Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Hauser Peter
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCANSOFT INC [SSFT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9 CENTENNIAL DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP and General Manager
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PEABODY, MA 01832		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 48,635 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/28/2003(2) 02/29/2012 Common Stock 150,000 $ 3.26 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/17/2004(2) 02/17/2008 Common Stock 50,000 $ 4.01 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 05/27/2004(3) 02/27/2009 Common Stock 100,000 $ 5.46 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hauser Peter
9 CENTENNIAL DRIVE
PEABODY, MA 01832		       Sr. VP and General Manager  

Signatures

By: /s/ Donna M. Belanger For: Peter Hauser 03/08/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 40,635 of these shares are pursuant to a restricted stock unit which vests on February 24, 2007 (subject to acceleration upon the achievement of certain Company goals).
(2) These options vest 25% on first anniversary date and monthly thereafter for a total 4 year vest period.
(3) These options vest quarterly in equal installments over a three-year period.

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