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Nuance makes push into car app market

Paul A. Ricci is the CEO of Nuance Communications.Dan Lamont

Burlington’s Nuance Communications Inc. made a big push to bring its speech recognition capabilities into cars with a deal to acquire Tweddle Connect for $80 million in cash. Tweddle makes it possible for Web apps such as music streaming service Pandora to work in car computer systems. The acquisition will allow Nuance to insert its speech technology into Tweddle so drivers can use voice commands for the growing number of Web programs and mobile apps in use in cars.