AutomatedQA Announces Upgrade to Its Powerful Build and Release Management System, Automated Build Studio 3.Latest Version Adds to Fully Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. System With New Features That Streamline the Software Development Build, Test and Release Processes LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- AutomatedQA, a provider of easy-to-use and affordable tools for testing and developing high-quality applications, today announced Automated Build Studio 3, the latest version of the company's powerful build and release management system. Used by developers at all levels, Automated Build Studio 3 adds to its existing 450 built-in operations with a variety of new features such as a macro debugger Software that helps a programmer debug a program by stopping at certain breakpoints and displaying various programming elements. The programmer can step through source code statements one at a time while the corresponding machine instructions are being executed. and charts to analyze macro run statistics. In addition, Automated Build Studio 3 easily integrates with AutomatedQA's performance profiler and memory debugger A memory debugger is a programming tool for finding memory leaks and buffer overflows. These are due to bugs related to the allocation and deallocation of dynamic memory. Programs written in languages that have garbage collection, such as managed code might also need memory AQtime 5, and its test manager TestComplete 5, providing developers with an entirely automated, end-to-end platform to ensure high-quality applications. As software development projects become increasingly complex, the process of building, testing and releasing them consumes an inordinate amount of time and resources. Complexities also add to increased human error in the development process. In fact, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent article, an industry expert ventured that even experienced engineers will accidentally inject in·ject v. 1. To introduce a substance, such as a drug or vaccine, into a body part. 2. To treat by means of injection. a defect in every nine to 10 lines of code The statements and instructions that a programmer writes when creating a program. One line of this "source code" may generate one machine instruction or several depending on the programming language. A line of code in assembly language is typically turned into one machine instruction. . He estimated that by using the right development practices and tools, these numbers can be reduced by as much as 50 percent. Automating processes -- including build and release processes -- can effectively eliminate not only the number of errors in code but also reduce time and resource drain. At the core of Automated Build Studio 3 is its ability to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. development processes, thereby directly addressing the issues developers face with complex projects. "Microsoft is pleased to have ongoing commitment from AutomatedQA to the integration of its tools with Visual Studio 2005," said Jay Roxe, group product manager in the Developer Division at Microsoft Corp. "Its support complements Visual Studio to offer a more complete development platform that satisfies business and developer needs with a suite of automated testing (testing) automated testing - Software testing assisted with software tools that require no operator input, analysis, or evaluation. tools." Automated Build Studio 3 automates each step of the build process -- from retrieving files from a version control system, to building installation packages, running automated tests and deploying latest releases of software projects. By automating these processes, as well as performing data and system consistency checks, developers can focus on critical pain points in the application development process. Automated Build Studio 3 includes the following new features and capabilities: * Charts for analysis of macro run statistics * Control of remote builds from a macro * Macro debugger to easily trace and fix errors in macros * New operations for ASP.NET, Oracle, ILMerge, InstallShield Universal, RoboHelp and WiX among others * Performs concurrent execution Noun 1. concurrent execution - the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer multiprogramming instruction execution, execution - (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer of macro operations to reduce macro execution time * Full integration with AQtime 5 and TestComplete 5 "Automated Build Studio 3's increased functionality provides greater support for developers tackling the build and release management process," said Atanas Stoyanov, chief scientist at AutomatedQA. "Automated Build Studio 3 has an intuitive interface and unprecedented flexibility, allowing even inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in users to create complex visual macros that can automate repetitive or day-to-day tasks with the single click of a button." Automated Build Studio 3 is $349.99 for the basic version and $2,999.99 for the site license, which is intended for 10 users or more. It is now available for purchase or trial download from http://www.automatedqa.com/abs/. AutomatedQA offers a 60-day, money-back guarantee if users are not completely satisfied. Combined with AQtime 5 and TestComplete 5, Automated Build Studio 3 is the third release from AutomatedQA in the past six months providing a complete solution for developers seeking a unified development platform. For more information, please go to www.AutomatedQA.com. About AutomatedQA Headquartered in Las Vegas, AutomatedQA is the provider of easy-to-use and affordable tools for testing and developing high-quality applications. The company creates award-winning and innovative software products and services for the entire software development life cycle, including TestComplete for test automation and AQtime for sophisticated performance profiling and memory debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users. . AutomatedQA's clients range from huge teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-developer shops. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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