|
Date |
News Article |
|
6/09 |
DIY
SharePoint
-
Municipality
of Aalborg,
Denmark’s
#SharePoint
website
launch
includes
@HiSoftware
Compliance
Sheriff for
SharePoint
-
http://www.jboye.com/blogpost/diy-sharepoint/
|
|
6/09 |
ITAnlaysis.com
-
Implementing
WCAG 2.0
Guidelines
through
Automated
Testing
-
http://www.it-analysis.com/business/compliance/content.php?cid=11303 |
|
3/09 |
CMSWire -
SharePoint
Gets Smart
Accessibility
Capabilities
-
http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-cms/sharepoint-gets-smart-accessibility-capabilities-004079.php |
|
12/07 |
College
Services -
Write Off No
One: CSU’s
Accessible
Technology
Initiative
Sets
Aggressive
Guidelines
for Ensuring
Accessibility
in Web Sites
and
Instructional
Materials
-
Full article
PDF 247K
Article used
with
permission
from NACAS
and College
Services. |
|
10/19/07 |
Governing.com
- NY State
Forum
coverage
- Full
article:
http://www.governing.com/tech.htm
|
|
10/09/07 |
IT-Director.com
- HiSoftware
makes MOSS
more
accessible
and usable
- Full
article:
http://www.it-analysis.com/business/compliance/content.php?cid=9891 |
|
9/25/07 |
The
Washington
Post
-
NBII
Implements
HiSoftware
Solutions to
Improve Web
Site
Usability
and
Accessibility
- Full
article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091400041_Inform.html
|
|
7/27/07 |
IT-Director.com
- HiSoftware
Makes
SharePoint
Accessibility
Easy
- Full
article:
http://www.it-director.com/business/compliance/content.php?cid=9678
|
|
7/07 |
IAPP
Privacy
Advisor -
How Privacy
Scanning Can
Keep Your
Company Out
of the
Regulatory
Minefield
- HiSoftware
president
and CEO Kurt Mueffelmann's
article on
Privacy is
featured.
"In a recent
Jupiter
Research
report
titled
Online
Privacy:
Managing
Complexity
to Realize
Marketing
Benefits,
Jupiter
analysts
advised
companies to
allocate
budgets for
consumer
security and
privacy
education,
and to treat
online
privacy as a
strategic
marketing
differentiator,
rather than
a compliance
exercise."
Full article
(PDF 3MB)
The Privacy
Advisor is a
membership
benefit of
the
International
Association
of Privacy
Professions
(IAPP). If
you are
interested
in joining
the IAPP
please visit
www.privacyassocation.org.
Used with
permission.
Copyright ©
2007
International
Association
of Privacy
Professionals.
All rights
reserved. |
|
5/07 |
USA
Services
Intergovernmental
Newsletter-
Implementing
Privacy Best
Practices
Through
Automated,
Ongoing
Privacy
Scans
- HiSoftware
president
and CEO Kurt Mueffelmann's
column on
Privacy is
featured. "The
Internet age
has
revolutionized
how
government
agencies
communicate,
publish and
find
information.
While this
technology
has created
new
opportunities
for global
communication
and
commerce, it
has also
created new
challenges
in risk
management..."
Full
article
pp36-37:
http://www.gsa.gov/gsa/cm_attachments/GSA_DOCUMENT/USA
Services
Newsletter
05-07_R2-v-x9-c_0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.pdf |
|
3/21/07 |
Campus
Technology
- Cal State
Universities
Strive for
Web
Accessibility
- "As
part of its
Accessible
Technology
Initiative,
the
California
State
University (CSU)
system will
implement
software
from Nashua,
NH-based
HiSoftware
to monitor
the
accessibility
of its
websites,
Web content
and Web
applications
for people
with
disabilities."
Full
article:
http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/46297/ |
|
3/07/07 |
IT-Director.com
- HiSoftware
Makes the
Web Better
- "A web
site is now
often the
only contact
a prospect
or client
has with a
company; the
user
experience
has to be
pleasant or
they may
never come
back..."
Full
article:
http://www.it-director.com/business/compliance/content.php?cid=9308
|
|
1/17/07 |
SC
Magazine
-
Implementing
compliance
through
privacy
policy
- HiSoftware
president
and CEO Kurt
Mueffelmann's
column on
compliance
is featured
in SC
Magazine.
"The
internet age
has
revolutionized
how
organizations
communicate,
publish and
find
information.
While this
technology
has created
new
opportunities
for global
communication
and
commerce, it
has also
created new
challenges
in risk
management..."
Full
article:
http://www.scmagazine.com/us/news/article/626661/implementing-compliance-privacy-policy
|
|
12/29/06 |
Interface
Tech News -
Inclusive
Internet
access:
making a Web
site
disability
friendly
-
"Six years
ago, when
staff at the
University
of Maine’s
Center for
Community
Inclusion
and
Disability
Studies (CCIDS)
undertook a
major
initiative
to bring its
Web sites in
compliance
with Web
accessibility
standards,
they did so
because they
thought it
was the
right thing
to do.
Someday in
the near
future, that
decision may
no longer be
a choice for
some
businesses,
but a
mandate for
all..." Full
article
http://www.interfacemediagroup.com/syndicatepro/displayarticle.asp?ArticleID=1495 |
|
11/27/06 |
Mass
High Tech -
Institutions
for the
blind see
great value
in tech
-
"Two
Massachusetts
centers that
serve the
blind gave a
public nod
to New
England
people and
technologies
focused on
improving
the lives of
people with
disabilities.
The Carroll
Center for
the Blind in
Newton
selected
Nashua, N.H.-based
HiSoftware
Inc. to
enhance the
center's
online
learning
program. The
technology
is designed
to provide
closed
captioning
for the
center's
audio and
video
training..."
Full article
http://masshightech.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2006/11/27/story10.html |
|
10/16/06 |
Nymity News
- Managing
Online
Privacy
Compliance
in the
Enterprise
- Dana
Simberkoff,
VP of
Business
Development
of
HiSoftware a
sponsor of
the IAPP
Privacy
Academy
Conference
to be held
in Toronto
on October
18-20, 2006,
reviews the
business
risks facing
large,
multi-jurisdictional
corporations
when
collecting
personal
information
online. Full
Interview
http://www.nymity.com/privaviews/2006/Simberkoff.asp |
|
10/12/06 |
SC
Magazine
- When
implementing
compliance
standards,
don't forget
the website
- HiSoftware
president
and CEO Kurt
Mueffelmann's
column on
compliance
is featured
in SC
Magazine.
"In recent
years, the
number of
websites has
increased
exponentially.
As a result
of this
growth,
together
with
ever-changing
dynamic
content,
greater
compliance
and
usability
requirements,
and a
diversified
audience in
publishing
and
reviewing
web content
and quality,
organizations
must explore
a
collaborative
website and
testing
workflow
strategy..."
Full
article:
http://www.scmagazine.com/us/news/article/598387/when-implementing-compliance-standards-dont-forget-website |
|
9/2006 |
Disability
Compliance
for Higher
Education -
Clemson
takes on
Section 508
and Web
accessibility -
With more
students
with
disabilities
considering
enrolling in
college and
visiting
institutional
Web sites,
it’s
critical
that
institutions
take into
consideration
Web
accessibility
issues. This
will help
them remain
in
compliance
with Section
508 of the
Rehabilitation
Act.
Full
Article
(pdf) |
|
8/10/06 |
IT
Analysis -
Manual
website
inspection
is necessary
but not
sufficient
by Peter
Abrahams ,
Practice
Leader Bloor
Research
-
Websites
must be
inspected on
a regular
and ongoing
basis to
ensure they
comply with
standards,
legal
obligations
and
corporate
branding. A
failure to
comply may
result in
problems
with
usability,
accessibility
and
function.
Full
IT Analysis
Article:
http://www.it-analysis.com/business/compliance/content.php?cid=8678 |
|
8/01/06 |
SD
Times -
Remote Web
Monitoring
Added to
AccMonitor
by Alex
Handy
-
HiSoftware’s
AccMonitor
keeps a
watchful eye
on Web
sites,
checking for
broken
links,
standards
compliance
issues,
performance
snags and
hidden files
left over
from
long-gone
employees.
The company
in late June
updated its
Site Quality
Module for
AccMonitor
to version
10, and has
added a new
hosted
version of
the product
for
companies
that don’t
want to
subscribe or
purchase a
perpetual
license.
Full SD
Times
Article:
http://www.sdtimes.com/article/story-20060801-21.html |
|
05/05/05 |
BayFirst
Solutions
LLC and
HiSoftware
Company are
excited to
announce a
new
partnership
that blends
BayFirst
Solutions’
success in
software
training
with
HiSoftware’s
award-winning
web content
and
accessibility
software.
Full
BayFirst
Release |
|
02/02/05 |
The Silent
Soundtrack -
by John E.
Simpson -
O'Reilly's
XML.COM
February 02,
2005 -Like
many
hearing-impaired
movie fans
(and more
than a few
with normal
hearing),
I've gotten
used to
seeking out
movies whose
packaging
displays the
little
National
Captioning
Institute
logo (a
registered
trademark)
Full Story
on XML.Com
opens new
window |
|
12/14/04 |
December 14,
2004 – As a
part of this
survey the
websites off
these
governmental
organizations
are tested
on quality
and
usability.
This years
survey is
conducted
with the
content
quality
solutions of
HiSoftware.
Full
Complion /
ICTU Release |
|
06/21/04 |
Online
Article:
Make your
website
accessible,
Published:
21st June
2004, IT
Director
.COM Author:
Peter
Abrahams
http://www.it-director.com/article.php?articleid=11995...
|
|
04/05/04 |
Columbus, GA
April 5,
2004- The
Georgia
Accessibility
Rally, an
exciting and
innovative
new web
development
competition
involving
high school
students
with
disabilities
has selected
AccVerify
Cynthia Says
Edition for
its
accessibility
validation
solution.
Full GAR
Release |
|
01/12/04 |
January 12.
2004 -
Federal
Computer
Week -
HiSoftware:
The Policy
Minder -
HiSoftware
Co. is one
of the
companies
helping to
bring the
untamed
Internet
into its
adulthood.
The Concord,
NH-based
company was
started six
years ago to
market
software for
testing
metadata
compliance.
Now it has
expanded its
portfolio to
cover policy
management
of privacy,
interoperability,
as well as
accessibility,
qualities
that will
help turn
the federal
Internet
into an
organized,
reliable,
user
sensitive
medium.
HiSoftware:
The Policy
Minder -
Get the PDF
|
|
10/20/03 |
Redmond, WA
- Final
Version of
Microsoft
Producer for
Microsoft
Office
PowerPoint
2003 Now
Available -
More Than 30
Organizations
Commit to
Support
Producer
2003
Full Release
on Microsoft
Web Site |
|
10/02/03 |
Calculating
the Total
Cost
(Guardian
Unlimited):
There's no
doubt that
the concept
of TCO -
total cost
of ownership
- is
becoming
increasingly
popular. If
nothing
else, it
reminds
people that
things such
as cars and
computers
are very
much more
expensive
than they
like to
think.
Full Story:
ttp://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,1053711,00.html...
|
|
09/11/03 |
Mac News
Network -
HiSoftware
offers Flash
accessibility
plugins
http://www.macnn.com/news/21056
|
|
09/10/03 |
InternetNews.Com
(Enterprise)
Macromedia
MX 2004
Unleashed
Macromedia
launched its
updated
Studio MX
2004 to the
Web
developer
world
Wednesday,
promising
customizable
controls and
tighter
cross-product
integration
with MX
components.
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3075391...
|
|
07/28/03
|
GCN - By
Wilson P.
Dizard III,
GCN Staff,
Geological
survey tunes
XML tags to
keep data on
key
The U.S.
Geological
Survey,
nerve center
of the
National
Biological
Information
Infrastructure,
has
installed
tools for
its
collaborative
storehouse
of
biological
data to make
sure
agencies use
the correct
metadata
tags on the
content they
provide.
Full GCN
Article
(Opens New
Window)... |
|
5/21/03 |
WASHINGTON,
D.C. – The
Cellular
Telecommunications
& Internet
Association
(CTIA) today
announced
it’s newly
updated and
expanded Web
site
www.AccessWireless.org,
a one-stop
source for
the latest
developments
in expanding
wireless
services and
improving
wireless
products for
people with
disabilities. |
|
5/21/03 |
WASHINGTON,
May 21, 2003
-- The
American
Council of
the Blind
(ACB) today
announced
that, as the
leading
organization
of blind and
visually
impaired
Americans,
ACB endorses
and
recommends
HiSoftware
Company
solutions
Cynthia Says
(TM) as well
as AccVerify
Cynthia Says
(TM)
Full ACB
Endorsement
Release
|
HiSoftware
ACB
Endorsement
Release |
|
4/9/03 |
SoftwareCEO.COM
- Tip of the
Week -
Compliance
checks for
Section 508
- Or, if you
don't want
to download
new
software,
here are two
sites that
let you
check your
compliance
via
remotely-hosted
apps: The
Cynthia
Portal and
Bobby. Both
work, but in
our
experience
Cynthia is
more
reliable and
robust than
Bobby.
http://www.softwareceo.com/index.php...
|
Cynthia Says
Portal... |
|
4/1/03 |
Monitor Web
site
accessibility
with
AccMonitor -
Apr 1, 2003
TechRepublic
- AccMonitor
is a
complete
testing
solution for
accessibility,
usability,
privacy,
quality
control, and
custom
compliance
verification.
View the
TechRepublic
Story |
|
3/25/03 |
Test Web
pages for
accessibility
and more
with
AccVerify -
Mar 25, 2003
-
TechRepublic
- Our
organization
performed an
evaluation
of several
Web
accessibility
testing
agents.
Criteria
used in the
evaluation
included
which
checkpoints
the software
assessed,
ease-of-use,
end-user
licensing,
server-wide
monitoring,
and cost. In
the end, we
selected the
AccVerify/AccMonitor
solution.
View the
TechRepublic
Story |
|
3/03/03 |
Streaming
Magazine
Naval Media
Center's
Navy
NewsStand
Web Portal
to use
Hi-Caption
integrated
by
EastBayMedia... |
|
1/24/03 |
Defense
spending
hikes
trickle down
to N.H. NH
Business
Review
Article.
|
|
1/21/03 |
GCN - Navy
will give
its
LIFELines
portal a 508
checkup The
Navy plans
to use
AccMonitor
Server from
Hiawatha
Island
Software
Inc. to see
how well its
LifeLines
portal
complies
with Section
508
requirements.
Full GCN
Lifelines
Article ... |
|
1/13/03 |
Builder.Com
- Tips for
managing
Section 508
testing -
William T.
Kelly
Tips for
managing
Section 508
testing
article... |
|
12/13/02 |
HiSoftware's
white paper
'Metadata
Brings
Knowledge
Management
Full Circle'
was one of
the most
popular
white papers
in the month
of November
in the
System
Software
category of
ITPapers.com.
Full
Metadata
Paper
Information |
|
8/12/02 |
Smooth the
bumpy road
to 508
compliance -
Special to
GCN, "If you
manage
geographically
dispersed
sites or
have agency
wide
responsibilities,
you'll be
better off
with the
HiSoftware
product
line."
Read
the full
Article -
GCN 8/12
Product
Review... |
|
5/20/02 |
Washington
Technology -
Section 508
‘not as hard
as people
thought’
...
Read the
Washington
Technology
Article... |
|
04/29/02 |
GCN - Beyond
508
- Assistive
technology
helps with
data
management
word
processing
and other
task, users
say
Guy Wall, an
Army
Materiel
Command
computer
scientist,
said he
needed to
generate
Section 508
compliance
reports
about 300
Army Web
sites
without
having to
contact
multiple
network
administrators
and page
designers.
He automated
508
verification
through a
server
application,
AccMonitor
from
Hiawatha
Island
Software Co.
Inc. of
Concord, NH.
Read the
full GCN 508
story |
|
11/12/01 |
Federal
Computer
Week : Accessibility
testing gets
smarter -
HiSoftware
adds
powerful
database
tools to
popular
AccVerify
Pro software
Compared
with others
we've seen,
HiSoftware's
line of
Section 508
compliance-checking
software is
the easiest
to use. The
new version
adds tools
for querying
and
filtering
verification
data that
make the
software
easier to
implement in
an
enterprise
setting. |
|
9/7/01 |
Hiawatha
Island
Releases New
Section 508
Wares - CRN
Hiawatha
Island
Software
released new
versions of
its client
software
this week
and expects
to follow
with the
server
component in
a matter of
days. |
|
9/6/01 |
GCN - Navy
and VA buy
Web site
accessibility
software -
By Dipka
Bhambhani
GCN Staff -
The Navy has
signed a
three-year,
$3 million
blanket
purchasing
agreement
for Defense
Department
users to
obtain Web
site
accessibility
software
from
Hiawatha
Island
Software Co.
Inc. of
Concord,
NH...
Full GCN
Story |
|
08/15/01 |
New Tools
Facilitate
Section 508
Compliance
http://www.crn.com/Components/Search
/Article.asp?ArticleID=29015
|
|
08/03/01 |
New Tools
Aid In
Section 508
Compliance
http://www.crn.com/Components/
Search/Article.asp?ArticleID=28751 |
|
08/01/01 |
WebABLE to
use
HiSoftware's
products
http://www.crn.com/
Components/Search/Article.asp?ArticleID=28661 |
|
8/1/01 |
PC Magazine
- Web
Equality
By Alexandra
Robbins - A
world
without
ramps,
Braille, or
hearing aids
would be
unmanageable
to the
disabled,
yet 80
percent of
all Web
sites are
inaccessible...
Link to Full
PC Magazine
Story |
|
7/26/01 |
CRN -
Simplify
Accessibility
Jobs -
Hiawatha's
AccRepair
Fixes
Problem Web
Sites - The
Internet has
quickly
evolved into
the first
place
individuals
go for
information.
But many Web
sites do not
take into
consideration
users with
visual
impairments.
With a new
federal law
requiring
federal Web
sites to be
accessible,
a whole new
service
sector has
gotten a
jump start
and is
turning to
products
such as
AccRepair
from
Hiawatha
Software for
help.
Link to Full
CRN
AccRepair
Story |
|
7/25/01 |
AccMonitor
ably
monitors
compliance -
By Russell
Windman,
eWEEK,
Hiawatha
Island
Software Co.
Inc.'s
AccMonitor
Server
software is
a versatile
Web crawler
that checks
Web sites
for
compliance
with new
Section 508
federal
accessibility
guidelines
and
generates
reports in a
variety of
formats...
Link to Full
eWeek Story |
|
7/10/01 |
Extending
Microsoft
FrontPage
2002
The saying
"If you
build it,
they will
come"
doesn't
necessarily
apply to Web
sites. You
must promote
your site if
you want any
visitors,
and the
easiest (and
cheapest!)
way to do
this is to
submit it to
the hundreds
of search
engines on
the Web.
Link to Full
CNET Builder
Story
|
|
7/01/01 |
AccRepair -
CRN Test
Center
REVIEW: PC
Expo 2001
All things
considered,
AccRepair
offers
comprehensive
help when
testing Web
pages for
accessibility
compliance.
Those Web
masters
saddled with
that task
will find
life a
little
easier when
using
AccRepair.
The CRN Test
Center
recommends
AccRepair.
|
|
6/25/01 |
Accessibility
eludes
agencies 508
takes
effect, but
many sites
fail to
comply - The
date for
posting
fully
accessible
federal Web
sites
arrived June
21, and any
expectation
that
agencies
would be
ready
promptly
vanished.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0625/
news-508-06-25-01.asp
|
|
6/21/01 |
Boston
Herald - New
rules to
make tech
more
accessible -
by Tom
Kirchofer -
Consider it
the
equivalent
of slicing a
wheelchair-accessible
curb cut
into the
information
superhighway
Link to Full
Boston
Herald
Accessibility
Story |
|
6/13/01 |
Business
Week Online
-
By John
Williams
Making Uncle
Sam
Accessible
-- and
Accountable
When
federal
agencies
meet a
deadline
guaranteeing
...
Link to Full
Business
Week Online
Story |
|
6/11/01 |
Measuring
the payback
- Federal
Computer
Week - No
one can say
exactly what
a more
effective
search
engine is
worth to an
agency, but
everyone
agrees that
being able
to find
information
beats not
being able
to find it.
Link to Full
FCW Story |
|
6/11/01 |
Federal
Computer
Week June
11, 2001,
The search
for answers
New
retrieval
techniques
improve
access to
agency
information
- By Dan
Carney
Link to Full
FCW - Search
for Answers
Story |
|
6/07/01 |
Fortune
Magazine
June , 2001
- equal
access
A Mini-Y2K
for the Web
- Helping
the
handicapped
could spur
new
investment.
by Jeremy
Kahn
Link to Full
Fortune
Magazine
Story (equal
Access) |
|
6/05/01 |
Web-accessibility
deadline
looms for
feds—schools
next? From
eSchool News
staff and
wire service
reports
|
|
05/21/01 |
508
Compliance
product
updates
Federal
Computer
Week May 21,
2001
"AccVerify
from
Hiawatha
Island
Software Co.
Inc.
(HiSoftware)
offers the
slickest and
easiest-to-navigate
interface of
any program
tested."
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/
articles/2001/0521/cov-508rev-05-21-01.asp
|
|
05/14/01 |
Concord
company
makes
Internet
accessible
to blind
users
CONCORD
(AP) —
Making
government
more
accessible
to the
disabled
involves
more than
adding
wheelchair
ramps to
buildings —
a New
Hampshire
software
company is
creating
onramps to
the
information
superhighway. |
|
05/11/01 |
Class Acts
Speed Access
to
Content-Transform
Magazine
(formerly
Document and
Imaging
Solutions)
May 2001
http://www.imagingmagazine.com/db_
area/archs/2001/05/tfm0105il.shtml
|
|
05/10/01 |
May 10, 2001
- Internet
Whirl - The
other
Open-Access
Debate
Hiawatha
Island
Software has
an
off-the-shelf
software
product
called
AccVerify,
which
verifies
that a Web
site is in
compliance
with all
necessary
parts of
Section 508. |
|
5/01/01 |
Class Acts
Speed Access
to
Content-Transform
Magazine
(formerly
Document and
Imaging
Solutions)
May 2001
Link to Full
Transform
Magazine
Story on
Class Acts |
|
4/26/01 |
Indexing
eases Web
searches-Civic.Com
April 26,
2001 |
|
04/19/01 |
DLT expands
schedule
offerings-Federal
Computer
Week
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/
0416/web-dlt-04-19-01.asp |
|
04/17/01 |
Federal
managers
push to meet
IT
accessibility
deadline-GovExec-
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0401/041701t1.htm |
|
04/09/01 |
Federal
Computer
Week,
4/9/01,
“Vendors
Tout
Accessibility
Tools” by
Bill
Matthews
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/
2001/0409/cov-sb1-04-09-01.asp |
|
04/2001 |
Check
Section 508
Web
compliance-KM
World April
2001
http://www.kmworld.com/news/
index.cfm?action=readnews&news_id=2362 |
|
04/2001 |
AccVerify
for
FrontPage-Microsoft
FrontPage
Bulletin
April 2001
http://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/bulletin/ |
|
03/21/01 |
Metadata —
magically-KM
World March
21, 2001
http://www.kmworld.com/news/
index.cfm?action=readnews&news_id=2346 |
|
03/26/01 |
Tuning up a
search
engine-eWEEK
March 26,
2001 |
|
10/3/00 |
Hiawatha
Island
Software
Company
Outsources
E-Commerce
to Digital
River
Digital
River
Selected to
Strengthen
E-Commerce
Operations |
|
9/27/00 |
PC Magazine
9/27/2000 -
Hiawatha
Island
Software
Hi-Stats Log
Analysis
Solution
Enterprise
Edition (PC
Magazine
Editors
Pick) -
|
|
9/28/00 |
ZDNet
9/28/2000
TagGen
Enterprise
gets ZDNet's
Editors Pick
5 Star Award
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