Educational Forum Arms ScanSoft Partners with New Products, Applications, and Services to Accelerate Results in Europe's Growing Speech Technology Market

What:

Leading platform and solutions providers are invited to join ScanSoft for its 2004 EMEA Partner Forum focusing on how SpeechWorks® Solutions can drive new revenues and differentiate their solutions offerings. This free, educational forum is the place for European-based partners to network, gain insight into new ScanSoft product offerings and innovations, and share best practices.

According to Gartner, global shipments of speech recognition telephony software grew 23 percent in 2003 and the market is poised for continued growth. As the self-service era evolves, companies and vendors are migrating from custom-built telephony applications to standards-based speech systems that accelerate time to results and provide superior customer satisfaction. SpeechWorks Solutions from ScanSoft are uniquely qualified to deliver these results to the Global 1000 through its global network of industry-leading partners.

ScanSoft's 2004 European Partner Forum brings together customer services innovators and industry-leading speech vendors across Europe for a unique, educational experience. Highlights of the event include:

• SpeechWorks product roadmap and new core technology product release schedule
• Interactive technical, marketing and solution break-out sessions
• Professional services expertise and application design best practices
• Customer roundtable with GE Consumer Finance and other ScanSoft partners offering insights into key success factors
• Partner showcase featuring the latest solutions from Eicon, Envox, Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Intel, NetCentrex and VoiceGenie.

When:

Wednesday, April 28 to Thursday, April 29, 2004

Where:

The 2004 EMEA Partner Forum is being held at the Sheraton Algarve Hotel at the Pine Cliffs Resort, Albufeira, Algarve, in Portugal.

Register Today:

Registration is open to existing partners of ScanSoft's network speech solutions. Accommodation can only be guaranteed for attendees submitting their registration no later than April 6, 2004. Interested parties may register at http://www.scansoft.com/events/partnerforum.

About SpeechWorks Solutions from ScanSoft

SpeechWorks® Solutions from ScanSoft comprise network and embedded speech solutions, including natural language speech recognition, text-to-speech (TTS) and speaker verification solutions, as well as auto-attendant, directory assistance, turnkey vertical industry applications and other speech components. SpeechWorks solutions from ScanSoft help organizations redefine the way they exchange vital information with customers and employees over the telephone, and are used within automotive and embedded applications, including navigation systems, computer games, mobile devices, talking dictionaries, ATMs, applications for the visually impaired, and consumer electronic devices. For information, please visit www.scansoft.com/speech.

About ScanSoft, Inc.

ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT) is a leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions that are used to automate a wide range of manual processes - saving time, increasing worker productivity and improving customer service. For more information regarding ScanSoft products and technologies, please visit www.scansoft.com.

ScanSoft and the ScanSoft logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. in the United States and other countries. SpeechWorks is a registered trademark of SpeechWorks International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other product names and company may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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