Nuance Completes VoiceSignal Purchase

Speech solutions provider Nuance Communications has completed the acquisition of VoiceSignal Technologies. Nuance says that with proven technology, broad industry relationships, real-world deployment experience and an organisation passionate about speech technology, the combined company will be able to develop new and innovative speech solutions and mobile search capabilities to more effectively serve the rapidly expanding market for mobile services and applications.
Nuance says it expects to serve more than 1 billion consumers within the next three years with voice-based mobile solutions that allow people to simply and effectively navigate, retrieve and transact across the vast and growing universe of content and services available in mobile phones, automobiles and personal navigation devices. The combined company will include among its mobility customers AOL, AT&T, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Samsung, Toyota and Vodafone.