Nu-Mega announces the integration of BoundsChecker technology into Microsoft Visual Test 4.0.NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1995--Nu-Mega Technologies Inc., the worldwide leader in Windows 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. error detection technology, today announced that it has provided certain components of its award-winning BoundsChecker technology to Microsoft for inclusion into Microsoft Visual Test 4.0. Users of Visual Test 4.0 will be the first to be able to incorporate automated error detection into the software testing Software testing is the process used to measure the quality of developed computer software. Usually, quality is constrained to such topics as correctness, completeness, security, but can also include more technical requirements as described under the ISO standard ISO 9126, such process thus improving overall software quality and productivity. Roger Heinen, senior vice president of Microsoft's development division, stated, "We are very excited about the integration of BoundsChecker technology from Nu-Mega into Microsoft Visual Test 4.0. The powerful technology licensed to us by Nu-Mega integrates with Visual Test 4.0 to provide the most complete testing solution for Windows-based applications. The BoundsChecker components are fully integrated into Microsoft Visual Test 4.0 and report all detected errors via the Developer Studio. Specifically, this technology allows Visual Test 4.0 to detect memory leaks A condition caused by a program that does not free up the extra memory it allocates. In programming languages, such as C/C++, the programmer can dynamically allocate additional memory to hold data and variables that are required for the moment, but not used throughout the program. , resource leaks and pointer pointer, breed of large sporting dog developed in England more than 300 years ago. It stands between 23 and 26 in. (58.4–66.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 50 and 60 lb (22.7–27.2 kg). errors that would have otherwise gone undetected. The detection of these programming errors can now be integrated into the software testing process. Extensive additional error detection capability is available by utilizing a full version of BoundsChecker. "Not only am I impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with the capabilities of BoundsChecker and its integration into Visual Test. I applaud Nu-Mega for simplifying the process of bringing quality into the software development cycle," stated Thomas Arnold
Thomas Arnold , vice president of product development, Software Testing Laboratories Inc., the leading provider of training and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for Microsoft Visual Test. BoundsChecker's Integration with Visual Test Microsoft Visual Test 4.0 includes certain components of BoundsChecker technology for detecting Windows programming errors. Typical examples of the errors detected include `Failure allocating memory using the malloc function' and `Invalid argument passed to the memory deallocation function free,' and others. These errors are reported to the user via the Visual Test 4.0 Developer Studio and are logged automatically for later review by the user. "We believe that automated software testing and automatic error detection are key components in developing high quality software applications. By incorporating BoundsChecker technology into Visual Test, we believe that users will be able to detect and fix more errors that ever before" stated Frank Grossman, president of Nu-Mega Technologies NuMega Technologies (or NuMega) was a software company founded in 1987 by Frank Grossman and Jim Moskun in Nashua, NH. In 1997 it was acquired by Compuware. Less than a year after its move to Merrimack, NH, the development lab was effectively shut down on June, 11th . Those testers wishing to experience the complete detection capability of BoundsChecker can easily do so by ordering the full version. Contact Nu-Mega directly at 1-800-4NU-MEGA (800-468-6342) BoundsChecker Professional Edition is Nu-Mega's next generation product in its award-winning family of automated error detection tools for Windows 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . Compile-time Instrumentation allows BoundsChecker Professional Edition to detect 72 unique error categories which translates into about 400 percent more errors detected than ever before. Additionally, BoundsChecker integrates into the Microsoft Visual C++ Developer Studio so that users can launch BoundsChecker directly from the Developer Studio toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the . BoundsChecker -- The Industry's Most Thorough and Complete Error Detection Technology Nu-Mega's BoundsChecker streamlines the error detection process with a host of new features including integration into Microsoft's Visual C++, a new user interface, support for team-based development, error suppression and multiple levels of error detection. Among the errors that BoundsChecker can detect are invalid Windows API The Windows API, informally WinAPI, is the name given by Microsoft to the core set of application programming interfaces (APIs) available in the Microsoft Windows operating systems. calls, invalid pointer manipulation, coding errors not found by Visual C++, invalid reads and writes to memory, memory and resource leaks and more. BoundsChecker also analyzes Windows Events and Win32 Compliance. When BoundsChecker detects an error, the user is informed with a description of the error, stack information and the line of source code that caused the error. BoundsChecker presents the information needed to fix the problem, thus allowing the developer to investigate errors in real time as they occur. Nu-Mega -- The Leader in Windows Error Detection and Analysis Tool Nu-Mega Technologies Inc. supplies error detection and system level 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. tools to businesses, governments and industries worldwide. Nu-Mega's award-winning products for Windows 95, Windows NT, Win32s, Windows 3.x Windows 3.x can refer to either an individual or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. substantially improve software quality and increase productivity for Windows developers. In 1987, Nu-Mega introduced Soft-ICE for DOS, the industry's first software-based alternative to the hardware-based ICE. Nu-Mega has extended its family of products to include Soft-ICE for Windows 3.1, Soft-ICE for Windows 95, and versions of its automatic error detection tool -- BoundsChecker for Windows 3.1, Win32s, Windows NT, and Windows 95. BoundsChecker Professional Edition is available now, list price is $999 with special introductory pricing of $499 until the end of 1995. BoundsChecker Standard Edition is currently available for $299. Upgrades for existing customers are available, as are corporate site license options. For further information, contact Nu-Mega Technologies Inc. at 1-800-4NU-MEGA (800-468-6342), fax (603) 889-1135, electronic mail: info@numega.com, or on the World Wide Web at http://www.numega.com/. CONTACT: Nu-Mega Technologies Inc. Bob O'Brien, 603/889-2386 email: bobrien@numega.com |
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