AccMonitor Web Test feature empowers designers and developers with platform independent accessibility testing

Concord, NH, August 28, 2002 - HiSoftware, Inc. today announced a new option for its AccMonitor Server (4.8) application  which will provide users with the ability to completely integrate Section 508 testing into their daily workflow, without the requirement of deploying desktop solutions. The new Web Test service will allow AccMonitor Server customers, to augment their accessibility testing architecture, by providing “pay per use” web based testing for Intranet, Extranet, or Internet users. The AccMonitor Web Test feature allows administrators to enable a web-based service that links to their AccMonitor Server software to allow for client or plug-in independent accessibility testing.

Test features, formats and customization can be pre-configured by the administrator so that individual content creators can simply enter a page and receive a result, without any requirement for software configuration. The test uses all of the pre-configured Web Settings and administrators can be automatically copied or “blind-copied” on test results each time a test is run. Additionally, the software provides custom form completion error summaries and uses templates for a customized look and feel.

The application provides full accessibility test management for Section 508, W3C WCAG or any standards based on the same. Licensing is by number of uses and software administrators are automatically emailed when licensed uses are running low. Administrators can configure the Testing service so that each of their users can test only the Webs that they are authorized to test, and can only run the number of tests that they have been allocated.

The Web test service includes HiSoftware’s Accessibility Interview Wizard, which allows users to combine the visual testing process with the automated verification to produce a complete report for management or other distribution. The wizard, like a manual test plan, provides prompts and cues as well as test completion steps to allow developers or quality assurance specialists to test for Accessibility and usability regardless of their individual experience with the topic.

The final result is a complete and concise report on the total accessibility status of Web pages that have been tested as well as a document to stand by and present to the groups coordinating Accessibility for an organization. The software can optionally store these results in a database so users and administrators can keep an audit trail and a track record of their accessibility status and progress towards conformance over time.

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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