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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
>GW Micro Launches GWSkype<br>
>Fort Wayne, Indiana (December 19, 2011) - GW Micro, Inc. <br>
>(<a href="http://www.gwmicro.com">www.gwmicro.com</a>) announced a
major innovation today for the blind and <br>
>visually impaired community.<br>
>GW Micro,<br>
>developers of Window-Eyes, the most powerful screen reader available,
<br>
>have developed GWSkype - a Window-Eyes app that makes Skype
accessible <br>
>to all blind and visually impaired people who use a Windows
computer.<br>
>Skype is a peer-to-peer service that allows users to call and message
<br>
>others via<br>
>the Internet. Skype users may also call other landlines for a fee.
While <br>
>Skype<br>
>has been around for years, its constantly changing user interface has
<br>
>been extremely difficult for blind and visually impaired users.
"Each <br>
>time the user interface changes, we have to completely write new a
new <br>
>Window-Eyes app to account for the changes,"<br>
>said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro.
<br>
>"These constant<br>
>changes make it difficult or impossible for blind and visually <br>
>impaired consumers to continue using the Skype service."<br>
>The new GWSkype app will always make the Skype service available to
<br>
>blind and visually impaired computer users regardless of new versions
<br>
>of Skype that are<br>
>released. The<br>
>GWSkype app is a Window-Eyes app and demonstrates the power of <br>
>Window-Eyes apps unmatched by any of its competitors. As Christmas is
<br>
>approaching, GW Micro is releasing the GWSkype app to all blind and
<br>
>visually impaired users who are running Windows at no cost. So, even
<br>
>a consumer not running Window-Eyes can still download and use the
<br>
>GWSkype app.<br>
>"We believe that this is a special time of year and we want to
give back," <br>
>said Weirich.<br>
>"GWSkype is a special gift from GW Micro to all blind and
visually <br>
>impaired users of Windows".<br>
>The GWSkype app can be downloaded at
<a href="http://www.gwmicro.com/apps/gwskype.">
http://www.gwmicro.com/apps/gwskype.</a> <br>
>You can<br>
>download the GWSkype live webinar and product demonstration at <br>
><a href="http://www.gwmicro.com/podcast">www.gwmicro.com/podcast</a>
.<br>
>GW Micro has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology <br>
>industry since 1990, and continues to lead with innovative, customer
<br>
>driven solutions.<br>
>SkypeT is a trademark of Skype Technologies S.A.<br>
>Contact:<br>
>Dan Weirich, VP of Sales and Marketing<br>
><a href="mailto:dan%40gwmicro.com">dan@gwmicro.com</a><br>
>(260) 489-3671</blockquote></body>
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