Dear Members of the JFW List Serve: Shipments of JAWS for Windows 3.3 and MAGic 6.1 for Windows NT began today, and staff members will be working through the weekend to get the products out. I have attached two press releases regarding the shipments below. Regards, Wilson Craig Marketing Manager/Webmaster Henter-Joyce, Inc. 11800 31st Court North St. Petersburg, FL 33716 1-800-336-5658 727-803-8000 www.hj.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 1999 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Wilson Craig, Marketing Manager/Webmaster Henter-Joyce, Inc. 1-800-336-5658 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] JAWS for Windows 3.3 Now Shipping from Henter-Joyce St. Petersburg, Fla. -- May 20, 1999 -- Henter-Joyce, Inc. has announced the shipment of JAWS for Windows 3.3 Screen Reader Software. Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA) and JFW Upgrade shipments will be sent first, with full product shipments to begin soon after. The newest version of JAWS for Windows includes a number of new features and functions, including compatibility with MAGic 6.1 Screen Magnification Software and support for many popular applications, including Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, Office 2000, PowerPoint 97, RealPlayer G2, and GoldMine 4.0 Contact Management Software. Improved scripts have been provided for Access 97, Excel 97, Outlook 98, Word 97, Eudora Pro, and Eudora Lite. JAWS for Windows 3.3 also features new and improved voices in the FREE Eloquence for JFW software speech synthesizer; the ability to read or navigate by sentence or paragraph; SayAll by sentences or paragraphs; read blank lines in SayAll; a JAWS Message Voice; a System Tray Dialog Box; text attribute and formatting announcements and an Auto Graphics Labeler. Additional features include Grade 2 Braille translation; HJPad - a comprehensive word processor/training tool application; a window list; key labeling/silencing; announcement of cursor shape; mouse click interrupts speech; improved scripting capabilities; improved laptop keyboard layout; network authorization; support for the Apollo 2 External Synthesizer in Windows NT; ECO Braille display support; and the inclusion of the Microsoft Text-to-Speech Engine on the CD ROM. For detailed information, please visit the Henter-Joyce web site at www.hj.com. - 30 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 1999 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Wilson Craig, Marketing Manager/Webmaster Henter-Joyce, Inc. 1-800-336-5658 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MAGic 6.1 Screen Magnification Software for Windows NT 4.0 Now Shipping from Henter-Joyce St. Petersburg, Fla. -- May 20, 1999 -- Henter-Joyce, Inc. has announced the release and shipment of MAGic 6.1 for Windows NT. The newest version of MAGic Screen Magnification Software, a product line acquired by Henter-Joyce from Microsystems Software, Inc. in June 1997, is available as a free upgrade to anyone who has purchased it from Henter-Joyce since the acquisition. Those who purchased MAGic from Henter-Joyce and wish to receive the upgrade may use the forms provided with the software or print and fax the form found on the company web site at www.hj.com. Only the version designed for use in Windows NT is currently being shipped, but MAGic 6.1 with support for Windows 98 and 95 will be available soon. MAGic 6.1 includes many features and functions not found in previous releases. Some of these include compatibility with JAWS for Windows Screen Reader Software; a redesigned graphic interface for low-vision users and pop-up help for all active items on the user interface. MAGic 6.1 also features seven different magnification modes, including horizontal and vertical split-screens, a lens that tracks the mouse pointer, a lens that tracks the focused item, a magnification overlay, full screen magnification and no magnification. Additional features include user-customized smoothing of on-screen items including fonts and graphics; choice of cursor colors and shapes; independent mouse magnification settings; user-customized screen color settings to screen out unwanted colors; custom border width and color settings; a choice of screen locators to show relation of magnification to full screen and automatic tracking and stop/start controls. For detailed information, please visit the Henter-Joyce web site at www.hj.com. - 30 - - Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
