[Promotion-technology] Code factory and HumanWare Announce Partnership

[David Andrews]

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>>HUMANWARE AND CODE FACTORY ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR MOBILE SPEAK
>>POCKET AND MOBILE MAGNIFIER
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>>The HumanWare Group of Christchurch New Zealand, and Code Factory of
>>Barcelona Spain, today announced that they have entered into a partnership
>>to bring access to Pocket PC and PDA Phone devices to blind people in
>>HumanWare's largest markets.
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>>The agreement means that HumanWare has become the exclusive master
>>distributor for Mobile Speak Pocket, and the soon to be released Mobile
>>Magnifier, in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. HumanWare can also offer
>>these products to customers in the UK and Canada.
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>>"We're delighted to be able to offer this exciting product to customers",
>>says Jonathan Mosen, who will be Product Marketing Manager for Mobile Speak
>>Pocket at HumanWare.
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>>"HumanWare aims to offer a variety of quality blindness products to meet the
>>needs of our customers, ranging from products that provide a completely
>>blindness-specific experience through to solutions that empower people to
>>make the most of off-the-shelf technology. With Mobile Speak Pocket and
>>Mobile magnifier, we have the best product in the industry to meet the needs
>>of those who wish to purchase off-the-shelf PDAs and run Pocket PC
>>applications such as Pocket Word, Pocket Outlook, Pocket Excel, Pocket
>>messenger, the Audible Player, Pocket Skype and more. We'll be bundling
>>Mobile Speak Pocket with a range of hardware, including some exciting new
>>Braille technology to be announced shortly."
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>>Jonathan Mosen says today's announcement is particularly significant for
>>customers of cellular networks using the CDMA standard.
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>>"Blind people have had good access to some GSM-based hardware for some time,
>>but those who wish to use networks like Sprint, Telecom New Zealand and
>>Verizon did not have a truly accessible option until the arrival of Mobile
>>Speak Pocket. Now, blind people have as much choice in terms of their
>>cellular provider as do the sighted."
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>>Jonathan Mosen emphasised that Mobile Speak Pocket is an addition to the
>>existing products offered by HumanWare, and that all current HumanWare
>>products remain under very active development.
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>>Code Factory's Chief marketing officer, Irja Emma Gerdes, says Code Factory
>>welcomes the chance to work closely with HumanWare.
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>>"Both Code Factory and HumanWare have a reputation for innovative user
>>interface and strong product support. With HumanWare's extensive reach in
>>its major markets, Mobile Speak Pocket will be even easier to obtain with
>>quality local support."
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>>About Code Factory
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>>Code Factory was founded in 1998 and is situated in Terrassa, Barcelona.
>>Code Factory's success lies in giving excellent customer support and to
>>respond immediately to the needs of the end users. Among our customers are
>>well-known companies and organizations like ONCE and carriers like TMN,
>>Vodafone, Redcom, SFR and many more. Good partners help us to provide
>>excellent text-to-speech technology for our products and to incorporate
>>Braille devices into our software. For more information, visit
>>www.codefactory.es or call +34 93 733 70 66. Code Factory has also launched
>>a website for the Mobile Speak Pocket user community, which can be accessed
>>at www.mspusers.com. 
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>>About HumanWare
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>>HumanWare designs and manufactures innovative technology for people who are
>>blind, deaf-blind, visually impaired and learning disabled. Formed in 1988,
>>HumanWare exports approximately 98% of its products worldwide to more than
>>30 countries. Sales offices have been established in the United States,
>>United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden, The Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand
>>and the company supports a strong distribution network throughout North
>>America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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>>For more information, visit Humanware on the web at
>>http://www.humanware.com/