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March 2004 Freedom Scientific @ CSUN The CSUN trade show is coming up fast and as always, we have a great deal happening and wanted to give you a preview. Since time will be at a premium, we have included the details on our scheduled presentations occurring on Wednesday afternoon for MAGic, JAWS, and PAC Mate and our Suite Schedule of events going on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning. This is an opportunity for you to get up close and personal with our products and knowledgeable staff. Please mark your calendars or share this information with your friends visiting CSUN so they don't miss a thing. PAC Mate World! Please come by booth #266 where we will feature the PAC Mate in use at different environments. Live demonstrations of the mainstream capabilities of the PAC Mate including: PAC Mate in the classroom PAC Mate in the workplace PAC Mate in the home Talk with our associates at the booth about how the PAC Mate can meet your specific needs. Plus, the first 300 visitors to PAC Mate World will receive a free PAC Mate t-shirt. Update Your PAC Mate QX or BX at CSUN The PAC Mate QX and BX release 2.01 is just out. Bring your unit by the Freedom Scientific booth #250 at CSUN March 17, 18 or 19 and have our technicians install the update for you. Even if you have already installed the update, take advantage of this opportunity to get a free check-up and cleaning by our factory technicians to ensure peak reliability and performance. If you are not attending CSUN, please visit our website for full instructions on downloading and installing the 2.01 release. MAGic 9.0 Release The newly released MAGic 9.0 will be featured at CSUN. Come by the booth, attend our official presentation or attend one of the suite presentations to see what all is offered in this feature packed release. MAGic 9.0 is a free upgrade for our existing 8.x customers. Official Presentations Title: MAGic Screen Magnification 9.0 Offers Features, Performance and Ease of Use Presenter: Dusty Voorhees Date: Wednesday, March 17th, 2004 Time: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Room: La Jolla A – Hilton Room Capacity: 125 Title: JAWS for Windows 5, Features and Enhancements Presenter: Eric Damery Date: Wednesday, March 17th, 2004 Time: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Room: La Jolla B – Hilton Room Capacity: 250 Title: PAC Mate QX400 and BX400 – Mainstream Extensibility for the Blind Presenter: Brad Davis and Glen Gordon Date: Wednesday, March 17th, 2004 Time: 2:50 pm to 3:50 pm Room: La Jolla B – Hilton Room Capacity: 250 Title: Open All Options – Using Technology to Support the Older Struggling Students Presenter: Peggy Dalton Date: Thursday, March 18th, 2004 Time: 8:00 am to 9:00 am Room: La Jolla B – Hilton Room Capacity: 250 Suite Sessions Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:30 am to 10:30 am J-Say Session #1 J-Say, a new approach to voice input/output See the description of J-Say below and please RSVP (per the instructions) to secure your seat. 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm PAC Mate Afternoon – Revolving Session Friday, March 19, 2004 9:00 am to 10:00 am J-Say Session #2 J-Say, a new approach to voice input/output See the description of J-Say below and please RSVP (per the instructions) to secure your seat. 11:00 am to 12:00 noon JAWS Session 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm MAGic Session 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm PAC Mate Session Saturday, March 20, 2004 9:00 am to 11:00 am Cake Talking Session with David Pinto 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PAC Mate Session Description of J-SAY, A NEW APPROACH TO VOICE INPUT/OUTPUT Until recently, visually impaired or blind people who needed to use voice recognition software to communicate with their computers had few options, all of which were very costly. Today, thanks to J-Say, a new middleware product from T&T Consultancy Ltd., which combines the unparalleled flexibility of JAWS for Windows with the outstanding voice recognition available in Dragon Naturally Speaking there is a reasonably priced option for these consumers. J-Say extends JAWS for Windows to provide dictation and voice command and control features. Users of this innovative technology can talk to their computer using a natural voice and obtain effective speech feedback. Additionally, the J-Say interactive help system makes the concept of self-help a true reality. Imagine being able to: Create word processor documents such as letters and reports using natural speech. Create text on the computer using your voice while, simultaneously, reading notes from another source on your Braille display. Control formatting within Word and obtain information about text format information with voice commands. Quickly and intuitively obtain information about your word processor document, such as the number of pages or margin settings, using voice commands. Execute the most popular JAWS screen-reading functions using easy-to-remember voice commands. Create and process E-Mail using your voice as the primary means of input. Browse the Internet using a combination of voice input and keyboard control. Rapidly move to specific cells within an Excel worksheet, even if the focus is located some distance from the desired cell location. Quickly access an interactive help system containing application specific information about the J-Say package. Independently train the speech recognition software to understand your voice, as well as having speech based access to the suite of features and facilities contained within Dragon Naturally Speaking. Have manuals and a tutorial presenting the interface to the user in a non-technical friendly and easy to understand manner. J-Say uses Scan-Soft's Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred as the voice input component which does not allow the user to create special voice-driven commands. J-Say therefore relies upon the powerful JAWS scripting language to facilitate the range of features available within the product. For example, specially constructed interfaces have been designed to easily guide the user through creating a new contact or appointment within Microsoft Outlook. T&T Consultancy Ltd, with thanks to Freedom Scientific, look forward to presenting this innovative product at the forthcoming CSUN conference. We hope that you can join us and find out how through combining J-Say, JAWS and Dragon Naturally Speaking provide an exciting new interface for yourself or your clients.   Freedom Scientific's mission is to develop, manufacture and market innovative technology-based products and services that those with vision impairments and learning disabilities use to change their world. @Freedom Scientific is published by Freedom Scientific, Blind/Low Vision Group 11800 31st Court North St. Petersburg, Florida 33716-1805 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000 www.FreedomScientific.com Customers can email their software technical questions to Software Support at FreedomScientific.com. Those having hardware technical support queries can address them to Hardware Support at FreedomScientific.com