Lernout & Hauspie to buy Dragon Systems

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mar 27, 2000

Lernout & Hauspie continues to move aggressively to build up its business. Just weeks after announcing a deal to buy >Dictaphone for $936 million, the Burlington, MA-based firm has signed a definitive agreement to acquire fellow speech recognition firm >Dragon Systems for approximately $593 million. Dragon of Newton, MA, offers its NaturallySpeaking continuous speech recognition products in a variety of markets, including healthcare. L&H expects the deal to close in the next few months.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
March 28, 2000

Copyright © 2000 AuntMinnie.com

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