PaperPort, EFI Desktop SE and Konica Minolta Unity Desktop – Both Powered by PaperPort – Are Judged Best Desktop Document Management Solutions

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 10, 2006 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that ScanSoft® PaperPort® garnered three “BERTL’S BEST” awards from BERTL Inc., a source for objective, independent product evaluation reports and comparative analyses on digital imaging devices and workflow solutions. PaperPort swept all three awards in the “Best Desktop Document Management Application” category, as a stand-alone product, and also as the OEM solution for EFI Desktop SE and Konica Minolta Unity Desktop.

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 have helped to make it the de-facto standard for scanning from MFP devices, with PaperPort being the OEM client application for a wide range of devices, including those from EFI and Konica Minolta.

For 11 consecutive years, BERTL has recognized the best devices and software in the digital imaging marketplace with “BERTL’s Best” awards. This year, as the integration between the desktop and the walk up MFP become more and more important to the successful management of document workflow in the modern office, the BERTL awards recognize the market leading solutions from both EFI and Konica Minolta.

“PaperPort has become the de-facto standard desktop for network and connected scanning because it makes scanning an easy and productive experience for everyone,” said Robert Weideman, general manager and senior vice president for Nuance Productivity Applications. “We are especially pleased at the recognition provided by BERTL to our OEM partners EFI and Konica Minolta, who have leveraged PaperPort with their hardware solutions to simplify scanning and electronic document workflows for organizations of all sizes.”

Building on PaperPort’s success at the desktop and as an integral part of key OEM client applications, Nuance recently introduced to much fanfare the PaperPort® Personalized Scanning Platform, or PSP™. This revolutionary new platform 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).

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.

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