David Poehlman Joins HiSoftware Accessibility Advisory Committee

Concord, NH February 11, 2002 – David Poehlman, Access Technology Consultant and member of the American Council of the Blind, has joined the Accessibility Advisory Committee of HiSoftware, Inc. Mr. Poehlman is an active participant in efforts that concern themselves with accessibility of electronic and information technology, such as the User Agent Working Group of the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium (“W3C”), and the Section 508 Accessibility Forum. He also provides guidance in accessibility to private industry as well as through technology testing and dialog.

Mr. Poehlman will advise HiSoftware in creating software solutions that achieve integrated accessibility for the widest audience possible. HiSoftware’s Web site accessibility verification, repair and monitoring software solutions assist organizations in achieving and maintaining accessible Web sites in compliance with Section 508 and W3C Priority 1 accessibility guidelines. These solutions, available as client 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 allocated to accessibility compliance.

“I am pleased to advise a company leading the development of accessible Web products. HiSoftware’s solutions serve to educate as well as verify and repair problems so that at the end of the day, learning has been achieved," said Mr. Poehlman. “HiSoftware’s solutions are already positively impacting accessibility and usability of Web based information in a wide range of Federal, State and Corporate organizations."

“We are extremely pleased that Mr. Poehlman will be joining HiSoftware’s accessibility advisory committee,” said Robert Yonaitis, President and CEO of HiSoftware, Inc. “Mr. Poehlman’s experience and expertise in the field of assistive technologies will greatly assist HiSoftware with our goal of developing “best of breed” software applications to assist in the creation and maintenance of Accessible Web content.

Mr. Poehlman is a private consultant who works on projects both with government and industry and provides training and technical assistance as well as software and web page auditing and remediation assistance. He has been an active participant in the technology access field since 1991, serves on several advisory boards and uses the technology in his daily work. His current activities include: Active participation in the Strategic Management council and the Electronic and Information Technology Interoperability Subgroup of the Section 508 Accessibility Forum, Assisting with development of the Guidelines for manufactures of user agents such as web browsers, media players and other rendering tools used to deliver content to users of the world wide web, and Section 508 Strategic Seminar Planning.

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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