HiSoftware, Inc. Engages Softchoice to Bring Its Web Site Accessibility, Usability and Search Software Solutions to Canada and North America

Concord, NH, (June 18, 2002) – HiSoftware, Inc., a leading provider of Web content accessibility and usability solutions, announced today that it has signed Toronto-based Softchoice -- a B2B direct marketer of software products -- to a comprehensive reseller agreement that will include HiSoftware’s full product lines including its Accessibility/Usability, Search and Metadata, and Web Site Management desktop and server side software solutions.

“By teaming with SoftChoice, HiSoftware can help customers to improve their web site usability while complying with their governing accessibility statutes,” said Dana Louise Simberkoff, HiSoftware’s Vice President of Business Development. “SoftChoice will help us offer Canadian and US government agencies and corporate customers throughout North America a convenient, economical way to serve their constituencies better.”

“Softchoice is pleased to offer our customers the tools they need to be in compliance with Accessibility requirements and to make their web sites easier to use,” said Dave MacDonald, Chief Operating officer and Senior VP, Softchoice. “Softchoice prides itself on the depth and breadth of its product offering to web authors and site managers, and we take their needs very seriously. Partnering with HiSoftware allows us to meet these needs to an ever increasing degree.”

HiSoftware, a leading developer of advanced search solutions and Web site Accessibility software, provides solutions for government, corporate, educational, and consumer markets. Its solutions promote creation of accessible and usable Web sites and the effective use of metadata for indexing, search, and retrieval. HiSoftware’s solutions help organizations develop long-term strategies to achieve Web content accessibility, enhance usability, and comply with U.S. and international accessibility standards. Additionally, HiSoftware solutions are available as integrated Microsoft® FrontPage add-ons.

About Softchoice Corporation
Softchoice provides businesses and organizations of all sizes with a fast, flexible, and cost-effective way to research, buy and manage their software resources. Softchoice is a single source for vast selection of industry leading software brands - offering more than 200,000 products from approximately 4,000 publishers. Softchoice delivers exceptional service through a network of highly trained outbound sales and customer service representatives, technical product specialists, licensing experts, eBusiness tools and strategic partnerships with leading software publishers. Headquartered in Toronto, Softchoice currently has 32 branches in operation with 27 branches located in the U.S. and five branches in Canada. Visit Softchoice at www.softchoice.com.

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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