Information Management and Governance (IMG) specialist, iCognition has released Diem Portal 4.2, which complies with mandatory Australian Federal and State Government requirements to meet the accessibility standard W3C WCAG 2.0 Level AA by 31 December 2014.

“This is an important and timely step for Government organisations with HP TRIM or HP Records Manager”, said iCognition Principal Nigel Carruthers-Taylor.

“By December they must comply with the Government’s Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy.

“Accessibility requirements for websites, which include web interfaces for applications such as EDRMS, are mandated under government policy, legislation, and through whole-of- government commitments. Now they have a compliant solution to meet this mandatory deadline”.

The National Transition Strategy sets a course for improved web services, paving the way for a more accessible and usable web environment that will more fully engage with, and allow participation from, all people within society. This is a mandatory requirement for Federal Government, and States and territories are all aiming to follow the Strategy.

“The standard that must be complied to is the Word Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0)”, said Carruthers-Taylor, “Even within this, you must comply with Level A and AA. If you fail any one of the requirements, then you fail to meet the standard. We worked with leading industry expert, Lisa Herrod of Inclusive UX, and getting over the line was no easy task.

“But we eventually got there and Lisa was satisfied to issue a statement that the Diem Portal meets each of the W3C WCAG 2.0 A and AA success criteria.”

iCognition CEO Joe Mammoliti concluded “we are very excited for our Government clients, because not only will they achieve timely WCAG  compliance, but our Diem Portal adds extensive and simple to use discovery, collaboration and sharing capability to HP’s proven EDRMS platform, available anywhere on any device, whether in the cloud, mobile or onsite. Diem Portal allows organisations to maximise their investment in HP TRIM/HP Records Manager by providing better user experiences, improving user take-up, reducing training and support costs, and providing mobility and a transition path to the cloud”.