ParaSoft Delivers Free Version of WebKing to Site Developers; WebKing Lite Finds Common Web Site Errors and Saves Developers Time.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 ParaSoft, leading provider of software error prevention and error detection solutions, announced the availability of WebKing Lite, a free version of the company's newly released Web site development and testing solution. WebKing was created to help developers save time by automatically finding common Web site errors such as non-standard HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , spelling errors and broken links with just one click of a button. "Today's Web sites contain many errors that get overlooked during development because of continuous site updates, time constraints In law, time constraints are placed on certain actions and filings in the interest of speedy justice, and additionally to prevent the evasion of the ends of justice by waiting until a matter is moot. , or even poor testing procedures," said Dominique Garcia, product marketing manager. "With just one click of a button, WebKing loads and tests a site. Now Web developers have access to a solution that will ensure that HTML, link and spelling errors never go live." WebKing Lite allows developers to ensure that their HTML displays correctly in all browsers by automatically enforcing a set of coding standards. These coding standards will also find problems that affect data input, navigation, performance, presentation and security. Additionally, WebKing Lite finds broken links that prevent visitors from accessing important information. This is done by thoroughly and comprehensively checking all links, including internal anchors, unique browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used links, Web server links and malformed mal·formed adj. Abnormally or faultily formed. URLs. Because Web sites contain much valuable content, it is imperative that spelling is correct. WebKing Lite flags misspelled words that reflect poorly on a company. Developers can also customize the spelling dictionary by adding additional words, foreign language dictionaries and industry-specific dictionaries. WebKing Lite is available for free; there is no limit to the number of free copies that a company can download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. . ParaSoft encourages companies of all sizes to take advantage of this free offer today, and start using WebKing Lite to improve their site quality as they reduce development time, effort and cost. Availability WebKing Lite is available at no charge at http://www.thewebking.com/products/webking/download.htm. The standard version of WebKing has an introductory price of $2,995 until July 31, 2000. WebKing Lite and 2.0 run on Linux, Sun Solaris and Windows 95/98/2000/NT. About ParaSoft ParaSoft Corp ParaSoft Corp - Distributors of the message passing system Express. ftp://ftp.parasoft.com/. Telephone: +1 (818) 792-9941. E-mail: <support@parasoft.com>. . develops and markets advanced error prevention and error detection tools for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Windows and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the development environments. ParaSoft's award-winning products and patented technologies assist developers and managers in improving software quality, accelerating time to market and reducing development costs. ParaSoft's headquarters is located at 2031 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, Calif. 91016. Telephone 888/305-0041. Fax 626/305-3036. E-mail to: info@parasoft.com. URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.parasoft.com. Note to Editors: ParaSoft is a registered trademark of ParaSoft. WebKing is a trademark of ParaSoft. All brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Screen shots and review copies available. |
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