Prior to its launch, Ricoh submitted the m3i Access Module to the Human Systems Engineering Branch (HSEB) of Georgia Tech to see how it would fare against their Section 508 tests. The software itself achieved a Fully Supports compliant status itself. When added to Ricoh MFDs, it improved the compliant status of Ricoh to Supports with Exceptions. However, HSEB did suggest some areas where it could be made more compatible with certain of the assistive technologies they were using in their testing and we have addressed some of these in the latest version.

The change which will probably have the most effect  going forward is the implementation of ARIA mark-up which will improve compatibility with text-to-speech applications such as Jaws. Other minor enhancements have been made in respect of compatibility with Magic Screen Magnifier, Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Windows High Contast Mode. Greater detail can be found on the developer blog here.

The nice people at officeproductnews wrote an article about our m3i project.

Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced the availability of Select Technology’s m3i Access Module to the Ricoh channel through the Ricoh Independent Solutions Vendor Program (RiSVP). Exclusively available to Ricoh, the m3i Access Module is an innovative user interface that allows users to control Ricoh multifunctional products (MFPs) remotely in circumstances when using the MFP’s own touchscreen is either not convenient or not possible. While intended to improve accessibility for all users, the interface has been developed to be of special benefit to people in wheelchairs or those with visual impairments. No dedicated hardware is required, just a browser and a network connection, and no software installation is required on external devices.

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Be sure to check out m3interconnect.com for everything m3i and don’t forget to have a look at the official Ricoh page on m3i as well.

We are pleased to announce m3i, a new embedded software platform for Ricoh MFDs.

MyUI named “Innovative Product Of The Year” at the Ricoh Solutions Developer Conference.

(Amelia Island Plantation September 18 – 20) Select Technology received the Innovative Product Of The Year award at the Ricoh Solutions Developer Conference 2007 in Florida.

Ricoh Solutions Developer Conference

Check out the press release after the jump. Awards Honor Ricoh Partners for Performance Excellence in 2007

Select Technology has completed development of a Remote User Interface and will be launching products based on this innovative UI in the near future. (excuse the delay but we made it a lot better!)