Nuance Acquires MacSpeech
Erin Kutz2/16/10
Nuance Communcations (NASDAQ: NUAN), a Burlington, MA-based voice and imaging software company, has acquired a maker of speech recognition software for Apple’s Macintosh computers, MacSpeech, the company announced today. The acquisition of Salem, NH’s MacSpeech will extend Nuance’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking product line, which translates voice to text, as a native Mac application. Nuance has also had a footprint in Mac products through its Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search mobile apps for iPhone, which enable users to view text messages, e-mails, and website search results by speaking.
Erin Kutz is an Associate Editor for Xconomy. You can reach her by e-mail at ekutz@xconomy.com or by phone at (617) 252-0700, or follow her on Twitter at @erkutz.
