THE FORCES OF INNOVATION BLAZE FORWARD IN THE LAUNCH OF ACCVERIFY® DS2 AND ACCREPAIR® DS2 -WEB ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Unparalleled software solutions to test, report, analyze and repair the quality and accessibility of Web sites and applications

Concord, NH – July 14, 2003 – HiSoftware, Inc., today announced the release of its AccVerify DS2 product line. The new solutions, inspired by the exceptionally complete AccVerify and AccRepair Platforms used in HiSoftware’s industry leading high-performance Accessibility and Content Quality Solutions, use advanced engineering to provide improved usability, enhanced reporting, and testing support for complex technologies. AccVerify DS2 and AccRepair DS2 provide users with an adjustable workspace and a digital dashboard-reporting cluster that moves where the user needs it, adjusting to personal preferences without losing sight of needed functionality. The solutions provide users with a complete, scalable enterprise-wide test management and remediation solution for Content defects, Usability testing, Search engine effectiveness, Site inventory, Web accessibility (Section 508, W3C's WCAG, and all derived from the same), Site maintenance and management of corporate standards.

AccVerify DS2 provides a NEW integrated digital dashboard that incorporates streamlined report viewers and new preview modes-so users can test their pages for optimal performance under variable end-user scenarios. The dashboard reporting system provides easy access to executive level summary reports so that IT managers can obtain quick status reports within the application interface. Detailed analysis for developers and quality assurance teams is available with an additional click through the same highly customizable interface. Site quality, privacy, usability and custom tests results are available through the same flexible report viewer. New preview modes provide users with an integrated facility to test pages for functionality; without images, without color, without style sheet support, and in a “linearized” fashion. Preview modes are managed through both an embedded browser as well as through the user’s system default browser.

Groundbreaking new technology included in the latest version of AccVerify DS2 system delivers advanced processing operations that provide significant advances in acceleration of the testing process allowing tests to be completed in a fraction of the time previously required. With millisecond identification time, it balances the process between all of its gathering and reporting systems, so users can depend on its stability regardless of content type. The AccVerify DS2 system continuously fine-tunes the use of cache, validation and reporting processes to feed the computer with all the tasks that it can handle. And in the AccRepair DS2, integrated repair libraries speed the remediation process. Components for management of multimedia captioning and metatag generation are easily accessible within the system console, making Web quality management a seamless workflow for software users. System performance is optimized at all computer performance speeds or memory quantities, not just a specific processor or memory quantity.

“Every IT manager is looking for ways to lighten the daily workload, enhance user productivity and to maximize the ROI of their software acquisitions,” said Robert B. Yonaitis, CEO and President of HiSoftware Company. “The AccVerify DS2 Systems boldly transform needed-utility into a task that users will become passionate about. With AccVerify DS2, complex sites and web-based applications are opportunities to defy previous expectations of a Content Quality and Accessibility Systems performance, thanks to engineering ideals forged over six years of serving some of the largest government agencies and corporations in the world. AccVerify DS2 represents a new standard in content quality management solutions that can proactively and automatically verify the privacy, quality, and compliance standards for enterprise organizations.”

AccVerify DS2 is able to check the most complex file formats in a fraction of the time previously required. The NEW authentication facility allows AccVerify DS2 to seamlessly spider through secure and password-protected sites-maintaining security through industry standard encryption processes. With new scripting features, the workspace, along with a comprehensive script builder will provide instant access to all your needed scripts on demand. And because different users prefer different settings, the AccVerify DS2 and AccRepair DS2 Systems can set to optionally show the active script repository. The combination of accelerated scanning and scripting presents an enormous number of possibilities for how scan performance, personalization and transaction processing can be tested on a Web site.

An introduction to the product is available at on the HiSoftware Company Web site at:
http://www.hisoftware.com/access/accds2ibtro.html

Pricing and Availability:

• AccVerify DS2 $495.00 AccRepair® DS2 (Includes AccVerify) $1295.00
  All Pricing in US Dollars

• GSA Pricing is available under multiple government contracts

• Free upgrade for those who purchased AccVerify 5.0 or AccRepair 5.0 after June 1, 2003

• Free to all who have AccRepair or AccVerify and have Purchased Maintenance  (and are under current maintenance Contract, Maintenance is provided according to your contract)

• Available July 14, 2003

System Requirements:

• Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT4.0 Workstation with Service Pack 5, or above

• 16 MB RAM, 32 MB RAM Highly Recommended

• 20 MB for installation

• VGA Monitor, Super VGA recommended (800x600 Resolution recommend for sighted individuals)

More information about the AccVerify DS2 Product line is available on the HiSoftware Company Web site at: http://www.hisoftware.com/access/newvIndex.html

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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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