Nuance Communications Inc is a computer software technology corporation that provides speech and imaging applications. Its current business products focus on server and embedded speech recognition, telephone call steering systems, automated telephone directory services, medical transcription software and systems, optical character recognition software, and desktop imaging software. The company also maintains a small division that develops software and systems for military and government agencies. Nuance Communications Israel Ltd was established in 2004 and has continued operations following the 2010 acquisition of Persay, a developer of advanced voice-based biometric technologies.