More than likely, FS forbid Jonathan from making an announcement on his own and this was part of the deal. He is also closing down his blog. I hope FS doesn't strangle his creativity and keep him from making progress with the company.
Cindy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > VIRGIE UNDERWOOD > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:50 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > > Hello Paul and list members, > I had a Pac Mate and sold it but the braille display was very > good! My > problem is that it is not stable and crashes a lot! Rhonda I > share your > view it would have been easier to take if we had heard the news from > Jonathan! You know, money talks! I will miss Jonathan and I > do wish him > success! > Virgie and Hoshi > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 5:47 PM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > > > Everyone I talk with feels the pack mate is a poorly > produced product. I > > was > > surprised to see how Jonathan did a two part review of the > early packmate > > and then jumped to the braille note. That surprised me. > > This news surprises me even more. The packmate seems to, > from what I have > > heard, have a high return rate because of poor quality. > Their braille > > displays don't seem to be as good, either, from the few > things I have > > heard. > > So, this jump surprises me quite a bit. > > > > > > > > Paul Henrichsen > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Richard Ring > > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:40 PM > > To: Braillenote List > > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > > > I'm shocked, completely shocked. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Tom Lange > > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 3:38 PM > > To: Braillenote List > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > > > > > Hi, > > Very interesting news, and, I must say, somewhat of a > surprise. I wonder > > how long this has been in the works. > > > > Tom > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:17 PM > > Subject: [Braillenote] > > > > > > I thought some of you might like to read this. > > > > Hello PAC Mate Users, > > > > It is my great pleasure to announce that Jonathan Mosen has joined > > Freedom Scientific as Vice President of Blindness Hardware Product > > Management. The following press release is going out today. > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Brad Davis > > > > > > > > > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > > > Media Contact: Brad Davis > > Blind/Low Vision Group > > 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000 > > www.FreedomScientific.com > <http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html> > > > > Jonathan Mosen Joins Freedom Scientific > > > > > > > > (St. Petersburg, Florida, August 31, 2006) - Freedom > Scientific's open > > platform approach to hardware and software has brought over another > > major voice in the field of access technology for the blind. > > > > > > > > Jonathan Mosen, previously of HumanWare, is the new Vice > President of > > Blindness Hardware Product Management at Freedom Scientific's > > Blindness/Low Vision Group. > > > > > > > > Mosen said "Freedom Scientific's products emphasize the > strengths of an > > open-platform approach to both hardware and software. This approach > > showcases the company's ability to leverage mainstream > applications and > > technology elements to provide technology solutions for > those that are > > blind in a timely manner." > > > > > > > > "I'm excited to be joining the Freedom Scientific team," Mosen said. > > "Freedom Scientific products enable blind people world wide > to succeed > > in school, work, and the community. It's great to have the > opportunity > > to shape the direction of Freedom Scientific's hardware products in > > close consultation with customers. I am especially excited to be on > > board with a company that is so clearly setting the pace > for new product > > introduction and affordability in this industry." > > > > > > > > Mosen has been involved with blindness-related issues since the late > > 1980s and has been in the access technology field since > 1999. He worked > > with the Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand and > the American > > Council of the Blind. One of his most significant contributions to > > blindness in New Zealand was his work to reform the Royal > New Zealand > > Foundation for the Blind's constitutional framework to become the > > Foundation of the Blind. > > > > > > > > "It will be great to have the chance to work with some of > the sharpest > > minds in the industry, both blind and sighted, to allow > blind people to > > be more productive, more independent, and more efficient," > Mosen said. > > "I've always admired the fact Freedom Scientific has blind people > > involved extensively in the company at all levels. This > sits well with > > my own personal philosophy, that we, as blind people, must > take control > > of our own destiny and improve the world." > > > > > > > > Brad Davis, Vice President of Hardware Product Management at Freedom > > Scientific, said he thinks it will be exciting to see Mosen > apply his > > ideas and experiences in the less confining environment > made possible by > > Freedom Scientific's use of mainstream applications. > > > > > > > > "Jonathan will help us make best use of both our hardware > and software > > resources to bring solutions to a broader range of users," > Davis said. > > > > > > > > Lee Hamilton, President and CEO of Freedom Scientific, said > that Mosen > > has great rapport with users and that he looks forward to > Mosen bringing > > his insight to Freedom Scientific's blindness products. > > > > > > > > About Freedom Scientific > > Freedom Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of assistive > > technology products for those who are blind and vision impaired and > > products for the special education and learning disability markets. > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > > > Don't forget to check out: > > http://www.pacmategear.com ! > > > > _______ > > > > PMList mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://pacmategear.com/mailman/listinfo/pmlist_pacmategear.com > > > > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > and don't forget to reply to the confirmation email! > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1734 (20060831) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1734 (20060831) Information __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
