HiSoftware Company and International Center for Disability Resources on the
Internet (ICDRI) Expand Alliance to Provide Solutions for Enterprise Web
Accessibility and Content Quality
Concord, NH – August 8, 2003 -- HiSoftware, Inc., a
leading provider of enterprise Web Accessibility and Content Quality
solutions, today announced an expanded alliance designed to complement The
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI)
accessibility consulting practice and to align HiSoftware Company with a
proven leader and pioneer in IT Accessibility. Beginning immediately, ICDRI
will use HiSoftware Company’s Content Quality and Accessibility product line
as part of its Accessibility Audit practice and HiSoftware Company will
leverage ICDRI’s training and consulting practice to complement its technology
and services offering. Together, this alliance will provide customers with
full accessibility software and consulting services and solutions to assist
enterprise customers in meeting Section 508 and the World Wide Web
Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG.)
As an internationally recognized public policy
nonprofit center organized by and for people with disabilities, ICDRI’s
overarching vision is the equalization of opportunities for persons with
disabilities. ICDRI’s Executive Director, Cynthia D. Waddell, combines
disability law, policy and technology to lead ICDRI’s Accessibility Oversight
Professional Consulting Services. Ms. Waddell was this year’s recipient of the
first Government Technology magazine award for Leadership in Accessible
Technology and for Pioneering Advocacy and Education.
"HiSoftware is pleased to expand our alliance with
ICDRI and to support their efforts through their utilization of our software
solutions for both the private and public sector organizations," said
Robert B. Yonaitis, CEO
and President of HiSoftware Company. “The collaborative alliance and
combined strengths of HiSoftware Company and ICDRI supports our mission of
providing our customers with the most comprehensive enterprise-wide content
policy management solutions available.”
“ICDRI welcomes this expanded alliance with
HiSoftware to improve our quality assurance services for clients worldwide,”
commented Michael Burks, ICDRI Chairman of the Board. “This alliance is
especially helpful as our Executive Director,
Cynthia Waddell,
continues consultancies for the United Nations in accessible technology
transfer for developing countries.”
Previously, HiSoftware Company and ICDRI partnered
with the Internet Society Disability and Special Needs Chapter to launch a
free-online accessibility-testing portal, Cynthia Says™ that was recently
endorsed by the American Council of the Blind. HiSoftware Company’s commercial
product line is the underlying technology that powers the
Cynthia Says™ portal and
desktop solutions..., and these commercial solutions will be utilized by
ICDRI as part of their consulting practices.
“HiSoftware’s verification, repair and monitoring software solutions provide a
comprehensive interface for testing content against global standards for
Accessibility, Privacy, Usability and Search,” said
Cynthia Waddell.
“These solutions are available as desktop and automated server-based
applications and empower quality assurance teams and content developers to
create and manage Web Content quality factors.”
HiSoftware Company was the winner of the 2002 Da
Vinci award, in recognition of engineering excellence and design innovations
that have improved accessibility, and empowered people, regardless of their
physical ability. HiSoftware provides “out-of-the-box” testing and reporting
for Accessibility, Privacy, Metadata and Usability standards. They also allow
users to define and conduct custom tests. The final result is a complete and
concise report on the total accessibility, quality and policy compliance
status of content that has been tested. The software allows users to work
collaboratively on reporting and repair and provides unsurpassed team
services, workflow capabilities and a flexible, scalable enterprise monitoring
system.
About ICDRI
Founded in 1998, The International Center for
Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI) is a non-profit center based in
the United States and designated as a 501 (c)(3) entity. As an internationally
recognized public policy center organized by and for people with disabilities,
ICDRI’s overarching vision is the equalization of opportunities for persons
with disabilities. Cynthia D. Waddell, Executive Director, leads ICDRI’s
Accessibility Oversight Professional Consulting Services for government,
university and private sector clients. This fee for services effort supports
the mission of ICDRI to increase opportunities for people with disabilities by
identifying barriers to participation and promoting best practices and
universal design for the global community.
ICDRI’s mission also includes an online collection
of a knowledge base of quality disability resources and best practices and to
provide education, outreach and training based on these core resources. ICDRI
makes this information available in an accessible format through their web
site at
http://www.icdri.org/...
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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ICDRI
Contact info :
Michael Burks, Public Information Officer
International Center for Disability
Resources on the Internet
http://www.icdri.org
3700 Bastion Lane, Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27604
Telephone: (919) 349-6661
Email:
icdri@icdri.org 