Nuance Speech Now Available through Ford SYNC in Twelve 2008 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Models

BURLINGTON, Mass., November 28, 2007 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN) today announced that Nuance® speech solutions are being shipped within Ford SYNC™ for twelve Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models for 2008. SYNC, a new factory-installed, in-car communications and entertainment system, is designed to change the way consumers use digital media portable music players and mobile phones in their vehicles.

“With Nuance Automotive powering the speech capabilities of SYNC, Ford drivers should never have to take their eyes off the road to dial their phone, receive text messages or select songs from their iPod, Zune or other MP3 player,” said Steve Chambers, president, Mobility and Consumer Services at Nuance. “We applaud Ford for the innovative SYNC program and look forward to developing even more speech solutions to improve the driver experience in the future. Nuance is excited to see the consumer interest and new marketing initiatives for SYNC, including outdoor, radio and print advertising as well as television spots that showcase the power of Nuance speech and how it is the next, natural step for in-car entertainment and driver convenience.”

This Ford-exclusive system, developed in conjunction with Microsoft and Nuance, includes Nuance speech technologies that provide consumers with the ability to bring nearly any mobile phone or digital media player into their vehicle and operate it using voice commands or the vehicle’s steering wheel or radio controls. SYNC seamlessly integrates the vehicle with the popular portable electronic devices of today and is expected to support future devices and services.

Features of the new SYNC system based on Nuance speech solutions include:

• Voice-activated, hands-free calling: Drivers can simply press the “Push to Talk” button on the steering wheel, and then say the name of the person to call. SYNC will automatically connect with the names in the mobile phone’s contact list.



• Audible text messages: With Nuance speech synthesis, SYNC will convert text messages from a compatible mobile phone to audio and read them out loud. The system is sophisticated enough to translate commonly used text messaging expressions such as “LOL”.



• Voice-activated music: Drivers can browse hands-free the music collection on a digital media player or USB drive by genre, album, artist and song title using simple voice commands, such as “Play Genre Rock,” “Play Artist U2,” or “Play Playlist Acoustic.”



• Instant voice recognition: The advanced Nuance speech recognition in SYNC lets a driver speak simple commands that are automatically understood by the system, without any training.



• Multilingual intelligence: SYNC is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

SYNC is now available on many 2008 models including the Ford Edge, Focus, Fusion, Taurus, Taurus X, Explorer and Sport Trac; Mercury Milan, Montego and Mountaineer; and Lincoln MKX and MKZ. The technology is expected to be available on all Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles in the near future. For more information and a demonstration of SYNC, please visit http://www.syncmyride.com/.

About Nuance Automotive

As a leading supplier of speech components to automotive OEMs and vendors, Nuance Communications offers an integrated suite of technologies and services to enable voice-activated dialing, voice destination entry for navigation systems, vehicle command and control, and in-vehicle entertainment systems. The company’s speech recognition and text-to-speech software deliver state-of-the-art performance and a rich set of features and tools tailored for the highly demanding automotive environment.

About 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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