Press Release

ICEsoft Announces Java Browser Support for ADA/Section 508
ICEbrowser 6.0 provides Web accessibility features for persons with disabilities

CALGARY, Alberta. — May 3, 2004 — ICEsoft Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of Java browser and Java Web access software, today announced that the new release of ICEbrowser® is compliant with Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act.

ICEbrowser 6.0 allows persons with a disability to make full use of ICEsoft Java client technology. ICEbrowser rendered applications configured to support accessibility in the rendering panel can now be navigated with keyboard commands using commercial text reader software that can also verbalize content to persons with a visual impairment. ICEbrowser's Swing-based HTML rendering component supports the Accessible Hypertext interface, which is part of the Java Accessibility package. Through this API, applications have a standard mechanism for accessing the content of the rendered page through attributes and spatial location.

In 1998, the U.S. Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act with Section 508, which requires federal agencies to make their electronic information accessible to people with disabilities. In addition to federal agencies, any organization that contracts with the government must adhere to Section 508 guidelines or risk losing the government's business.

“A number of our customers that sell to the US government have asked for ADA compatibility and we’re now very happy to deliver on it,” said Rob Lepack, director of product management for ICEsoft. “Accessibility support is an absolute requirement for many of ICEsoft’s customers including Oracle, HP OpenView and IBM/Tivoli.”

ICEbrowser SDK is a Java client tool kit that delivers the most functional Java browser technology available for the development of customized applications. The ICEbrowser offers a set of customizable and extendable browser components for developers of enterprise applications and Web-enabled devices. The ICEbrowser SDK supports the latest Internet standards and protocols, empowering developers to build highly customized client solutions.

About ICEsoft

ICEsoft Technologies Inc. is the world's leading provider of Java browser and Java Web access software for enterprise applications, embedded systems and Web services. ICEsoft and its ICEreader and ICEbrowser brands are well known in the Java development community with an installed base of more than 10 million units in operation, with customers in over 35 countries. Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, ICEsoft is on the Web at www.icesoft.com.

Contact Information

Wilbur Turner
ICEsoft Technologies Inc.
403-663-3322
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Patrick Corcoran
McClenahan Bruer Communications
503-546-1000
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