Operating system Website [1] | License Proprietary | |
Developer(s) PointerWare Innovations Type Email client / Web browser | ||
PointerWare Innovations Ltd, formerly SoftShell Computers, is a company created in October 2006 and incorporated on 21 December 2007 by Raul Rupsingh and Stephen Beath while working as graduate students at the University of Western Ontario. Their offices are currently located at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Their sole product is a software package called PointerWare that was designed to help seniors use computers. Basic functions include e-mail with voice recording, web browsing, image viewing, and some added games, and a nominal monthly fee is charged. The interface can be manipulated using a mouse or a touch screen, if the appropriate hardware is added.
Notable appearances
PointerWare Computers was featured on the season 3 premiere episode of Dragons' Den that aired on 29 September 2008. The initial response was quite negative from the Dragons, but a deal of C$200,000 in exchange for 50% of the company was eventually worked, largely due to the help of Hazel, an 83-year-old user of their product, whom they brought to help with their business pitch.