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From: Larry Lewis <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Braille Voyager and SuperNova Combine To Make A Winning Package!
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 21:32:56 -0400
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NEWS RELEASE                             For further information, contact:



Marie Roy, Director of Marketing



Optelec USA, Inc.



Phone: (800) 392-9226


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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June 3, 2004





Braille Voyager and Supernova combine to make a winning package











(Chelmsford, Mass.)- Optelec USA, Inc. In the interest of extending the
companies' longstanding relationship throughout the European market into the
United States, Dolphin Computer Access Inc. has teamed with Optelec, the
North American division of the Tieman Group, to offer blind and visually
impaired computer users fantastic deals on the Voyager series of Braille
displays.



 >From June 1 through September 30, 2004, Optelec is offering either the
Braille Voyager 44 or 70 cell Braille display complete with Dolphin's
Supernova reader magnifier for the one-off price of $4,995 for the 44 cell
model and $9,295 for the 70 cell model, saving customers over 15% off each
product's suggested list prices. The package combines the industry's most
innovative Braille display with the world's only combined screen reader and
magnifier in a single package. Magnification, speech, Braille-or all
three-this package gives the PC user endless choices. Whatever the visual
condition, this winning combination is all one needs to effectively
integrate screen reading access and PC usage in educational settings, the
workplace, or from the comfort of one's home.



"The best hardware device requires the best software partner, and Optelec
has found such a partner in Dolphin Computer Access", stated Larry Lewis,
Optelec's Vice President of Blindness Sales. "The Voyager series with
Supernova Version 6 is the perfect combination for all market segments. We
wanted to create a stellar package that would be robust, stable, reliable
and useful-offering incomparable functionality with the best financial deal
for the customer. Supernova is the only software to date that allows users
to select between a screen reader, a screen magnifier and Braille output in
a single installation. Supernova 6.0 gives to those of us who are blind a
superior alternative to any other screen reader currently on the market.
This software combined with our Braille Voyager display means that blind
computer users now have more intuitive options for accessing and controlling
their PCs through a Braille display with industry standard Windows
functionality effortlessly and efficiently."



Dan Moore, Vice President of Sales for Dolphin, said, "This is an excellent
opportunity for both our organizations to make a real difference to the
lives of blind computer users by providing a high quality, complete package
at a great price. The beauty of Supernova is that it can be networked or run
from a server and is the only screen reader that comes with support for
Windows terminal server and Citrix Metaframe environments for students who
must use a campus-wide network or employees who must interact with a company
network. This is a great deal for blind computer users, saving them nearly
$1400 compared to purchasing the products individually."



For further information about this limited offer please visit the Optelec
website at  <http://www.optelec.com/> www.optelec.com or telephone Optelec
at (800) 828-1056 or email  <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask] Alternatively contact Dolphin Computer Access
Inc, at (866) 797-5921 or email  <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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About Dolphin Computer Access


Dolphin Computer Access has a simple goal: to create software products that
allow people with a vision impairment to use mainstream information
technology. Dolphin software is designed to provide access to a wide range
of Microsoft Windows environments and applications through magnification,
speech and Braille.  Founded in 1986 in the United Kingdom, the Dolphin
Group now includes companies in the UK, USA and Sweden, and its product
range encompasses both access and audio publishing technology.  For more
information visit www.dolphinuk.co.uk <http://www.dolphinuk.co.uk/>








About Optelec USA Inc.


Founded in 1985, Optelec is recognized worldwide as a provider of innovative
solutions for the blind and visually impaired.  The company's flagship
ClearView line magnifies text and photos to over 50 times, bringing life
back into focus for those living with low vision, caused by such conditions
as macular degeneration.  The Braille Voyager series provides Braille users
with complete control of their laptop or desktop computer from a Braille
display.  The user-friendly Voyager guarantees to Braille users portable
access for active participation in the mainstream, global information
community.  For more information, please visit www.optelec.com <
<http://www.optelec.com/> http://www.optelec.com/>  or call 978-856-2511.