Maryland State
Department of Education-Division of
Rehabilitation Services Selects
HiSoftware Content Quality and
Accessibility Solutions
Concord, NH
November 09, 2004 – HiSoftware
Company, the leader in enterprise
content quality management solutions,
announced today that the Maryland
State Department of Education-Division
of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) has
selected AccVerify and AccRepair from
HiSoftware Company to assist State Web
masters in managing their Section 508
compliance, and content quality
initiatives. HiSoftware solutions
provide “out-of-the-box” testing and
reporting for Accessibility, Privacy,
Searchability and Usability standards,
empowering organizations to keep up
with ever-changing Web technologies
and standards. The software will be
used to evaluate, remediate and
monitor State of Maryland DORS web
sites and Web applications for content
quality standards and conformance with
accessibility guidelines.
The Maryland State
Department of Education-Division of
Rehabilitation Services joins a
growing list of state government
agencies turning to HiSoftware Company
for content quality and accessibility
compliance solutions, including
agencies within the States of Maine,
New Hampshire, Colorado, Florida, New
York, Minnesota, Kentucky, Vermont and
Pennsylvania:
http://www.hisoftware.com/access/scustomers.html
Under the terms of
the agreement, licensed Web site and
application developers will also be
able to utilize HiSoftware’s
user-driven interactive desktop
solutions, AccVerify and AccRepair to
test and remediate their projects for
compliance with Section 508 and other
content quality standards. These
solutions also include the AccVerify
Link Validation Utility, which assists
with quality and accessibility
assurance by scanning and analyzing
web content for broken links,
producing detailed reports to help
developers and quality assurance
professionals pinpoint and fix
content, interaction, and usability
defects.
Section 508, an amendment to the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, requires
electronic and information technology
that is used, developed, and procured
by the Federal government to be
accessible to people with
disabilities.
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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HiSoftware is a
trademark of Hiawatha Island Software
Company, Inc. Any and all other
product and company names mentioned
herein are the trademarks or service
marks of their respective owners.
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