CRUNCHY TECHNOLOGIES DEBUTS WINSCREAMER DESKTOP SOFTWARE.Crunchy crunchy - floppy disk Technologies, a provider of secure, accessible e-business and e-government software products and custom applications, has debuted WinScreamer, the first product available in the market to reduce the amount of time required to analyze accessibility violations and correct non-compliant Desktop Software, Desktop Applications and Windows Based (1) (Windows-based; upper case "W") Refers to Microsoft Windows. (2) (windows-based; lower case "w") Having resizable windows. Same as "graphics based" or "GUI based." Graphical user interfaces are all windows based. Contrast with text based. Products. "We have established the PageScreamer product suite as the Standard enterprise product used throughout in the Federal Government and with Global 2000 customers for Website Accessibility. We will now provide the WinScreamer product which allows complete software accessibility solutions across the enterprise, by also making desktop software, desktop applications and windows based products accessible," said Narayana Mahankali, Crunchy Technologies' vice president of research and development. "Web compliance was the first step, this is about shifting the practices of organizations to make web and desktop software available to a universal audience long-term," added Mahankali. Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to federal employees with disabilities and people with disabilities accessing the federal worksites. WinScreamer is an automated Accessibility Testing Tool for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Based Applications with these features: * Monitors for any events generated that change Accessibility Settings and Display Settings * Captures windows and their properties activated during monitoring phase * Verifies for Paragraph A through L for Application Section 508 violations * Automatically Generates Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT VPAT Voluntary Product Accessibility Template VPAT Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates ) * Runs Rational Robot scripts * Organizes all scripts for a given Application Under Test (AUT AUT n abbr (BRIT) (= Association of University Teachers) → sindicato de profesores de universidad AUT n abbr (Brit) (= Association of University Teachers) → ) in a WinScreamer Project * WinScreamer project can contain mix of WinScreamer and/or Rational Robot Scripts * Executes all scripts in a project (batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. ) or single script * Uses standard XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. format to store reports and project settings * Browses for Section 508 and Accessibility related links within WinScreamer * Easy to use WinScreamer benefits software companies looking to make their products accessible to users with disabilities. It benefits technical and non-technical users who are responsible for making applications and desktop software compliant with Section 508 standards. Procurement Personnel, R&D Developers, Section 508 coordinators, developers, and IT managers are the primary users. PageScreamer is the cornerstone product in Crunchy Technologies' suite of Web accessibility For Wikipedia's accessibility guideline, see Wikipedia:Accessibility. Web accessibility refers to the practice of making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. tools. PageScreamer enables fast verification and automated correction of Section 508 violations in a single tool, and dramatically reduces the time required to correct Web content, Web Applications and Web Based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. Products for compliance with the standards of Section 508. PageScreamer Spider is the enterprise version of the popular PageScreamer product, from Crunchy Technologies' suite of Web accessibility tools. PageScreamer Spider enables fast verification and automated correction of Section 508 violations in a single tool, plus spidering capabilities for fast verification of an entire Web Domain or for a customized depth up to 20 levels deep. WinScreamer commercial list pricing begins at $1,495 per seat for commercial users and $1,270 for GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. users. Crunchy offers discounted pricing for volume purchases and site licenses. About Crunchy Technologies Crunchy Technologies develops accessible packaged software See software package. products and custom applications for business and government clients. Crunchy manufactures the PageScreamer and WinScreamer product suites, the leading tools for making Web content and desktop software accessible to users with disabilities and compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Crunchy's professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. team architects and builds secure, accessible e-business and e-government applications and systems. Crunchy's expertise includes Internet, intranet, extranet and wireless application development, IT infrastructure design & implementation, security implementations and accessible web content, web application and product software development. Crunchy Technologies can be found on the World Wide Web http://www.crunchy.com/ . For more information, call 703/469-2020. |
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