Scanning

OmniPage
http://www.scansoft.com/omnipage/

OmniPage Pro 12 Office saves you time by eliminating the need to manually reproduce documents and spreadsheets, delivering highly precise, editable results that can be used by your existing PC applications. It saves you money by replacing manual filing with electronic storage and retrieval – delivering the OCR accuracy that gives you the confidence that your documents can be instantly searched and found on your PC, network drives and content management systems. Best of all, it combines desktop ease-of-use with advanced XML, batch processing, PDF and Open eBook capabilities - all within a single, affordable application.

OmniPage will not only recognize your documents, it will read them back to you. The addition of award winning RealSpeak Voice Read-Back allows you to proof by ear not just by eye.

Kurzweil 1000
http://www.kurzweiledu.com/products_k1000.asp

Kurzweil 1000 is reading software that makes printed or electronic text accessible to people who are blind or have limited vision. It is the direct descendent of the first reading machine for the blind invented by Ray Kurzweil in 1976.

Using Optical Character Recognition and Text to Speech technology combined with a unique audible user interface,
Kurzweil 1000 converts the printed word into speech. Users can scan in books, articles, bills, and advertisements - almost anything that fits on a scanner, so they can quickly have the information read aloud. Moreover, the text can be saved in Kurzweil's accessible format for future reference and modification.

Current Kurzweil 1000 users have a great deal of control over how they manage the information they access and many tools to assist them in mastering it. To name a few, they can choose from numerous reading voices, set the reading speed and pitch, skim, summarize, look up words using a built in dictionary, create and edit new documents, check for spelling errors, set bookmarks and as of our latest version, share documents or excerpts through conventional e-mail applications.

Scanning and reading printed text with accuracy, speed and reliability continues to be the foundation of Kurzweil 1000, but it has evolved into a much more versatile tool. As of the latest release, Version 7, Kurzweil 1000 can open and read a broad variety of electronic text formats, efficiently search, download and read electronic books directly from Bookshare.org and other electronic book repositories, send files and excerpts to familiar e-mail applications, FAX and photocopy text and images, and much more.

WYNN 3
http://www.freedomscientific.com/WYNN/DataSheet.asp

Enhance reading, writing, and productivity WYNN is the innovative literacy software tool designed to enhance success for individuals with reading challenges and writing difficulties. By using a bi-modal approach - simultaneous highlighting of the text as it is spoken - WYNN transforms printed text into understandable information.

Ease of use
WYNN’s four color-coded, rotating toolbars have a simple point-and-click interface that is extremely easy to use. The toolbars emphasize file management, including web and e-mail access, visual presentation of text, traditional study tools, and writing aids.

Exclusive new Web Focus™ feature
WYNN’s exclusive WebFocus™ feature, using IBM’s Web Access Technology, masks distracting visual clutter, and helps the reader to focus on important information.

Two versions available
WYNN is available in 2 versions: WYNN Wizard provides optical character recognition (OCR), the ability to scan printed pages and convert them into electronic text, plus all the features mentioned above; WYNN Reader includes all the features available in WYNN Wizard except OCR capability. Both products are available in network version.

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