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Martin McKay wins the Net Visionary Award for Innovation. 

Antrim based firm Texthelp Systems Limited - one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative solutions of speech technology, announced a major success by being the only Northern Ireland company to be shortlisted and win an award at the prestigious 6th Annual Irish Internet Association - Net Visionary Awards in Dublin.

Winners of the Innovation category, the judges praised the Browsealoud application which effortlessly incorporates speech into websites addressing the needs of the print disabled community. They considered that the potential it gives both public and private sector organisations to deliver a greater return on their existing website content with minimal effort contributes considerably towards improving public life.

Over the last six years the Irish Internet Awards have become the most respected in the industry calendar, honouring individuals for their contribution and professional achievements.

Commenting on the award Martin McKay, a founding Director of Texthelp said,

“It is a great honour to receive this prestigious award. Texthelp Systems Limited is a company that is built on a bedrock of innovation in everything we do. As a team we have been striving for 2 years to develop a socially responsible literacy solution for e-government. The award is a reflection of that ethos and every employee in the company deserves recognition for this achievement.”

Those already utilising the Browsealoud solution to speech enable their content include, OnlineNI, Dublin.ie, Cabinet Office, Department of Health, City of London as well as numerous government, Education, Corporate, Community and Voluntary bodies.