Eleventh release of screen--reading technology is available.
Article Type: Product/service evaluation
Subject: Software (Product/service Evaluations)
Pub Date: 02/01/2010
Publication: Name: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind Audience: Academic Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Health Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2010 American Foundation for the Blind ISSN: 0145-482X
Issue: Date: Feb, 2010 Source Volume: 104 Source Issue: 2
Topic: Event Code: 330 Product information Computer Subject: Software quality
Product: Name: JAWS for Windows Version 11 (Application development software) Product Code: 7372000 Computer Software NAICS Code: 51121 Software Publishers SIC Code: 7372 Prepackaged software
Accession Number: 219655211
Full Text: Freedom Scientific recently released a new version of its screen reader: JAWS for Windows Version 11. The new features of Version 11 include Research It, a tool designed to allow users to quickly find information on the Internet while performing other tasks; Word Index, which generates a list of words that appear in a document that can be sorted by occurrence, by concept, or alphabetically; a DAISY player for Digital Talking Books; and enhancements designed specifically for Windows 7, the newest Microsoft operating system. Standard and professional versions of JAWS Version 11 are available for a cost of $895 or $1,095, respectively. For more information, contact: Freedom Scientific, 11800 31st Court North, St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805; phone: 727-803-8000 or 877-775-9474; web site: .
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