Code Factory's 2007 Year-End Summary

Thu Jan 10 12:59:40 CST 2008

Thank you for being honest and providing us with updates.  Also, thank you
for your willingness to dialogue with other companies to try to engage their
cooperation with issues such as these.  

Katie

-----Original Message-----
From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Roselle
Ambubuyog
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 6:08 PM
To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Code Factory's 2007 Year-End Summary

We have informed both companies of the current issue from the moment we
found out the cause of the problem, and asked for their assistance in
resolving it. We have done the same with Microsoft in our search for a
workaround we can implement ourselves to save time. They all said they'll
look into it. Note also that we have not closed this issue in our database
of things to work on, so don't worry that it's not being attended to. It's
just taking longer to address because there are other companies involved.
Thanks for your continued support.
________________________________________
Roselle R. Ambubuyog
Code factory, S.L.
Moving accessibility forward!
Mobile: +63 916 940-0007
E-mail: roselle.ambubuyog at codefactory.es
Website: http://www.codefactory.es

-----Original Message-----
From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Katie Frederick
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:45 AM
To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Code Factory's 2007 Year-End Summary

Do you know if there is anyway Motorola, MSS, and/or HumanWare could work
together to resolve this issue?  I think this would be a major break through
for those of who have a Q and an mPower.  I think it would allow for
individuals to enhance their experiences with MSS even more; I know it would
for me personally.

Sincerely,

Katie

-----Original Message-----
From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Roselle
Ambubuyog
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:39 PM
To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Code Factory's 2007 Year-End Summary

The problem with BrailleNote mPower and the Motorola  Q is that the
BrailleNote, unlike other Braille devices we support, requires the creation
of an incoming COM port on the device before the Bluetooth partnership is
established. Unlike other Braille devices also, the Bluetooth pairing is
initiated on the BrailleNote, as the master device, rather than on the
phone. This is fine with some devices, but the Motorola Q does not allow for
the creation of incoming COM ports. Therefore, in order for this issue to be
addressed, either the BrailleNOte allows itself to be the slave device and
let the Bluetooth partnership be initiated on the WM device, or that the Q
is able to create an incoming port for the BrailleNOte to interface through.
________________________________________
Roselle R. Ambubuyog
Code factory, S.L.
Moving accessibility forward!
Mobile: +63 916 940-0007
E-mail: roselle.ambubuyog at codefactory.es
Website: http://www.codefactory.es

-----Original Message-----
From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Katie Frederick
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:45 PM
To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Code Factory's 2007 Year-End Summary

I think it's good to see this annual report, and I look forward to seeing
what 2008 has in store for Code Factory.  

I do think it is worth noting however, the Braillenote mPower is not
supported using the Motorola Q.  

I would like to see an accessible GPS for those running MSS on networks such
as Verizon Wireless...

Katie

-----Original Message-----
From: blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com
[mailto:blindphones-bounces at mosenexplosion.com] On Behalf Of Roselle
Ambubuyog
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 6:34 AM
To: 'The Accessible Phones Discussion List'
Subject: Code Factory's 2007 Year-End Summary

2007 Year-End Summary

CODE FACTORY, S.L.

Terrassa (Barcelona), January 7, 2008

Dear users, distributors and partners,

In just four years since Code Factory first focused on providing the blind
and visually impaired with access to mainstream mobile devices, we have
successfully delivered groundbreaking products which have further
consolidated our lead in the access technology (AT) market each year. Now as
the year 2007 draws to a close, we would like to share with you our
accomplishments for the past twelve months in terms of amazing product
releases and user experience strategies, as well as important alliances and
partnerships with AT companies, mainstream companies, mobile phone network
operators, and national organizations for the blind.

Our objective for 2007 was to innovate in our products and services, and
thus make our software solutions intuitively accessible, readily available,
and economically practical to directly benefit the blind and visually
impaired. With customer feedback carefully taken into consideration. We
definitely succeeded in achieving this goal by launching the new
User-Centered Licensing system for the Windows Mobile Smartphone platform,
supporting 20 Braille devices and close to 400 phone models, partnering with
carriers in different countries such as AT&T in the USA and Cosmote in
Greece, making strategic alliances with companies like Wayfinder and Nokia,
and implementing support for digital audio and Braille books from Audible
and Bookshare.org.

We also improved our marketing approach by aiming to strengthen customer
relationships and enhance Code Factory’s presence in different key areas.
Our combined sales and marketing efforts led to more company representatives
attending major international events in the AT industry in Europe and North
America, more product presentations conducted in person and online by
partners and distributors, several competitions for users to win great
prizes, and the launch of a new website designed for greater accessibility
and usability in providing information about our product line.

We recognize that our achievements in 2007 would not have been possible
without your unwavering support, and so we share with you the account of our
success this year.

Product Innovations:

*	A total of ten free major updates for our Symbian and Windows Mobile
screen readers, screen magnifiers, and add-ons consisting of approximately
300 new features and enhancements within this year alone.
*	New User-Centered Licensing system with Mobile Speak for Windows
Mobile Smartphones. For more information, go to
http://www.codefactory.es/UCL .
*	We were the first to provide the most comprehensive support for
Version 6 of the Windows Mobile operating system for Smartphones, Pocket PC
phones and personal digital assistants. The original press release about
this is at http://www.codefactory.es/en/press.asp?id=60
<http://www.codefactory.es/en/press.asp?id=60&y=2007&n=12> &y=2007&n=12 .
*	Mobile Magnifier for Windows Mobile Smartphones is the first and
only screen magnification solution for Windows Mobile Standard edition, just
as its screen reader counterpart was the first one released for this
platform. To read more about this unique product, visit
<http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=121>
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=121 .
*	Support for Wayfinder Access, a navigation solution especially
designed for the blind and visually impaired, can be used through speech and
Braille with Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones. To learn more, check out
<http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=239>
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=239 .
*	Support for Bookshare and BRF files in Mobile Speak for Windows
Mobile Smartphones, as well as compatibility with Audible Player and Audible
Air in our screen readers for Pocket PCs and WM Smartphones. To find out
more, refer to  <http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=241>
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=241 and
<http://www.codefactory.es/en/extras.asp?id=39>
http://www.codefactory.es/en/extras.asp?id=39 .
*	Support for the High-Quality, built-in Nokia Text-To-Speech engines
in Symbian 9 with free licenses for existing Mobile Speak users. Read more
about this at
<http://www.codefactory.es/additional_docs/en/nokiaTTS_EN.html>
http://www.codefactory.es/additional_docs/en/nokiaTTS_EN.html .
*	New Loquendo and Acapela voices in all supported platforms.
*	Support for more languages in Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones
including Croatian, Lithuanian, Russian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Serbian,
Romanian, Slovak, Hindi, Chinese Cantonese, Filipino Tagalog, and Urdu.
*	Additions to the Mobile tools line such as four new games (Braille
Brain, Cryptic Crazy, Touch Type and Word Wizard) for the Windows Mobile
platform, as well as the Symbian 9-compatible versions of the Mobile Games
Pack (Tone Master, Mines, Fuse Mania and Spider), Mobile Color Recognizer
and AutoSIS. More information is available at
<http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=246>
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=246 and
<http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=235>
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=235 .
*	Support for new Braille devices:

*	Baum Conny / VarioConnect Series, Baum PocketVario, Baum Pronto,
Baum SuperVario
*	Eurobraille Esys12, Eurobraille Esys40
*	HandyTech BrailleStar 40/80, HandyTech BrailleWave, HandyTech
Braillino, HandyTech EasyBraille
*	HumanWare BrailleConnect 12/40, HumanWare BrailleNote mPower BT
18/32, HumanWare BrailleNote PK, HumanWare Brailliant 24/32/40/64/80,
HumanWare KeyMaestro
*	ONCE-CIDAT Bluetype
*	Optelec ALVA BC640, Optelec EasyLink 12, Optelec Easylink Keyboard

*	Enhanced support for built-in applications such as PowerPoint
Mobile, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Media Player (for Windows
Mobile), as well as QuickWord and Music Player (for Symbian).
*	Access to third-party applications such as the AvantGo newsreader,
SlovoEd Explanatory and Multilingual Dictionaries, Skype, Pocket XPDF,
PhatNotes note-taking application, and many more.
*	Support for many new devices including, but not limited to:

*	Symbian Phones: Nokia 3250, 5500 Sport, 5700 Xpress Music, 6110
Navigator, 6120 and 6121 Classic, 6290, E50, E51, E60, E61, E62, E65, E70,
E90 Communicator, N71, N73, N75, N76, N77, N80, N81, N82, N91, N92, N93,
N95, and N95 8GB.
*	Windows Mobile Smartphones:, AT&T Pantech Duo and Samsung Blackjack
II; GSM- and CDMA-based Motorola Q9 series; the HP iPAQ 500 Voice Messenger
series; T-Mobile Dash and Shadow; HTC Vox/S710, Cavalier/S630, and
Excalibur/S620.
*	Pocket PCs: GSM- and CDMA-based Palm Treo series running Windows
Mobile; E-TEN Glofiish M700; Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX T800 series; HTC
X7500/Athena; AT&T 8525/HTC TyTN, T-Mobile Wing/HTC Atlas, HTC
Mogul/PPC-6800 from Sprint and Qwest, XV6800 from Verizon Wireless, HTC 6800
from Bell, and HTC P4000 from Telus.

New Distributors and Resellers:

*	Adaptec (MSS, USA)
*	AT&T (MS, MM, MSS, MMS, USA)
*	Cosmote (MS, Greece)
*	Freedom Scientific Benelux BV/FreedomADL BV (MS, Netherlands)
*	Handy Tech Elektronik GmbH (MSP, Germany)
*	Itac Consulting (MS, Kenya)
*	Oleg (MS, MSP, Ukraine)
*	Optek (MS, Australia)
*	Slechtziend (MSS, Netherlands)
*	Telefónica (MS, Spain)
*	Tik Tikshoret (MS, Israel)
*	Visual Cortex Concept (MSS, USA)

MS = Mobile Speak for Symbian Phones
MSS = Mobile Speak for Windows Mobile Smartphones MSP = Mobile Speak for
Pocket PCs MM = Mobile Magnifier for Symbian Phones MMS = Mobile Magnifier
for Windows Mobile Smartphones MMP = Mobile Magnifier for Pocket PCs

New Partnerships:

*	Wayfinder http://www.wayfinder.com/
*	Nokia http://www.nokiaaccessibility.com/
*	Eurobraille http://www.eurobraille.fr/

International events attended:

*	ATIA, Orlando
*	3GSM, Barcelona
*	CSUN, Los Angeles
*	Sight City, Frankfurt
*	Sight Village, Birmingham
*	NFB and ACB Conventions, USA

New Staff:

*	Caroline Ragot – Marketing Director
*	Franco Bellu – Software Developer
*	Emilia Vasari – Sales & Marketing Assistant

To know more about the Code Factory team, check out
<http://www.codefactory.es/en/team.asp?id=10>
http://www.codefactory.es/en/team.asp?id=10

Sales and company facts:

*	The exceptional growth in revenues for our mobile phone product line
has been fuelled by the 20% increase in monthly sales for Mobile Speak
Symbian and the tripled number of sold licenses for Mobile Speak Smartphone,
indicating that hundreds more blind people are enjoying access to mainstream
cell phones today because of Code Factory products.
*	In total we now have more than 150 distributors in more than 70
countries throughout Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and the
South Pacific.
*	Code Factory remains the only company to support all mainstream
embedded platforms, thus supporting CDMA-based phones apart from those on
GSM and WCDMA networks.
*	As a result of supporting the Nokia built-in TTS and text-to-speech
engines from providers like Rosasoft, Code Factory is currently making
mobile speech solutions available in 24 new languages in the market (Hebrew,
Hindi, Urdu, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Farsi, Indonesian, Malay,
Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese, Bengali, Lithuanian, Latvian, Belarussian,
Bulgarian, Estonian, Hungarian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Romanian, and
Ukrainian), in addition to the more than 20 languages already supported in
previous years. This breakthrough confirms Code Factory’s commitment to
bring accessibility of mobile phones to the blind and visually impaired,
even those in countries that are traditionally not provided with AT
solutions in their native language.
*	An important agreement has been signed with Medialog to make Mobile
Speak available with the Acapela voice Salma in Arabic-speaking countries.
*	Our products are offered by major mobile phone network operators in
different countries worldwide such as AT&T, Vodafone Spain, Telefonica, SFR,
Bouygues Telecom, TMN, and Cosmote.

We are confident that with your help, Code Factory will continue to be the
world leader in accessibility products for mobile technologies. In 2008, we
will endeavor to offer more innovations and carry out our mission of moving
accessibility forward in order to make a difference in the lives of the
blind and visually impaired.

Thank you for your support in making each year a success!

Yours in commitment to accessibility,
The Code Factory Team

For more information, feel free to contact Code Factory S.L.:

Code Factory, S.L., Rambla d'Egara 148 2-2, 08221 Terrassa (Barcelona),
Spain Tel. +34 93 733 70 66, info at codefactory.es,
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