HiSoftware Releases AccRepair® Website Accessibility Correction Software
Software Verifies and Corrects Web-based Information for Compliance with Federal Accessibility Standards

Concord, New Hampshire – May 23, 2001 - Hiawatha Island Software Company, Inc. (HiSoftware) today released AccRepair®, an off-the-shelf software solution that guides users through the steps of achieving accessibility for their Web content. AccRepair ensures compliance with federal accessibility standards, outlined in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Using a wizard format, AccRepair locates non-compliant Web elements cited in federal accessibility standards, and prompts you to correct them.

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments goes into effect on June 21, 2001. The section mandates that federal agencies must ensure that all electronic and information technology purchased, maintained, or developed meets the accessibility standards established by the U.S. Access Board. Although federally mandated, state governments and private organizations can benefit by adhering to these standards. AccRepair includes the Website accessibility compliance verification technology found in HiSoftware’s AccVerify®, and is available as an upgrade to AccVerify.  AccRepair identifies Web elements that fail accessibility standards. When an element is identified, the AccRepair Wizard tells you what you need to do to repair it.  The AccRepair Library supports one-click repair of Web elements. Once an element has been added to the library, it can be automatically repaired if it appears in other Web pages. Through its verification technology, AccRepair provides comprehensive verification of accessibility standards compliance for Web sites, including programmatic/rule-based verification, dynamic reporting with checklists and summaries, inclusion of Priority 1 checkpoints, and Failsafe checking. AccRepair is available in a Server version, as a stand-alone application, and as an integrated add-in to Microsoft® FrontPage®.

 “Our customers recognize the importance of complying with accessibility standards on their Web sites so that the information they provide is available to all. The accessibility problem is so great that only a solution that can be widely distributed and easily used can address these problems. AccRepair provides a powerful solution with a simple interface, ” said HiSoftware CEO and President, Robert B. Yonaitis.

AccVerify Product Information

Multi-User Libraries/Sharing Across your Network/ Internet Distribution of Databases
The auto-correction database is ready for team development.

• Automatically corrects images, INPUT elements, applets, and objects.

• Features one-click global repairs, so that you only have to repair an element once.

• Database for images, tables, applets, objects, input fields, etc.

AccRepair

AccRepair provides verification and repair in batch mode. AccRepair pricing retails for U.S. $995. Upgrade pricing from AccVerify Professional is U.S. $500.

AccRepair for Microsoft® FrontPage®

• Integrated with FrontPage

• Automatically load images from Webs

• Batch correction of your entire Web

The AccRepair for Microsoft® FrontPage® is an integrated add-in that checks a web page for compliance. AccRepair for Microsoft® FrontPage® retails for U.S. $995.00 USD.  Upgrade pricing from AccVerify for FrontPage is U.S. $896.00 USD.

 

Available as an Add-In for AccVerify® Server
 

• Integrated with AccVerify

• Uses the Image, Object, Applets Library for Automated Remediation

• Share databases with clients

• Complete batch correction of your entire Web at the server level

• Runs as Windows NT/2000 Service

• AccRepair add-in for AccVerify® SErver retails for $995.00USD.

Sales Information

AccRepair is available directly from HiSoftware, through resellers and the GSA schedule through DLT Solutions. GSA pricing on all products is available. http://www.hisoftware.com/gsains.htm

Contact HiSoftware at (888) 272-2484 or (603) 229-3055 or via email at info@hisoftware.com for more information.

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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