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Securities

Jun. 1, 2005

ScanSoft Buys Nuance Communication in $221 Million Arrangement

In 1995, Bill Gates wrote in his book "The Road Ahead" that in 10 years, computers "will be able to read your lips and listen to you speak."

By Geneva Whitmarsh
        In 1995, Bill Gates wrote in his book "The Road Ahead" that in 10 years, computers "will be able to read your lips and listen to you speak."
        But while speech automation has been promoted as one of the most promising technology frontiers for more than a decade, it has met with only limited success, except in struc...

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