>From: Tim Noonan [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Vip-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >If this partnership results in devices that provide accessibility to >all features, not just music selection, it will be very >exciting! > >Tim > >Business Wire >Wednesday, April 05, 2006 >Nuance Communications and >Gracenote Announce >Speech-Enabled Media Player >Applications for Mobile >Devices >CTIA Wireless 2006 - Expanded >Partnership Delivers Full >Voice Control of Music >Collections on Mobile Devices >LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS >WIRE)--April 5, 2006--Nuance >Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: >NUAN), the world's leading >supplier of speech and imaging >solutions, and >Gracenote, a global leader in >digital entertainment >technology, today announced a >joint partnership to develop >and market speech-enabled >solutions for >digital music collections on >mobile devices. The >partnership expands joint >development efforts >established in January 2005 to >develop speech-enabled >automotive >entertainment solutions. The >companies will demonstrate the >new mobile functionality in >Booth # 5044 at CTIA Wireless >2006, being held this week in >Las >Vegas, Nevada. >The joint offering provides a >rich voice-activated interface >to select a song, artist or >playlist on MP3-enabled mobile >devices. This combined >solution >uses underlying speech >capabilities from Nuance and >Gracenote's MediaVOCS phonetic >database and playlist >navigation to allow users to >quickly and easily >find and play the music stored >on their mobile devices. >Nuance's best-in-class >text-to-speech engine for the >mobile environment then >delivers verbal feedback >for hands-free and eyes-free >activation and selection >verification. >"As handset manufacturers >offer enhanced memory on >mobile devices -- with >expected capacity for >thousands of songs within the >next year - it is becoming >increasingly difficult for >consumers to navigate the >large music collections stored >on their mobile devices," said >Marc Theeuwes, director, >mobile products, >Gracenote. "By working >together, Gracenote and Nuance >are making it easy for music >lovers to access their >favorite songs on mobile >devices through speech." >"Nuance's advanced natural >language technology allows >users to simply say 'play' and >then name the song title, >genre or artist," said Craig >Peddie, vice >president and general manager, >Embedded Speech Solutions, >Nuance. "There is no >requirement for a strict >command interface that must be >used in order to >make the MP3 player function. >Combining Nuance's advanced >speech recognition technology >with Gracenote's extensive >database of media information >will also >allow people to simple say, >'Play the Boss,' and the >player will use the >information contained in >Gracenote's database to >recognize the nickname for >Bruce >Springsteen, and then start to >play songs recorded by Bruce >Springsteen." >The combined Nuance and >Gracenote solution allows >mobile device manufacturers to >quickly deploy speech >recognition technology in all >types of MP3-enabled >phones and to pass on superior >performance and usability to >their customers. >In addition, the solution will >make it easier for consumers >to manage and enjoy their >mobile music collections by >using voice >command-and-control to: > -- Navigate to all media >instantly: > -- Play any >individual song out of a >collection, just by > saying its name. > -- Instantly hear a >new mix, such as music from >specific > genres, artists, >albums, regions, decades, or >years. > -- Playlist instant new >custom mixes: > -- Describe any >combination of qualities of >the music they > want to hear in >natural language - such as >"60s Detroit > Soul" to generate >new mixes on the fly. > -- Keep in the mood >of the song currently playing >by asking > for "More like >this." > -- Find information on >artists and songs: > -- Consumers will be >able to get more information >on a > favorite song >they've been hearing by >asking, "What is > this?" >About Gracenote >Gracenote is a leader in >global digital entertainment >technology. Formerly known as >CDDB, Gracenote provides >businesses with critical >embedded software >and metadata that enable >consumers to better manage, >enjoy and discover digital >media. Headquartered in >Emeryville, California, >Gracenote also has offices >in New York, Tokyo, Berlin and >Seoul. Gracenote's solutions >are embedded in leading media >players such as Apple iTunes, >Yahoo Music Engine, >RealNetworks >Rhapsody, Napster and AOL >Winamp, as well as software >applications for Creative and >iRiver portable devices. >Gracenote's technology powers >leading home >and automobile consumer >electronics brands such as >Alpine, Denon and Marantz, >Kenwood, Panasonic, Philips, >Pioneer, Samsung, Sony and >Yamaha, as well as >international mobile music >applications for KDDI (Japan), >KTF (Korea), Musiwave >(Portugal), and Oi (Brazil).. >For more information about >Gracenote, please >refer to >www.gracenote.com/corporate/. >About Nuance Communications, >Inc. >Nuance is the leading provider >of speech and imaging >solutions for business 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. >Nuance and the Nuance logo are >trademarks or registered >trademarks of Nuance >Communications, Inc. or its >affiliates in the United >States and/or other countries. >All other company names or >product names may be the >trademarks of their respective >owners. >Contacts >Nuance Communications, Inc. >Kristen Wylie, 781-565-5428 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >or >Gracenote >Marc Theeuwes, 510-759-3083 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://home..businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060405005225&newsLang=en
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