24 January 2011 – Dubai, UAE and Vienna, Austria – Nuance, a leading supplier of speech solutions, today announced two new products for medical professionals to be introduced at the Arab Health exhibition in Dubai (24- 27 January 2010): Dragon® Medical 11, the latest version of the company’s front-end, real-time speech recognition software and PowerScribe 360, an advanced radiology reporting and communications platform.

These state-of-the-art speech recognition products represent the cornerstones of seamless information flow in modern hospitals. They allow doctors to record confidential patient information directly in the hospital information system – without having to involve medical secretaries or transcriptionists in the process.

The solutions have proven to reduce hospital stays and speed-up medical treatment, as they eliminate waiting times for medical information. They lead to more comprehensive medical reports and more detailed electronic patient records. Enhanced availability and accessibility of information help improve healthcare decision making, diagnostic reliability and treatment outcomes.

“A speech infrastructure is at the heart of efficient and accurate information management in modern hospitals. Nuance solutions combine accurate speech recognition technology with workflow features designed specifically for the convenience of doctors and nurses. They benefit from reliable and fast information capturing and processing, allowing them to raise the bar on the quality of care”, says Frederik Brabant, M.D., Marketing Director for Nuance Healthcare in EMEA.

Dragon Medical 11 enables clinical reports to be dictated directly up to three times faster than typing. The software helps doctors achieve accuracy rates of up to 99% to ensure clear, accurate, and legible reports. Dragon Medical 11 has been optimised for non-native speakers too, while new medical vocabularies cover almost 80 medical specialities and sub-specialities.

PowerScribe 360 offers unmatched speech recognition accuracy and introduces extensive productivity, communication and administration features that will redefine the industry standard for optimizing the multifaceted radiology workflow. It was designed based on feedback and the extensive experience from Nuance’s growing list of radiology customers, which today accounts for more than one third of all radiologists in the United States.

For additional information please visit our website www.nuance.eu/healthcare/dragonmedical or write to speechrecognition.healthcare@nuance.com.

See our products at the Emerging Technologies booth (PF 10).

Nuance Communications, Inc.

Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging 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 information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit www.nuance.eu/healthcare/dragonmedical.