Yes, Mervyn gets my vote too... Barry G ----- Original Message ----- From: paul leake To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:51 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Some Interesting News i'd wish mervyn well. he's a man of integrity and i think has his customers best interests at heart. hope this leads to improvements in service delivery for vi users but time will tell i guess! Cheers Paul paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Dryden" <sdryden@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 9:05 PM Subject: [access-uk] Some Interesting News > Hi All, > Sorry for the cross post, I thought you'd be interested in this. This was something passed on to me. Wonder why this wasn't more publicised? > > Steve > > PHOENIX BUYS LARGEST SOLUTIONS COMPANY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED > > Sight and Sound Technology, the UK's largest provider of IT software and hardware products that allow visually impaired and learning disabled people to > use mainstream information technology, has been acquired by Phoenix Software. > > Sight and Sound Technology focus on reselling the following types of solution - electronic screen reading software, speech output software, screen magnification > software, electronic Braille displays, video magnifiers, note-takers and GPS orientation systems. Since its foundation more than twenty years ago, Sight > and Sound Technology has established strong relationships with the world's largest developers and manufacturers for this fast-growing specialised marketplace, > including Kurzweil, Freedom Scientific and Ai Squared. > > Phoenix Software is the UK's leading provider of software and services to local government, education and the voluntary sector. > > Following its acquisition by Phoenix Software, Sight and Sound Technology will continue to be managed by Mervyn Robertson, one of the original co-founders > of the business. "This is an exciting move for us - extra resources will help us to maintain our growth. We also share a common purpose with Phoenix > in providing a consistently good customer experience" said Mervyn. > > If you want to know how Sight and Sound can help your visually impaired and learning disabled, please ask your Phoenix or Sight and Sound contact on: > > Phoenix Software 0870 836 8000 or Sight and Sound Technology 0845 634 7979. > > > More info on http://www.phoenixs.co.uk/NewsBySector/SightandSound.htm > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq