[access-uk] Re: wayfinder access

"Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:00:45 -0000

I do know it speaks sign language, but still don't know if it can do Welsh

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Damon
Sent: 20 March 2007 21:43
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: wayfinder access 

A very good question Sunil. If anybody else knows whether it speaks Welsh, 
we're dying to know.

Um, I think I was pointing out the exciting bit was that it was due out 
soon.

I get the horrible feeling everybody else in the world knew about this but 
me.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:48 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: wayfinder access

> Damon do you know if one of the languages is Welsh?
>
>
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> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf =
> Of
> Damon
> Sent: 20 March 2007 19:45
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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