Keynote Systems is rolling out a service this week to help
corporations perform Web site quality testing and comply with
government regulations.
The service, called Enterprise HTML Toolbox, is designed to help
customers build Web sites free of HTML glitches and spelling
errors. It can also test for desktop browser compatibility and
ensure that download times are reasonable, according to the
company.
With Enterprise HTML Toolbox, organisations can monitor and manage
content from multiple sources, including business-to-business
partners, checking for broken links, inconsistency in logos and
names or inappropriate material, analysts said.
Features include the ability to monitor for HTML coding errors,
which can be automatically repaired by Keynote's software, said
analyst John McConnell at McConnell Associates.
Some features allow sites to be monitored for the HTML tags needed
to make pages conform to federal regulations regarding people with
visual disabilities, said analyst Bill Gassman at Gartner.
"One of the big drivers of this technology will be Section 508
requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act," Gassman said.
He said the service can be configured to allow users to check
whether an image includes a tag to provide an audible sound for
visually impaired people. Keynote will enhance the service early
next year to include more Section 508 requirements, said product
manager Leslie Gaillard.
Enterprise HTML Toolbox will require installation of hardware
running Keynote's software within an enterprise firewall, Gaillard
said. It will cost $2,500 (£1,615) per month per device for an
unlimited number of tests.