BSQUARE Now Shipping New Test Tool for Developers of Intelligent Computing Devices.Business/High Tech Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000 New Tool Reduces Testing Time, Enhances Product Quality, and Helps Device Developers Ship Windows CE-based Devices to Market Quickly BSQUARE Corporation (Nasdaq:BSQR) announced today that they have begun shipping the newest member of its CEValidator(TM) Quality Assurance Automation product family, CEValidator Application Tester. The new product will enable device developers to save time and development cost by recording automated tests for ensuring the quality of software applications on an intelligent computing device. "With the addition of the Application Tester to our popular CEValidator QA Automation product family, we can automate the functional testing (testing) functional testing - (Or "black-box testing", "closed-box testing") The application of test data derived from the specified functional requirements without regard to the final program structure. of GUI based Having a graphical user interface (GUI). Same as "graphics based." See GUI. applications running on top of the platform. By using both CEValidator Application Tester and Platform Tester products together, we can provide a comprehensive quality assurance solution that helps developers ship high quality products within a minimum time frame," said Jim Walters, director of BSQUARE's Quality Assurance Products Group. CEValidator Applications Tester Shortens the Development Cycle and Saves Development Costs for Intelligent Computing Devices BSQUARE's new CEValidator Application Tester is the most comprehensive program for testing GUI-based software applications on an intelligent computing device. The program records testing scripts while users interact with the application, avoiding the need for programming. Application Tester can be purchased as a stand-alone program, or be fully integrated with CEValidator Platform Tester for a complete device quality assurance solution. There are three tools included in CEValidator Application Tester: the Application Recorder, Test Builder, and GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. Tester. The Application Recorder provides a fast, easy method for creating test scripts The instructions in a test program. It defines the actions and pass/fail criteria. For example, if the action is "to enter a valid account number," the expected result is that the data are accepted. Entering an invalid number should yield a particular error message. See test case. without programming by capturing keystrokes and mouse events, adding various verification checks, starting and stopping applications, and adding script comments. Test Builder automatically traverses the application menu and dialog structure to generate a testing framework to begin your automation programming. GUI Tester automatically tests an application's menu and dialog box A movable window that is displayed on screen in response to the user selecting a menu option. It provides the current status and available options for a particular feature in the program. structure to identify all GUI related issues; for example -- duplicate hotkeys or overlapping controls. CEValidator Applications Tester is extensible for applications that require complex testing logic, communication with other programs, or require precise control over script execution. Application Tester includes the ability for the developer to extend recorded scripts using standard C programming language. Price and Availability CEValidator Application Tester is available immediately from BSQUARE and authorized distributors worldwide. Single user licenses are priced at $4,950 with multi-user licenses starting at $19,750. Users can procure an evaluation copy by sending an e-mail request to sales@bsquare.com or calling 888/820-4500. About BSQUARE BSQUARE (Nasdaq:BSQR) is innovating tomorrow's devices through software solutions for the development of intelligent computing devices. Specializing in the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. family of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , BSQUARE supplies software products and services for the development and use of PC Companions, set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. , web pads See Webpad. , Internet appliances Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. , industrial automation devices, Windows-based terminals, and other mobile and wireless intelligent devices. From development tools to software infrastructures to end-user applications, the BSQUARE touch is on many embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. Windows-based devices available in the market today. For more information, visit BSQUARE at www.bsquare.com or call 888/820-4500. BSQUARE is a registered trademark of BSQUARE Corporation. All names, product names, and tradenames are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Pricing is subject to change without notice. This release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc our sales that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect BSQUARE's actual results include the failure of the market to accept these products and services, adverse changes in BSQUARE's relationship with Microsoft, a decline in the market for Windows-based intelligent computing devices or the failure of such market to develop as anticipated, delays or announcements of delays by Microsoft of Windows product releases, competition and intellectual property risks. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in BSQUARE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , in the section entitled "Risk Factors". Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. BSQUARE undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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