HiSoftware co-sponsors the OZeWAI 2002 Conference focusing on “Accessibility and User Experience"

27, 28 and 29 November 2002 at Rydges Carlton, Victoria

Concord, NH —October 25, 2002-HiSoftware, Inc. today announced its co-sponsorship of the upcoming OZeWAI 2002 conference that will take place in Australia in late November. The conference brings together the experts and leaders of the sector presenting the most up to date knowledge and technologies to eliminate barriers and increase the number of users/clients of a "Website". As a web content accessibility interest group, the convenors of this conference have been working together for five years, informally bringing together web and software developers, website commissioners, web development managers and others who are responsible for web content. Their aim is to work together on the standards, their implementation, and the developments that make it easier for everyone to make the web more accessible to everyone and so that all Australians have equal access to Australian web content of interest to them.

Through its sponsorship, HiSoftware Company will be providing conference attendees with versions of its accessibility and usability solutions, AccVerify, AccRepair, Hi-Caption, TagGen, and AccMonitor Server. HiSoftware’s Web site accessibility verification, repair and monitoring software solutions assist organizations in achieving and maintaining accessible Web sites in compliance with W3C Priority 1-3 accessibility guidelines. These solutions, available as desktop and automated server-based applications, 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.

"After five years of working to raise awareness about the value to all of making the web more accessible, we are thrilled to have tools that will empower and support efforts to achieve our goals. HiSoftware's contribution to the OZeWAI Conference this year is more than a contribution of valuable software: it represents a major step forward for our community who will now be able to develop and share expertise and significantly improve the quality of the web for all, " said Associate Professor Liddy Nevile of the Advanced Computing Research Centre at La Trobe University

“HiSoftware understands the importance of providing will support people to achieve our goals. HiSoftware's contribution to the OZeWAI Conference this year easy access to leading edge software solutions in support of accessibility education initiatives World wide, said Robert B. Yonaitis, CEO and President of HiSoftware Company. “Education in the creation of Accessible, usable, and searchable Web sites will improve web communications around the world.”

More information about this conference is available by visiting:
http://www.ozewai.org/2002/index.html

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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