You realize Nuance right? They’re the parents who make Dragon speech recognition software for Macs , iThings , Blackberrys , Androids and cars . Earlier this year, the corporate released its Dragon Mobile SDK to give the tools had to get folks chatting with their phones, as opposed to with them. Now, Nuance has added support for Windows Phone 7 (no Mango support… yet) and upgraded its developer program to supply devs with more support so it’s easier to make voice-enabled applications. Additionally, it’s added eight new languages to its repertoire — Canadian French, Americas Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Taiwanese Mandarin, and Cantonese — with more to come back.
We got to talk with Nuance about its new program, now called NDEV Mobile, and were told it’s broken into three tiers: Silver, Gold, and Emerald. NDEV Silver is the bottom level that provides devs free access to Nuance’s text-to-speech and voice recognition technology. Gold service provides access to SSL data encryption and an online services interface through per-user or per-transaction pricing models. On the top end, the Emerald level rolls out the red carpet with integrated custom vocabulary and grammar — for creating apps that recognize industry jargon — and dedicated account management. The corporate sees the Emerald tier appealing most to enterprise customers, but it’s available to any dev willing to pony up for the additional Nuance TLC. So, intrepid app-makers, now that you have the tools to make our phones understand us better than ever, how can you use them?
NDEV Mobile More Flexible Than Ever, Supporting New Platforms, Business Models, and Languages to fulfill the varied Needs of the worldwide Mobile Ecosystem
Burlington, Mass. – September 27, 2011 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that its Nuance Mobile Developer Program, now NDEV Mobile, features new services that make it easier than ever for developers to voice-enable apps with Nuance’s industry leading speech technology. NDEV Mobile now features three new service tiers – Silver, Gold, and Emerald – that give developers more choice and adaptableness in how they create Dragon-powered innovations to market. The Dragon Mobile SDK made available during the NDEV Mobile program now also supports Windows Phone 7 as well as Android and iOS, in addition to an HTTP web services interface, and, brings developers eight new languages for voice recognition.
NDEV Mobile has already experienced great success since its launch in January, 2011, with greater than 4,000 iOS and Android developers signing directly to access the Dragon Mobile SDK around the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. This success has resulted in demand for much more flexibility and support in bringing voice-enabled applications to market. As such, NDEV Mobile now features three new tiers of service to higher meet the varied needs of the wider mobile developer community:
NDEV Silver: NDEV Silver Services provide Android, Windows Phone 7 and iOS app developers having the ability to deploy their apps at no cost with the accuracy and reliability that only Nuance provides. Developers also will have free access to Nuance’s connected text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities in over 30 languages, bringing natural sounding read back of text within the cloud. Further, NDEV Silver members get access to Bluetooth use cases and hands-free voice applications.
NDEV Silver Services members have access to the world’s best quality speech
recognition technology for both general dictation and search. Additionally, the Dragon
Mobile Developer Center provides a centralized resource for speech information and
expertise including on-line forums, code samples, and whole documentation.
NDEV Gold: NDEV Gold Services offer access to SSL data encryption, more deployment flexibility and enhanced support. Apart from iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7, Gold Services members can cash in on Nuance’s HTTP web service interface, which extends the facility of Dragon to any mobile device while giving developers greater control over the user interface.
NDEV Gold Services members’ applications can benefit from SSL for encrypted data transmission, in addition to open access to analytics tools that may help them maximize the impact and effectiveness of the voice experience their app delivers. Further, Gold Services members have access to at least one-on-one Nuance assistance besides the NDEV Mobile online community resources.
NDEV Emerald: NDEV Emerald Services are designed to fulfill the original needs of NDEV Mobile community members searching for a really differentiated speech experience on their apps. NDEV Emerald members have an array of customization and repair options that bring Nuance’s extensive speech expertise and repair capabilities to a various developer base – starting from start-ups to wireless carriers, OEMs, and enormous enterprises. Emerald Services include custom vocabularies and grammars, user experience consulting, speech integration, advanced text-to-speech, high-availability deployment, and unmatched Nuance support – pre and post deployment, including dedicated account management resources.
Available to all NDEV Silver, Gold, and Emerald members, are eight new speech-to-text languages supported by the Dragon Mobile SDK – Canadian French, Americas Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Taiwan Mandarin, and Cantonese – along with already supporting US, Australian and UK English, European Spanish, European French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese for dictation and search. Additional languages will remain added during the end of the year, offering developers broader geographic expansion and availability in their innovative voice-enabled apps around the globe.
“The success of our NDEV Mobile developer program has proven that our market-leading voice capabilities drive incredible value for developers across a whole lot of markets,” said Michael Thompson, senior vp and general manager, Nuance Mobile. “Our new multi-tiered services options deliver developers the choices and services they have been soliciting for. It’s never been easier to deliver the flexibility of voice-enabled apps to the market, tailored and customised to fulfill the purposes of every app’s unique consumer base.”
NDEV Mobile has voice-enabled many of the market’s premier apps, including Siri, Price Check by Amazon, Ask for iPhone, Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, RemoteLink from OnStar, SpeechTrans, Phone book and AirYell from Avantar, iTranslate, Taskmind, SayHi Translate, Vocre, Bon’App, and so on.
Availability
The Dragon Mobile SDK is accessible for iOS 4.0 (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch), Android 2.1 and better, Windows Phone 7.1 and via an HTTP web services interface. For additional info concerning the NDEV Silver, Gold, and Emerald Services, please visit the NDEV Mobile developer portal at dragonmobile.nuancemobiledeveloper.com
Dragon has long been a number one speech recognition application at the desktop, utilized by millions of folks world wide. Nuance has launched an array of Dragon applications across a range of mobile platforms including iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, and more.
To be informed more, visit www.nuancemobilelife.com.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a number one provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers all over the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the manner people interact with devices and systems. On a daily basis, millions of users and thousands of companies experience Nuance’s proven applications. For additional information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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