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Re: RiverDocs launches world's first documentconversiontechnology for web accessibility compliance (fwd)

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From: Moore, Michael
Date: Mar 8, 2007 6:50AM

On 08/03/07, Jennison Asuncion < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> RiverDocs, the document conversion software company, today announced
> RiverDocs ConverterT - the world's first software solution that
> enables organisations to quickly and simply convert documents intended

> for print, such as PDF or Word, into structured, accessible HTML
> documents. Documents converted using RiverDocs software enable
> Government and corporate organisations conform to W3C standards and
better comply with their legal obligations in terms of Web accessibility
for documents.

I might be underestimating the power of the software, but how does it
extract structure from a Word doc or PDF that hasn't been structured?

Tim

Perhaps they are using clairvoyance heuristics? After all, we all know
software companies never exaggerate the capabilities of their products.

A little early morning cynicism,

Mike