[Promotion-technology] GW Micro Announces Window-Eyes 7.0

[David Andrews]

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>GW Micro Announces Window-Eyes 7.0All prices mentioned in this 
>message are in US dollars.  -Steve.
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>From: jeremy at gwmicro.com
>To: gw-info at gwmicro.com
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>Many of you have been waiting to get your hands on Window-Eyes 7.0 
>with new scripting support.  The wait is almost over.  Today at 
>CSUN, we officially announced our upgrade pricing for Window-Eyes 
>7.0.  The upgrade price will be $175.  This is a very small dollar 
>amount for such a high value.  If you haven't listened to the 
>presentations given by Doug Geoffray on Main Menu and other shows or 
>to the On The Move presentation by Jeremy Curry and Aaron Smith, 
>then you are probably very curious as to what Window-Eyes 7.0 has in 
>store for you.
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>Window-Eyes 7.0 not only has numerous performance enhancements, but 
>it also includes enhanced Braille support, better Browse Mode 
>support, Unicode, scripting, and more.  With enhanced Braille 
>support, you can now look at an entire dialog on your Braille 
>display without the need to scroll the Braille display, assuming 
>that your Braille display has enough cells to fit the dialog.  For 
>example, if you have an 80-cell Braille display, you have the 
>potential to see the text of the dialog, an OK button, and a Cancel 
>button all without the need to scroll Braille.
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>Better Browse Mode support allows you to keep track of places on a 
>web page that you go to the most with place markers.  So, if you 
>enjoy a specific part of a web page at www.gwmicro.com, you can mark 
>that spot and jump to it quickly each time you visit.  And, if the 
>page ever changes, you have the ability to easily find that same 
>spot if it still exists.  Other screen readers are not capable of 
>this.  The new version also gives you the ability to jump to 
>specific controls, like buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, and 
>more.  Not only can you jump to a specific type of control, but you 
>can jump directly to the controls you use the most.  For example, if 
>you need to go to the third edit box on a web page each time you 
>visit, you can jump directly to the third edit box on the page 
>without having to go through every edit box on the page.  This is 
>just yet another exciting new feature that Window-Eyes offers that 
>no other competitor can match.
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>The new scripting features in Window-Eyes will open up a whole new 
>world for Window-Eyes consumers.  We are again breaking the mold, 
>raising the bar, and creating new possibilities for blind and 
>visually impaired people.  The new scripting capability will allow 
>Window-Eyes to be customized for applications like Skype, iTunes, 
>and more.  The best part is that any programmer who has knowledge of 
>a computer language that uses COM Automation, then that programmer 
>can write a script for Window-Eyes.  Other screen readers use a 
>proprietary language, and thus, have a limited number of 
>scripters.  So, what does this all mean for you, the end user?  It 
>means there are more people to write more scripts to make more 
>software applications accessible.  The end result is that if you 
>need immediate access to an application, you no longer have to wait 
>for the next version of Window-Eyes.  If you feel comfortable 
>writing your own scripts, you can use the language you are most 
>comfortable with, as long as it supports COM Automation.  Or, if you 
>prefer to have someone else write a script for you, simply contact a 
>Window-Eyes scripter, and have them write a script for you.  It's 
>that easy.  Just think of all of the applications that you could get 
>access to!
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>As mentioned earlier, the price for the new upgrade will be 
>$175.  Since we are not yet taking orders for the new upgrade, now 
>is the time to order an SMA for your current copy of 
>Window-Eyes.  The cost for an SMA is only $299, and it provides you 
>with the next three major upgrades of Window-Eyes.  If the next 
>three upgrades are $175 per upgrade, buying an SMA now will save you 
>$226!  This will help ensure that you get 7.0 as soon as it is 
>released.  So, hurry and get your SMA before it's too late.
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>To place your order for an SMA, you can order online at 
>www.gwmicro.com/catalog, send an email to orders at gwmicro.com, fax us 
>at (260) 489-2608, or call us at (260) 489-3671.  Please do not 
>email credit card information..