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Father's love creates a communication device for his autistic son

Featured in the July edition of Columbus Monthly, this article describes how Cyrano came into being, and a little more about Ray, his son Jon, and how they developed Cyrano to meet his needs.  To read the full article, click here

Beyond A Communication Device

Cyrano was recently featured by Linda Mechling, Ph.D. in an article entitled "Beyond a Dr. Mechling uses her Cyrano as a cognitive aid for her students, helping them to cook using task analyzed recipes, navigate around campus using her "GPS" application, and perform other tasks too using a simple interface that features multiple levels of prompts!  Click Here to read Dr. Mechling's article.

March 15, 2010 - Cyrano now includes 12,000 Symbol Stix!

Kiba Technologies, LLC announced today an agreement to provide SymbolStix as a new feature on all future Cyrano products, as well as provide an upgrade option for current Cyrano users.  SymbolStix is a wonderful new set of symbols that can be used to enhance your applications in Cyrano.  Cyrano users will enjoy an initial set of over 12,000 symbols!

Using great artwork, current events, and even a little humor, SymbolStix is a wonderful addition to the Cyrano Communicator product line.

January 4, 2010 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

One Write Company has announced their decision to transfer ownership of Cyrano Communicator to Kiba Technologies, LLC.  In the agreement, Kiba will continue to service all of the existing Cyrano customers with phone, email and web support, warranty coverage, and repairs.

One Write Company is a church offering envelope printing company located in Lancaster, Ohio.  One Write developed Cyrano as a way to serve people in need - a basic goal of the company, and a driving force in their mission.

Kiba Technologies LLC, was formed by Ray Schmidt and Sue Maggi, two One Write Company employees who have been with the Cyrano project from the start.  "Moving Cyrano to a separate company made sense", says Ray Schmidt, Managing Partner of Kiba.  "Federal funding agencies simply didn't know what to make of a printing company that wants to provide services to people with disabilities.  In the end, it made more sense to move Cyrano off on its own, in order to pursue further funding opportunities.  We are excited about the new possibilities this move affords us with Cyrano, and we're confident that now is the time to  move forward and let Cyrano develop on its own schedule."