The PCAOB Gets a New Look

Submitted by Melissa Hoffmann on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 15:45

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has a new face: the agency launched a redesigned and expanded Web site earlier this month.

The new site incorporates Web usability practices aimed at helping users find information more quickly and easily, according to the agency.

"The redesigned Web site enhances the PCAOB’s transparency efforts by making registration, inspection, standard setting and enforcement information more accessible and user-friendly to the investors, auditors and other interested parties who use our site,” Acting PCAOB Chairman Daniel L. Goelzer said in a statement.

The site features a new layout, updated content organization, and an improved search function that work together to provide quicker and more intuitive navigation throughout the site. Pages that are viewed most often, according to feedback surveys and Web-site usage reports, now are accessible directly from the home page. New pages have been added for information about the PCAOB's International program and Research & Analysis activities.

The new look and layout is designed to accommodate users with special needs in accessing information on the Internet. The site allows users to change font size, convert to black-and-white screen display, and use adoptive browsers and screen readers.

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