Knowledge based company, Pactos Inc. the first and only manufacturer of hardware for blind people in Iran was founded in 1992 by four graduates of SUT (Sharif University of Technology) in Tehran, Iran. From its early beginning services for visually impaired people was one of its major activities: - In 1994 Omid the first talking computer with Farsi voice (with single vowel output) was released. - The first computer skills class for blinds in Iran was established by Pactos in 1994 - The first Braille display (Barjasteh negar) with Farsi Braille output was released in 1997 which enabled the Iranian blinds to use Farsi and Arabic texts - The first Farsi Text To Speech (TTS) software based on recorded words was released in 1999 - The DSR (Dos Screen Reader) and WSR (Windows Screen Reader) were released in 2000 - By developing Navid 4 and Pacjaws a unique software solution was ready for Farsi speaking visually impaired in 2001 - In 2004 Barjasteh negar 2 was released - In 2006 Navid 5 and pacjaws 8 were released with the first Farsi TTS with artificial voice engine - Soroush the Talking and touching training system was released in 2007 - With the supports of State Welfare organization of Iran the free version of Navid and Pacjaws with the new voice engine was released in 2013 Banks' branches Services system for viusually impaired (which enables them to fill their forms with no help) - 2016 Museum interactive information system for visually impaired - 2016 Pactos has got honors and achievements, here under you can find some: The third prize of innovation from the Eleventh International Kharazmi Festival 1997 Awarded innovative computer services for the blinds from the 25th Tehran International Exhibition 1999 Especially awarded by Eighth International Exhibition of Information and Culture in Tehran 2001 Appreciated as the chosen R&D institute 2001 2003 and 2005 Appreciated as the Privileged R&D institute 2005 and more ...