Cybercom signs agreement with ABF to develop Web portal that's highly accessible to the disabled

Cybercom signs agreement with ABF to develop Web portal that's highly accessible to the disabled The Swedish Workers' Educational Association (ABF) signed a one-year frame agreement with Cybercom. The agreement is for IT consulting services that cover project management, system development, and system integration. Through the frame agreement, Cybercom will develop an information portal that will become a new, joint Web platform for the entire ABF organisation. The assignment is estimated to be worth SEK 2 million (EUR 217,317). The portal contains an: - External Web for the public - Extranet for member organisations, study group leaders, and board members - Intranet for ABF employees. The portal creates new opportunities for communication and information exchanges by being a natural point of contact for the public, member organisations, and ABF employees. The portal will be developed to comply with the World Wide Web Consortium's accessibility guidelines - to facilitate ease of use for handicapped users. "We're delighted that we can offer better service to groups such as the physically disabled," says Klara Sjöström, project manager at ABF. "This was our most important objective. The portal will make it easier for the public to find out about our events and education offerings." For more information: Klara Sjöström, project manager, ABF Phone: +46 8 613 50 19 Mats Alders, president and CEO, Cybercom Group Phone: +46 70 725 32 00 About Arbetarnas bildningsförbund (ABF) The Workers' Educational Association is Sweden's oldest, largest education association. Variety is its strength - thanks to broad reach within adult education and its cultural initiatives in 16 districts and 121 departments throughout the country. ABF brings together 900,000 participants in study circles and 3.5 million participants in different cultural events. Its scope includes 60 member organisations and equally as many partnership agreements. Read more www.abf.se About Cybercom Cybercom Group is a pan-European IT consultancy with a wide ranging experience in leading and delivering technology projects in the financial markets, banking, telecom and pharmaceutical industries. Cybercom was founded in 1995 and listed on the Stockholm stock exchange's O list (Stockholmsbörsen) in 1999. The company currently employs around 300 staff, has offices in Denmark, Sweden and the UK, and undertakes client projects throughout Europe. Read more www.cybercomgroup.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/04/07/20030407BIT00640/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/04/07/20030407BIT00640/wkr0002.pdf