[gui-talk] Fwd: Book in the Sky Bits

[Steve Pattison]

>From: Tony Starkey TStarkey at rsb.org.au
>To: vip-l at softspeak.com.au
>
>Hi All following press release for your information, and may be of
>interest to your UK friends . Audio Read is the company that provide the
>technology for the RSB's digital information system.
>
>PRESS RELEASE: Audio-Read Pty Limited 22 September 2006
>
>Audio-Read expands into the United Kingdom
>
>Audio-Read today announced its continuing international expansion with
>the launch of a UK operations centre in London, United Kingdom. This new
>office will enable Audio-Read to provide a superior service to public
>libraries, blindness agencies and publishing partners throughout the
>UK.
>
>
>Audio-Read's Chairman, Warren Lesnie said: "Audio-Read Limited, based
>in central London, provides us with direct access to the entire UK
>market as well as acting as a springboard into the EU."
>
>Audio-Read is currently implementing it's world class digital audiobook
>system in 12 UK public libraries. This system delivers a wide range of
>content from respected audio book publishers including BBC Audiobooks,
>ABC Audio and other leading international publishers.
>
>"We are also working closely with several specialist agencies for the
>blind in the UK, to ensure their content is freely available to their
>constituents through our service."
>
>Audio-Read's UK website http://www.audio-read.co.uk will provide a
>portal for libraries and consumers to access traditional audiobook
>content. The site will also act as a gateway to Audio-Read's unique
>audio-text conversion service.
>
>The launch of operations in UK further demonstrates Audio-Read's
>ongoing commitment to expanding its international business, and
>developing it's award winning digital delivery and playback platform in
>new regions around the world
>
>
>
>#ENDS#
>
>Contacts:
>
>Carolyn Paine, Corporate Affairs
>
>+61 (0)2 9212 5535
>
>carolynp at audio-read.com.au
>
>Tony Blackwood, Director
>
>+61 (0)411 42 6633
>
>anthonyb at audio-read.com.au
>
>About Audio-Read
>
>Audio-Read is an Australian company that has developed the award
>winning Audio Navigator, a user friendly digital audio player for
>recreational audio reading.
>
>Audio-Read's objective is to be the audio text service provider of
>choice for news, information and entertainment services to libraries,
>people who are blind or vision impaired and all users of recreational
>audio content.
>
>Tony Starkey
>Future Solutions Project
>Royal Society for the Blind of South Australia Inc.
>254 Angas St
>Adelaide  SA
>GPO Box 1855
>Adelaide  SA  5001
>Ph 08 8223 6222  Fax  08 8223 7836
>Mobile  0408 666 170
>Email  tstarkey at rsb.org.au

Regards Steve
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