“Inspired by the introduction of services such as Apple’s Siri and our own Dragon Go!, virtually every mobile and consumer electronics company on the planet is looking for ways to integrate natural, conversational voice interactions into their mobile products, applications, and services, ” Mike Thompson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Nuance Mobile, said in a statement. “By acquiring Vlingo, we are able to accelerate the pace of innovation to meet this demand.”
Investors in Vlingo include Charles River Ventures, Sigma Partners and Yahoo.
NUAN today is up $1.35, or 5.6%, to $25.31.
