HiSoftware’s Enterprise Metadata Solutions, Release 6.0,  provide advanced Content Quality Management

Release 6.0 enhances corporate Search facilities and document policy management.

Concord, NH December 11, 2002 – HiSoftware, Inc., a leading provider of Web content accessibility and usability solutions, announced today release 6.0 of its Enterprise Metadata solutions, TagGen® Office and Metadata Server, metadata management solutions that enable organizations to categorize and index digital content, resulting in better/faster search and retrieval of information via a corporate Intranet or the Internet. Metadata, which adds the same type of intelligent tagging to documents that card catalogs supply about books, is the key to organizing and leveraging corporate knowledge.

These solutions allow users to create a portal-style index of documents that can be created, searched and modified on the fly. Metadata Server and TagGen Office represent an affordable and scalable solution for management of search and policy verification initiatives across enterprise organizations. Metadata Server 6.0 now includes Hi-Search, the first "Fielded only" search services available on the market. Hi-Search provides an open database architecture that allows users of HiSoftware’s AccMonitor Server to filter their Hi-Search queries to obtain accessible content only. The new release of TagGen Office also introduces support for HiSoftware’s Floating License Server enterprise management solution, allowing for easy licensing. 

“In a large organization, the shear volume of documents makes finding what you want when you want it a daunting task,” said Robert B. Yonaitis, HiSoftware President and CEO. “HiSoftware’s metadata solutions make it easy for organizations to develop, implement and verify compliance with a consistent, customizable search policy that allows users to quickly and accurately find the information they need using fielded searching.”

HiSoftware’s enterprise metadata solutions assist organizations in achieving and maintaining Web sites in compliance with organizational standards for searchability and custom metadata policies. These solutions, available as client and automated server-based applications, help organizations develop long-term strategies to achieve Web content searchability and quality. They allow multiple users to work collaboratively on Web site content policy implementation and testing-resulting in reductions in time and resources.

HiSoftware® Metadata Server™ Information Page: http://www.hisoftware.com/SMPD/Index.html

The new versions start shipping to existing customers tomorrow and are immediately available for download today. TagGen Office 2003 will ship on 12/16/2002. for more information contact sales@hisoftware.com

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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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