Nuance, IBM expand collaboration

July 27, 2009 11:42 AM E-mail| |Comments ()| Text size +

Nuance Communications Inc. and technology giant IBM said today they are expanding on a collaboration between the two companies that was announced earlier this year.

Headquartered in Burlington, Nuance is a provider of speech recognition technology.

In a joint press release, the companies said they "have entered into a comprehensive joint initiative agreement to further accelerate innovation and advanced speech recognition solutions for enterprises, consumers and partners worldwide. This new partnership builds upon the technology and IP collaboration between the companies announced earlier this year."

Under the agreement, "IBM has named Nuance its Preferred Business Partner for speech technologies and related professional services to complement IBM’s Industry Solutions portfolio," the press release also said. "The companies will collaborate to address and fulfill the needs of customers in 10 industries: automotive, banking, electronics, energy and utilities, healthcare and life sciences, insurance, media and entertainment, retail, telecommunications, and travel and transportation."

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