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ViaOpta Nav press release

Novartis Pharmaceuticals launches the first app for visually impaired people for use with the Apple Watch and other smart watches. New features of the ViaOpta apps, previously available for iPhone and Android™ mobile phones, are also available to enhance the daily lives of people with visual impairments. See ViaOpta Nav full press release

ViaOpta Nav 2.0 just released!

The version 2.0 of the app ViaOpta Nav from Novartis Pharmaceuticals, has just been released. Both Android and iOS version have been updated. A great set of new features and additions: ViaOpta Nav is now also available on Apple Watch It is now possible to look for Points of Interest around the user’s position and[…]

ViaOpta Nav winner at European Excellence Awards

We’re proud to announce, that our ViaOpta Nav application , developed for Novartis Pharma AG won the “Mobile Communication and Social App” category on the European Excellence Awards on December 2014. The Award is one of the most prestigious competition for the PR and Communication industry in Europe. Our app aims to help blind and visually impaired people[…]

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My contribution to a better world

On the evening of June 17th, 2011, I received the awaited message by Apple: “Your application has been approved and is ready for sale”, which meant that my Ariadne GPS app was available on the App Store. Work had begun months before when, as I was getting familiar with development tools and with the little[…]