----- Original Message ----- From: "Parker at Vip conduit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Accessible Devices" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:37 PM Subject: Accessible Devices Press Release: Contract For Production Of NLSDigital Talking Book Players Awarded
> Contract For Production Of NLS Digital Talking Book Players Awarded >>From the Wall Street Journal On Line... > MarketWatch Shinano Kenshi Corporation (SKC) Awarded Library of Congress > Contract > for Purchase of PLEXTALK DAISY Talking Book Players Initial order, valued > at $35M, > placed for the production of 223,837 digital talking book players on > behalf of the > National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). > The first > players will be manufactured in late 2008. > Last Updated, Aug 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) > Shinano Kenshi Co. Ltd (Japan) and Shinano Kenshi Corporation-Plextor LLC > (SKC-North > America), have announced that they have been awarded a Library of Congress > contract > for the manufacture of standard and advanced digital talking book players > for and > on behalf of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically > Handicapped > (NLS) and some 700,000 of its patrons. The contract's base period is for > three years > with a unilateral government option of an additional four years. The first > delivery > order, valued at $35 million has been placed for the initial production of > 223,837 > players. The first players will be manufactured for the NLS in late 2008. > "Shinano Kenshi Corporation and our parent company are pleased to have > been awarded > this contract from the Library of Congress on behalf of the National > Library Service > for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)," said Rex Bergsma, > President, Shinano > Kenshi Corporation-North America. "Shinano has long-held a passion for > creating and/or > manufacturing products that better our lives. We are amazed and impressed > by the > NLS and the commitment they are making towards improving the quality of > life, independence > and self-reliance for so many people." > Players will be manufactured in Japan at the Plextor (PLEXTALK) factories > and will > be assembled in accordance with the quality and standards as specified by > the NLS. > Shinano Kenshi Co., Shinano Kenshi Corporation, Plextor(TM) & > PLEXTALK(TM). Shinano > Kenshi Co. Ltd., is responsible for the development and manufacture of > digital talking > book players and other products sold under the brand names of Plextor(TM) > and PLEXTALK(TM). > Shinano and PLEXTALK products are created to improve the quality of life, > self-reliance > and independence of their users. Shinano Kenshi Corporation is the North > American > subsidiary of Shinano Kenshi Co., Ltd. > Shinano Kenshi Corporation, 6065 Bristol Parkway, Culver City, CA 90230. > Phone: 310.693.7600 (800.755.0752) Fax: 310.693.7599. Email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: > www.shinano.com . > SOURCE: Shinano Kenshi Corporation Shinano Kenshi Corp-Plextor LLC Rex > Bergsma, President, > 310-693-7600 Fax: 310-693-7599 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Doolan Creative > Group Sam > Dalton, 818-889-5028 Fax: 818-991-6439 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.accessible-devices.com/pipermail/a-d_accessible-devices.com/attachments/20080820/9706d246/attachment.html > This is an Announce only list. Subscribers are not able to post to this > list. > To unsubscribe from the Accessible Devices list copy the line below. > Paste it in > the To: line of a blank message and send it. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please feel free to pass this message on to a friend who might like to > subscribe. > To subscribe to Accessible Devices send a blank e mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Just follow the directions in the confirmation message when it comes. > Please Note: Accessible Devices is not able to provide tech support for > software or products that we supply information about. > > > _______________________________________________ > A-d mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.accessible-devices.com/mailman/listinfo/a-d_accessible-devices.com > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
