[nfbwatlk] Fw: JAWS 8.0 with RealSpeak Solo Released

[Mike Freeman]

Try Karen! Wow!

Mike

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YEEHAW! Its about time that they came up with something that sounds a bit
better than this canned robot.M.
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Subject: JAWS 8.0 with RealSpeak Solo Released




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Brad Davis
Blind/Low Vision Group
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
www.FreedomScientific.com

Say It All with JAWS® 8.0 and RealSpeakT Solo

(St. Petersburg, Florida, November 28, 2006) - The latest version of JAWS
for Windows® makes using screen reading technology easier on the ears.

The Say All feature in JAWS 8.0 allows users to immediately switch from the
current Eloquence synthesized voice to the more natural-sounding RealSpeak
Solo voices from Nuance that are included with each JAWS 8.0 license.

"While the responsiveness of Eloquence is still preferred for general
navigation and use of applications, it is a real pleasure to have these
great sounding voices when listening to a book or longer passage," said Eric
Damery, Vice President of Software Product Management.

JAWS 8.0 was released November 17, 2006, and information has been posted to
the Freedom Scientific Web site. All single and multi-user Software
Maintenance Agreement (SMA) holders will receive the upgrade by the first
week of December.

In addition to the available languages that RealSpeak Solo provides, JAWS
8.0 also includes support for Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), along with the new
Microsoft Office Word 2007 and Microsoft Office Excel 2007, scheduled to
release this quarter.

"The initial feedback from users who have experienced JAWS 8.0 with IE 7 has
been outstanding," Damery said. "The combination of navigation and improved
responsiveness, along with some of the newly added features in IE 7 and
Mozilla Firefox®1.5 and 2.0, are really helping to improve the user
experience while browsing."

The JAWS 8.0 package includes the RealSpeak Solo, SAPI 5 synthesizer CD. All
the user has to do to install the voices is load the CD in the CD-ROM drive
and follow the simple instructions to complete the installation. For English
speaking markets, there are seven English voices included and two Spanish
voices. Distributors will provide languages to other markets as they become
available.

JAWS 8.0 also includes updated training material on CD, on the Web, and even
an updated Getting Started that ships in all new packages. DAISY training
material users will benefit from:

You can now play, pause, fast forward, and rewind the DAISY material using
FSReader, without having to switch applications.


New DAISY books have been added for AlternateSayAll and SmartWordReading.
The former describes how to adjust the RealSpeak Solo voices that are
included with JAWS 8.0.
The latter describes how JAWS 8.0 improves the reading of alphanumeric
strings of text, phone numbers, equations, and more.


The Basic Training material has been updated to reflect all changes in JAWS
8.0.

See the full list of new features on the What's New in JAWS 8.0 Web page.

To check the status of your SMA, visit www.FSActivate.com and enter your
JAWS serial number.

Those who wish to purchase an upgrade to JAWS 8.0 or renew an SMA may
contact Freedom Scientific Sales or a local authorized dealer.


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® and JAWS® for Windows® 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.


Freedom Scientific, Blind/Low Vision Group
11800 31st Court North


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