Deque Announces Studio Offering, to Streamline PDF Content Conversion and Compliance

Combining Ramp Ascend and Undoc for PDF for Seamless PDF Conversion & Accessibility, Deque Studio helps customers realize a simpler alternative to making PDF Documents accessible.

Reston, VA (PRWEB) April 20, 2005 -- Deque Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of an enhanced Deque Studio, a bundled solution that is going to help companies comply with the Web Accessibility Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.

With the availability of Deque Studio, Deque customers will be able to convert PDF content to XML and HTML with Undoc for PDF and facilitate intituitive Section 508 compliance with Ramp Ascend.

Lack of affordable PDF Accessibility methods is not a valid reason to forsake the many features of the PDF format. Now, the Print and Web shops in an organization can continue to leverage the ease afforded by the PDF format while simultaneously publishing the HTML alternative at a lower cost.

"Self-service Accessibility has been a driving factor at Deque. With Deque Studio, our focus is on enabling users to make PDF content universally accessible without the tediousness" said Preety Kumar, CEO of Deque Systems. "Streaming converted documents straight into existing templates can improve the ease of use and acceptability of the whole process.

Pioneering the reuse of data by converting PDF content to XML is just one aspect of Undoc for PDF. With the release of Deque Studio, customers are able to make the task of PDF conversion and publishing accessible version of the PDF documents more efficient.

"It helps achieve the goal of making PDF documents accessible quickly" said Cheryl Holmes, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Deque. "Users don't have to comprimise branding when they use Deque Studio. The PDF documents converted with Undoc for PDF look just like the other web pages and can be rapidly made acessible using Ramp Ascend. Whether it is for the purpose of making it available to screen readers or to stream it to your cell phone, Deque Studio can help."

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®. , visit www.deque.com
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