New Releases of AccMonitor Server and AccVerify empower designers, developers and System Integrators with unsurpassed extensibility

New Software Developers Kit allows for pervasive accessibility in content development and deployment to be realized

Concord, NH —July 3, 2002 - HiSoftware, Inc. today announced a new release of its AccMonitor Server and AccVerify Solutions and their Respective Software Developers Kits which will provide users with the ability to completely integrate Section 508 testing into their Content Management, Authoring, and Quality Assurance systems. The new solutions will allow users to incorporate Accessibility testing into their WebSite publishing or testing architectures thus providing the ability to run Accessibility verification and repair solutions as part of the process from within their content delivery system.

Running as a Windows® service, AccMonitor is an automated accessibility testing solution for Web sites or for use in conjunction with Intranet Servers or File Servers. All verification, publishing and scheduling/alerting processes objects are accessible through the API.  AccVerify is a Windows based desktop verification system that exposes all of its COM based Objects for Verification, Repair, Usability Testing and Software accessibility management. AccMonitor and AccVerify test web content for compliance with Section 508 and/or W3C accessibility standards. More information about these products can be found at http://www.hisoftware.com/access/

What is Pervasive Accessibility?
It is content creation that includes accessibility as part of the overall development, quality assurance, and the deployment process. HiSoftware desktop software enables you to manage information and reduces the complexities for creating and maintaining accessible content. Our enterprise solutions enable integration into every aspect of the content delivery process making accessibility part of every content management & deployment system. Our server based solutions provide complete accessibility status of content, templates, dynamic sites and any other web bound content supported. It extends the Quality Assurance process by providing timely alerts to accessibility workers when a page or site is not in compliance and this drives down costs as well as dramatically improves customer experience.

HiSoftware’s Web site accessibility solutions, AccVerify, AccRepair, AccMonitor Server, and AccessibilityWATCH, assist organizations in achieving and maintaining accessible Web sites. These solutions, available as desktop applications and as automated server solutions, help organizations develop long-term strategies to achieve Web content accessibility. They allow multiple users to work collaboratively on Web site accessibility-resulting in reductions in time and resources allocated to accessibility.

HiSoftware’s accessibility solutions enhance the accessibility testing workflow with a flexible workspace that can be customized to maximize productivity for both designers and Quality Assurance teams. A set-up wizard allows users to easily configure software to accelerate testing and remediation work and to ensure a common experience in testing across Web sites and applications. The “Acc” product families’ open architecture and extensible Application Program Interface, “API”, allow developers to integrate these solutions into their Web site publishing or testing architectures and application development environments such as Microsoft Corporation’s Visual Studio.NET®. Developers can receive sample applications for completing this type of integration. One example is the AccVerify Publisher for Microsoft Office XP that automates the creation of accessible HTML from Microsoft Office Applications.

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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