HiSoftware to Address Accessible Online Solutions at European e-Accessibility Forum in Paris

January 29, 2007; 05:05 AM
HiSoftware (www.hisoftware.com), a leading provider of software, services and managed operation solutions that monitor and optimize Web content, quality and regulatory compliance, will deliver a presentation on accessible online solutions at the First European e-Accessibility Forum organized by BrailleNet, la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie and the European Design for all e-Accessibility Network (EDeAN-France). HiSoftware is a BrailleNet partner, as well as a sponsor and presenter for the event. The Forum, under the patronage of Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, will showcase solutions in the ICT domain for the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities and will address the demand for universal design.

The event will feature speakers involved in organizations representing users and consumers with disabilities, research organizations and industrial companies. Concrete case studies will be discussed and participants will have the opportunity to hear first-hand experiences from users with disabilities, purchasers and members of the information and electronic communication industry.

Kurt Sollod, HiSoftware’s managing director of Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) operations, will deliver a presentation titled “A Software Vendors View: Developing an Integrated Strategy Solution for Web Accessibility.” The presentation will discuss ways in which organizations can effectively develop and maintain Web sites that are fully accessible to all users.

WHERE: European e-Accessibility Forum

la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie

Paris, France

WHEN: Monday, January 29, 2007

About HiSoftware: Founded in 1998, HiSoftware is a leading provider of software, services, and On-Demand solutions that test, repair, monitor and enforce Web content, quality and regulatory compliance. The company’s solutions empower content developers, Web site architects and executives to work collaboratively to create and manage corporate Web standards for accessibility, privacy, security, search engine optimization (SEO), site quality and performance, branding, competitive intelligence and application transaction testing (AppTest). HiSoftware’s customers boast many of the world’s largest public and private sites including US and international government agencies and Global 2000 companies such as Gateway, HP, California State University, US Department of Transportation and Microsoft Government. For more information about HiSoftware visit www.hisoftware.com.

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