News
2010
Shaw Trust Using SortSite (Jul 2010)
Shaw Trust is introducing SortSite as part of their web accessibility services. PowerMapper Software are providing licenses and consultancy as part of their commitment to giving back to the community. Shaw Trust is a UK charity which supports disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for work, find jobs and live more independently.
SortSite 4.0 Released (May 2010)
PowerMapper Software announces the general availability of SortSite 4.0. New features in this release include:
- English and French spell checking
- Accessibility and link checking inside PDF documents
- Link checking inside Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents
- Allow #anchor links to be blocked
- Added Firefox 3.6 / Chrome 4.0 to compatibility report
- Added support for <LINK REL="canonical" HREF="..." >
- Added support for Lotus Domino
- Added required text rules (for checking analytics tags and disclaimers are present on every page)
- Added "Automatic Login" option
PowerMapper Software Hits 30% of Fortune 100 (Mar 2010)
Latest sales figures reveals that PowerMapper and SortSite are now used by 30% of the Fortune 100. This comes on the back of strong sales to organizations like Nokia, USDA and Oracle.
PowerMapper Software (Feb 2010)
PowerMapper Software has completed the acquisition of Electrum’s PowerMapper and SortSite product business as part of a management buyout led by Mark Rogers, a former Electrum director.
Under the terms of the deal PowerMapper Software will provide the same responsive support and regular product updates for PowerMapper and SortSite that customers experienced under the Electrum Solutions brand. Electrum will continue to provide a wide range of document and reporting products and bespoke solutions to customers throughout Europe.
"PowerMapper Software is being launched today on the foundation of two strong product franchises in PowerMapper and SortSite with customers in 43 countries." said Mark Rogers, CEO of PowerMapper Software. "We have a proven management team, and experienced employees dedicated to building a world-class software business focused on customers’ success."
2009
PowerMapper 5.0 Released (Dec 2009)
Electrum announce general availability of PowerMapper 5.0. New features in this release include:
- Two new map styles
- Import data from Google Analytics or Webmaster Tools
- Overlay imported data onto site maps (mini graphs are drawn next to page thumbnails)
- Add design notes to maps (use this when using the site map as a blueprint for site re-development)
- Extract links from Flash navigation
- Resizable page thumbnails
- Support for non-European character sets including Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean
- User interface improvements including customizable toolbars and new map wizard
- Exporting meta data
- Support for Windows 7
SortSite Certified for Vista (Jun 2009)
Electrum announce SortSite 3.03, which is Certified For Windows Vista. Certified for Vista applications are tested by independent labs to ensure they meet Microsoft compatibility and reliability guidelines.
“Microsoft is pleased that Electrum has earned the Certified for Windows Vista software logo for SortSite,”
said Brad Goldberg, General Manager for Windows Vista Product Management at Microsoft Corp.
“By certifying their applications, Electrum is letting their customers know that their product
has met explicit standards of reliability and quality, and has been tested and proven to deliver
a superior experience with a PC running Windows Vista.”
SortSite 3.01 Released (Feb 2009)
Electrum announce the availability of SortSite 3.01. The latest release contains a slew of new features including:
- Over 50 new browser compatibility checks for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Google Chrome
- Over 450 quality checkpoints
- Checks for page weight (total size of HTML, graphics, script and CSS)
Dell Partners With Electrum (Jan 2009)
Dell | ASAP Software have become an authorized reseller for Electrum products. Dell | ASAP Software does business with clients around the world, with over 40 regional sales offices throughout North America and Europe.
2008
SortSite 3.0 Released (Dec 2008)
Electrum announce the availability of SortSite 3.0. The latest release contains a slew of new features including:
- Support for W3C WCAG 2.0 accessibility guidelines
- Over 400 quality checkpoints
- Web site quality policy profiles allow you to choose which guidelines to check against
- Improved performance and reduced memory consumption on large sites
Sales Growth (Oct 2008)
Electrum report good quarterly results for Q3 2008 in spite of the uncertain economic background:
- Product sales have grown at 10-20% per month for last 4 quarters
- Steady margin growth
- New Fortune 100 and Government wins in US and Canada
- New customer wins in China, India, Kuwait and Bahrain
SortSite Online Demo (Jul 2008)
Electrum announce the release of an online demo of SortSite, allowing customers to try it without installing any software. The demo also collects some interesting statistics:
- How many pages with the W3C Valid HTML badge are actually valid
- Which versions of HTML / XHTML are in use
- What percentage of pages render in quirks mode
- You can try the online demo and see the stats at http://try.powermapper.com/
SortSite/PowerMapper Retail Boxes (Mar 2008)
In response to customer requests we're making PowerMapper and SortSite available in retail boxes, with just-in-time manufacturing handled by SwiftCD.
The first boxes are rolling out of production the first week of March, and will be available to buy from our web site a few days later.
SortSite 2.0 Released (Feb 2008)
Electrum announce the availability of SortSite 2.0. The latest release contains a slew of new features including:
- Issue maps (site maps showing the location of issues)
- Page inventory
- Section 508 accessibility guidelines
- HTML source annotated with issues & fix help
- An RSS reader
- Improved installation on Vista