Hi Jonathan, whilst it is regretted that you aren't producing an upgrade for Christmas and that we know from what you say oothing will come out until Easter, when is Pulsedata going to fulfil its promise of last May that we will have a new interface and wireless support. What if someone from the Jaws User Group made such software available for their users as I know many Jaws users get to read many postings to this list? Then Pulsedata would be saen to be miles behind the rest and your company would lose business. This isn't a threat on my part, just something I see happening if Pulsedata don't get their skates on.
Cheers, S+eve > ----- Original Message ----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:50:53 +1300 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Part 2 of the SMA? >Hi Sandy. >With every software product, one person's amazing new feature is another's >irrelevance. For example, although the feature set of KeySoft 5 was set >long before I came to work for Pulse Data, I can honestly say I have come >to depend on the synchronisation between my BrailleNote and Outlook for >contact info, regularly listen to MP3 books on my BrailleNote, I use the >stopwatch to time my daughter when she is required to know her times tables >and come up with the answers at random under a minute, and of course as a >Braille addict I love the Duxbury support. The features we put in a release >are arrived at based on a combination of user demand, the time we estimate >a feature will take to implement, and the capabilities of the current >platform. >We've had overwhelming feedback about KeySoft 5, but obviously that doesn't >mean we've satisfied everyone. I think doing that would be an >impossibility. >The SMA programme is designed essentially to give our customers a discount >on future releases, by allowing them to prepay for the next two releases >for the price of one. It was our hope that we could deliver two releases >this year, however we will now not make that deadline. Success of other >products in other non-English speaking markets as well as various other >projects has meant that our Development team has had a busy year. >That said, we will be delivering a release, probably in the first quarter >of next year, that will be available to all version 5 customers. This >release will not count against your SMA, in other words, we're giving this >one to all version 5 customers and SMA holders will still have one SMA >count remaining. There are a number of new features, including most >significantly, a completely rewritten Planner. You may recall that some >weeks ago, I came to the list asking for input on the way people use the >Planner and what they would like to see. We're going to deliver as much of >that functionality as we can. The new Planner will be based on database >technology, support recurring appointments, allow you to block time, >schedule all day events, and it will all synchronise with Microsoft >Outlook. There will be other minor enhancements and bug fixes. >All the best. >Jonathan Mosen >BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager >Pulse Data International Ltd >DDI: +64-3-373-6192 >Fax: +64-3-384 4933 >Mobile: +64-21 466 736 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Internet: www.pulsedata.com >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
