Nuance Communications has received the Competitive Strategy Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan following an analysis of the European health care voice recognition systems market. The Award specifically recognizes Nuance's Dragon Dictation Solutions, including Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon NaturallySpeaking SDK (software developer kit), and the Dragon MT Workflow System.

"Nuance has created a strong and trustworthy name in the healthcare voice recognition market in Europe," said Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, research analyst, Frost & Sullivan. "With the strategic positioning of its existing voice recognition systems platform and in-depth understanding of end-user requirements, further technological innovations and increasing numbers of satisfied customers, Frost & Sullivan believes Nuance has executed an innovative tactic within the existing competitive environment and thus is a deserving recipient of the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Competitive Strategy Leadership Award. Furthermore, Frost & Sullivan believes that Nuance will continue to employ innovative competitive strategies that will allow it to further solidify its market presence."

Nuance is recognized by Frost & Sullivan for its efforts in optimizing its product line and enhancing the key features offered in its Dragon Dictation Solutions product family. Frost & Sullivan found that from a GP practice to trust-wide implementation, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon SDK and Dragon MT Workflow can meet the requirements of all health care bodies.