Revolutionary Natural Language App for iOS and Android Now
Gives Consumers Direct Access to Flights, Hotels,
Destination Reviews and More -- Just by Using Their Voice
BURLINGTON, Mass. -- February 21, 2012 -- Nuance
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that
its revolutionary Dragon Go! app for iOS and Android now
lets people truly go anywhere with the ability to speak and
quickly find and book flights, hotels, and more with direct
access to Expedia. Dragon Go!'s all new travel search
capability allows people with iPhones and Android devices
to easily find and book the best travel deals available -
just by using their voice.
Expedia joins the more than 200 trusted and reliable
content providers that have made Dragon Go! a success for
iPhone, iPod Touch and most recently, Android. Dragon Go!
combines Nuance's Dragon voice recognition with natural
language understanding to understand not only what people
say, but what they mean. The result is direct, instant
access to the most relevant content and knowledge on the
mobile Web to get more done, faster and easier. Forget the
hurdles posed by traditional mobile search applications -
no boundaries and no scrolling through blue links. And with
Dragon Go!'s unique, open design - consumers and content
partners experience each brand's familiar look and feel.
"Old school mobile search is fading. The majority of
consumers don't like blue links, scrolling, or
pecking. Consumers want personal mobile assistant
capabilities with unfiltered access to content and
knowledge," said Michael Thompson, senior vice president
and general manager, Nuance Mobile. "With direct
access to services like Expedia, consumers can do just
about anything from anywhere - even book a last minute trip
with just a few spoken words."
Dragon Go! lets consumers say virtually anything and
immediately jump to relevant destinations - and with the
addition of Expedia, people can find and book
accommodations for their favorite destinations. For
example, say:
"Available flights from Boston to San Francisco in March,"
to instantly see flight schedules and pricing, and the
opportunity to buy tickets directly from Expedia.
"Find 4-star hotels near me," when traveling and need to
book a room at a hotel closest to your current location on
Expedia, and swipe over to the Yelp tab for additional
feedback.
"What are the best resorts in Cancun?" to see reviews and
ratings of the top resorts on Expedia, and see what others
have to say with just a quick flick on over to the Twitter
tab.
"Our consumers already love that they can find and book a
flight, hotel room and more on Expedia from just about
anywhere with their iPhone or Android device. And with the
addition of Expedia to Dragon Go!, even more mobile
consumers will have direct voice access to the best travel
deals around," said Jeff Warren, vice president, product
management, Expedia Worldwide.
And when traveling, Dragon Go! gives people direct access
to local restaurant reviews, directions, weather, and more.
For instance, say:
"Where can I get the best Italian food in Las Vegas" to get
reviews from Yelp as well as book a reservation via
OpenTable.
"Find sunglasses near me," and be taken to Milo.com for a
list of local retail shops that sell the shades you want,
as well as the ability to purchase sunglasses online.
"What is the weather going to be like in Tahoe today?" to
get detailed weather forecasts from Accuweather.com and
other top weather services.
"Play 'Drive By by Train'" to instantly play the song
downloaded to your device, or play it from your Pandora
station.
"We've combined natural language understanding with a
unique design and open access to content to deliver
what consumers truly want - a better search experience,"
said Vlad Sejnoha, chief technology officer, Nuance. "We're
committed to the continuous enhancement of our natural
language technology and the addition of new
content providers to make Dragon Go! the
go-to mobile concierge."
Dragon Go! features the largest direct-access content
ecosystem in mobile today, with content provided by
AccuWeather, Ask.com, Bing, Dictionary.com, ESPN, Facebook,
Fandango, Last.fm, LiveNation, Milo.com, OpenTable, Pandora
® internet radio, Rotten Tomatoes, Spotify, Twitter,
Wikipedia, Wolfram|Alpha, Yelp, YouTube, Yahoo! and many
others - and now Expedia.
Dragon Go! is available for free in the Apple App Store and
in the Android Market in the U.S. in U.S. English.
Dragon Go! is part of the Dragon Mobile Apps family, which
includes the FlexT9 application for Android, Swype, Dragon
Dictation and original Dragon Search apps for iOS. To learn
more about all of the Dragon Mobile Apps, visit www.nuancemobilelife.com.
Also be sure to follow the company on Twitter @DragonTweets and
@NuanceMobile,
and become a
Fan of Dragon Mobile Apps on Facebook.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (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.
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