COAST Web Quality Central is a complementary solution that integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 to automate content testing and verification. Automated scans verify content based on user-defined rules within the workflow process. Pass/fail reports are then returned to the author or quality assurance team and before a document can be passed on to the next recipient or published to the Web site, any errors or issues are addressed.

"As organizations' content management needs have become more complex and mission critical, ensuring the quality and validity of its Web content is paramount to business success," says Eric Swift, group product manager for .NET Enterprise Servers at Microsoft Corp. "COAST Software is a proven vendor in the Web quality management space and the company worked closely with Microsoft to integrate COAST Web Quality Central with Content Management Server. This enables our mutual customers to spend less time and resources on their mission-critical Web site quality management."

COAST Web Quality Central can also be used when organizations first deploy a CMS system and they have mountains of content that must be migrated into the content management repository. Using the solution from COAST Software, they can automatically scan through that content, identify any old, inappropriate or updated information and then take necessary action.

"Delivering a Web site with errors, missing information and content that does not meet corporate standards will inevitably alienate customers and damage corporate image," adds COAST Software's president and CEO Paul Saunders. "The integration of these two advanced solutions empowers business users to manage their own content and create large savings because organizations do not have to hire Web teams to continually monitor and test content quality and Web site functionality."

About COAST Software

Specializing in Web Quality Management, COAST Software arms e-business and technical managers alike with software solutions that test, report, analyze and monitor the quality of their Web applications. Established in 1996, the company is a pioneer in the development of Web site quality management solutions with over 100,000 licensed users worldwide. From fully customized enterprise solutions to low-cost packaged testing and reporting, COAST Software products scale to meet the Web quality management needs and budgets of today's e-businesses: www.coast.com

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