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From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PM] Freedom Scientific's Open Plan for HumanWare
Notetaker users
Date sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:20:52 -0400
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sales Contact: Charlie Madsen, Inside Sales
Media Contact: Brad Davis
Blind/Low Vision Group
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
www.FreedomScientific.com
Trade in HumanWare Notetakers with
Freedom Scientific's Open Plan
Trade in any proprietary HumanWare notetaker and get the features
you
want today with Freedom Scientific's PAC Mate.
(St. Petersburg, Florida, September 15, 2006) - Freedom
Scientific's
Open Plan, announced today, will help blind users of VoiceNote,
BrailleNote, mPower, and BrailleNote PK notetakers upgrade to an
open
platform that uses the familiar Windows interface and runs
mainstream
applications.
For the remainder of 2006, users in the United States and Canada
can
trade in one of the aforementioned HumanWare products and save
more than
70 percent on a PAC Mate(tm) Accessible Pocket PC. Models with
20 or 40
cells of refreshable braille will be discounted 60 percent.
Purchase
prices after trade-in are:
* PAC Mate BX400 and QX400 speech-only units: $700
* PAC Mate BX420 and QX420 20-cell braille units: $1,500
* PAC Mate BX440 and QX440 40-cell braille units: $2,250
The Open Plan is especially attractive to 18-cell BrailleNote
Classic
users thinking about transplanting their braille cells to an
mPower.
Transplanting to an mPower leaves you with the same amount of old
cells,
but trading in the old unit for one of the PAC Mate's 440 models
gets
you 40 new cells. That's 22 extra new cells for the price of a
transplant!
If you want to save some cash, instead of upgrading your old
18-cell
HumanWare unit, trade it in for a PAC Mate 420 model, and get two
extra
cells and all the benefits of the open platform for $700 less.
The Open Plan also gives VoiceNote users, who are excluded from
the
HumanWare Transplant Program, an inexpensive braille upgrade
option.
Those taking advantage of the Open Plan will be able to choose
from more
onboard applications, read from more braille cells, and access
mainstream applications and peripherals. Students learn the
Windows
operating system as they use the PAC Mate, knowledge they will
draw from
for the rest of their lives.
PAC Mate users can communicate via MSN and AOL instant messaging,
synchronize with Microsoft Outlook's e-mail inbox, tasks, and
notes,
balance their checkbook, and manage spreadsheets. BrailleNote
owners are
still waiting to get in touch with those features. While they
wait, PAC
Mate users are working with a host of other features BrailleNote
doesn't
have. Features like bar code scanners that identify and describe
many
common household items, support for all Word documents, Skype
Internet
telephony, reference materials like encyclopedias and recipe
databases,
virtual private network access, and support for a broad range of
network
cards and other peripherals.
"Since I became a PAC Mate user, I've used numerous exciting
features
that the closed nature of the BrailleNote prevented me from being
able
to deliver to customers when I managed that product," said
Jonathan
Mosen, formerly of HumanWare, now Vice President of Blindness
Hardware
Product Management at Freedom Scientific's Blind/Low Vision
Group. "My
PAC Mate has become an essential tool for me. Not only am I more
productive on the job because of features like the full
synchronization
and VPN support, but it's my accessible remote control for all
our
appliances that use a remote."
Mosen also said he likes how the PAC Mate gives him such a vast
selection of entertainment options and supports all common
streaming
media formats.
"A closed platform can't possibly keep up with all of the
innovation
being unleashed by Microsoft and the many third party developers
that
write software for Pocket PC devices. I have no doubt that once
BrailleNote and VoiceNote users get their hands on a PAC Mate,
they'll
be amazed at the world of possibilities on offer," Mosen said.
"I can
even do high quality audio recordings on it!"
Find out more about the PAC Mate by visiting the Freedom
Scientific Web
site. Contact Freedom Scientific Sales if you have questions or
wish to
take advantage of the Open Plan.
This program cannot be combined with any other discounts. The
trade-in
units must be in good working condition, as determined by Freedom
Scientific. Freedom Scientific reserves the right to refuse any
trade-in
or to change or cancel any aspect of this program at any time at
its
sole discretion.
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.
Freedom Scientific(r) and PAC Mate(tm) are either trademarks or
registered trademarks in the United States and/or other
countries. The
names of companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks
of their respective owners.
Jonathan Mosen.
Vice President, Blindness Hardware Product Management
Freedom Scientific BLV Group LLC
11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805
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