Nuance Introduces New PDF Site License Program; Eliminates the Complexity of Purchasing and Administering PDF Software
New SLP Program Delivers the Price, Product and License Terms Needed to Put PDF on Every Business, Government and Academic Desktop
BURLINGTON, Mass., July 26, 2007 – Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced the Nuance® Site License Program (SLP) for PDF Converter Professional. Designed for corporate, government and academic organizations, this new program offers affordable deployment and administration options for Nuance’s desktop solutions. Nuance PDF Converter Professional is the best selling alternative to Adobe® Acrobat®, and provides users with everything they need to create convert and edit PDF, including the ability to turn PDF files back into fully-formatted Microsoft Word and Excel documents.
In just a few short years, Nuance has established itself as a premier supplier of PDF business applications, with the price, performance and features designed specifically for business users. Its “Better PDF for Business™” strategy has resulted in the deployment of more than one million seats of Nuance PDF desktop applications. Nuance’s flagship PDF product, PDF Converter Professional, provides Adobe Acrobat-level functionality for $99 – less than one-fourth the cost of the $449 Adobe Acrobat Professional and one-third the cost of the $299 Adobe Acrobat. While less costly than Acrobat, PDF Converter Professional does not fall short on professional features, providing high-quality and secure PDF creation for nearly all PC applications; complete viewing, printing and editing features for PDF; the best-quality PDF to Microsoft Office and Corel conversion; and advanced features such as form fill and save, form design, redaction, digital signatures, bookmarking and more.
“In the same way that we have developed products that deliver ‘Better PDF for Business,’ we intend to be the ‘Better PDF Company’ to do business with,” said Robert Weideman, general manager and senior vice president for Nuance Productivity Applications. “This means a product that is enterprise ready and a license program that lowers the cost of acquisition, eliminates costly auditing and seat-counting requirements, and reduces the license agreement to a simple document.”
The Nuance Site License Program is ideal for mid-to-large corporate, government and academic organizations that can benefit from the affordable deployment and low-cost administration of Nuance desktop solutions. Most recently, The US Attorneys Office joined other leading organizations, including the Logitech & Defense Contract Audit Agency, U.S. Social Security Administration and
Texas Children’s Hospital which have also benefited from Nuance’s products and volume license programs. To learn more about Nuance SLP, please visit www.nuance.com/SLP.
Nuance Site License Program Highlights
- Affordable PDF for Every Business Desktop – The Nuance SLP program eliminates the traditional cost trade-off forced upon most organizations when it comes to PDF, which is to license software only for power users within the organization. With Nuance PDF Converter Professional, an entire organization can benefit from PDF document workflows, where every worker can share documents with secure PDF, add annotations, complete electronic forms and use digital signatures.
- ‘No-Cost’ Administration – The Nuance SLP program for PDF Converter Professional eliminates the oppressive auditing and seat-counting requirements enforced by other PDF providers, giving organizations a simple answer to complexity, and enabling everyone within an organization to leverage the power of PDF.
- Predictable PDF Budgeting – Where other organizations suddenly increase upgrade costs and cancel license programs, Nuance SLP provides organizations with the ability to lock in their cost-effective PDF solution, including point releases and upgrades to new versions.
- Proven PDF Desktop – Nuance PDF Converter Professional is the #1 alternative to Adobe(R) Acrobat(R), providing everything needed to create, convert and edit PDF files. With more than 20 million registered users of its desktop software products, Nuance is one of the most trusted suppliers of productivity applications to organizations worldwide.
- Enterprise Ready – Nuance has added features and capabilities to its solution to simplify deployment and maintenance – including push install, certified support for Citrix and Windows Terminal Server environments, Section 508 certification, Vista and Office 2007 integration, and support for new versions of PDF, including ISO PDF/A.
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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