Logo Code Factory <http://www.codefactory.es/images/newsletter_cab.gif> January 2008 Edition This bimonthly newsletter brings you product announcements, company news and events, promotions, tips and suggestions for users of our products, and other related articles. * Before we begin, the Code Factory team would like to wish all our friends and customers a happy and prosperous 2008! * PRODUCT NEWS <> * Only software developer to offer Nokias High <> Quality built-in TTS as a free second voice * Mobile Daisy Player v2.0, join the beta team <> * Unrivaled Success in Windows Mobile <> Access * EVENTS <> * We will be at ATIA in Orlando <> * We will be at Techshare, India <> * Nokia will show our products at MOVILFORUM in <> Madrid * We will be at the 2nd European eAccessibility Forum <> in Paris * SUPPORT <> * Tip of the Month <> * Blog <> * PARTNERSHIP <> * AT <> &T Expands Wireless Offerings for Customers With Disabilities * Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones available with the <> Medialog Arabic dictionary * MEETING THE STAFF <> * Emilia Vasari, our Sales <> & Marketing Assistant * CODE FACTORY IN THE NEWS <> PRODUCT NEWS Code Factory is the only software developer to offer Nokias High Quality built-in Text-to-Speech as a free second voice, available to all users of Mobile Speak Version 3.32 of Mobile Speak provides a new voice called "Nokia" and, on phones that support the high quality Nokia voice, another called "NokiaHQ". The standard "Nokia" voices are shipped with all phones using the 3rd Edition of the Symbian operating system. The high quality "NokiaHQ" voices are available on Nokia E50, Nokia E51, Nokia E65, Nokia E90 Communicator, Nokia N75, Nokia N81, Nokia 5500 Sport, Nokia 5700 XpressMusic, Nokia 6110 Navigator, Nokia 6120 classic and Nokia 6290. Additional NokiaHQ voices may also be downloaded on to these selected phones from the Nokia website at http://europe.nokia.com/A4286225. The Standard Quality TTS will automatically switch languages to match the phone language. The High Quality TTS can be configured to use a specific language or have its speed and volume modified via the "Speech" application, usually located in the phones Settings folder. We at Code Factory have always been impressed by Nokias commitment to accessibility. We know that the TTS engine our users work with, and how it sounds, are important factors in how easy it is to use a talking mobile phone, and we are very pleased that users of Mobile Speak can enjoy Nokias excellent Text-to-Speech product free of charge. said Eduard Sánchez, CEO of Code Factory. We've created a simple process for obtaining the free licence for the Nokia TTS. To get the free license, users of Mobile Speak need only Go to http://www.codefactory.info/partner_community/front/nokia_tts.asp to generate a license code. Users may also wish to visit http://www.codefactory.es/additional_docs/en/nokiaTTS_EN.html to read our FAQ. To read the announcement of Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones V3.32 featuring Nokias voices, visit http://www.codefactory.es/en/press.asp?id=60 <http://www.codefactory.es/en/press.asp?id=60&y=2007&n=23> &y=2007&n=23. _____ Mobile Daisy Player v2.0, join the beta team On December 12th, we announced the upcoming release of V2.0 of Mobile Daisy Player and invited users to participate in the beta program which will start before the end of January 2008. This new version represents a leap forward in the playing of books on mobile devices, and contains many new features designed to streamline usability and support more books than ever before. Here are just some of the highlights of Mobile Daisy Player 2: * Support for both Daisy 2.0 and Daisy 3.0 books, opening up a wider selection of content from many more sources. * Support for the largest number, and widest range, of text-to-speech engines in the industry, enabling access to text-only, audio-only, and mixed-mode books. * Variable-speed playback, allowing the audio content of the book to be listened to at a speed either faster or slower than the original speed of the recording without changing the pitch of the audio. * Direct-to-phone transfer of books, allowing the user to copy the Daisy book contents directly to the phones memory card, without requiring any separate installation step as in previous versions. * Auto-resume feature creates a bookmark when stopping playback or closing a book, allowing you to pick up exactly where you left off. Mobile Daisy Player 2.0 will be available for both Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms. If you are interested in beta testing Mobile Daisy Player 2.0, please send your information (name, email address, phone model and IMEI number) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ Unrivaled Success in Windows Mobile Access Code Factory has set another milestone in the accessibility of mainstream Windows Mobile-powered devices with the release of Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier for Windows Mobile Smartphones last November 20, 2007, as well as the launch of Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier for Pocket PCs as public beta last January 21, 2008. Innovative features common to these product upgrades include, but are not limited to: * User-Centered Licensing System which allows free and unlimited transfer of licenses between devices, activation of devices anytime and anywhere using an internet connection or SMS, use of a backup phone, and much more. You can read more about this at www.codefactory.es/UCL. * Built-in application for reading Braille formatted (BRF) files with speech, Braille or both, as well as a Bookshare.org unpacking utility. * Unique memory and processor optimizations that resulted in greater stability, responsiveness and battery life. * A new and vastly configurable installation process that allows you to choose which components (speech, magnification or Braille) to install. * "My feedback" option in the Control Panel that serves as a convenient way for you to communicate with Code Factory sending your suggestions, feature requests, and issues you're having with the software from the phone itself via an internet connection or SMS. * Improved support for built-in applications such as Internet Explorer Mobile to better handle different web elements, the Calendar to provide more information in the Agenda View, Excel Mobile to read cell entries even if they do not fit the visual screen, and many more. * Enhanced support for today's latest Braille device, the Optelec ALVA Braille Controller 640, including an input panel and a split output feature that allows you to use this Braille terminal with a desktop/laptop and your Pocket PC phone/PDA at the same time. * Options to automatically reconnect with a Braille device after a Pocket PC boots up, and to automatically turn off Bluetooth when this connection is terminated. Highlights of the product upgrade for Windows Mobile Smartphones are as follows: * Support for more WM6 devices including the Motorola Q9M and Q9H, AT&T Pantech Duo and Samsung Blackjack II, HTC S630/Cavalier, and the HP iPAQ 500 Voice Messenger series. You can check out the complete MSS device compatibility list that already has more than 60 supported Smartphones at http://www.codefactory.es/en/phones.asp?id=38 * The first version of Mobile Magnifier for Windows Mobile Smartphones that features ten zoom levels up to 16x, font and graphics smoothing, several color schemes, automatic text panning, and many more. Licensed separately, Mobile Magnifier uses the same installer as Mobile Speak Smartphone and so you can install it as a standalone product or with speech output. To learn more, check out http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=121 * New and improved versions of high-quality TTS voices from Acapela and Loquendo. * Command layouts that make more screen reader functions readily available including a complete set of text navigation commands and different commands for changing settings on the fly. * Support for the PhatNotes note-taking application (http://www.phatware.com/phatnotes/index.html ) and Skype for Smartphone (http://www.skype.com/intl/en/welcomeback/ ) internet telephony program. To view the 80 new great things in MSS and MMS v2.0, go to http://www.codefactory.es/additional_docs/en/whats_new_smartphone.html The exciting features and improvements made available to Pocket PC users for public beta testing include: * Support for the latest WM6 Pocket PC phones including the HTC TyTN II (also known as the AT&T Tilt, HTC Kaiser, T-Mobile Vario III, HTC P4550, Vodafone V1615, AT&T 8925, Vodafone VPA Compact V, and O2 Xda Stellar), as well as the Verizon Wireless XV6800 (also sold as the PPC-6800 Mogul by Sprint, HTC P4000 by Telus, HTC 6800 by Bell Mobility, and PPC-6800 by Qwest and UTStarcom) with which the previous version of MSP was already compatible. Similarly, MSP v2.0 now officially supports the O2 Xda Atom Life (a.k.a. Quanta Apollo) that initially ran on Windows Mobile 5 but now has a WM6 ROM upgrade available. You can check out the complete MSP and MMP Device Compatibility List that already has more than one hundred supported Pocket PCs at http://www.codefactory.es/en/phones.asp?id=100. <http://www.codefactory.es/en/phones.asp?id=100> * MSP and MMP can now be used to access devices with the HTC VueFLO touch screen technology like the HTC Touch which is available from Rogers in Canada and Orange in the UK, and also sold as the HTC Elf, Dopod S1, T-Mobile MDA Touch, HTC P3450, and O2 Xda Nova. A similar device but with a slide-out numeric keypad called the HTC Touch Dual (also known as the HTC Nike, T-Mobile MDA Touch Plus, HTC P5500, and O2 Xda Star) is likewise supported. * Although older versions of MSP already worked well with the Windows Mobile editions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, MSP v2.0 now includes official support for Office Mobile 6.1, including OneNote Mobile that can be installed if the user has OneNote 2007 on his PC. * An option has been added in Control Panel > Magnification > General > Tool Position that allows the user to hide the Magnifier Tool which, by default, appears in the top-left corner of every screen to provide easy access to Magnifier options. * An option to disable the touch screen while on a call to avoid accidental screen taps. To read the rest of the 55 items in the MSP and MMP What's New list, go to http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/family_1/product_3/Whats_new_V2.0.120_EN html Code Factory thanks all who have expressed their very positive feedback and appreciation for these new versions of our Windows Mobile products. As always, with your continued support, Code Factory is moving accessibility forward! EVENTS We will be at ATIA in Orlando Our International Sales Director and Chief Technical Officer will be waiting for you at Code Factorys booth (booth 405) at the 2008 ATIA (Assistive Technology Industry Association) Conference, taking place from January 30th to February 2nd at the Caribe Royale All-Suite Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA. Dont' miss the next conferences: * Reading Electronic Books with Mobile DAISY Player, presented Friday, February 1, 1:15- 2:15 p.m. by Greg Gladman, Code Factorys Chief Technical Officer (Curacao 1). * Let Your Fingers do the Walking: Exploring Mobile Access, presented Friday, February 1, 8:009:00 am by Larry Lewis, President and Founder of Flying-Blind LLC (Curacao 5 & 6). * A Step Beyond Notetakers: Wireless Braille Solutions in Action! presented Thursday, January 31, 2:30-3:30 p.m. by Larry Lewis, President and Founder of Flying-Blind LLC (Curacao 4). Don't miss the next user demos: * Nokia's built-in Text-to-Speech with Mobile Speak, presented Friday 1, 10:30-11:00 a.m. by Dan Ahlers, Project Manager in Nokia Accessibility Department and Greg Gladman, Code Factory's Chief Technical Officer, at Nokia's booth (nº405). * Enjoy all the functionnality of Windows Mobile 6.0 with Mobile Speak Smartphone and Mobile Speak Pocket, presented Friday 1, 3:00-3.30 p.m. by Dan Hubbell, Technical Evangelist at Microsoft Accessibilty Business Unit and Larry Lewis, President and Founder of Flying-Blind LLC, at Code Factory's booth (nº405). * How to read a book with Bookshare.org and Mobile Speak Smartphone, presented Friday 1, 4:30-5:00 p.m. by Larry Lewis, President and Founder of Flying-Blind LLC, at Benetech's booth (LOBBY 2). Well also be running a contest at ATIA, giving ATIAs attendees a chance to get free licenses of their favorite Code Factory product. Go to Code Factorys booth (booth 405) and provide your contact information to one of our staff. We will draw 3 names and give each of the lucky winners a license for the software of his/her choice. We will send out all details of our presence at ATIA a week before the event in an announcement that we will also publish on our website, so stay tuned! To find out more about the ATIA conference, go to http://www.atia.org . _____ We will be at Techshare, India We are pleased to announce that Code Factory will be at Techshare India 2008, a convention held in New Delhi at the India Habitat Centre on the 4th and 5th of February. Techshare India, 2008 - Breaking the Barriers, is the first accessibility conference and exhibition in India that highlights the needs of people with disabilities. It will showcase the role of technology in the lives of people with disabilities, looking at web accessibility, software accessibility in general, and accessibility on the move for mobiles and PDAs. In addition, Techshare India will also highlight the importance of implementing accessibility standards in compliance with laws that require access for all. Don't miss our presentation: "Making mobile phones and PDAs accessible to the blind and visually impaired: Access on the go". Hosted by Dinesh Kaushal, our senior braille programmer, it will be held on February 5th from 3:00 to 3:45 p.m (room: Casuarina hall). You can also check out Code Factory products at the booths of Braille World, Caretec, and Optelec. Dinesh himself will be at Braille World's booth demonstrating Code Factory's screen readers with the ALVA Braille display from Optelec. Don't hesitate to visit him and experience our technology in action, and feel free to e-mail Dinesh at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you wish to set aside a few minutes and meet with him to discuss or examine Code Factory's many mobile solutions. More information about Techshare India is available at http://www.barrierbreak.com/techshareindia.php _____ Nokia will show our products at MOVILFORUM in Madrid Nokia Spain team will be demonstrating Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier at their booth in movilforum, taking place from January 29th to January 31st in Distrito C. Edificio Central at Telefónica Movistar headquarters. This event organized by Telefónica Movistar aims to present the latest mobile services for enterprises. Its objective is to increase the dynamism of the mobile data market by joining the forces of the operator with those of software development companies in order to provide attendees with satisfactory mobile solutions especially designed to fill their needs. To know more about movilforum 2008, go to http://www.feria.movilforum.com/servlet/SrvFeria?jspPage=index1.jsp . _____ We will be at the 2nd European eAccessibility Forum in Paris The end of January is looking like a time of many conferences and shows. In the same week as the Madrid and Orlando events, the Code Factory team will also attend the 2nd European eAccessibility Forum on Accessible e-books: an opportunity for the disabled, taking place on January 28th from 9.00 to 17.45 at La Cité des Sciences. This 2nd European eAccessibility Forum will bring together different stakeholders involved in the publishing chain, from the authors to the readers, who have convergent interests in the invention of robust and sustainable solutions making published content accessible in different formats supported by different technical platforms. Participants will have a unique opportunity to be presented with solutions and techniques that can help the creation of content respecting the principles of designing for all. If you happen to be in Paris at this time, dont miss this conference. You may be particularly interested in the presentations given by the team of Bookshare.org , an excellent online service that can be used in conjunction with Mobile Speak Smartphone and Mobile Speak Pocket. To find out more about this forum, go to http://inova.snv.jussieu.fr/evenements/colloques/ebooks/Description/index_en php SUPPORT Tip of the Month Do you know about reorienting the Touch Virtual Keyboard? Just one of the interesting features in Mobile Speak Pocket 2.0 is its ability to rotate the Virtual Touch Keyboard's orientation. This allows the virtual touch keyboard, an MSP input method, to be oriented in the same way as the orientation of the integrated QWERTY thumb keyboard (available in many Pocket PC devices). That is, to use the touch keyboard, you can turn the device so that the screen is lengthwise. MSP 2.0 includes a new setting under MSP Control Panel > General that permits the configuration of this aspect of its behavior. This is a checkbox entitled "Rotate Touch Virtual Keyboard orientation". The Virtual Touch Keyboard uses the touch screen to allow the user to type characters and it works in landscape orientation. If this new option is unchecked, the Virtual Touch Keyboard must be used with the device's hardware and arrow keys to the right of the screen. This is the natural orientation for devices with sliding QWERTY integrated keyboards which slide out to the left. If your device has a keyboard which slides out to the right, you can orient the Virtual Touch Keyboard the same way by selecting the option "Rotate Touch Virtual Keyboard orientation". This new setting comes checked by default on new MSP 2.0 installations, so the arrow keys, on most pocket PC devices, should be to the left of the screen when you use the keyboard. If you want the arrow keys to the right of the screen, simply uncheck this box. _____ Blog Want to read about the latest news and events concerning Code Factory and our products, and then post your feedback for us to read? We have set up two blogs for you. Our blogs will keep you informed about the latest developments at Code Factory, and we have lots of news to share about to screen readers, screen magnification software, and mobile phone utilities that are making mainstream cell phones and PDAs indispensable tools for all. There are two separate blogs available on the Code Factory blog site (both links are available at www.codefactory.es/blogs ). Through the Chief Blog, CEO Eduard Sanchez Palazón will keep you posted about the latest Code Factory corporate events and efforts, and you can respond to his posts with your questions and comments. At the Team Blog, you will have access to the latest Code Factory news, product features, updates, and technical tips. As with the Chief Blog, we would welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. But that's not all... We want these blogs to be a rich source of information for you! Log into the "Team" blog and join the Code Factory forum, to discuss Code Factorys leading products with other users all over the world. To check them out, visit http://www.codefactory.es/en/services.asp?id=104. PARTNERSHIP AT&T Expands Wireless Offerings for Customers With Disabilities AT&T Inc. announced last December, 17, 2007 two new applications that will increase usability for wireless customers who are blind or have low vision. AT&T is partnering with Code Factory to offer Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier, both for Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 operating system devices. "At AT&T, using technology to increase mobile accessibility for all individuals is a priority," said Carlton Hill, vice president of Product Management for AT&T's wireless unit. "We work closely with organizations that are committed to serving seniors or people with disabilities to help us better understand the unique needs of our customers. AT&T is excited to offer more mobile options that make it easier for all individuals to enjoy a digital lifestyle when they're on the go." "Code Factory strives to create programs that make it possible for visually impaired consumers to access the most advanced mobile technology," said Eduard Sanchez, CEO of Code Factory. "We are very pleased to partner with AT&T to continue to help people with low vision live independent, active lives." Mobile Speak is offered with a choice of three Text-To-Speech engines, Fonix, Acapela or Loquendo, allowing the phone to speak English, Spanish or both. "There is a real need for more wireless options for Individuals who have vision loss," said Paul Schroeder, vice president of Programs and Policy, American Foundation for the Blind. "We value AT&T for its leadership in addressing the needs of this community." These new products are currently supported on five AT&T phones: the Nokia N75, Nokia E62, Cingular 3125, Samsung BlackJack (Windows Mobile version 5), and Pantech Duo (Windows Mobile version 6). Additional compatible devices will be available soon. Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier are each available for a one-time charge of $89, which is billed directly to the customer's credit card. For additional information or to obtain a 30-day software trial, contact the National Center for Customers with Disabilities (NCCD) at 1-866-241-6568 or place a TTY call to 1-866-241-6567. The NCCD is available from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. _____ Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones available with the Medialog Arabic dictionary Code Factory has partnered with Medialog, the leading provider of adaptive technology to the Arabic-speaking world, to enable Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones to integrate an Arabic dictionary containing more than twenty thousand words! By combining Medialogs Arabic dictionary and Acapelas Arabic-speaking voices, Salma and Newfal, Mobile Speak for Symbian is able to read any Arabic content on the phone with clear and highly responsive speech output. We are very pleased to work with Code Factory in producing this new and innovative screen reader for Arabic speaking users, says Patrick Kazan, operations manager at Medialog. The large market of Arabic speaking mobile device users will undoubtedly benefit from Mobile Speaks excellent feature set and support for a vast and growing number of mobile devices. Main features of the Medialog dictionary: * More than 20000 entries available * Works on Symbian 7x, 8x and 9x operating systems * The dictionary can contain phrases * Two voices are available: Salma and Newfal * The dictionary can be easily customized and updated * Support of different Arabic dialects in addition to standard Arabic If you want to try Mobile Speak in Arabic, please visit http://www.codefactory.es/en/downloads.asp?id=44 and follow the wizard to download Mobile Speak in your language, for your phone. MEETING THE STAFF Emilia Vasari, our Sales & Marketing Assistant Emilia Vasari joined Code Factory as a sales and marketing assistant in November 2007. Emilia, who is both French and Croatian, graduated in France and obtained a Masters degree in International Marketing and Management. She came to Code Factory from the Strategic Marketing and Innovation Department of Alcatel-Lucent. I decided to join Code Factory because it was a real opportunity for me to join a small and dynamic structure with new working methods and located in a niche market. Im really proud of working inside a company whose goal is to give everyone access to technology. In her spare time, Emilia enjoys watching movies, playing tennis, and pursuing her passion for music and playing her guitar. She also loves to travel, often going back to visit her family in Croatia and relax on the beautiful Adriatic coast. CODE FACTORY IN THE NEWS * Listen to Kelly Dunn demonstrating Mobile Speak Smartphone on ACB Radios Main Menu: http://www.triumphonic.com/demos/mssdemo.mp3 * Read an article, in Spanish, about Telefónica offering Mobile Speak with the Nokia N70 at http://www.canalpda.com/2007/11/26/4780-telefonica+comercializa+mobile+speak +lee+todos+menus+funcionalidades+moviles+symbian _____ Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences <http://www.codefactory.es/en/services.asp> Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. Code Factory, S.L. - 2008 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
