Zakon Group to Sponsor 2007 Web Accessibility Conference

Conway, NH – February 23, 2007 – Zakon Group, a Web design, development, and consulting firm, announced today it will be a main sponsor of the 2007 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (Web4All) to be held May 7-8 in Banff, Canada. Zakon Group will provide its OpenConf conference management system for use by conference presenters, reviewers, and organizers.

Dr. Simon Harper, Research Lead for the Human Centered Web Activity at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and Web4All Conference Chair said, Zakon Group has "built their OpenConf product such that it is easily usable by all Web surfers, with or without a disability. This attention to the needs of all users extends to their other activities and their skill at accomplishing these modifications cannot be questioned. Indeed, the Zakon Group not only understand the technical aspects of building accessible Web sites (and applications) but also, through support for the Web4All Conference, understand the issues, motivations, and implicit points surrounding Web Accessibility. I do not see how other companies could provide this level of service, understanding, and support without this kind of connection with the Web accessibility research and practice community."

The Web4All Conference will be collocated with the International World Wide Web Conference, and bring together researchers and practitioners from around the world. The theme for this year's conference will be on Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web, with a focus on ensuring that as the Web evolves, people with disabilities are not excluded from accessing Web sites and services.

"Zakon Group is pleased to be supporting the Web4All Conference for the third year in a row," said Robert Zakon, Chief Technology Officer of Zakon Group. "The experts who will be meeting in Banff have a direct hand in shaping the future of the Web and the standards used. Through our support of the Web4All Conference, we are not only helping support an important community, but also gain valuable insight which we are then able to apply in the work we do for our clients."

Zakon Group LLC is a technology and management consulting firm offering services and solutions ranging from Web development and hosting to systems integration and rent-a-CTO consulting. Zakon Group brings together the right mix of technology, experience, knowledge, and innovation, in delivering services and solutions that are customer-centric, on time, reliable, creative, and effective to clients of all sizes. For more information about Zakon Group, visit www.ZakonGroup.com.

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