[Tn-talk] : An Important Message for BrailleNote and VoiceNoteClassic owners

[Peter Donahue]

Good afternoon everyone,

    Just passing this on FYI.

Peter Donahue
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Pattison" <srp at internode.on.net>
To: "GUI Talk" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>; "Access-L" <access-l at access-l.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:18 AM
Subject: [gui-talk] Fwd: An Important Message for BrailleNote and
VoiceNoteClassic owners



>From: bnannounce-bounces at list.humanware.com
>
>SUPPORT FOR BRAILLENOTE AND VOICENOTE CLASSIC
>
>In June 2005, HumanWare released the next generation of information
>management systems for the blind, BrailleNote and VoiceNote mPower. To
thank
>our loyal customer base for their support, we made two commitments.
>
>Firstly, because we appreciate that funding for assistive technology may
>only be available to an individual once every few years, we undertook to
>release new versions of Key Soft for the BrailleNote and VoiceNote Classic
>for as long as possible.
>
>Secondly, we introduced our extremely popular transplant programme,
allowing
>BrailleNote Classic customers the chance to have our latest technology for
>around a third of the cost of a new unit in the case of those owning
32-cell
>models.
>
>The transplant programme will continue into the foreseeable future , giving
>customers access to the many benefits available exclusively on BrailleNote
>and VoiceNote mPower. However, as we start to plan for exciting future
>enhancements to KeySoft, it is becoming clear that many of the features we
>wish to add are not technically possible on the Classic platform. On that
>basis, HumanWare is giving notice that KeySoft 7.2 will be the second to
>last upgrade available for the Classic family. There will be a final update
>for BrailleNote classic released next year. For this reason, once KeySoft
>7.2 is released, software maintenance agreements will no longer be
available
>for the BrailleNote and VoiceNote Classic.
>
>We wish to stress that technical support and servicing will still be
>available for BrailleNote Classic, which continues to be a powerful
>information management tool.
>
>Please also note that should you take advantage of the transplant
programme,
>any counts remaining on your Software maintenance Agreement will be
>transferred to your BrailleNote mPower.
>
>Should you have any queries, as always, please don't hesitate to contact
>your nearest HumanWare office.
>Jonathan Mosen
>BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager
>HumanWare
>
>11 Mary Muller Drive
>Christchurch New Zealand
>DDI: +64-3-940-2219
>www.humanware.com

Regards Steve
Email:  srp at internode.on.net
Skype:  steve1963
MSN Messenger:  internetuser383 at hotmail.com

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