July 07, 2005
Since 2nd April 2004, when Telefónica Móviles –Movistar- Owasys and ONCE, launched the owasys22C in the Spanish Market, the presence of this mobile phone in the international Market has grown.
The owasys22C, especially designed for blind and visually impaired people, and which talk to the users, is available into Spanish, English, French and German. During this year Owasys will develop Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian and Dutch.
Apart form Spain; the owasys22C can be bought in Holland, Benelux, Norway, Sweden, Norway and the UK. Owasys has signed agreements with top distributors and associations companies in these countries which value the owasys22C as a very good product for blind users.
SYCADA in Holland and Benelux (www.sycada.com), IRISH HADAR in Sweden (www.butiken.irishadar.se), BLINDES PRODUKTER AS in Norway (www.hjelpemiddelkatalogen.no), MARLAND in Austria - and RNIB - Royal National Institute for the blind- in Great Britain - http://onlineshop.rnib.org.uk/?ref=001.
The owasys22C is available in Chile with ENTEL PCS, part of the group TIM which leads the Market and with a Market penetration of 38,9%.
During 2005, Owasys has lunched the owasys112C, a mobile phone extremely easy to use and especially designed for these who do not want a complicated device, have difficulties using a latest generation mobile phone and / or people with disabilities.
With the owasys112C, Owasys and Wavecom received the Eureka Label. This label rewards the innovative solutions developed jointly by the two European companies: a set of mobile remote assistance terminals intended for the elderly or people with physical or mental disabilities.
Since Christmas 2004, REDCOON ELECTRONIC TRADE SL., (www.redcoon.es), with a prestigious on line shop, distribute so the owasys22C as the owasys112C. It is an alternative to the users which want to buy the phones via Internet and without any network operator subscription.
For further information: info@owasys.com