The average reader actually sees only 64 in every 100 words, inferring the rest from their context, explains High. So comprehension starts at 64 percent and degrades from there. With Vortex, reading comprehension starts at 100 percent. Vortex is already proving popular with the disabled. Legally blind people, or those with a vision capability of 5 percent or less, are achieving reading speeds of 750 words a minute, according to Tenax.
Professional researchers are also enthusiastic buyers, says High.
The latest version opens documents in their native formats, such as Microsoft Word. Similarly, a report from consultancy Cap Gemini insists that only one out of seven companies in Europe and America will not be able to complete remediation by the turn of the century. The Yourdons cite experts who predict that fewer than 80 percent of America's computer systems will be fixed by Jan. 1, 2000. RFPs, product inquiries and calls for technical papers are all welcome. More than half of the 441 have launched new employee attraction and retention programs.