Keypad Text Input Technology that's as Natural as Handwriting

Ventris has released HandyScript, a Windows text input system that makes typing on a cell phone keypad as simple as typing on a PC.

Bellevue, Washington (PRWEB) July 3, 2003 - Ventris has released HandyScript, a Windows text input system that makes typing on a cell phone keypad as simple as typing on a PC.

In Europe and Asia, text messaging on cell phones and other mobile devices, known as SMS messaging, has moved from "cool" to "essential". The bottleneck that has kept SMS messaging from catching on in North America has been people's reluctance to use the cell phone keypad as an input device. HandyScript's new keypad text entry system makes it easy to learn to type efficiently on tomorrow's keypad, today.

HandyScript teaches you to use your cell phone keypad, and easily type text with one hand. Unlike today's system of hunting for the correct letter, or letting predictive software guess what word a person is trying to type, the HandyScript system offers an easy way to touch-type letters on the keypad. Letters are formed using eleven graphic symbols that reflect basic handwriting strokes.

Realizing that some industry people and everyday users will want immediate benefits and the convenience of learning to type using any keypad, Ventris has bundled HandyScript for Windows with an instruction guide, simple lessons, a typing game, and typing tests that encourage people to learn and benchmark their keyboarding skills. The company predicts that HandyScript is so simple and efficient that it's bound to proliferate to other keypad devices, and usher in a new era of mobile communication. HandyScript is language-independent, and supports digital penmanship for people on the move worldwide.

Whether you're an SMS user who is frustrated with locating and pushing the tiny keys on your cell phone, or a mini-keyboard user who is frustrated with lugging around additional, barely-portable hardware, HandyScript lets you learn tomorrow's touch-typing skills today.

HandyScript runs under Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP, and requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or newer, and Macromedia Flash. HandyScript costs $39.95(US) for a single-user license, and may be purchased securely online at http://www.ventris.com/. You can download a free trial version of HandyScript from the same Internet address.

For more information, contact Ventris, Inc., 677 - 120th Ave NE, #209, Bellevue, WA, 98005-3011 Email: info@ventris.com Internet: http://www.ventris.com/.

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About Ventris:

Ventris, Inc. is a privately-held Washington State corporation based in Bellevue, Washington. The company was founded in October 2000 to develop and deliver dramatically better ways for the mobile generation to enter text for information and communication. More about Ventris can be found at http://www.ventris.com/.