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IBM Easy Web Browsing

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Product Type: 
Device modifier
Manufacturer Name: 
IBM
Approximate Cost: $0.00

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Product Description: 

IBM Easy Web Browsing helps to access Web site information. It allows users to enlarge text and characters and change the background color, which can help improve Web page readability for people with low vision. Using IBM text-to-speech technology, Easy Web Browsing can also read text aloud with adjustable speed and volume control.

Main Features: 

  • Installs by automatically downloading from Web site Allows users to customize the size and color of Web content reads text aloud with adjustable speed and volume control Assigns sound effects to events such as download completion Web access for more users.
  • Customize Web pages Easy Web Browsing displays a control panel with buttons that are arranged for convenient use.
  • It has a full-screen mode that keeps the same, fixed-layout of operation buttons and content windows at all times.
  • Easy Web Browsing can work with existing Web content.
  • Users simply click the Web page link to download, and the necessary program components are set up automatically. 
  • Easy Web Browsing will automatically check for updates whenever the user revisits the organization's Web site.
  • It enables people who have low vision to access their Web sites without having to purchase and install additional assertive technology themselves.
  • Additional language components can be downloaded when users navigate to a page displayed in a new language.
  • It supports several languages such as English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

Primary Specifications: 

Server Requirements:

  • Memory: Approximately 10MB for basic language support, an additional 5MB for each additional language.
  • Hard disk drive: At least 100MB of free disk space.
  • Server Software: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Linux or equivalent.
  • Web server: IBM HTTP Server, Apache or equivalent.

End User Requirements:

  • Processor: 500MHz processor.
  • Memory: 128MB.
  • Hard disk drive: 500MB.
  • Graphics: XGA (1024x768 pixel) 65,536 colors or more.
  • Operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP or Windows Vista.
  • Internet: Broadband connection of 512Kbps or higher Internet browser Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 5.5 or higher.
  • Sound: 16 bits or more, compatible with the required OS above.

More Information: 

See Manufacturer's website.