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eReflect Reports About The Pen That Can See If You Made A Spelling Error
eReflect Reports About The Pen That Can See If You Made A Spelling Error
New York City, NY (PRWEB) December 03, 2013
A German start-up company has developed Lernstift (German for “learning pen”), a Linux-computer based pen that using patent pending technology to detect spelling errors when the user writes out text in longhand on paper, or even in the air. In this short announcement, eReflect, developer of Ultimate Spelling™ software, recently discussed the educational potential of Lernstift and how such pioneering technologies can be used for improving spelling.
The Lernstift is still in development but available for pre-order. Using cutting-edge technology it seeks to help students with their spelling in a way that’s both reliable and fun; the pen vibrates each time a misspelling is recognized by the pen’s computer, urging the speller to reconsider the last word written.
Lernstift runs on an AAA battery. By using a non-optical motion sensor the pen is able to identify letters, symbols, and other characters. Its 3D technology allows the pen to recognize mistakes even if the pen holder draws or writes in the air. The computer-integrated pen is Wi-Fi powered allowing people to instantly check their handwriting on a connected device.
eReflect reports that such advanced spelling aid tools could be easily introduced in language classes for both native and non-native English speakers in an effort to provide reliable and instant feedback on misspellings. However, eReflect emphasized that while word processing spellcheckers and “smartpens” might let us save face by warning us about embarrassing misspellings, the most reliable go-to spellchecker is the brain. Having a firm grounding in spelling rules and orthography will let people confidently write both on computers and paper without worrying about a misspelling getting away.
eReflect predicts that in a few years time, such smartpens might be a common spelling aid in schools, offices and other fields where handwriting is used. Especially for young spellers, such learning aids might facilitate and even accelerate spelling learning thanks to its instant feedback.
For more information about how Ultimate Spelling software can improve spelling performance for you and your family, please visit the official website at http://www.ultimatespelling.com.
About Ultimate Spelling™
Ultimate Spelling provides a modern and easy to use spelling software that has been designed with one goal in mind – making children want to learn.
It is a fast and easy way to master even the most complicated spelling, without the need to write long lists or complete boring tests.
In fact, Ultimate Spelling provides more than just spelling help. It is a complete educational resource that boosts all level of a child’s literacy.
Containing a personal computer tutor, Ultimate Spelling is the most realistic step-by-step guide to flawless spelling ability.
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4Projects Reports Record Customer and Revenue Growth for First Half of 2013
4Projects Reports Record Customer and Revenue Growth for First Half of 2013
Sunderland, United Kingdom (PRWEB) September 22, 2013
4Projects, a Viewpoint Construction Software® company, continued its strong business performance by posting double digit recurring revenue growth during the first half of 2013 and increased their enterprise customer count by meaningful double digit percentages as well. The 4Projects business is healthier than ever with much of the recent success being attributed to strong sales in the core EMEA business, as well as new international customers in the U.S., South Africa, Australia, Qatar and elsewhere.
“Our customers and the construction market recognize the commitment we are making to both product and team development and this shows in the number of new customers we’ve gained over the past 6 months. We have added 13 employees in the U.K. alone in 2013 and we continue to work to release robust yet flexible new products and functionality, including mobile applications and an upcoming BIM viewer application,” commented Matt Harris, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development and General Manager of 4Projects.
4Projects was recently recognized by Construction Computing Magazine, nominated for six Construction Computing Awards (The Hammers) for 2013. The categories include: BIM Product of the Year, Collaboration Product of the Year, Document and Content Product of the Year, Product of the Year and BIM Project of the Year. Many of these awards are based on visitors logging on to the Construction Computing website and casting their votes for the nominees. 4Projects appreciates the support of their customer base and others in the industry.
Over 40,000 organizations use 4Projects SaaS construction collaboration and BIM solutions every month on a worldwide basis and 4Projects is one of the fastest growing UK construction specific software companies in its class and a leader in the competitive UK construction software market.
About 4Projects, a Viewpoint Construction Software Company
Named 2012 Collaboration Software of the Year by Construction Computing Magazine, 4Projects’ cloud-based products offers diverse project stakeholders and construction teams the ability to access, manage, distribute, mark-up and audit drawings, submittals, RFI’s, issues and other construction and pre-construction documents. Parent company, Viewpoint Construction, providing construction specific software that integrates, has a long-standing focus on meeting the collaborative and information needs of the construction industry. Viewpoint customers include over 30% of the 400 largest U.S. general contractors and has the most technology partnerships with the top 50 mechanical and electrical contractors in the U.S. Viewpoint serves as the technology partner of choice to the construction industry and delivers the right solutions on the right platform, including cloud, SaaS, and on-premise solutions, and provides customers improved accountability, efficiency and productivity throughout the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. For more information, visit http://www.4projects.com and http://www.viewpointcs.com.
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Internet Privacy And Anonymity Expert Says Recent Reports Illustrate Greater Need To Use Privacy Software
Internet Privacy And Anonymity Expert Says Recent Reports Illustrate Greater Need To Use Privacy Software
Undisclosed Location, South America (PRWEB) June 08, 2013
On June 5th this year, The Guardian published a top secret court order they had obtained somehow.. The top secret order they had obtained forces Verizon to hand over specific data on the telephone calls of all their customers.There was a non-disclosure paragraph included, records for a 90 day period were to be collected, but the order didn’t include the contents of the communications. The following day, The Washington Post exposed the PRISM program, a program that claims to give the NSA direct access to no less than 9 of the top internet companies servers. Service providers like Google, Yahoo!, and Facebook were implicated, though all the providers denied any knowledge of the program. Globally, the public knee-jerk reaction was outrage at the revelation that any government agency would so blatantly invade a constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy. The NSA has been recording almost everyone, virtually everywhere.
But, according to Michael Maxstead, the CEO of VPNReviewz, “The revelations of the last few days are just the tip of the secret surveillance iceberg. Because the real question surrounding these disclosures isn’t ‘Why was it done?’ The questions that should, (and probably will be,) be asked are ‘How often has it been done, and to whom?´ Maxstead asserts that there are many more surveillance programs, both in the government and private sector, “It’s to the point that corporations and governments are trying to, (or do,) know every little thing about the entire population of the earth, not just the terrorists, hackers, scammers, and other percieved threats.” Then he says that there are ways that a person can communicate “discreetly, and in complete privacy”…at least on the internet.
His website, VPNReviewz rates and analyzes privacy and anonymity software, services, and providers, and according to the CEO, “People may not be able to keep the government from obtaining their phone records, or corporations from taking photos of them in public areas, but there are ways to keep internet activities from being spied on.” He explains that a VPN, (Virtual Private Network,) would encrypt all traffic to and from a computer communicating on the internet. “Even if the data stream is intercepted and copied by a anyone, it would be garbled and unusable, unless the decryption key is provided,” he says.
“Increasingly, governments and private sector corporations are crossing the line with privacy intrusive programs. Secret blanket warrants from secret court proceedings, using rather loose interpretations of regulations and laws, and repeated requests for back-door access to records by government agencies, all have become almost commonplace,” Maxstead says, then continues, “and until now, the people that have been reporting that virtually everyone, everywhere, were being watched, tracked, and recorded, were called crackpots, and their accusations and reports were dismissed as paranoid delusions by most.”
Maxstead points out that though there has been a lot of bloggers and smaller media outlets that repeatedly report on these invasive programs and mis-conduct, but that “The mainstream media outlets, tend to avoid these types of scandals.” As to the reason he believes the mainstream media has avoided such exposure, he said “Anything I say on that subject would be pure speculation,” but then notes that it was only after the public uproar over the documents that exposed the PRISM program and the blanket collection order of Verizon customer data that other mainstream media outlets picked upon it.
“These public revelations served to illustrate the increased necessity of using VPNs and other privacy software,” he said. Maxstead claims that in the past he has been accused of being overly paranoid about government spying. “But these disclosures really drive home the point that there has never been a greater need for people to protect their privacy.” he says, then ends with, “There was a day that a personal privacy was sacred to the government, but now the only ones protecting an individuals rights to privacy, is the individual.”
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