Deque Systems Inc. Announces Release of Upgraded Web Site Accessibility Validation Tool

Deque Ramp Grade revolutionizes web site accessibility validation with affordability and tight integration with the most popular website development and systems management solutions.

(PRWEB) June 22, 2004 -- Deque Systems Inc. today announced the release of Deque Ramp Grade®, an updated software solution to validate web site accessibility. The software enables systems analysts to interactively validate web sites for compliance with the Rehabilitation Act (US), Section 508 as well as the World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (W3C WAI WCAG).

Deque Ramp Grade levels the playing field for all users on the internet by ensuring that even the most content-rich, sophisticated web sites are accessible" says Preety Kumar, President of Deque Systems Inc. Our goal is to make web site accessibility inherently part of the fabric of the systems development life cycle. With Ramp Grade, were delivering the specific kind of functionality needed by systems analysts and quality assurance professionals to achieve their mission."

Deque Ramp Grade is tightly integrated with the most popular web site tools used by web site developers: Macromedia Dreamweaver® and Macromedia HomeSite®. In addition, Deque Ramp Grade integrates with Mercury TestDirector®. All integration plugins are included with Deque Ramp Grade.

Deque Ramp Grade is a replacement for Deque Lite, a premier product in Deques accessibility management product line. Deque Ramp Grade supports full site analysis and interactive page testing for accessibility, providing the user with comprehensive analysis of accessibility issues. The analysis includes complete tests for all Section 508 issues as well as all W3C WAI WCAG issues for Priority 1, 2, and 3. The user can interactively determine specific tests to conduct. Deque Ramp Grade provides the user with comprehensive analysis that include full change specification reports that guide developers how to correct specific accessibility issues.

Pricing for Deque Ramp Grade has been set for $279 per user. Current users of Deque Ramp Lite with active subscriptions will receive the upgrade at no charge. Upgrade pricing is available.

About Deque Inc

Deque is the technology leader in web accessibility and content standards management. Deque is the market leader in cross-platform solutions, equally supporting Microsoft Windows 2000®, Microsoft Windows XP®, Apple Macintosh OS X®, Linux, and Unix®. For more information about Deque, visit www.deque.com

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