How do I get more information on these two entities; I would like to buy
the BrailleNote and participate in the Bookshare.org program. Thank you.
Barbara Cooper
>For immediate release - February 24, 2003
>
>Christchurch, NZ / Palo Alto, CA / Concord, CA
>
>February 24, 2003
>
>Pulse Data and Benetech Announce BrailleNote/Bookshare.org Collaboration
>
>
>
>Pulse Data International, the world's leading manufacturer of products
>designed for people who are blind and visually impaired, and Benetech, =
>the
>Silicon Valley technology nonprofit formerly known as Arkenstone, today
>announced a formal collaboration integrating Benetech's Bookshare.org
>initiative with Pulse Data's BrailleNote family of products. =
>Bookshare.org
>is a subscription service that provides an extensive online library of
>accessible digital books to U.S. residents with severe visual, reading =
>and
>mobility disabilities. The BrailleNote Family is the first suite of
>Personal Data (Assistants designed for persons who are blind. Since last
>September, the Windows-CE based KeyWeb Internet Browser has been =
>integrated
>into the entire range of BrailleNote products.
>
>
>
>This collaboration allows BrailleNote users with a Bookshare.org
>subscription to browse the Bookshare.org website using the BrailleNote,
>select one of the 12,000 books already available from this site and =
>download
>it directly to the device. The user can then press enter on the =
>downloaded
>book, and will be prompted for his Bookshare.org user name and password.
>The BrailleNote will then seamlessly unpack the downloaded book to the
>BrailleNote's bookreader to be read off-line. This unpacking scheme
>preserves the book's copyright protection.
>
>
>
>This functionality was debuted by Pulse Data HumanWare CEO Jim Halliday =
>on
>February 21 at the Vision Loss In the 21st Century Conference, which is
>sponsored by the American Foundation For the Blind. In his speech, =
>Halliday
>stated, "Because of this new development by Pulse Data International and =
>the
>tremendous service Benetech is providing with its Bookshare.org project,
>BrailleNote users can now have 12,000 Braille books available to them
>instantly. This is a long time dream come true for Braille readers." Jim
>Fruchterman, founder and CEO of Benetech, said, "Lowering barriers to =
>book
>access is the core objective of Bookshare.org. By building access to our
>collection directly into a device like the BrailleNote, we make it =
>possible
>for a blind person to carry around their own personal library in =
>Braille!"
>
>"This effort further illustrates Pulse Data's commitment to promote =
>Braille
>literacy via portable, independent, seamless acquisition of electronic =
>text
>by persons who are blind," states Larry Lewis, Product Marketing Manager =
>for
>the BrailleNote. And Bookshare.org Senior Product Manager Alison =
>Lingane
>notes, "Our goal is to make access to the wide collection of books from
>Bookshare.org as seamless as possible for our members. This =
>collaboration is
>a dramatic move to support Braille readers."
>
>
>
>In celebration of the partnership, Pulse Data HumanWare is offering a =
>$100
>discount to all Bookshare.org subscribers who purchase a BrailleNote or =
>a
>VoiceNote, while Benetech is offering new Bookshare.org members who =
>purchase
>a new BrailleNote/VoiceNote or upgrade $25 off the purchase of an annual
>subscription to Bookshare.org's rapidly growing collection of accessible
>digital books.
>
>About Benetech
>
>Bookshare.org is a project of Benetech, an innovative Silicon Valley
>nonprofit that develops technology projects to address pressing social
>issues in areas such as disability, human rights, literacy, education =
>and
>the digital divide. Benetech was formerly Arkenstone, the leading maker =
>of
>reading machines for people with visual impairments and reading
>disabilities.
>
>About Pulse Data International
>
>Founded in 1988, Pulse Data International has become a world leader in =
>the
>design, manufacture and distribution of innovative products and software
>that enhance the lives of visually impaired people. These include =
>electronic
>magnifying systems for people with low vision and hardware and software
>products, which use synthesized speech and electronic Braille for =
>persons
>who are totally blind.
>
>Today Pulse Data's biggest markets are the United States and the United
>Kingdom. The company also has established sales offices in Canada, the
>Netherlands, Sweden and Australia as well as a strong distribution =
>network
>throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
>
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