Bobby 5.0 explains webpage accessibility Section 508 errors 
From: Government Computer News - 06/02/2003 - page 25
By: Patricia Daukantas 

The latest version of the Bobby site accessibility test tool has more
spidering and reporting capabilities.  

Bobby 5.0 is the first release under the Watchfire Corp. name, said David
Grant, director of accessibility solutions for the Waltham, MA, company.
Watchfire acquired Bobby last summer from CAST of Wakefield, MA, the original
developer.  

Responding to user comments, Watchfire divided Bobby's reports into a summary
of errors and warnings plus a list of details, Grant said.  

Bobby 5.0 can be set to screen for noncompliance with Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 or other accessibility standards such
as those of the World Wide Web Consortium, Grant said. The reports call
attention to so-called manual errors that a human must evaluate.  

The new version can spider through a site to check pages beyond a log-in
page, Grant said. Bobby 5.0 runs under Microsoft Windows 98 and later Windows
versions. It lists for $299 per seat or $99 for upgraders.  

Contact Watchfire at 781/810-1450.

http://www.gcn.com/22_13/tech-report/22234-1.html
http://www.watchfire.com/products/bobby.asp

