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JAWS for Windows 6.0 English Version ReleaseThe 10 year anniversary edition of JAWS for Windows 6.0 English Release is now available. This latest version is loaded with innovations and features never before seen in screen readers which will continue to give users of JAWS the most powerful and innovative tools for work, education, or home use. Please read the details below regarding the downloads available for all SMA customers and the schedule of shipments. This release is an SMA (Software Maintenance Agreement) upgrade and there are links below to all of the serial numbers pre authorized and scheduled to receive this version as part of the SMA shipment. If you have not purchased this upgrade yet and would like more information and details on cost and availability, please contact Freedom Scientific Sales or your local authorized dealer. How do I know if I can download it now? You can check the complete list of serial numbers to see if yours is included. If your number is not included and you feel we have omitted it in error, please contact Freedom Scientific Sales. If your number is included, you can download and begin to use JAWS 6.0 today! If I am entitled to receive this release, will it be shipped to me automatically even if I choose to download it now? Yes, this new release is now going to production and all the SMA shippments will be prepared and begin to ship by the middle of January. You should receive this shipment no later than the end of February. Will I be using my old 3.5 inch authorization disk with the new release? No. Your SMA shipments will contain the new ILM authorization and your ILM Program CD which will install right over the older Quella version. If you have already received the ILM version as part of your new product or upgrade purchase since September 2004 you may already have your new Authorization CD. In this case, you can download the ILM version of JAWS 6.0 now. You will also be getting the Program CD shipped to you with the normal SMA shipments beginning in January. Will all the JAWS SMA shipments contain the new ILM authorization? Single User License (English Release) SMA shipments will be getting the new Internet based Authorization with their shipments. Multi User License (English Release) SMA shipments will still be getting the Quella version authorization and will be given an opportunity to transition to the new scheme as soon as they are ready. Multi user customers will receive further details in the SMA package and should contact the Freedom Scientific Multi User Sales team with any questions. If I just purchased JAWS recently, am I entitled to get JAWS 6.0 for free? If your new product purchase occurred since September, 2004 and you received JAWS 5.10 with a serial number higher than 400,000 or a Quella version with a serial number higher than 92,200 then you are pre authorized for a JAWS 6.0 upgrade free of charge. You can download the appropriate version and begin to use JAWS 6.0 now. If I'm currently using a dongle for my JAWS authorization, can I begin using 6.0 now? You can start using JAWS 6.0 provided your dongle is properly locked to allow this version. If you feel your license is authorized for 6.0 or later, you should download the new ILM version now which is designed to first look for a dongle when it is launched. When your SMA shipment arrives, you will then be ready to follow the simple procedure to update your authorization with ILM and you can stop using your dongle at that time. If I currently only have Quella authorization, and I download the ILM version of JAWS 6.0, will it work? No. The Internet based authorization does not recognize your Quella authorization key. Likewise, the Quella version cannot recognize the ILM license. However, the new ILM version of JAWS can recognize a dongle and use it for authorization. What if I'm in a country where only Dongles are used? Should I still download and use the ILM? No, we have provided a Dongle Only version on the Downloads pages for your use. You should use this version with your dongle. Will there be new Training Materials with JAWS 6.0? When you get your SMA shipments in January or February, the all new DAISY formatted Basic Training material along with the recorded What's New and some other files showing off the new features will all be included. These DAISY files can be installed directly from the JAWS program CD if you choose. The FS Reader Demo installed with JAWS 6.0 will read them all. FSReader is a new program from Freedom Scientific that you can use to listen to and read DAISY books. FSReader Demo can only read DAISY books created by Freedom Scientific. For information on purchasing the full version of FSReader, contact Freedom Scientific Sales. To download DAISY training materials on some of the new features in JAWS 6.0, go to the Freedom Scientific Training page and choose the DAISY Books link. Can I read the Freedom Scientific training material with other DAISY readers? While FSReader Demo is included with JAWS 6.0 to allow you to read and listen to books created by Freedom Scientific, you can use any DAISY reader software of your choice instead. Freedom Scientific DAISY books can be used with any DAISY reading software. Will this version of JAWS for Windows work with MAGic 9.0? We have tested JAWS and MAGic together extensively. If you want to use JAWS 6.0 with MAGic, we recommend that you update to MAGic version 9.2. This is a free update that you can download and install right away. When I install this new version of JAWS 6.0, can I merge my settings from earlier versions? Yes, you can merge your settings from previous versions of JAWS 5.x only. Note that the merge utility is now located on the Utility menu in the JAWS window and is not part of the installation itself. When I receive the SMA shipment and install JAWS from the CD, will I lose any of my settings for JAWS 6.0 that I set up now in the downloadable version? No. If you install the downloadable version of JAWS 6.0, installing the version of JAWS 6.0 on the CD you will receive will not change or remove any of your user specific settings. Will I need to install any custom hot fixes from Microsoft to use JAWS with Microsoft Office? No, it is not necessary. However, you should always download and install official updates from Microsoft when they become publicly available. Features
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