[gui-talk] Fwd: Serotek Announces an End to SoftwareMaintenanceAgreements

[GEORGE AND PAMELA DOMINGUEZ]

Enough people have to switch over to Seratech to put the other companies' feet to the fire.  Otherwise, they won't do anything.  Pam.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Peter Donahue 
To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List 
Cc: Mary Donahue 
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:39 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Fwd: Serotek Announces an End to SoftwareMaintenanceAgreements


Good morning everyone!!!

        Go Serotek! It's, about, time! Now to see if the others follow their 
lead. Keeping your screen reading software up-to-date could get a whole lot 
less expensive in the future thanks to Serotek's decision.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Pattison" <srp at internode.on.net>
To: "Access-L" <access-l at access-l.com>; "vip-l" <vip-l at softspeak.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 9:42 PM
Subject: [gui-talk] Fwd: Serotek Announces an End to Software 
MaintenanceAgreements


Serotek Announces an End to Software Maintenance AgreementsFrom: Serotek 
Announcements


NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Media Contact:
pr at serotek.com
612.720.1068

Technical Contact :
    info at serotek.com



Serotek Announces an End to Software Maintenance Agreements
Industry Standard SMAs No Longer Standard

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn – January 28, 2009 – Serotek Corporation, the leading 
provider of internet and digital information accessibility software and 
services, today announced that it will no longer require a fee to upgrade or 
maintain any software in its product line.
Software companies traditional have charged fees under a contract, commonly 
known as a Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA), to upgrade to newer 
versions of their software packages. Serotek will continue to provide 
regular upgrades and software improvements but will offer them free of 
charge to all Serotek customers.
The announcement was formally made today at the Assistive Technology 
Industry Association (ATIA) annual conference in Orlando, Florida, with the 
company’s “RIP SMA” campaign. The first such offering of its kind, the news 
was met with great user enthusiasm.
“True to our belief that accessibility is right, not a privilege, we are 
excited to lead the industry in pronouncing SMAs are dead.” said Mike Calvo, 
CEO, Serotek Corporation, “Users of our System Access product line can now 
enjoy one price, one time, forever. And we encourage the industry to follow 
suit.”
Reactions to this news can be found on the company’s podcast, Serotalk, 
which is being broadcast live from the conference’s Internet Café, which is 
being sponsored by the Serotek Corporation. Those unable to attend the 
conference can listen to the Serotalk podcast by going to www.serotalk.com.

Serotek Corporation
Serotek Corporation is a leading technology company that develops software 
and manufactures accessibility solutions under the System Access brand. 
Committed to the mission of providing accessibility anywhere, Serotek began 
with the launch of the first online community specifically designed to meet 
the needs of people with visual impairment. Since then, Serotek has 
introduced several powerful, affordable solutions that require minimal 
training and investment. For more information, visit www.serotek.com.

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