[gui-talk] Fwd: JAWS 7.10 and MAGic 10.0 Bring New Performance Features

[Steve Pattison]

>From: Scott Erichsen pianoman at scotterichsen.com
>To: VIP L vip-l at softspeak.com.au
>
>From: Freedom Scientific News
>
>>New Releases of JAWS Screen Reading Software 
>>and MAGic Screen Magnification Software Deliver Even Better Performance
>>
>>(St. Petersburg, Florida, June 22, 2006) - All 
>>the newest features of the world's most popular 
>>screen reading and screen magnification 
>>software now are available, with the 
>>simultaneous release of JAWS® for Windows 7.10 
>>and MAGic Screen Magnification 10.0. Accessible 
>>from the Freedom Scientific Web site, both 
>>releases bring users more enhancements to increase ease-of-use and performance.
>>
>>JAWS 7.10, a free update for existing JAWS 7.0 
>>screen reading software users, now includes:
>>
>>Support for automatic updates
>>All new support for Corel WordPerfect Office X3
>>Hundreds of additional changes and fixes which 
>>are detailed in the online help and on our Web site
>>
>>Extensive beta testing was invested in JAWS 
>>7.10, resulting in a release that contains 
>>features and fixes that reflect user preferences.
>>
>>"Freedom Scientific thanks the thousands of 
>>users who participated in our three-month 
>>public beta process of JAWS 7.10," said Eric 
>>Damery, Freedom Scientific's Vice President of 
>>Product Management, Software. "The feedback 
>>helped us focus on the day-to-day issues that 
>>users experience with the wide range of 
>>software packages they access with JAWS. We 
>>also are very pleased with the success of our 
>>new update feature, which helped our customers 
>>easily install five updates during the beta process of 7.10."
>>
>>New screen magnification features in MAGic 10.0 
>>make it an essential tool for anyone who has low vision and uses a computer.
>>
>>"MAGic users now get superior access to 
>>information through new features like improved 
>>visual screen tracking, the ability to 
>>customize MAGic for their favorite programs, 
>>and increased control over speech verbosity," 
>>said Dusty Voorhees, Senior Product Manager. 
>>"Our customers will enjoy the unsurpassed 
>>flexibility, control, and accuracy it provides. 
>>MAGic 10.0 is our best release yet."
>>
>>New features include:
>>
>>MAGic Basic Training is provided in accessible 
>>DAISY format. Included is a free FSReader Demo for reading the DAISY format
>>MAGic's newly-designed speech with greater responsiveness and flexibility
>>Voice settings that can be individually 
>>configured for document reading, informative 
>>spoken messages, typing echo, menu and dialog reading, and mouse echo voices
>>Create voice profiles that allow you to choose 
>>a synthesizer, language, and customize 
>>individual voices. Additional profiles can be 
>>defined for tasks such as proofreading and 
>>speed reading. Switch to a profile with a single key combination
>>Users can define magnification, speech, and 
>>other unique settings for applications like 
>>Word, Excel, and the Internet. The user's 
>>unique settings automatically activate when the application is started
>>
>>MAGic customers who have a current Software 
>>Maintenance Agreement (SMA) will receive the 
>>MAGic 10.0 upgrade on CD in July. SMA customers 
>>who have not yet switched over to ILM 
>>authorization will be issued a new serial 
>>number and sent an authorization CD as part of their shipment.
>>
>>New product licenses for MAGic sent since March 
>>1, 2006, have been pre-authorized for MAGic 
>>10.0. From the Freedom Scientific Web site, 
>>users can download and immediately use MAGic 10.0.
>>
>>Visit the JAWS 7.10 and MAGic 10.0 pages for 
>>more details on what's new and to download the software.
>>
>>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®, JAWS® for Windows®, and 
>>MAGic® are registered trademarks in the United 
>>States and/or other countries. The names of 
>>actual companies and products mentioned herein 
>>may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Regards Steve
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