IT market research and advisory firm IDC has named Nuance Communications as market share leader for 2016 among global device and print management vendors.

The report, "Worldwide and U.S. Device and Print Management Market Shares, 2016: Navigating an Evolving Market," shows Nuance as the number one market share segment provider for the third year in a row.

"Nuance Communications continues to be the leader in the device and print management market," said Allison Correia, senior research analyst, Imaging, Printing and Document Solutions, IDC.

"Nuance has a leading position in the marketplace with a portfolio that serves the SMB customer up to enterprise. Nuance's multiplatform coverage is attractive for end users and OEM resellers alike because often midsize and enterprise businesses have mixed fleets, and need scalability and high availability."

Nuance's print management solutions enable organizations to gain control of their entire print environment to reduce costs and bolster security. To make printing more efficient and reduce the burden on IT, Nuance software focuses on four key areas: security and authentication, hardware fleet optimization, consumables cost reduction, and network infrastructure.

Nuance offers a range of print management software to help organizations gain control over printing, including Equitrac , Output Manager and Safecom . Nuance Document Imaging provides software solutions and expertise to gain optimal control of document and information processes.

"Nuance works closely with print device OEMs and other partners to pursue growth opportunities. Nuance is benefitting from new vendor reseller relationships with Brother, OKI Data and Epson. With the opportunity of managed print services (MPS) growing in the SMB market, Nuance is also putting efforts together to package more solutions to target SMBs, enabling an easier selling motion for channel partners," said Correia.

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