Page 12 of 36  Cover Story  (acoustic profi le) to a massive
library of words that we own and will continue to grow through
our millions of users, as well as through data processed by our
NLP engines.  Looking toward the future Advanced voice- and
language-understanding components that are Watson-like or have
been created in tandem with Watson efforts will begin to make
their way into products before the end of 2012. You can imagine
a Watson-powered smartphone app where a physician could ask for
treatment protocols, drug information for migraine headaches,
informa- tion on clinical trials and more. Nuance has a whole
series of understanding and reasoning products that will be
introduced this year.  Innovation unlocks information and value
The whole world seems to be excited about Watson, but  Photos
courtesy Nuance Healthcare  A radiologist reviews a patient’s
diagnostic image and simultaneously speaks review notes for the
ordering physician, delivering fully detailed analysis on exam
results.  INSET: A clini