Dorina DAISY Reader 1.0 (DDR 1.0) for Windows

DDReader is DAISY 3 reading software developed by the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind. It is available in three languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English, is free to use and share, and is the first free Portuguese DAISY 3.0 reader! DDR is a Firefox add-on; Firefox must be installed to use it.

Details and download links are provided in the Dorina DAISY Reader entry in the Products and Services area of the DAISY website.

eClipseWare version 4.1

eClipseWriter and eClipseWriter Professional from IRTI: eClipseWriter Professional is a self-voicing word processor, scanning and reading system that creates DAISY media for personal use. eClipseWriter and eClipseWriter Professional now offer four different user interfaces tailored to address different applications:

• Scan and Read Mode
• Basic Word Processing Mode
• 2 Advance Operation Modes

Complete details and download links are provided on the IRTI website.

Odt2dtbook: Save As DAISY - Open Office

Odt2dtbook is an OpenOffice.org Writer extension, enabling to export in DAISY 3 format, including support of mathematical content conforming to the MathML standard. Version 1.0.1, released October 26, is a stable version which is greatly improved over the current beta version 0.0.5 which was the beta released this spring. Odt2dtbook V1.0.1 provides:

• Support of page numbering (including advanced management of page numbering)
• Support of notes (end notes, rear notes)
• Support of table of contents
• Support of multilingual documents

This release includes numerous improvements and bug fixes. Manuals are available in DTBook format, in Full DAISY, and in iPod audiobook. Additional information and a link to the Odt2dtbook website are available in the DAISY Projects area.

VR Stream 2.0 multi-lingual versions

Multilingual versions of VR Stream 2.0 were announced October 10th. Versions for Danish, Dutch, French, German, Norwegian and Swedish can be downloaded from the VR Stream page on the HumanWare website. Information about HumanWare and links are provided in the list of DAISY Members and Friends.

Code Factory's Mobile DAISY Player V2.0

The Mobile DAISY Player V2.0 includes support for DAISY 2.0 and 3.0 formats, allowing access to a wider variety of content and providers. It automatically unpacks Bookshare.org books, making it unnecessary to install and run a separate application just to decompress Bookshare files. Code Factory joined the DAISY Consortium in September 2008.

Activated Content .NET Audio Watermarking Library

Activated Content .NET Audio Watermarking Library can be used to watermark your DAISY files, either for downloads or books on disc. Activated Content joined the DAISY Consortium in August 2008.