[Blindtlk] Fwd: Press Release: Design Science Releases MathPlayer 2.1

[David Andrews]

>
>Hi,
>
>Last week Design Science announced the release of MathType 6. Today we
>are happy to announce the release of MathPlayer 2.1.
>
>The press release is included below, and available here on our website:
>        http://www.dessci.com/en/company/press/releases/default.htm
>
>Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
>Sincerely,
>--Bruce
>
>Bruce Virga
>VP, Sales
>
>Design Science, Inc.
>140 Pine Avenue, 4th Floor
>Long Beach, CA 90802
>USA
>Tel: (562) 432-2920
>Fax: (562) 432-2857
>Cell: (949) 233-8212
>brucev at dessci.com
>www.dessci.com
>~ Makers of MathType, MathFlow, MathPlayer, WebEQ, Equation Editor,
>TeXaide ~ 
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>For Immediate Release
>========================
>
>Design Science Releases MathPlayer 2.1
>
>New version supports Internet Explorer 7 and adds accessibility features
>
>LONG BEACH, Calif. - September 17, 2007 - Design Science, Inc. today
>announced the release of MathPlayer 2.1, adding support for Microsoft's
>Internet Explorer 7 and new features to help students with vision and
>learning disabilities. This new version reinforces the company's
>commitment to furthering math-accessibility technology for web pages and
>braille.
>
>MathPlayer's math-to-speech technology has been enhanced to
>synchronously highlight the mathematics as it is spoken. Synchronized
>highlighting can be a learning aid for all students, and has been shown
>to be particularly effective for people with learning disabilities such
>as dyslexia. MathPlayer 2.1 also supports DotsPlus, a braille math
>format for use with Tiger braille printers, and seamlessly integrates
>with leading screen reader software, such as JAWS, Window-Eyes, HAL,
>Read & Write, and BrowseAloud.
>
>"MathPlayer 2.1 contains the initial results of our NSF SBIR grant.
>There are many more exciting features coming in the next release, both
>for people with vision impairments and for the general user. We are
>committed to making MathPlayer the best viewer for math and MathML for
>everyone." said Dr. Neil Soiffer, Senior Scientist at Design Science and
>the grant's principal investigator.
>
>"The continuing development of MathPlayer is an outgrowth of Design
>Science's commitment to creating software tools needed by the education,
>scientific and publishing communities to make math accessible. We
>believe math can and should be made accessible, and we are working with
>the accessibility community to make this goal a reality." said Steve
>Noble, Director of Accessibility Policy for Design Science.
>
>MathPlayer can be downloaded free from the MathPlayer area of the Design
>Science website (www.dessci.com/mathplayer). Anyone publishing web pages
>that include MathML can use the company's "Download MathPlayer" button
>on their web pages, linking their readers to the free software.
>
>About Design Science
>Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Long Beach, California, Design
>Science develops software used by educators, scientists and publishing
>professionals, including MathType, Equation Editor in Microsoft Office,
>WebEQ, MathFlow, MathPlayer and TeXaide, to communicate on the web and
>in print. For more information please visit www.dessci.com.
>
>###
>
>Contact: 
>Bruce Virga
>Vice President Sales
>brucev at dessci.com
>800-827-0685
>562-432-2920
>Design Science, Inc.
>140 Pine Avenue, 4th Floor
>Long Beach, CA 90802
>USA