For the First Time Users can Personalize Network MFP Touchscreen Menus Directly from their Desktop - Instantly and without IT Support; New Xerox EIP Devices Gain First Implementation

AIIMexpo 2007, BOSTON – April 17, 2006 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced the PaperPort® Personalized Scanning Platform™, or PSP™, which for the first time empowers office workers with the ability to customize – directly from their desktop – the scanning menus they have available to them on their network multifunction printer/copier/scanners (MFPs). The first implementation of the solution will be Xerox® Scan to PC Desktop™ EIP Edition, an implementation of PaperPort PSP for the newly announced Xerox Extensible Interface Platform™ (EIP) devices. Xerox EIP-enabled devices greatly enhance the ability of solutions providers and software vendors to remotely control MFP touch-screen environments.

PaperPort is used by millions of people every day to scan, search and organize documents and photographs on a personal PC and across a network. The ease-of-use and patented features of the product has helped to make it the de-facto standard for scanning from MFP devices, with PaperPort being the core OEM client application of Xerox Scan-to-PC Desktop, EFI Desktop and Desktop Professional and Konica Minolta Unity Desktop and Kyocera. PaperPort is also the OEM scanning desktop for devices from Avision, Brother, Dell, Epson, Fuji-Xerox, HP, Kodak, Kyocera, Lexmark, OkiData, Panasonic, Planon, Sagem, Visioneer and more.

“Innovative Nuance scanning solutions combine with customizable open and powerful MFP environments like Xerox EIP to enable this revolution in scan-to-desktop,” said Robert Weideman, general manager and senior vice president for Nuance Productivity Applications. “Now, instead of the static and limited menu items found on most MFP devices and middleware solutions, users can – on their own – extend their desktop folders and personal document workflows directly to the networked MFP menu, making their specific and familiar scanning choices immediately available to them.”

The PaperPort Personalized Scanning Platform combines with Xerox EIP to bring “one-touch scanning” to network MFP devices – and in a way that is personalized and familiar to the specific user. The result is an unrivaled level of scanning ease-of-use and flexibility for office workers in organizations of all sizes.

First, the PaperPort PSP client provides the user with a visual way to associate which of their specific desktop or network folders they want to have available on the MFP device menu. This allows the device to present a handful of the folders on the user’s PC or mapped network drives, making the specific folders relevant to each user immediately accessible to them. The user can also identify which document processing workflows they want to have available on the MFP device menu, such as scan to searchable PDF, convert to Word, or store in Microsoft SharePoint. This gives users a one-button document workflow experience at the device. For example, by pressing “Scan to Microsoft Word” the completed Word-format file is placed in a specified folder on the user’s desktop or network. With alternative solutions this process would require several manual steps, as well as IT department involvement to configure menus on the device for each individual user.

Second, Nuance has developed the PaperPort PSP Plug-in, a light-weight component that bridges PaperPort PSP desktop clients with MFP open interface environments, such as Xerox EIP. Once in place, users can authenticate themselves at any supported network MFP device, and instantly see their personalized PaperPort scanning and document workflow menus on the device touchscreen.

Key Features of PaperPort PSP

• First Personalized Scanning Solution for Network MFPs – All legacy MFP middleware solutions have essentially the same four static menu options – scan to fax, email, folders and back-end processes – enforcing the same selections upon every user of the network MFP. PaperPort PSP for the first time provides each individual user on a network the unparalleled freedom and ease-of-use users to instantly define which of their scanning tasks will be available at the MFP, without requiring cumbersome setup or maintenance by network administrators.



• Easy, One-Button Scanning – Just as Nuance was the first to bring One-Button Scanning™ to connected scanning devices via its relationship with Visioneer, Nuance is bringing One-Button Scanning to network MFP devices via its relationship with Xerox. Now users will know exactly what every scanning menu item means, and can accomplish their tasks by simply pressing one button at the device. Nuance has submitted a United States patent application for this unique personalized desktop-network scanning method.



• Minimal IT Requirements – PaperPort PSP lets users update their scanning options anytime with no administrator privileges required and no special server updates required.



• Make Scanning Accessible to Everyone in an Organization – PaperPort PSP brings the ease of desktop scanning to the MFP, opening up the scanning function of network-MFPs to any user in the enterprise.



• More Formats, More Destinations – Business processes require the flexibility to utilize a variety of document formats and storage destinations. The PaperPort PSP platform allows any organization to leverage the widest variety of critical document formats including PDF, XPS, Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect and more. PaperPort PSP also extends the storage of documents beyond local computer folders to shared networked folders or document management systems.



• Combine Scanned Paper with Digital Documents – The PaperPort PSP Platform bridges the world of paper documents with existing digital documents unlike any other program. Now users can edit, combine and share information from all corners of an organization with push-button and drag-and-drop ease.



• Paper Workflow Onramp – The PaperPort desktop includes support for Link Agents, which connect the desktop user with popular centralized content management and document server applications, including Microsoft SharePoint, WebDAV (supported by EMC/Documentum, Hyland OnBase, IBM/FileNET, OpenText, Oracle and others), FTP, Xerox DocuShare® software, Kofax Ascent Capture and more. Users simply use drag and drop on the PaperPort SendTo bar to process a selected document or set of documents to a server or desktop workflow target. The PaperPort Link Agent SDK also enables the rapid creation of custom link agents to any desktop or server solution.

“Scanning has become one of the greatest productivity features for Xerox MFP customers,” said Roger Ellefson, manager, Xerox Office Solutions Marketing. “The combination of Xerox EIP and PaperPort PSP greatly extends these productivity gains by bringing the individual’s workflow to the MFP touch-screen. The result is a straightforward, intuitive solution for the end-user that is easy for IT to administer.”

The ScanSoft PaperPort PSP solution from Nuance implemented for Xerox EIP is in Nuance Booth # 2250 and Xerox Booth #2645 at AIIMexpo 2007 in Boston April 17-19.

ScanSoft Imaging Solutions from Nuance

Through unrivaled features, accuracy and performance, ScanSoft Imaging Solutions from Nuance eliminate barriers to productivity by enabling people and organizations to automate a range of document processes – increasing productivity, saving time and reducing costs. With products for enterprises, small-to-medium-sized businesses and home offices, ScanSoft Imaging Solutions are used to put the power of PDF on every business desktop; convert paper and PDF into documents that can be easily edited; and simplify scanning and document management using multifunction scanners and networked digital copiers. To experience new levels of productivity, please visit www.nuance.com/ScanSoft.

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.

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