ScanSoft’s Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred goes wireless with Plantronics CS60

Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 8 Preferred teams up with the ultimate in wireless freedom for the office – the Plantronics CS60 wireless headset

LONDON, United Kingdom, August 30, 2005 -- ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT), the leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, has today announced the availability of Dragon NaturallySpeaking® (DNS) 8 Preferred, bundled with the CS60 wireless headset from Plantronics, world leader in communications headsets. This new release of the speech recognition application for Microsoft Windows, represents the most advanced and easy to use version of ScanSoft’s world leading speech recognition technology in a totally wireless solution.

The new Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred Wireless with Plantronics CS60 headset adds a totally wireless solution to the Dragon-family. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred, launched in October 2004, enables small business and advanced PC users to create documents, spreadsheets and e-mail by speaking. Dictations can be made instantly and accurately into Microsoft® Word and Excel®, Corel® WordPerfect® and virtually all Windows®-based applications, or into a handheld device such as a digital recorder or PDA. The Plantronics CS60 headset has an operating range of up to 100 metres and a talk time of up to nine hours (60 hours standby time), giving the user a tremendous amount of wireless freedom in the office throughout the entire business day. The CS60 has a fast recharge time and is even compatible with most business softphones.

Steven Steenhaut, marketing manager international at ScanSoft, said: “Nowadays, the revolution is mobile. More and more people prefer to work, walk and talk without having to worry about any headset wires. With this bundle, ScanSoft enables those people to dictate into their PC while they are away from their desk. Having no more headset cables to worry about, they can go about their business while walking around, performing simultaneous tasks, filing documents or grabbing a coffee.”

Availability

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 was launched in October 2004 and is available in Standard, Preferred, Professional and Mobile versions. Starting from end September, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred Wireless will be available as a bundle with the Plantronics CS60 wireless headset in the UK, Germany, France and the Benelux, and is priced at £199.99 in the UK and 299 Euros in the rest of Europe.

About ScanSoft Inc.

ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSFT) is a leading supplier of imaging, speech and language solutions that are used to automate a wide range of manual processes - saving time, increasing worker productivity and improving customer service. For more information regarding ScanSoft® products and technologies, please visit www.scansoft.co.uk.

About Plantronics

In 1969, a Plantronics headset carried the historic first words from the moon: "That's one small step for man..." From the man on the moon to the man on the street, Plantronics is an innovation leader dedicated to creating communication solutions for people who understand and appreciate the real freedom of space.

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