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NII Holdings Inc., which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, selected Nokia Siemens Networks to manage its network operations. The agreement covers network management in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, …

Brightpoint Inc. chose RedPrarie Corp. to provide Warehouse Management System and Transportation Management System solutions to enhance productivity in its supply chain operations. The solutions are expected to be implemented …

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — Nuance Communications Inc., the maker of Dragon NaturallySpeaking dictation software, said it has acquired SpinVox Ltd. for about $102.5 million to gain speech-recognition technology for voice-mail …

Mike Wehrs has resigned as CEO and president of the Mobile Marketing Association, just shy of one year on the job, to return to the commercial sector. The MMA is …

Nuance Communications Inc. said it will spend $35 million to acquire Zi Corp., ending a long-lasting – and contentious – courtship.The developer of speech-recognition technology last summer was rebuffed by …

Mike Wehrs took over the reins at the Mobile Marketing Association a few weeks ago and was immediately greeted with two fresh controversies. // By use of this code snippet, …

A handful of forces appear to be shaping a year to come that is likely to include numerous device launches featuring the fledgling Android operating system. Whether that will spell …

The Mobile Marketing Association has tapped former Nuance Communicatons Inc. executive Mike Wehrs to replace outgoing President Laura Marriott.Wehrs most recently served as VP of industry affairs and evangelism for …

In separate actions, both Research in Motion Ltd. and Nuance Communications Inc. extended their efforts to consummate anticipated acquisitions. For BlackBerry maker RIM, that means extending to Jan. 27 its …

BOSTON – Nuance Communications Inc. is pulling the cloud into the speech-recognition space, and appears to be in the advanced stages of rolling out new services based on the technology …

BOSTON- One of the most difficult questions asked during panel discussions at the Mobile Internet World 2008 event was “What is a mobile Internet device?” Answers ranged from something bigger …

Nuance Communications Inc. announced a deal to provide mobile speech and predictive text capabilities “across a broad range” of devices from Nokia Corp.The world’s largest handset maker will license Nuance’s …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will install a do-it-yourself customer-service application from Nuance Communications Inc. on “select” handsets, which the carrier said will allow customers to solve common service and …

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Nuance Communications Inc. played the litigation card in its latest attempt to swallow Zi Corp.A giant on the speech-recognition playground, Nuance two weeks ago was rebuffed by Zi after offering …

Nuance Communications Inc. isn’t letting a tiff with Zi Corp. stand in the way of a good spending spree.The Burlington, Mass.-based speech recognition firm will fork over roughly $180 million …

Nuance Communications Inc. went on the offensive in its effort to acquire Zi Corp., calling Zi’s unwillingness to enter negotiations “perplexing and inappropriate.”Nuance, a behemoth on the speech-recognition playground, last …

Nuance Communications Inc. is targeting carriers – and plenty of others – with a mobile application designed to cut the cost of customer-care calls.Mobile Care is a client-server application designed …

Speech recognition technology wins the “the most over-promised and under-delivered of all time award,” according to vlingo Corp. CEO Dave Grannan. But the space may finally be delivering on its …

Speech-recognition startup vlingo Corp. launched a free downloadable application that allows BlackBerry users to navigate their phones using voice. Vlingo for BlackBerry users can speak commands into their handsets to …

Qualcomm Inc.’s annual BREW developer’s conference got underway this morning, and the obligatory stream of news from the company’s home base in San Diego has kicked into high gear:–Qualcomm and …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned its A rating to AT&T‘s …

Perhaps no other player has invested as much in the speech-recognition market as Nuance Communications Inc. The Burlington, Mass.-based company has spent more than $1 billion in the past two …

A group of industry heavyweights-headed by Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC Corp., Qualcomm Inc., and Motorola Inc.-announced a new software platform for cellphones that includes an operating system, middleware, user interface …

Microsoft Corp. officially joined the voice-operated search field, unveiling a free directory-assistance service for mobile and fixed-line users.The software giant launched Live Search 411, an offering that delivers local listings …