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Find a Location

Nuance Communications, Inc. has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Nuance Communications, Inc.

      1 Wayside Road Burlington, MA 01803-4609

    • Nuance Communications, Inc.

      821 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98104-1578

    • Nuance Communications, Inc.

      1198 E Arques Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4602

    Business ProfileforNuance Communications, Inc.

    Computer Hardware
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    26 complaints closed in last 3 years

    10 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview

    Nuance Communications specializes in speech recognition and related products, and research and development for speech and language technology.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Nuance Communications, Inc. has 3 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Nuance Communications, Inc.

        1 Wayside Road Burlington, MA 01803-4609

      • Nuance Communications, Inc.

        821 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98104-1578

      • Nuance Communications, Inc.

        1198 E Arques Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4602

      Headquarters
      1 Wayside Road, Burlington, MA 01803-4609
      BBB File Opened:
      9/4/2002
      Years in Business:
      29
      Business Started:
      1/1/1995
      Business Incorporated:
      9/21/1995
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Number of Employees:
      10000
      Alternate Business Name
      • Scansoft
      Business Management
      • Ms. Kristin Montgomery, Manager
      • Ms. Kathy Pollock, Executive Assistant
      • Ms. Mary (Karen) Hamilton, Customer Advocate
      • Mr. Mark Benjamin, CEO
      • Mr. Dan Tempesta, Vice President/CFO
      • Mr. Satish Maripuri, Executive Vice President
      • Mr. Al Monserrat, Executive Vice President
      • Mr. Robert Wedieman, Executive Vice President
      • Mr. Stefan Ortmanns, Executive Vice President
      • Ms. Dawn Howarth, Senior Vice President
      • Mr. Mark Sherwood, Chief Information Officer
      • Mr. Ken Siegel, Chief Legal Officer
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Ms. Kristin Montgomery, Manager
      • Ms. Kathy Pollock, Executive Assistant
      • Mr. Dan Tempesta, Vice President/CFO
      • Mr. Ken Siegel, Chief Legal Officer

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Kristin Montgomery, Manager
      • Ms. Kathy Pollock, Executive Assistant
      • Ms. Mary (Karen) Hamilton, Customer Advocate
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (781) 565-5001
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      26 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/24/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I purchased Dragon Home 15. I just had my laptop break and went to install it on my new laptop and I find out that I cannot download the software from the website to be able to install it. The customer support is garbage and I cannot get through. As someone with a disability who relies on this software to function everyday this is something I cannot overlook or forgive. I paid for this software and this company wants to make it so I cannot use it? I am having to have someone else type this for me as I am not able to. The *** states: "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities This title prohibits private places of public accommodation from discriminating against individuals with disabilities. Examples of public accommodations include privately-owned, leased or operated facilities like hotels, restaurants, retail merchants, doctors offices, golf courses, private schools, day care centers, health clubs, sports stadiums, movie theaters, and so on. This title sets the minimum standards for accessibility for alterations and new construction of facilities. It also requires public accommodations to remove barriers in existing buildings where it is easy to do so without much difficulty or expense. This title directs businesses to make "reasonable modifications" to their usual ways of doing things when serving people with disabilities. It also requires that they take steps necessary to communicate effectively with customers with vision, hearing, and speech disabilities. This title is regulated and enforced by the U.S. ********** of ******** " and this should apply online as well. I should not have to jump through hoops that are almost insurmountable as a person with disabilites just to use the software I have already paid for. Shame on this company, shame on its Executives and the Board of directors for allowing this to happen.
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      Customer Reviews

      2 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Alison S

      1 star

      07/09/2022

      On the evening of Friday July 8, 2022, I purchased one of Nuance's software packages over the phone via their customer service department, but it was too late in the day to download, in part because they were unable to deliver me a license key for about an hour after I gave them my credit card (is that so difficult?!). So I tried to download the software on Saturday only to find that their website is not up on Saturdays, or not working on the weekends, or whatever. When I clicked the download link that they emailed me, I received the following message:"The request is blocked.0yuzJYgAAAAAv+0Bf9wy7SbUtxLVjnKH5SE9VMzAxMDAwMTEwMDExAGEwYWQyNTliLWU1ODMtNDIzNi05ZTZlLTU1YTQ0MmVjZjY5NA=="Nuance has no customer service after hours or on weekends (which they did not have the courtesy to warn me about, when I ordered Friday night), and yet they are selling software that needs to be supported. I am a small business owner and I needed to utilize my purchase today but apparently the earliest I can hope to pressure them to fix this mess is this coming Monday.A dismal work ethic on their parts - no customer service AND no functioning website to fulfill customer orders. Portrait of a company not ready for prime time. I have nothing to show for the $162.38 that I spent. And there is nothing but one-star reviews on this BBB website. Not surprising.

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