Onix Introduces Equidox To Enable Organizations To Meet Web Accessibility Requirements For Visually Impaired Users

PDF to HTML Converter simplifies the process of discovering, converting, and publishing PDF documents to WCAG 2.0 compliant HTML

Onix Networking Corp. (“Onix”) recently announced a new product offering called Equidox. Equidox was developed to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and other government Acts around the world. These Acts dictate that government and industry make their websites accessible to visually impaired users.

Equidox is an automated solution that simplifies the process of discovering, converting, and publishing PDF documents to WCAG 2.0 compliant HTML. Manual PDF to HTML conversion requires a significant amount of time and extensive HTML knowledge. Manual HTML conversion is not only less efficient; it can also introduce errors. Equidox automates the conversion process, saving organizations time and money.

Onix developed Equidox to integrate with the Google Search Appliance (“GSA”) to help discover existing PDF documents. These documents are found in content sources such as public sites, internal intranet sites, file systems and content management systems including SharePoint, Livelink, and Lotus Notes. The GSA crawls these content sources and builds a collection of PDF documents requiring conversion.

Equidox integrates with Google Drive, Dropbox and local file systems, allowing users to import and convert PDFs as they are created.

Onix CEO and President Tim Needles stated, “This tool will help our customers meet accessibility guidelines. The features are robust and substantial, thus helping compliance officers to reduce time spent on the PDF to HTML conversion process, eliminate the need for detailed HTML skill sets, minimize PDF to HTML conversion cost, and achieve WCAG 2.0 scores that meet or exceed manual conversion scores.” He continued, “Under federal law, organizations and government agencies are required to comply with accessibility standards, but adoption is not where it should be. Equidox solves the problem quickly and completely.”

About Onix Networking Corp.
Onix Networking is a leading provider of IT solutions and services to a broad range of government and corporate customers. Onix partners with IT industry leaders and offers extensive expertise in the design and implementation of end-to-end comprehensive IT solutions. Onix has been a Google partner since 2001, and was named by Google as the “Global Partner of the Year - Enterprise Search” in both 2012 and 2013. In July 2014, Onix acquired Capital Technology Partners, Inc. (“CT Partners”) of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. CT Partners’ expertise with both Google Search Appliance and new product development greatly contribute toward the expansion of Onix’s product and technology offerings. Onix Networking Corp. is headquartered in Lakewood, OH. For more information, visit www.onixnet.com.