Internationally Renowned Accessibility Experts Join HiSoftware Advisory Committee Supporting Expansion of HiSoftware’s Educational and Global Outreach Initiatives

Concord, NH February 24, 2003 – HiSoftware Company, today announced that Cynthia D. Waddell, JD, the Executive Director of the non-profit International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet, and Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo, Vice-president and Executive Director of SIDAR, have joined the Advisory Committee of HiSoftware, Inc. The addition of these new committee members will support the expansion of HiSoftware’s educational and International outreach programs and initiatives.

HiSoftware’s advisory committee is made up of subject matter experts/advisors from Government agencies, educational institutions, private industry, advocacy organizations, and the disabled community. Committee members are and have been extremely influential in their work with Web content quality and accessibility. Committee members are asked to provide consultation, from time to time, on HiSoftware product plans and architecture, strategy and direction.

Ms Waddell is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in the field of electronic and information technology. She has worked as an ADA consultant for university and government entities and has lectured at various universities, presented at international conferences, received numerous awards, served on several boards and published a number of papers on law and policy for information technology. Her seminal paper, “The Growing Digital Divide in Access for People with Disabilities: Overcoming Barriers to Participation,” was commissioned by the US government and has been translated and cited by foreign governments, universities, disability organizations and entities around the world.
(Read more about Cynthia Waddell: http://www.hisoftware.com/co/cynthia waddell.htm).

Ms. Gutiérrez y Restrepo is responsible for the Normalization of User Interfaces for Disability working group, of AENOR (Spanish Association of Certification and Normalization). She is a member of the Technical Group of the Ibero-American Seminar on Disability and Social Communication and she regularly presents at conferences and national and international congresses in the field of Internet accessibility, communication about disability, and the application of new technologies to managerial communication. As a communication consultant, she advises diverse companies and institutions about using the Internet for communication.
(Read more about Ms. Gutiérrez y Restrepo at: http://www.hisoftware.com/co/emmanuelle.htm)

“HiSoftware is committed to providing best-in-class software applications that will meet emerging standards and improve Web accessibility for all, “ said Robert B. Yonaitis, CEO and President of HiSoftware Inc. “ We are extremely pleased to welcome Ms. Waddell and Ms. Gutiérrez y Restrepo to the advisory team and to the excitement at HiSoftware, as we believe that their ideas thoughts and suggestions can have a valuable and significant impact on our engineering and product strategies.”

More information about HiSoftware’s advisory committee members is available through the HiSoftware corporate Web site at: http://www.hisoftware.com/co/domain_advisors.htm

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ABOUT HISOFTWARE
HiSoftware Company, the leader in enterprise content quality management solutions, provides innovative products that empower quality assurance teams, content developers, Web site architects, and company executives to work collaboratively on their efforts to create and manage corporate Web standards for Accessibility, Privacy, Searchability, Usability and custom guidelines and policies. HiSoftware’s integrated, full lifecycle solutions dramatically reduce the time required to test, manage and deploy e-business Web sites.

HiSoftware works closely with industry leaders and visionaries to provide solutions for today's information accessibility, content quality, search and retrieval needs. HiSoftware’s customers represent Fortune 500 companies, and many of the largest e-commerce, government, and educational sites in North America and around the world and include ChevronTexaco, Commerce One, Mercury Interactive, and Microsoft Government.

Founded in 1998, HiSoftware Company maintains North American corporate headquarters in Concord, New Hampshire. Further information about HiSoftware can be found online at www.hisoftware.com

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