For Immediate Release Christchurch, New Zealand November 7, 2006
HumanWare releases Concise Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus for BrailleNote Family Both children and adults who use HumanWare's industry-leading BrailleNote family of products now have the option of the world's most popular dictionary and thesaurus at their fingertips. The Concise Oxford Dictionary on BrailleNote gives the meaning of a word, speaks it aloud with correct pronunciation, and much more. It includes the word's full definition of entries with additional advanced search features. The Concise Oxford Thesaurus provides convenient lookup of synonyms and antonyms. The Dictionary and Thesaurus combination is available in either US English or UK English. KeySoft is the software which powers all models of BrailleNote. From any KeySoft application, whether you are in the KeyWeb Internet Browser, the Book Reader or Word Processor, the Dictionary and Thesaurus are easily accessed by one easy key stroke. "Customers are very excited about the product," said Dominic Gagliano, HumanWare's Vice President of Sales for Blindness in the US. "We've received particularly positive feedback from educational and rehabilitation customers. This release demonstrates our continued momentum in developing software for our products for all segments of our market." The Concise Oxford Dictionary is based on the largest language research program in the world. Its up-to-date entries are backed by the unrivalled new words research of Oxford University Press. Running on the BrailleNote family of products, the Concise Oxford Dictionary and Concise Oxford Thesaurus can be accessed by QWERTY keyboard or Braille input, and read and heard by both Braille and auditory output. The entire contents of the Concise Oxford Dictionary are automatically integrated and expand the functionality of the KeySoft Spell Checker, from which the user can easily reference the Dictionary. The Concise Oxford Dictionary and Concise Oxford Thesaurus are available today. They run on the latest version of HumanWare's industry-leading software for the blind, KeySoft 7.2 Build 47, on BrailleNote mPower, VoiceNote mPower or BrailleNote PK, as well as other BrailleNote Classic models. The price is $195. To order, call 800-722-3393. http://www.humanware.com/Products/Notetakers/ConciseOxfordForKeySoft.asp About HumanWare HumanWare provides innovative solutions which empower people to fully participate in society. HumanWare's many innovative products include BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for blind people in education, in business and in their personal lives; the Victor Reader product line, the world's leading digital talking book players; and SmartView Xtend, the first fully modular and upgradeable CCTV-based video magnifier. Contact: Dominic Gagliano Vice President, US Blindness Sales Phone: 800-722-3393 Ext 258 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit: www.HumanWare.com Matthew Janusauskas Technical Support and Training Manager HumanWare USA Inc. 656 N Kennedy Drive Kankakee IL 60901 Phone: 800-722-3393 Ext. 204 Fax: 815-939-3194 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://www.humanware.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
