Nuance Communications has expanded its NDEV Mobile developer program to Brazil,allowing developers there to voice-enable iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7 apps with the power of Dragon.
NDEV Mobile has signed more than 6,000 developers in 2011 in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It gives developers access to the Dragon Mobile SDK, which supports 22 languages for voice-to-text and more than 30 for text-to-speech.
"Given the incredibly positive response to our Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search apps in Brazil, we wanted to give developers the ability to voice-enable a wide variety of applications for Brazilian consumers across a variety of platforms," said Michael Thompson, senior vice president and general manager of Nuance Mobile. "NDEV Mobile makes accessing and integrating our core Dragon technologies incredibly easy, while providing varying levels of support based on each unique developer's needs."
NDEV Mobile offers three service tiers that enable developers great flexibility in how they voice-enable applications:
- NDEV Silver lets Android, Windows Phone 7, and iOS app developers deploy their apps for free. Developers will also have free access to Nuance's connected text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities. Further, NDEV Silver members get access to Bluetooth use cases and hands-free voice applications. NDEV Silver Services members have access to Nuance's 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 full documentation.
- NDEV Gold offers access to SSL data encryption, more deployment flexibility, and enhanced support. In addition to iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7, Gold Services members can take advantage of Nuance's HTTP Web service interface, which extends the power of Dragon to any mobile device while giving developers greater control over the user interface. NDEV Gold Services members' applications can take advantage of SSL for encrypted data transmission, as well as open access to analytics tools that will help them maximize the impact and effectiveness of the voice experience their app delivers. Further, Gold Services members have access to one-on-one Nuance assistance in addition to the NDEV Mobile online community resources.
- NDEV Emerald is designed to meet the unique needs of NDEV Mobile community members looking for a truly differentiated speech experience on their apps. NDEV Emerald members have an array of customization and service options that bring Nuance's speech expertise and service capabilities to a diverse developer base, ranging from start-ups to wireless carriers, OEMs, and large 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.
NDEV Mobile has given some of the most popular apps consumer love a voice, including Price Check by Amazon, Ask for iPhone, Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, RemoteLink from OnStar, SpeechTrans, Yellow Pages and AirYell from Avantar, iTranslate, Taskmind, SayHi Translate, Vocre, Bon'App, Shopping List from Recipes.com, and many others.
The Dragon Mobile SDK is available for iOS 4.0 and 5.0 (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch), Android 2.1 and higher, Windows Phone 7.1, and via an HTTP Web services interface.