HiSoftware Introduces Web Governance Solutions for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses and Organizations

Web compliance leader extends reach into SMB markets with Software-as-a-Service offering for Web site privacy, accessibility and quality

Nashua, NH — June 19, 2007 — HiSoftware (www.hisoftware.com), a leading provider of software, services and managed operation solutions that monitor and optimize Web content governance, quality and regulatory compliance, today announced Compliance Sheriff™ SMB, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for validating, repairing and monitoring Web governance standards-based and unique organizational policies for Web site accessibility, privacy, Operational Security (OPSEC), content defects, usability testing, search engine effectiveness, site inventory and site maintenance.

Gartner Group analyst, Bill Gasman, states, “Businesses and organizations of all sizes must be cognizant of Web governance and content quality. Content quality tools crawl through a Web site in a way similar to how a search engine spider works; summary and drill-down reports indicate the overall quality and details of the problems found including accessibility, privacy, site consistency and risk management. Government guidelines such as Section 508 in the U.S., the threat of a lawsuit, and best practices advocate that Web site content be published so that users with special needs, such as the hearing- or sight-impaired, can have good access experiences. Auditors within organizations are starting to use Web site quality reports to manage corporate image risk.”

Compliance Sheriff SMB allows executives, compliance managers, developers and content providers to test, validate and audit Web content and transaction paths. As a hosted offering, the product can be configured and used with minimal user interaction. It can be scheduled to verify and audit content on a regularly scheduled basis, on-demand or as files change within the system. Reporting is achieved through an integrated digital dashboard. The dashboard reporting provides executives with easy access to summary level reports, while providing more interactive and detailed drill-down capabilities for content providers and developers. Email notification can provide immediate workflow coloration across the organization’s Web environment.

HiSoftware President and CEO, Kurt A. Mueffelmann, said, “Organizations of all sizes, both public and private, must take proactive steps to ensure their Web sites are compliant with a range of regulations as part of their online risk management strategy. With the SMB market accounting for 97 percent of all business globally, HiSoftware’s Compliance Sheriff SMB gives organizations an easy, cost-effective way to successfully incorporate compliance testing into life-cycle content quality development, ensuring Web sites are compliant before they are published. This allows for greater revenue generation, risk management mitigation and an overall increase in social responsibility. Paired with HiSoftware’s ongoing Web compliance monitoring, the SMB offering provides a robust solution for enforcing and maintaining Web compliance and overall site quality. As a fully hosted SaaS offering, Compliance Sheriff SMB puts Web site compliance within financial reach of all types of entities.”

The HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff SMB solution addresses key Web site monitoring and development needs, including:

Privacy Compliance
- Children’s Online Privacy Act (COPPA)
- Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- CA SB 1386 / AB 1950
- Safe Harbor – EU
- Section 208 – U.S.
- Privacy Act – U.S.
- U.K. Data Protection Act

Accessibility Compliance
- WCAG 1.0 P 1-2-3- / 2.0
- U.S. Section 508
- CLF
- XAG

Site Quality Monitoring
- Site up / down
- Watch list / Changed page list
- Orphan File Analysis
- Link validation

Additional transactional scripting paths can be created for retail sites and for those sites requiring user and password interaction.

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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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HiSoftware
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