[access-uk] Fw: Public beta for Window-Eyes 5.0 available soon
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:18:10 -0000
Guess this really needs no comment from me, except I am not sure
whether you have to be running an up-to-date version of
Window-Eyes to try this new public beta.
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Deckers" <erik@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gw-info@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 9:51 PM
Subject: Public beta for Window-Eyes 5.0 available soon
The big news everyone has been waiting for. Here is a press
release we are
sending out concerning the public beta of Window-Eyes 5.0.
To the Editor
For Immediate Release
(FORT WAYNE, IN) - GW Micro today announced the release of the
public beta
version of Window-Eyes 5.0, the screen reader software that
enables blind
computer users to work on a computer with maximum ease. The beta
will be
available on Monday, November 29th at www.gwmicro.com.
The new version fills out its support of Microsoft Word, creating
the most
thorough screen reader support for the popular word processing
program.
Window-Eyes 5.0 also offers a complete color dictionary, and a
lease-to-own
program that allows a user to buy a full copy of Window-Eyes on a
monthly
payment plan.
"This is a major breakthrough," said Dan Weirich, Vice President
of
Marketing and Engineering. "With this new version, users can
access every
feature Microsoft Word has to offer. It offers 100% text
accuracy, which is
a first for any screen reader."
Window-Eyes 5.0 also offers new support for tables, columns, and
fields.
Users can take advantage of the enhanced support by using
features like
renaming form fields, reading comments, and tracking changes.
Other screen
readers will often confuse or ignore columns, or require special
scripts to
rename form fields.
The Complete Color Dictionary is also a first in the screen
reader industry.
Rather than using complex color descriptions, such as "r204,
g51, b51,"
Window-Eyes will now describe a "shade of" a specific color if an
exact
match cannot be found.
GW Micro will also offer a new Lease-to-Own program, another
first in the
assistive technology industry. A customer will be able to
purchase a 30-day
evaluation copy of Window-Eyes for $50, and then pay $100 per
month for 9 or
11 months for the LTO Plus or LTO Premium plan. After the
lease-to-own
period, the customer will receive a full-working version of
Window-Eyes.
"The lease-to-own program is also a screen reader first" said
Doug Geoffray,
Vice President of Product Development and Support. "People on
fixed incomes
are now able to afford to buy Window-Eyes, rather than going
without as they
save up for it."
GW Micro is also offering a free upgrade to 5.0 for anyone who
buys a new
copy of Window-Eyes 4.5 after November 29th.
Window-Eyes was the first screen reader of any kind to read
stand-alone
Adobe PDF documents, Macromedia Flash content, as well as support
PeopleSoft
applications and Citrix MetaFrame XP.
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