FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2001
Window-Eyes Professional Eases Use of Windows XP for People who are Blind
(Fort Wayne, IN) -- GW Micro, creator of Window-Eyes 4.11 and Window-Eyes
Professional, is proud to announce support for the new Windows XP operating
system from Microsoft Corp. Window-Eyes is a software screen reader for
people who are blind. The combination of Window-Eyes Professional and
Windows XP gives a person who is blind the power to carry out complicated
tasks with the ease of use heretofore only enjoyed by the mouse
user. Window-Eyes has long been known for its very friendly approach to
Windows, and with the features added to Windows XP the end result is
excellent accessibility.
Window-Eyes Professional also offers features such as Grade 2 Braille
support for Braille displays, smart table mode allowing easier access to
tables in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, enhanced support for America
Online 7.x creating easier navigation, and, through cooperation with Adobe
Systems, people who are blind can now read .PDF files and fill out
electronic forms with ease.
The combination of Internet Explorer 6.0, Windows XP and Window-Eyes
Professional provides a smarter way to "surf" the web with enhanced support
for forms, tables, JavaScript links, and more. GW Micro and Microsoft are
dedicated to web accessibility standards and design. Providing access to
pages that were once difficult to traverse has now become a daily routine
for many people.
Clarence Whaley, Director of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro, stated, "The
efforts of GW Micro and Microsoft are impacting the lives of those of us
that are blind more than ever before. This strategic relationship truly
allows more people who are blind to enter the workforce."
The Window-Eyes Professional software for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
Me, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, and Windows 2000 will
retail for $795.00, and will be available for purchase later this
year. This one size fits all pricing makes Window-Eyes Professional the
most affordable screen reader on the market.
"Microsoft is delighted to work so closely with GW Micro and to see
Window-Eyes Professional working with such a broad range of Microsoft
products," said Gary Moulton, Assistive Technology Vendor Relations Manager
with Microsoft Corp. "Together we will continue to strive to offer
assistive technology users the most up-to-date technology solutions available."
Gordon Smith, a private beta tester for GW Micro, says, "Windows XP and
Window-Eyes offer the most stable environment to date. Crash, what's a
crash? Window-Eyes gives the Windows XP user the most stable and flexible
working environment available to users of adaptive accessibility
products. In short, this is the way forward."
Founded in 1990, GW Micro, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based assistive technology
company, is committed to producing the most reliable screen reader
available for people who are blind. Window-Eyes Professional allows them
to hear (with speech synthesis) and feel (via refreshable Braille displays)
the Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 operating systems, Windows Me, Windows XP
Home Edition and Windows XP Professional, and Windows 2000 operating systems.
Contact: Clarence Whaley
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615/383-6248
Clarence Whaley
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GW Micro
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