[nabs-l] Freedom Scientific Releases New and Improved OCRRecognition Software for JAWS and OpenBook, @ FreedomScientific News March 30 2012

Sun Apr 1 17:39:21 UTC 2012

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esome!=20
It's=20the=20KNFB=20Reader,=20but=20on=20iOS=20devices;=20in=20other=20word=
s,=20you=20
don't=20have=20to=20get=20a=20special=20phone=20to=20work=20it.=20=20Ray=20=
(on=20the=20NFB=20
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nts=20you=20
would=20need=20for=20jury=20duty!=20Oh=20wait...=20=20it's=20a=20joke!!=20R=
eally,=20FS?=20
April=20fools?=20Now,=20let's=20see=20how=20many=20people=20call=20them;=20=
after=20all,=20
they=20said=20to=20call=20them=20if=20we=20had=20any=20questions=20about=20=
their=20
so-called=20development.=20=20I=20was=20excited=20about=20that=20app=20and=
=20was=20
going=20to=20download=20it=20on=20my=20iTouch=20today!=20Darn!!=20Maybe=20D=
avid=20
Dunphy=20was=20right=20when=20he=20called=20them=20Freedom=20Science=20Fict=
ion!=20
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OCRRecognition=20Software=20for=20JAWS=20and=20OpenBook,@=20FreedomScientif=
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Subject:=20Freedom=20Scientific=20Releases=20New=20and=20Improved=20OCR=20
Recognition=20Software=20for=20JAWS=20and=20OpenBook

Having=20trouble=20viewing=20this=20email?=20Click=20
<http://www.freedomscientific.com/news/2012-03-31/fs-releases-new
-improved-ocr-software-openbook-jaws.html>=20=20here=20to=20view=20in=20a=20=

browser.

For=20Immediate=20Release:

Freedom=20Scientific=20Releases=20New=20and=20Improved=20OCR=20Recognition=
=20
Software=20for=20JAWS=20and=20OpenBook

Today,=20Freedom=20Scientific,=20one=20of=20the=20world=E2=80=99s=20leading=
=20screen=20
reading=20and=20blindness=20product=20makers,=20has=20just=20recently=20dev=
eloped=20
and=20released=20a=20new=20breakthrough=20in=20its=20line=20of=20products=20=
of=20
assistive=20technology=20for=20blind=20and=20visually=20impaired=20computer=
=20
users.

Have=20you=20ever=20wanted=20to=20take=20OpenBook=C2=AE=20with=20you=20at=20=
all=20times=20
anywhere=20you=20can=20possibly=20go=20with=20it?=20Or=20even=20better,=20h=
ave=20you=20
always=20wanted=20to=20be=20able=20to=20pick=20up=20a=20handwritten=20note=
=20on=20a=20piece=20
of=20paper=20and=20be=20able=20to=20read=20it=20instantly=20just=20like=20a=
nybody=20else?=20
Or=20maybe=20you=20are=20one=20of=20those=20frustrated=20students=20that=20=
are=20
inundated=20with=20printed=20or=20handwritten=20material=20that=20you=20can=
=E2=80=99t=20
read=20in=20or=20out=20of=20a=20classroom=20setting=20and=20you=20have=20to=
=20wait=20even=20
hours=20or=20days=20for=20somebody=20to=20read=20to=20you.=20=20Maybe=20you=
=20are=20at=20a=20
conference,=20you=20are=20given=20a=20business=20card=20or=20a=20simple=20h=
andout=20
that=20is=20important,=20and=20you=20need=20to=20fill=20out=20or=20read=20a=
long?

Well,=20wish=20and=20wonder=20no=20more!=20Freedom=20Scientific=20now=20has=
=20the=20
solution!

Due=20to=20popular=20demand,=20and=20numerous=20emails=20and=20feedback=20r=
equests=20
from=20our=20users,=20Freedom=20Scientific=20has=20decided=20to=20step=20fo=
rward.

We=20have=20released=20a=20new,=20updated,=20and=20improved=20OCR=20recogni=
tion=20
engine=20for=20both,=20our=20Openbook=C2=AE=20and=20JAWS=C2=AE=20products.=
=20=20This=20bran=20
new=20release=20includes=20many=20new=20features,=20which=20include,=20but=
=20not=20
limited=20to:

*=09The=20ability=20to=20recognize=20smaller=20type=20font=20and=20better=20=

recognition=20of=20columns=20in=20sophisticated=20tables,=20which=20can=20
easily=20be=20confusing=20to=20read.
*=09The=20ability=20to=20recognize=20print=20on=20smaller=20pieces=20of=20p=
rint=20
paper,=20such=20as=20note=20slips=20or=20contact=20cards=20on=20the=20spot,=
=20with=20
better=20print=20focus=20and=20not=20the=20scanner=20bed=20or=20camera.
*=09Finally,=20the=20ability=20to=20recognize=20handwriting=20with=20about=
=20
85-90%=20accuracy!

Yes,=20that=E2=80=99s=20right!=20Our=20new=20OCR=20engine=20has=20built-in=
=20support=20for=20
handwriting=20recognition.=20=20That=20means=20that=20you=20can=20either=20=
scan=20or=20
place=20a=20handwritten=20note=20from=20a=20co-worker,=20a=20spouse,=20or=20=
from=20a=20
door,=20into=20your=20camera=20or=20scanner=20of=20your=20choice,=20and=20O=
penbook=C2=AE=20
will=20automatically=20recognize=20it=20and=20be=20able=20to=20read=20it=20=
with=20
speech=20and=20/=20or=20Braille=20output=20from=20your=20preferred=20synthe=
sizer=20or=20
Braille=20display!=20Not=20only=20this.=20=20You=20can=20open=20a=20.pdf,=20=
.jpg,=20or=20
.png=20image=20that=20someone=20sent=20you=20with=20handwriting=20over=20th=
e=20email=20
on=20your=20computer,=20perform=20the=20OCR=20recognition=20command=20(JAWS=
=2013=20
and=20later=20only),=20and=20bingo!=20You=20will=20hear=20the=20handwriting=
=20being=20
spoken=20out=20to=20you=20or=20sent=20to=20your=20Braille=20display.=20=20P=
lease=20note=20
that=20these=20new=20features=20offered=20by=20this=20improved=20version=20=
of=20the=20
OCR=20engine=20for=20JAWS=C2=AE=20or=20OpenBook=C2=AE=20software=20are=20on=
ly=20
compatible=20with=20Openbook=20versions=20later=20than=208.0=20and=20JAWS=20=
version=20
13.0=20or=20later.=20=20Please=20note=20users=20of=20JAWS=20earlier=20than=
=2013.0,=20we=20
will=20release=20a=20version=20of=20the=20new=20OCR=20engine=20that=20we=20=
released=20
with=20JAWS=2013.0=20later=20this=20month,=20with=20the=20same=20features=20=
as=20the=20
ones=20offered=20now,=20so=20you=20aren=E2=80=99t=20left=20out=20on=20these=
=20new=20features!=20
This=20update=20to=20the=20OCR=20engine=20can=20work=20with=20both=2032-=20=
and=2064-bit=20
operating=20systems.

Want=20some=20even=20more=20awesome=20news=20from=20our=20OpenBook=C2=AE=20=
development=20
team?=20We=20have=20released=20OpenBook=20Mobile=C2=AE,=20a=20scanning=20an=
d=20reading=20
solution=20app=20for=20your=20iOS=20device!=20This=20means=20that=20you=20c=
an=20use=20our=20
popular=20scanning=20and=20reading=20solution=20right=20from=20your=20iPhon=
e,=20
iPad=20or=20iPod=20Touch,=20using=20VoiceOver=20and=20the=20camera=20of=20y=
our=20
device!=20Yes,=20that=E2=80=99s=20right,=20OpenBook=C2=AE=20is=20going=20mo=
bile,=20and=20you=20
will=20be=20able=20to=20take=20it=20anywhere=20you=20go=20that=20you=20find=
=20printed=20
material=20that=20you=20cannot=20read.=20=20You=20will=20be=20able=20to=20g=
o=20on=20a=20trip,=20
be=20given=20an=20airport=20boarding=20pass,=20and=20you=20will=20no=20long=
er=20need=20
sighted=20assistance=20to=20see=20whether=20your=20plane=20was=20gone=20bef=
ore=20you=20
knew=20it,=20or=20to=20see=20your=20flight=20information.=20=20You=20will=20=
be=20able=20to=20
go=20to=20a=20church=20service=20and=20be=20able=20to=20access=20printed=20=
booklets=20of=20
hymns=20or=20group=20prayers=20easily=20and=20independently=20without=20
requesting=20sighted=20help.=20=20Even=20more=20fantastic,=20you=20will=20b=
e=20able=20
to=20walk=20into=20a=20classroom=20door=20that=20appears=20to=20have=20no=20=
one=20waiting=20
with=20you,=20bump=20into=20a=20little=20sticky=20note=20with=20your=20fing=
er=20below=20
or=20above=20the=20Braille=20marking=20of=20the=20classroom=20number,=20and=
=20not=20
have=20to=20wait=20so=20many=20hours=20and=20precious=20study=20time=20tryi=
ng=20to=20find=20
out=20if=20the=20instructor=20canceled=20the=20class=20or=20whatever=20othe=
r=20
scheduling=20conflict=20that=20might=20have=20occurred=20with=20that=20
instructor.=20=20If=20you=20have=20an=20iPhone,=20iPod=20Touch=20or=20iPad,=
=20you=20will=20
get=20it=20out,=20snap=20a=20photo=20of=20that=20little=20sticky=20note,=20=
and=20you=20will=20
be=20able=20to=20find=20out=20what=E2=80=99s=20wrong=20quickly,=20independe=
ntly=20=20and=20
immediately=20with=20the=20built-in=20handwriting=20recognition=20of=20the=
=20OCR=20
engine=20for=20OpenBook=20Mobile=C2=AE!=20It=E2=80=99s=20so=20easy!

Currently,=20OpenBook=20Mobile=C2=AE=20for=20iOS=20platforms=20is=20availab=
le=20at=20
the=20Apple=20iTunes=20store=20and=20it=20costs=20$2.99.=20=20This=20app=20=
is=20designed=20
to=20fit=20any=20budget.=20=20So,=20what=20are=20you=20waiting=20for?=20Pur=
chase=20your=20
OpenBook=20Mobile=C2=AE=20app=20for=20your=20iPhone=20/=20iPod=20/=20iPad=20=
now,=20and=20let=20
your=20future=20shine=20today!=20The=20power=20of=20technology=20and=20hand=
writing=20
is=20in=20your=20hands,=20like=20never=20before!

If=20you=20have=20any=20questions=20regarding=20these=20two=20new=20initiat=
ives,=20
don=E2=80=99t=20hesitate=20to=20give=20us=20a=20call=20at=201-800-444-4443=
=20or=20e-mail=20us=20
at=20support at freedomScientific.com.=20=20We=20would=20like=20to=20hear=20fr=
om=20you=20
and=20your=20feedback!

Sincerely,

The=20Freedom=20Scientific=20Team=20**************

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