| From: Sr K | 1/6/2014 6:09:37 PM | | | | | | Nuance to Start a Whole New Conversation with Launch of New Dragon Assistant for Intel® RealSense™ Technology
Next-Generation Personal Assistant Enables Engaging Two-Way Intelligent Conversations for Intel-based Devices – Becoming your Concierge, DJ and Messenger
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LAS VEGAS & BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. ( NUAN) today announced the next-generation Dragon Assistant designed for Intel® RealSense™ technology, an entirely new conversational personal assistant that works with your favorite websites and applications. The next-generation Nuance Dragon Assistant is available today on Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo 2 in 1, tablet, Ultrabook, notebook, and AIO devices, and coming in devices from Asus and Toshiba in early 2014. For the first time, Dragon Assistant will be available on a tablet, coming first from Lenovo in early 2014.
Dragon Assistant, which comes with two selectable personalities (American Female and British Butler), lets you have an ongoing dialogue with your Intel-powered 2 in 1, tablet, Ultrabook, notebook, and all-in-one devices. Simply tell it to play music, get answers, connect with friends and find content – all by using your voice. Dragon Assistant even lets you check your calendar, get maps and directions, find flights or book a dinner reservation. Also available offline, people can play music from their hard drive, control their device, dictate notes and more without an internet connection.
“Our vision with Intel RealSense technology is to make computing more immersive and enable human-like natural interaction,” said Mooly Eden, senior vice president, general manager Perceptual Computing, Intel. “Intel has worked closely with Nuance at the system level for Intel-based devices; to create a leading voice solution that understands how humans speak, and searches like humans search, rather than forcing us to learn new commands to communicate with our devices.”
Nuance’s new Dragon Assistant is an intelligent and personable assistant that taps into Intel’s Core i3, i5 or i7 processors, as well as the Pentium, Celeron or Atom processors. Combined with Nuance’s intelligent systems in the cloud, Dragon Assistant delivers powerful contextual dialogue capabilities that keep the conversation going on next generation devices. For instance, ask: “Who directed Pulp Fiction?” and Dragon Assistant will quickly respond, “Quentin Tarantino.” From there, ask: “Who was in that movie?” and Dragon Assistant will understand the context of the question, know that you are talking about Pulp Fiction, and tell you the list of actors. Similarly, you can ask “Where is a great place to get sushi?” and Dragon Assistant will take you directly to Yelp, displaying a list of top-rated sushi restaurants around you.
Dragon Assistant is both convenient and flexible – creating an easy and fun way to stay connected, engaged and informed, supported by an open ecosystem integrated with more than 170 content providers, including Spotify, TripAdvisor and many others. Dragon Assistant works seamlessly with these applications to complete tasks instead of just showing search results, and also provides instant access to e-mail, Facebook and Twitter. Just say, “Hey Dragon, post to Twitter that I am about to hit the Black Jack tables here in Vegas,” and your thoughts are posted in seconds. Dragon Assistant even has a very friendly disposition!
“Together with Intel, we are changing the way people experience their devices, starting a whole new conversation,” said Michael Thompson, executive vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile. “This latest version of Dragon Assistant is transformative. People can have an interactive dialogue that is natural and intuitive, with a voice assistant that listens and understands the context of conversation – just as you would expect from a personal assistant powered by Nuance and Intel.”
Availability
To learn more and see what Dragon Assistant can do, visit www.nuance.com/dragon/dragon-assistant/.
About Nuance Communications, Inc
Nuance Communications, Inc. ( NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language 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 devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
Nuance, Dragon, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States of America and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
Nuance Communications
Rebecca Paquette, 781-565-5264
Rebecca.paquette@nuance.com
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| From: Jorgen Jensen | 1/16/2014 11:24:41 PM | | | | | | Nuance (NUAN) Has Numerous Near-Term Catalysts, Oppenheimer SaysJanuary 15, 2014 7:24 AM EST
Oppenheimer analyst Shaul Eyal reiterated an Outperform rating and $22 price target on Nuance Communications (Nasdaq: NUAN) saying he expects a number of near-term catalysts could impact NUAN's shares over the next 3 - 4 weeks.
Eyal highlights: "1.) GOOG's upcoming results on 1/30 could shed light on the competitive landscape and changing market dynamics. Last quarter, GOOG's 3Q commentary sparked selling in NUAN shares; this quarter we view it as already baked into the story; 2.) February 4th--NUAN's Annual Shareholder Meeting after which activist investor Icahn is no longer prohibited from soliciting proxies and showing his cards. Despite poor share performance in 2013 (-32% vs. Nasdaq's 38%) we believe 2014 could be a year in which value could be unlocked as: 1.) We envision no further EPS cuts; and 2.) activist could move aggressively." |
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| To: Jorgen Jensen who wrote (780) | 1/17/2014 12:48:27 PM | | From: deeno | | | | I've not found that the only reason to buy a stock is a buyout or activism to be a profitable endeavor. I still have this stock because of it, but wouldnt add to it based on this review.
"We envision no further EPS cuts;"
THIS is a reason to have a "buy"?
My gut is that the window has closed and the imagination has dried up for this comapny. If the only way to grow the value to the shareholder is finding escape portals, well the sooner the better. |
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| To: deeno who wrote (783) | 1/21/2014 5:39:50 PM | | From: Sr K | | | | 4:11 pm Nuance Communications raises Q1 EPS, revenue guidance; appoints Bill Robbins as EVP, Worldwide Sales ( NUAN ) : Co issues upside guidance for Q1 (Dec), raises EPS to $0.23-0.24, excluding non-recurring items, from $0.18-0.21 vs. $0.20 Capital IQ Consensus; raises Q1 (Dec) revs to $487-491 mln, excluding non-recurring items, from $477-487 mln vs. $481.00 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
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| From: Sr K | 2/10/2014 8:26:11 PM | | | | | | The 10-Q, on page 43, has different information than the cash flow statement, on the stock bought back in Q1.
October 1, 2013 - October 31, 2013
Shares Average Price
1,072,231 16.79
November 1, 2013 - November 30, 2013
none
December 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
111,263 14.96
Total 1,183,494
This is $19,667,253 for 1,183,494 shares, an average of $16.618 per share. |
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| From: Savant | 2/13/2014 12:10:54 PM | | | | | | | U.S. Bank Expands Mobile App Pilot Using Voice Biometrics to Access Credit Card Account | Voice biometrics eliminates passwords, pins and security questions
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 12, 2014--
U.S. Bank employees are piloting software that lets customers speak a simple passphrase, such as "my voice is my password" to access a credit card account on a mobile device. The feature -- called voice biometrics -- allows select credit card customers to use their voice to login with a spoken passphrase so they can access their account balances, search transactions and make a payment on their account in the mobile app.
The next-generation voice biometrics solution, from Nuance Communications, addresses growing consumer dissatisfaction with PINs, passwords, and security questions, while maintaining the integrity of a secure system. With just a simple spoken passphrase, voice biometrics allows consumers to be securely authenticated when they connect with a service provider via a call center or IVR, a mobile app, or the Web, improving the overall service experience for the consumer, and delivering substantial time and cost savings to the enterprise.
"Voice biometrics is a unique identifier that will help us improve the customer experience," said Dominic Venturo, chief innovation officer for U.S. Bank Payment Services. "Customers are becoming accustomed to using their voice to interact with their smartphones and can become frustrated with key entering passwords. Exploring a spoken passphrase login through this technology is a logical next step in our work in biometrics."
"We've seen unprecedented growth in the adoption of voice biometrics as consumers worldwide have become used to more conversational engagement with their devices, apps and service experiences," said Robert Weideman, executive vice president and general manager of the Nuance Enterprise Division. "Innovative organizations like U.S. Bank recognize that voice biometrics can bring a new level of convenience and security to the customer service experience. By eliminating the interrogation process that consumers are typically put through and replacing it with a natural, conversational voice interaction, companies can really start to reinvent their customer service experience."
This latest pilot expands the work U.S. Bank and Nuance began in April, in which voice recognition was used for conducting basic functions, such as to view account balances, search transactions and make a payment on their accounts.
About Nuance Communications, Inc
Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language 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 devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
About U.S. Bank
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $364 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, 2013, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,081 banking offices in 25 states and 4,906 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.
CONTACT: U.S. Bank Public Relations
Teri Charest, 612-303-0732
teri.charest@usbank.com
SOURCE: U.S. Bank
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