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Sorenson Communications Launches First Video Center | Reuters
Sorenson Communications®, the leading provider of Video Relay Service (VRS) for
deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use sign language to communicate, today
announced the launch of the Video Center, a premier service that represents
another major step forward in providing functional equivalency for the deaf and
hard-of-hearing.
The Video Center is the first of its kind and gives VP-200® videophone users a
central location to access both information and entertainment, all in American
Sign Language (ASL). Video Center content includes SignMail® messages, or
missed-call messages recorded in ASL; technical training and educational videos
for videophone equipment and VRS services; deaf-related news and educational
information, such as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and
regulations that may affect communication; and deaf-produced movies and footage
of deaf events. Video Center content, like all Sorenson services, is provided at
no cost to Sorenson users.
"The Video Center represents a new era of videophone functionality and is
reflective of Sorenson Communications` creativity and dedication in offering the
deaf community the best technology available," says Pat Nola, Sorenson
Communications President and CEO.
With the introduction of the Video Center, the videophone`s capabilities are now
expanded to provide a central, deaf-related education, information and
entertainment repository.
The Video Center includes:
* SignMails viewed directly on the videophone without the use of a personal
computer
* Access to educational tech-support videos
* Access to deaf-produced movies and events from a rotating list offered by
Sorenson Communications
* Announcements from Sorenson Communications in ASL regarding Video Center
features, VRS information and/or FCC announcements
* The capability for users to answer a VRS call that comes while viewing a video
* The ability to pause or stop a video and resume play later
The Sorenson Communications Video Center is accessed through a new icon that
appears on the videophone users` primary interface. Sorenson VRS users can
access the Video Center simply by selecting the new "Videos" button on the
videophone home screen.
Sorenson Communications®, the leading provider of Video Relay Service (VRS) for
deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use sign language to communicate, today
announced the launch of the Video Center, a premier service that represents
another major step forward in providing functional equivalency for the deaf and
hard-of-hearing.
The Video Center is the first of its kind and gives VP-200® videophone users a
central location to access both information and entertainment, all in American
Sign Language (ASL). Video Center content includes SignMail® messages, or
missed-call messages recorded in ASL; technical training and educational videos
for videophone equipment and VRS services; deaf-related news and educational
information, such as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and
regulations that may affect communication; and deaf-produced movies and footage
of deaf events. Video Center content, like all Sorenson services, is provided at
no cost to Sorenson users.
"The Video Center represents a new era of videophone functionality and is
reflective of Sorenson Communications` creativity and dedication in offering the
deaf community the best technology available," says Pat Nola, Sorenson
Communications President and CEO.
With the introduction of the Video Center, the videophone`s capabilities are now
expanded to provide a central, deaf-related education, information and
entertainment repository.
The Video Center includes:
* SignMails viewed directly on the videophone without the use of a personal
computer
* Access to educational tech-support videos
* Access to deaf-produced movies and events from a rotating list offered by
Sorenson Communications
* Announcements from Sorenson Communications in ASL regarding Video Center
features, VRS information and/or FCC announcements
* The capability for users to answer a VRS call that comes while viewing a video
* The ability to pause or stop a video and resume play later
The Sorenson Communications Video Center is accessed through a new icon that
appears on the videophone users` primary interface. Sorenson VRS users can
access the Video Center simply by selecting the new "Videos" button on the
videophone home screen.