Touch models. Additional details and supported device specifics are available on the Sprint website. Standard text and data rates will apply for each message.

Nuance’s platform leverages the trusted Dragon NaturallySpeaking dictation technology, allowing leading carriers like Sprint to offer services that will help customers remain connected and increase customer satisfaction.