Hi James, I agree. I simply forwarded the press release as is, I didn't write it. All the best -- Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users. Telephone Low-call: 08452 606 277 International: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax: +44(0)1438 759589 mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, Email: mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James O'Dell Sent: 12 January 2007 11:55 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: Serotek Products Are Vista Ready Comment about first legal music downloads without customised scripts is a little misleading - what about Napster and 7digital? James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:17 PM Subject: [access-uk] FW: Serotek Products Are Vista Ready > > _____ > > From: FreedomBox Announcements [mailto:noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: None > To: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Serotek Products Are Vista Ready > > > > NEWS RELEASE > > > For Immediate Release > > > > > > Contact: > > Janelle Schulenberg > > Tacet Resources > > 612-720-1068 > > <mailto:Janelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> janelle@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > Serotek Announces Vista-Ready Product Line > > > > Assistive Technology Products Work With Vista > > For Accessibility Right Out of the Box > > > > Las Vegas, Nev. - January 11, 2007 - Serotek Corporation, the leading > provider of Internet and digital information accessibility software and > systems, today announced that its entire product line, including > FreedomBox > and Key to Freedom with System Access software, is now integrated with > Microsoft Windows Vista and available for download. The announcement was > made at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an invitation-only technology > trade event taking place this week in Las Vegas. > > This is not a beta; any current FreedomBox user or anyone with Vista can > download the software from the company's web site www.freedombox.info > <http://www.freedombox.info/> . > > Blind and visually impaired Information Technology managers who are > testing > Vista for their organizations can now use Serotek's Key to Freedom to > conduct the testing. Key to Freedom features Fonix DECtalk text-to-speech > (TTS). Fonix DECtalk "speaks" screen content to the user in clear, > understandable TTS voices in multiple languages. > > "Accessibility is not an option, it's a commitment," said Daniel Hubbell, > Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation, "With the release of Windows > Vista compatible products, Serotek continues to make the computer > accessible > for users of all abilities. And with the integration of media support, > these > products will help set a new baseline for the industry as a whole." > > As part of its 'Vista-ready' rollout, Serotek will be working with Windows > Media Player11 and the new URGE online music store. This allows the blind > and visually impaired to use portable MP3 Players to participate in the > legal downloading of online music for the first time without buying > customized computer scripts. > > Serotek products also work with Windows Vista Media Center and the new > Aero > Glass interface for electronic mail, right out of the box, without > requiring > settings changes or software installations required by other screen > readers. > > "When we say we work with Vista, we mean across the board - remote control > and all," said Mike Calvo, CEO, Serotek Corporation, "so the blind can use > the electronic program guide on cable television and record programs just > like the mainstream using Windows Media Center." > > > > > > Serotek Corporation > > > Serotek Corporation, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a leading > technology company that develops software and manufactures accessibility > solutions under the brand name FreedomBox. Committed to the mission of > providing accessibility anywhere, Serotek launched the FreedomBox family > of > products and services and the FreedomBox Network, an online community > specifically designed to meet the needs of people with disabilities. > Serotek > provides powerful, affordable solutions that require minimal training. In > 2005 the company was awarded the prestigious da Vinci award for innovation > in universal accessibility by the National Multiple Sclerosis Association. > > For more information visit www.freedombox.info > <http://www.freedombox.info/> > . > > > > Fonix Corporation > > Fonix Corporation (OTC BB: FNIX), based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is an > innovative speech recognition and text-to-speech technology company that > provides value-added speech solutions through its wholly owned subsidiary, > Fonix Speech, Inc., currently offering voice solutions for mobile/wireless > devices; interactive video games, toys and appliances; computer telephony > systems; the assistive market and automotive telematics. Fonix provides > developers and manufacturers with cost-effective speech solutions to > enhance > devices and systems. Visit www.fonix.com for more information, or call > (801) > 553-6600 and say "Sales." Fonix DECtalk text-to-speech technology has been > developed and refined over the past 20 years and is specifically designed > for limited memory applications. Fonix DECtalk is the smallest footprint, > full-featured, multi-language text-to-speech engine in the industry. > DECtalk > supports the widest array of hardware platforms and operating systems on > the > market and offers nine voices (four female, four male and one child's > voice) > and seven languages (U.S. and U.K. English, Castilian and Latin American > Spanish, French, German and Italian). > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq