IMC and Criterion 508 Solutions, Inc. Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver High-Volume, Section 508 Compliant, Paper-to-Electronic Document Conversion and Management Solution
Information Manufacturing Corporation (IMC) and Criterion 508 Solutions, Inc. have announced the forming of a strategic alliance to offer Section 508 compliant electronic document management solutions and services to the Federal, State, and County government marketplace. In forming this strategic alliance, these two industry leading organizations will work together to develop and market document management and utilization services that comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as amended by Congress in 1998.
Rocket Center, WV (PRWEB) May 13, 2004 -- Information Manufacturing
Corporation (IMC) and Criterion 508 Solutions, Inc. have announced the forming
of a strategic alliance to offer Section 508 compliant electronic document
management solutions and services to the Federal, State, and County government
marketplace. In forming this strategic alliance, these two industry leading
organizations will work together to develop and market document management and
utilization services that comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as
amended by Congress in 1998.
"We have long recognized the need for a
high-volume document conversion and management solution that addresses Section
508 compliancy issues. This is something our clients have been asking for, and
we are incredibly excited to be able to offer what we believe to be a
first-to-market Section 508 compliant document conversion solution. This
strategic alliance not only offers the government a comprehensive, affordable
solution, but will also create many employment opportunities for the
historically under-employed—the disabled," said Criterion's President and CEO
Anna Bradley.
In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act to require
Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible
to people with disabilities. Inaccessible technology interferes with an
individual's ability to obtain and use information quickly and easily. Section
508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make
available new opportunities for people with disabilities, and to encourage
development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. The law applies
to all Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic
and information technology. Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. ‘ 794d), agencies must
give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is
comparable to the access available to others.
Information Manufacturing
Corporation, founded in 1998, is a fast-growing innovator in the field of
knowledge management services for clients in the Health, Department of Defense,
Civilian Government Contracts, and National Security business sectors. With its
headquarters in Rocket Center, WV and corporate facilities in Webster Springs,
WV; Clarksburg, WV; and Manassas, VA, IMC has an outstanding track record in the
creation and implementation of high-tech data management solutions for both
government and private sector enterprises. IMC’s cutting-edge knowledge services
have garnered the company contracts with several Federal government
organizations such as the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), and
several Department of Defense agencies. IMC also serves the private sector with
an emphasis on healthcare data management.
IMC’s unique approach to
knowledge management combines traditional document conversion and storage
services with high-end data extraction and analysis. Additionally, IMC has
developed a state-of-the-art Archive Resource Management application to support
its core competencies in data conversion, storage, and retrieval. With this
innovative technology, IMC can take information in practically any format and
transform it into secure and easily accessible information, offering high-volume
document conversion, mass storage, and web access in a tightly integrated,
secure environment.
Criterion 508 Solutions, Inc., founded in 2001,
assists Federal agencies and vendors in understanding and documenting Section
508 compliance and compatibility issues and creates IT employment opportunities
for people with disabilities. Criterion provides their clients with expert
Section 508 compliance solutions by utilizing specially trained focus groups and
accessible application development teams staffed by people with visual,
auditory, mobility and/or cognitive disabilities. Criterion, an American-owned
company committed to employing American workers of all abilities, has created
one of the most comprehensive offerings of Section 508 compliance solutions
available.
Criterion's solutions include Section 508 organizational
planning, compliance testing, repair, validation, and training. This includes an
objective and independent third-party audit review of processes, electronic
files, websites, and/or software applications for compliance with Section 508
and compatibility with IT accessibility features. Criterion also helps identify
accessibility issues, and mentor developers to make the necessary modifications.
Criterion provides Section 508 compliance vendor validation to federal
contracting officials and offers a variety of customizable training courses
specifically designed for federal procurement officials, vendor sales managers,
attorneys, IT project managers, and application developers.
Criterion
recognizes that addressing Section 508 issues one project at a time is a costly
and inefficient approach to dealing with Section 508 requirements. That is why
Criterion 508 is the industry leader in offering Section 508 organizational
planning to federal agencies. Criterion can help you plan, prioritize, and
cost-out your future EIT accessibility initiatives. "Our teaming relationship
with IMC is just one more way that Criterion will be able to assist federal
agencies with becoming Section 508 compliant at the organizational level rather
than project by project," said Criterion's President and CEO Anna
Bradley.
Press Contacts:
Anna Bradley M.S.,
Ed.S.,
CEO
Criterion 508 Solutions, Inc.
(515)-988-4101
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