Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 16:31:30 -0500
From: Dan Clark <[log in to unmask]>

Henter-Joyce Announces Freeware Release of JAWS for DOS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 5, 1999

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Wilson Craig
Marketing Manager
800-336-5658
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Henter-Joyce, Inc. has announced that JAWS for DOS 2.31, the product that
brought the company to prominence in the access technology industry in
1988, is now available as a free download from the internet. The company
has now discontinued sales and shipments of JAWS for DOS. Those who wish to
download and use the free software will require one of the many hardware
speech synthesizers supported by JAWS for DOS.

"Most people who use computers, including those who are blind and visually
impaired, have migrated from DOS to Windows in recent years, and that's
where we have focused our development efforts," said Henter-Joyce General
Manager Jerry Bowman. "The decreased demand for DOS-based software, coupled
with the overwhelming demand for our Windows-based screen reader, JAWS for
Windows, makes this a good decision for us and for our customers."

In order to better serve those using current versions of Henter-Joyce's
JAWS for Windows (JFW) screen reader software, the company has discontinued
technical support of JAWS for DOS. Technical support for JFW versions 1.X
and 2.X will also be discontinued, with the exception of JFW 2.00.29 being
used with Microsoft Windows 3.1. Support for JFW 3.2 and 3.0 will be
continued as usual. The discontinuation of support for earlier versions of
JFW will ensure that users of more current JFW software will receive
technical support in a more timely and efficient manner.

A link to the freeware download (with installation instructions) can be
found on the Henter-Joyce web site at
www.hj.com/SoftwareDownload/JFDOSINSTDNLD.html.


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