Nuance Launches Program for Professional Developers
Nuance Development Partner Program Provides Technical and Marketing Support For Developers of Voice Web Applications
MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance (Nasdaq: NUAN), the leader in voice interface software, today announced the Nuance Development Partner Program to provide application developers and systems integration companies with the technical information and training they need to build applications, and the marketing support for promoting their solutions. Current Nuance Development Partner members include such companies as DAC Systems, eBuilt and IBM Australia. Nuance also supports a growing number of individual developers through the Nuance Developer Network, a community of more than 5,000 people who are creating Voice Web applications using emerging standards like VoiceXML and SpeechObjects(TM).
"The growing number of companies building solutions for the Voice Web need a forum for technical and marketing assistance as they bring their creative solutions to market," said Steve Ehrlich, vice president of marketing for Nuance. "With the launch of the Nuance Development Partner Program, Nuance is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the growing Voice Web developer community, and making sure the innovation of these individual does not go unnoticed by the companies looking for voice-driven application expertise."
Members in the Nuance Development Partner Program receive: discounts on training classes; a complete set of the Speech University Best Practices video training tapes; software licenses, including VoiceXML development tools, speech recognition, voice authentication and VoiceXML servers; technical support; and access to the Nuance extranet for discussion forums, software downloads and much more. In addition, members are listed in Nuance's online partner directory, and are given priority access to Nuance beta software releases and Nuance Voice Site Staging Centers.
Membership in the Nuance Development Partner Program costs $1,495 annually. Additional information, as well as an online application, can be found by clicking on "Partners" at www.nuance.com. Individual developers can join the Nuance Developer Network for free by also visiting the Nuance website.
About Nuance
Nuance develops, markets and supports a voice interface software platform that makes the information and services of enterprises, telecommunications networks and the Internet accessible from any telephone. Blue-chip companies like American Airlines, Charles Schwab, The Home Shopping Network, Lloyds TSB, Sears and United Parcel Service use Nuance-based systems to interact with their customers. Nuance is also driving the creation of the Voice Web and delivering software for V-Commerce (voice-enabled e-commerce) services and applications. Nuance is headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., with global sales offices and partners supporting solutions in multiple languages around the world. For more information about Nuance, visit www.nuance.com or call 888-NUANCE-8.
NOTE: Nuance and SpeechObjects are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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