Company History
Today, Ai Squared stands as a leader in software products for the visually impaired. ZoomText is the most popular screen magnifier in the world and is sold in 45 countries.
2013
ZoomText ImageReader is released - a software and camera solution that makes printed text accessible to people who are visually impaired including books, magazines business documents and more.
2013
ZoomText Mac is released - the world’s best magnification software for the visually impaired is now available on the Mac. A combination of font smoothing, image sharpening, smooth enhancements to colors, pointers, and cursors make the Mac computer more accessible than ever before.
2013
Support was added in ZoomReader for the iPad (with retina display), iPad Mini, and iPod Touch (5th generation), providing mobile OCR on a wider range of devices.
2011
ZoomText 10 is released, jam packed of new productivity features that bring it all together… with integrated support for HD webcams as CCTVs, recording text to audio, background reading, and new standards in web navigation, ZoomText 10 is a true game-changer.
2011
The ZoomContacts app is released, the perfect “Large Print” contact application for iPad users who have difficulty seeing the small text on their screen.
2011
The ZoomReader app is released, letting you magnify and read text by first taking a picture of an object like a book or menu on your iPhone, then converting the image into text using state of the art Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology.
2008
ZoomWare 1.0 is released, providing high quality xFont magnification at a reduced cost. ZoomWare replaces BigShot.
2007
ZoomText 9.1 is released, featuring support for dual monitors and Windows Vista.
2005
ZoomText 9.0 is released, featuring high-definition text enlargement (patent-pending xFont technology) and human-quality speech (NeoSpeech).
2003
ZoomText 8.0 is released, setting a new standard in magnification and screen reading software.
2001
ZoomText Xtra 7.1 and BigShot 2.1 were released, the first screen magnifiers to support Windows XP.
2000
Ai Squared’s first mass-market product BigShot magnifier was released.
1999
ZoomText 7.0 was released, the first accessibility product to support all Windows operating systems in a single package.
1997
Ai Squared released ZoomText Xtra 6.0 with integrated magnification and screen reading. This product opened up new markets and blurred the line between low-vision and blindness products.
1995
ZoomText 5.0 was released, featuring support for Windows 95.
1993
VisAbility, the first software product for enlarging printed material was released.
1992
Ai Squared moved to southern Vermont.
1991
ZoomText Plus, the first product to bring screen magnification to the Windows operating system was released.
1988
The company’s flagship product ZoomText was released. As the popularity of ZoomText grew, the company focus shifted exclusively to the development and marketing of software for the visually impaired.
1985
Algorithmic Implementations, Inc. (d.b.a. Ai Squared) was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, USA by Ben Weiss. At the time the company had one employee and specialized in contract programming.
