BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire MobileVoiceControl, a provider of speech-enabled mobile search and messaging services. The transaction allows Nuance to further accelerate the deployment of speech-enabled solutions in the wireless industry, in particular within the mobile search and communications markets.

MobileVoiceControl provides a speech-enabled service that allows consumers to easily dictate and send email or text messages, dial a contact, create calendar entries, and search Web content entirely with their voice. MobileVoiceControl brings to Nuance a complete mobile service with powerful speech-enabled search and communications applications. Today, the service is available to Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) subscribers on select devices and can also be downloaded from Handango.com. Rich, dynamic content and advertising is delivered through a strategic content relationship with Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and USA TODAY.

"Speech technology is rapidly expanding the possibilities for consumers in the mobile environment," said Paul Ricci, chairman and CEO, Nuance. "MobileVoiceControl's service enhances the accessibility and utility of mobile devices, and by integrating the advanced speech technology of our Nuance Mobile product portfolio, can truly become a transformative consumer service. Nuance Mobile now represents the industry's most ambitious and advanced set of capabilities for today's mobile environment."

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