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On 12/29/20, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hey Dan, do you have an email address for Mike Calvo? I'd like to get on
> his
> email list for future developments. I'm in the business of passing on info
> about blindness related products and services and I have nothing on this
> company. Thanks, Elena from California
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> Michael S. Dunne, PRESIDENT
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> Elena Thomason, CEO
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> Equal Access & Associates, LLC
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> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Dan TeVelde
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 7:37 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VICUG-L] FW: [tech-vi Announce List] Winds of Change: Announcing
> Pneuma Solutions, a New Company From Mike Calvo
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> I'm passing this along for informational purposes only. I don't see how he
> could do anything better than mainstream companies are already doing. The
> press release lays it on a bit too thick if you ask me. I won't be jumping
> up and down to buy his products.
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> Dan
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> From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of David Goldfield
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2020 12:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [tech-vi Announce List] Winds of Change: Announcing Pneuma
> Solutions, a New Company From Mike Calvo
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> Original Source <https://pneumasolutions.com/winds-of-change/>
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> From the list owner:
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> The following announcement is from Mike Calvo regarding his new company,
> Pneuma Solutions. Please note that I have no additional information
> regarding this organization. This announcement is not meant as an
> endorsement. Please access the original source for additional information.
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> Winds of Change
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> Mike Calvo . December 23, 2020 . 5:37 pm
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> As the weather turns chilly and we approach the start of a new year, it
> seems fitting we take advantage of the moment to announce the start of a
> fresh chapter. Much has happened in 2020. I hope that wherever my note
> finds
> you, you are warm, safe, and among loved ones, even if remotely. I hope my
> news will give you a spark of something to look forward to in the coming
> decade.
>
> The assistive technology landscape of today is vastly different from the
> environment we experienced even a decade ago. As I predicted in article
> after article, major companies in the Assistive Technology industry fell,
> merged, or tried reinventing themselves to keep pace with the demands of an
> evolving marketplace.
>
> Through it all, I patiently adjusted my approach to meet the inevitable
> change. Rather than fall victim to the evolution, I did some serious soul
> searching, asking myself: Was I still relevant? Was I still capable of
> creating change for our community? I concluded that there was more to be
> done and I chose to redirect my energy toward writing a new chapter in the
> quest to bring access to digital information in new and exciting ways.
>
> That probably sounds self-congratulatory. It's not meant to come across
> that
> way. But hey, accompanied by an incredible team at Serotek and some of the
> most hard-working leaders in the assistive technology industry, I put in
> the
> hard work and earned the right to brag on our efforts, especially with the
> latest undertaking in my World. For you, only the best is acceptable.
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> Meet Pneuma Solutions
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>
> Pneuma is a Greek word for wind or Spirit with intelligence. Think of it as
> the breath that binds everything together. Using the power of today's
> largest cloud infrastructures, machine learning platforms, and a commitment
> to leave no technological stone unturned, Pneuma Solutions is actively
> plotting to redefine outdated development practices and deliver maximum
> impact for you, our customer.
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> In today's market, it is not enough to put up a website or develop an app
> and call it success. It's certainly a double-edged sword for consumers when
> anyone, for just a few bucks, can throw together a few services and call it
> a business. In order to do the job right, a company has to follow through
> with a strong foundation based on understanding of the market, committed
> leadership, an intimate knowledge of cutting-edge technologies and how to
> apply them, and flexible objectives that ensure we keep customer success at
> the forefront. Combining more than fifty years in assistive technology
> software development, training, and out of the box approaches to everyday
> tasks, Pneuma Solutions' mission is to develop powerful tools to augment
> essential access to the next generation of products that make previously
> inaccessible content widely available.
>
>
> The Triumphant Return
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> Mike Calvo, Pneuma Solutions Cofounder and CEO
>
> Before we get much further, let's set the record straight. Yes, I,
> <https://pneumasolutions.com/mike-calvo-bio/> Mike Calvo, am back!
>
> If we have not had the pleasure of meeting, my name was most recently
> associated with Serotek Corporation, a company I founded in 2000. I am that
> guy that says "something should be done about this" and then does it.
>
> Back in the day I felt it was my mission to hold the accessible technology
> industry accountable for what I felt were unfair business practices. Their
> prohibitive pricing models restricted a person's access to screen reading
> and magnification software as well as the training on their use. Only
> educational and rehabilitation related funding sources provided these
> services to eligible clients. The blind person that did not fit in to this
> mold would never have affordable access to a computer and the independence
> it promised.
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> The industry refused to listen to me as a blind consumer and respected
> trainer, so I started Serotek with the dream of giving the average blind
> user ubiquitous access to technologies that have always been a part of the
> sighted consumer's World. And, for almost two decades I am proud to say, we
> did it!
>
> As the CEO and Cofounder of Pneuma Solutions, I continue to beat the drum
> of
> equal access to digital information by the blind. I am laser focused on
> continuing to bridge the accessibility gap. But the challenges are
> different
> now. Before it was just the PC. Now, while accessibility is baked into
> consumer and corporate platforms to one degree or another, we still have
> much work to do on this new playing field, leveraging the power of The
> Cloud.
>
> I continue to be a blind person first. I've got ideas, and I intend to lead
> my team wherever we need to go to complete as many of those ideas as we
> can.
> But, one thing you can count on is that I won't hoard ideas. I don't care
> who does it, as long as our community benefits from it. Any entrepreneurial
> benefit born of my life's work is to the benefit of future development of
> other products that will improve the lives of persons with disabilities
> around the world. And trust me, we've got some wild ideas in our heads.
> Compared to the conventional ways companies still operate, isn't this
> refreshing?
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>
>
> Matt Campbell, Chief Technology Officer and Cofounder
>
> Another familiar name joining the leadership team at Pneuma Solutions is my
> former lead developer at Serotek and good friend,
> <https://pneumasolutions.com/matt-campbell-bio/> Matt Campbell. Matt joins
> the new company as Chief Technology Officer after spending the last few
> years cultivating accessibility efforts at Microsoft. His contributions as
> part of the amazing accessibility team helped the Narrator screen reader
> become the robust option it is today. I cannot begin to express how
> grateful
> I am to have my old sidekick back for another round of innovation, and as
> Cofounder to boot!
>
> Matt and I have always made for a dynamic powerhouse. Where I feel I
> provide
> the roadmap and product ideas, Matt provides the expertise to see these
> dreams come to life. We once played a dual role in reshaping productivity,
> entertainment, and information for consumers and at-home employees. Now we
> are focusing our efforts on the enterprise where our collective talents can
> multiply the benefits to the end user. We do this by providing greater
> opportunities in access to digital information, broadening the quality and
> scope of educational and career possibilities.
>
>
> So What Rock Have I Been Hiding Under?
>
>
> Never one to sit still, in the last few years I have worked on several
> ventures. They have ranged in scope from the most recreational company
> imprinting selfies on chocolate to the most rewarding blindness advocacy
> projects in Colombia, Uganda, Kazakhstan, and Cuba. These latter endeavors
> I
> tackled as the director of the advocacy organization I founded in 2007, the
> Accessibility Is A Right Foundation. One of those projects was a pilot that
> actually led to a law that will forever impact the lives of thousands of
> blind students in Colombia. As a result of our efforts, the country will
> provide government financed computers preloaded with access technology
> beginning in elementary school.
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> For the last few years, Matt and I have been working with various bleeding
> edge technologies in a variety of scenarios. We've completed the first
> phase
> of our work in our secret underground lab, developing a solution we feel
> will have maximum benefit for both the consumer and enterprise realms.
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>
>
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> Unveiling the Next Best Thing
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>
> First to roll out of the lab is
> <https://pneumasolutions.com/products/scribe/> Scribe, our Augmented
> document remediation platform. Scribe is more than just about turning
> occasional images into readable text. When deployed, Scribe can power
> through millions of pages of data at a fraction of the time and cost it
> would have taken using legacy human remediation and desktop software.
> Combining machine learning technologies, and the most powerful cloud
> computing platform on the planet, the level of accuracy and speed is
> expected to increase exponentially from the already impressive results we
> have achieved.
>
> In plain English, if you thought scanning software for the blind was good,
> you ain't seen nothing yet!
>
> Everybody wins! By leveraging our platform's continually evolving features,
> lots of exciting changes are possible. For corporate, educational, and
> government entities, Scribe will result in the capacity to reach diverse
> customers and constituents at a competitive rate and faster than any other
> technology on the market. For the consumer, the new technology promises the
> ability to consume just about any digital content with the same ease and
> flexibility as any peer while using your access technology of choice.
>
> Closely following on its heels is  <https://scribeformeetings.com/> Scribe
> for Meetings. Though only a beta at this stage, we are excited to make it
> possible for you to view shared documents on Zoom. With a simple keystroke
> you will be able to enjoy PowerPoint presentations and other file types at
> the same time as everyone else in the audience. We are working on expanding
> the functionality to other popular platforms to give presenters and
> participants greater flexibility.
>
> This is just a taste of what's to come.
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> New Home, Traditional Values
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> For anyone who knows anything about us, it should come as no surprise we
> want to maintain a connection to the community we planted and cultivated at
> Serotek. We do not believe in turning our backs on the community who placed
> so much trust in us. To that end, I'm proud to announce we will be
> providing
> a few of the Serotek products that still resonate with a lot of you.
>
> Existing Serotek customers should not fear a disruption in service. Sero,
> DocuScan Plus, RIM, and RAM will continue to evolve alongside Pneuma
> Solutions products. These traditional favorites will soon be powered by the
> same technology that has already made products like Scribe a noteworthy
> option for savvy users. Customers, old and new, can depend on a commitment
> to excellence at a reasonable cost.
>
> Best of all, we are doubling up our efforts to make new products like
> Scribe
> as intuitive as any of our previous contributions to the community have
> ever
> been. Despite the extraordinary technology at work here, for you the
> experience will remain as seamless as ever.
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> Next Steps
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>
> We never cease to be humbled by the thousands of current users of our
> previously developed technologies even twenty years after the launch of
> Serotek. Our combined efforts continue to be motivated by a moral
> obligation
> to the advancement of our community rather than a totally financial one. We
> do not believe any user, no matter how novice or how expert, should spend
> unnecessary time reading user manuals or getting trained to learn to use
> technology.
>
> Also, we have not forgotten our spirit of philanthropy. Starting in May of
> 2020, K-12 institutions have had access to a
> <https://pneumasolutions.com/scribe-for-education/> free version of Scribe
> to use immediately with students in order to make remote learning more
> inclusive for all. Everyone at Pneuma Solutions understands the unique
> challenges brought on by the pandemic, and we want to do what we can to
> make
> these challenges a little less exhausting.
>
> Pneuma Solutions is fully operational and ready to engage with you. In the
> next little while we will be releasing further information on product
> demonstrations to show how products like Scribe can blend into existing
> workflows.
>
> So what are we dreaming of that makes people think we're crazy? Our most
> audacious, ambitious objective? We are going to humanize technology, and it
> is going to serve you and me and make our lives more accessible everywhere!
>
> Stay tuned. The best once promised has only begun.
>
> - Mike Calvo, Pneuma Solutions Cofounder and CEO
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> Filed Under:  <https://pneumasolutions.com/category/scribe-news/> Scribe
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