From: "HumanWare" <<mailto:marcom at humanware.com>marcom at humanware.com>
Date: February 1, 2010 11:56:55 AM EST
To: "Corbb O'Connor" <<mailto:corbbo at gmail.com>corbbo at gmail.com>
Subject: Oratio for BlackBerry ® is now available
Reply-To: <mailto:marcom at humanware.com>marcom at humanware.com

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HumanWare logo. The power is in your hands
Oratio for BlackBerry® is now available
Longueuil, QC, Canada and Barcelona, Spain,
February 1st, 2010 – HumanWare and Code Factory
are pleased to announce that Oratio for
BlackBerry(R) smartphones is now available for
purchase. Formally known as Orator for BlackBerry
smartphones, Oratio is the first screen reader
software solution that enables visually impaired
users to access and operate BlackBerry
smartphones using state of the art Text-To-Speech
technology to convert the visual information
displayed on the BlackBerry smartphone screen
into a intuitive speech output. This enables its
users to use BlackBerry smartphones to increase
their independence and productivity in today's competitive world.
image of a BlackBerry® with Orator software.
Orator user
The name was changed from Orator to Oratio to
avoid any confusion with an existing product
called Orator being manufactured by a
telecommunications company in the USA. "Although
we got accustomed to the name Orator for
BlackBerry in the last few months, Oratio is less
generic and provides a more personalized name and
sound for the product" says Michel Pepin, Product Manager at HumanWare.
Availability:
Oratio will first be released in North America in
English, supporting the BlackBerry Curve 8520
smartphone from AT&T, available through online
purchasing from
<http://hcamarketing.cmail1.com/t/y/l/olkkhd/ulkiiluyi/y>www.oratio4bb.com
for $449 US for a single license. Support for
additional BlackBerry smartphone models and
languages will be available in subsequent versions of Oratio.
Oratio is the product of the joint collaborative
efforts between HumanWare, Code Factory, the
leading provider of screen reader technology and
maker of Mobile Speak, and Research In Motion
(RIM), the maker of the award winning portfolio
of BlackBerry products and solutions. Oratio
users will experience more freedom and
independence in their activities with the ability
to stay connected anytime, anywhere. Users will
also experience greater flexibility to manage
their day-to-day activities in ways that are most
convenient for them, increase their productivity
and achieve more by quickly and efficiently accessing information they need.
Oratio also provides employers with an
accommodation solution for blind and visually
impaired employees that leverages an
organization's existing investment in BlackBerry
infrastructure and technologies.
Feature rich, through its easy to use menu and
efficient shortcut keys, Oratio will provide users with:
* Intuitive and familiar audio user interface.
* Easy-to-use customization options for frequently used settings.
* Auto start mode when the device turns on.
* Different verbosity levels to allow users
to define the amount of information provided.
* Keyboard echo settings for text entry.
* Easy to use command structure.
* Support for BlackBerry smartphone's core applications.
BlackBerry smartphones offer multiple
applications essential in a business environment.
Oratio was designed to support the core
application found on the BlackBerry smatrtphones
allowing visually impaired users to:
* Manage instant messaging, emails, SMS and MMS.
* Make and receive calls with access to caller ID on incoming calls.
* Manage contact list and call log.
* Schedule appointments and tasks with alarms and reminders.
* Access to the phone's settings, ring tones, speed dials and voice tags.
"Oratio is the first screen reader solution for a
JavaME operating software (O/S). While this first
release version may not answer each specific
individual user's needs, HumanWare, with the
joint collaboration of RIM and Code Factory,
remain dedicated and committed to the future
development growth of the product. We invite
Oratio users to share their experiences with the
product. This will provide us with directions on
how to improve their BlackBerry smartphone
experience" says Michel Pepin. "Our goal is to
provide equal access to visually impaired users
by enabling them to access and operate BlackBerry
devices in a manner that is functionally
equivalent to solutions offered to sighted BlackBerry users".
About HumanWare
HumanWare
(<http://hcamarketing.cmail1.com/t/y/l/olkkhd/ulkiiluyi/j>www.humanware.com)
is the global leader in assistive technologies
for the print disabled. HumanWare provides
products to people who are blind or have low
vision and students with learning disabilities.
HumanWare offers a collection of innovative
products, including BrailleNote, the leading
productivity device for the blind in education,
business and for personal use; the Victor Reader
product line, the world's leading digital
audiobook players; the SmartView family of
handheld and desktop electronic magnifiers; and
myReader2, HumanWare's unique "auto-reader". For
more information about HumanWare, visit
<http://hcamarketing.cmail1.com/t/y/l/olkkhd/ulkiiluyi/t>www.humanware.com.
About Code Factory
Code Factory is the leading provider of screen
readers, screen magnifiers, and Braille
interfaces for the widest range of mainstream
mobile devices. Our mission is to break down
barriers to the accessibility of mobile
technology for the blind and visually impaired.
Our accessible solutions are used in more than 50
countries and 30 languages. Among Code Factory's
customers are well known organizations for the
blind such as ONCE, and carriers such as AT&T,
Bouygues Telecom, SFR, and Vodafone. To learn
more about Code Factory, visit
<http://hcamarketing.cmail1.com/t/y/l/olkkhd/ulkiiluyi/i>http://www.codefactory.es.
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