[access-uk] Re: wayfinder access

  • From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:48:31 -0000

Damon do you know if one of the languages is Welsh?



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Damon
Sent: 20 March 2007 19:45
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: wayfinder access=20

just picking out the exciting line:
> Wayfinder Access will be delivered in 17 languages and be available =
across
> Europe and North America from the end of April 2007.

If anyone knows any more about this new version product, can you post =
and=20
tell us.


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From: "Damon" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:40 PM
Subject: [access-uk] wayfinder access


> taken from another mailing list.
> So. Is this the Wayfinder product we all know and love or a new one? =
And=20
> will it only work with Mobile Speak and not Talks? Anyone got any info =
on=20
> this?
>
> Appreciated.
>
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 1:08 AM
>
>> Business Wire
>> Monday, March 19, 2007
>>
>> Wayfinder Partners up with Code Factory
>>
>> By Press Release
>>
>> Wayfinder Systems: Wayfinder's World Leading Product for the Visually
>> Impaired, Wayfinder AccessT Attracts New Cooperation Partner
>>
>> STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wayfinder is pleased to announce =
yet
>> another cooperation with an international company specializing in
>> accessibility products; Code Factory. This cooperation ensures that
>> Wayfinder AccessT will be powered by Mobile Speak, Code Factory's
>> innovative screen reader and will be available to Code Factory's=20
>> thousands
>> of customers across Europe and North America.
>>
>> The cooperation between Wayfinder and Code Factory ensures that =
Wayfinder
>> Access can be offered to an even larger group of the blind and =
visually
>> impaired through the speech, magnification and Braille output that is
>> unique to Mobile Speak. Any mobile phone subscriber in a community of =
an
>> estimated 20 million blind people in EMEA and North America, and 135
>> million people worldwide with mild visual impairments, is sure to =
find=20
>> the
>> solution he requires from the combination of these two powerful =
software
>> products.
>>
>> Wayfinder Access aims to help the blind and visually impaired to =
become
>> more mobile with better access to their surroundings. The navigation
>> software can be combined with text-to-speech applications like Code
>> Factory's screen reader for Symbian mobile phones, Mobile Speak, to
>> convert the displayed directions on the mobile device into highly
>> intelligible speech. It also integrates unparalleled screen =
magnification
>> with font smoothing thus making Wayfinder Access the perfect mobility
>> solution even to the low-vision users.
>>
>> Code Factory will offer and market Wayfinder Access together with =
Mobile
>> Speak to major operators and distributors in North America and Europe =
who
>> have partnered with Code Factory for years.
>>
>> "Wayfinder Access delivers a complete mobile navigation system for
>> visually impaired people who previously only had access to much more
>> expensive products. Wayfinder Access is an affordable and =
life-enhancing
>> product," says Magnus Nilsson, CEO at Wayfinder. "Wayfinder Access =
was
>> very well received when it was announced in February at 3GSM in =
Barcelona
>> and we are pleased to be able to offer the product to Code Factory's
>> customers as well," Magnus continues.
>>
>> "Accessibility of Mobile technology is our top priority," explains =
Eduard
>> S=E1nchez, CEO at Code Factory. "We are very enthusiastic about =
supporting
>> Wayfinder Access and giving our users the opportunity to use a =
fantastic
>> GPS solution. Many visually impaired individuals and phone operators =
are
>> looking for a mobile navigation tool that meets their requirements =
and
>> Wayfinder Access is just what they are looking for."
>>
>> Wayfinder Access will be delivered in 17 languages and be available=20
>> across
>> Europe and North America from the end of April 2007. About Wayfinder
>> AccessT Wayfinder Access is a new mobile navigation product developed =
to
>> facilitate the everyday life of the visually impaired. With the four =
new
>> 'Vicinity Views', a location becomes both visible and audible. This =
means
>> that Points of Interest (POI), crossings or favourites etc are listed
>> according to their distance from the user's location.
>>
>> Wayfinder has taken the input of a reference group from the visually
>> impaired community, to optimise the usefulness of our award winning =
and
>> cutting edge Wayfinder Navigator. Wayfinder has reworked this entire
>> application from scratch, so as to ensure that it will function as a=20
>> fully
>> integrated service with text-to-speech applications.
>>
>> Wayfinder Access also includes a 'Where am I?' function. This means =
that
>> the application is not only an indispensable support in guiding users =
to
>> chosen destinations, but also enables them to establish their =
location.
>>
>> About Code Factory Founded in 1998 and headquartered in
>> Terrassa/Barcelona, Spain, Code Factory is a software company =
committed=20
>> to
>> the development of products designed to break down barriers to the
>> accessibility of mobile technology for the blind and visually =
impaired.
>> Today, Code Factory is the leading provider of screen readers, screen
>> magnifiers, and Braille interfaces for the widest range of mainstream
>> mobile devices including Symbian-based and Windows Mobile-powered
>> SmartPhones as well as Pocket PC phones and PDAs, and it is the only =
one
>> to support phones working on the GSM, CDMA and WCDMA networks. Code
>> Factory's success lies in giving excellent customer support and to=20
>> respond
>> immediately to the needs of the end users. Among our customers are
>> well-known companies and organizations like ONCE, and carriers such =
as
>> TMN, Vodafone, Redcom, SFR and many more. Good partners help us to=20
>> provide
>> excellent text-to-speech technology for our products and to =
incorporate
>> support for B
>> raille devices into our software.
>>
>> About Wayfinder Systems AB Wayfinder offers map, direction and GPS
>> navigation services accessible by mobile phone. From these basic
>> navigation services, we provide mobile phone users with content =
services,
>> including digital city guide books, traffic information, currency
>> conversion and weather reports. Wayfinder has selected Tele Atlas =
digital
>> maps because they are complete, accurate and up to date. Our clients
>> include phone manufacturers, Sony Ericsson and Nokia, and operators =
such
>> as Telenor, Telefonica and A1. The products are sold to end users
>> throughout Europe and the USA. Wayfinder has over 600 000 unique =
users.
>> Wayfinder has been listed on the NGM Equity stock exchange since 21
>> October 2005. Wayfinder currently has 75 employees. Our head office =
is in
>> Stockholm, Sweden.
>>
>> This information was brought to you by Waymaker
> http://www.waymaker.net
>>
>
>> Contacts
>> Wayfinder
>> Hanna Jonasson Drotz, Corporate Communications
>> Mob: +46 70 144 90 20
>> E-mail:
> hanna.jonasson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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