Solidware Technologies Debuts with Free Download of splat(TM) Dependency Mapping and Analysis Application; Intelligence-Driven Testing to Roll Back Software Defect Crisis.BOULDER, Colo. -- Solidware Technologies made its marketplace debut today with the introduction of its splat See asterisk. 1. splat - Name used in many places (DEC, IBM, and others) for the asterisk ("*") character (ASCII 0101010). This may derive from the "squashed-bug" appearance of the asterisk on many early line printers. 2. (TM) software module visualization and analysis application. Releasing the splat software marks the first step in Solidware's drive to help the information technology industry innovate its way out of a worsening software defect crisis, and is licensed for a free 60-day trial via download from the www.solidw.com website. Delivering a radically new metaphor for discovering and eliminating software defects as early as possible in the software development process, splat software graphically displays the connections and interdependencies between the various code modules that make up current-generation software systems. The initial splat product, for C language source code on Microsoft Windows-based platforms, provides a foundation for Solidware to establish a growing business through building up a complete software defect reduction ecosystem incorporating capabilities in areas of failure mode analysis; risk assessment; memory management; thread execution and interaction; and security. Even in its current concept demonstrator dem·on·stra·tor n. 1. One that demonstrates, such as a participant in a public display of opinion. 2. An article or product used in a demonstration. demonstrator Noun 1. status, splat software delivers immediate value by helping software developers visualize the structure of applications, identify high-risk vulnerability areas and see a "digital fingerprint" of code structure and attributes. In addition, the software can be used to rapidly assess the structure and quality of open source and third party software integrated into production IT environments. This digital fingerprinting capability represents a foundation from which Solidware can add more advanced intelligent defect test, analysis and correction modules as the product roadmap progresses. Scott Allman, director, quality assurance and test, Vidiom Systems, Inc., of Broomfield, Colo, has used the Beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of splat as part of Solidware's field testing of the product. 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. Allman: "Just a few minutes with splat really cements in your mind the relationships among the functions performed by source code modules. This makes splat an integration tool as well as a 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. and test tool and something that all serious testers and integrators should consider." New Methods for Defect Reduction Susan Kunz, co-founder, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Solidware Technologies said: "Defects are the dirty big secret of the software industry. While software flaws have skyrocketed over the last 20 years, defect rates for integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. have plummeted. Our vision is to roll back the software crisis through intelligent analysis of software defect risks, bringing test forward in the development cycle through test-as-you code methodologies, automation, and visualization. We're releasing the first generation splat product as a free download to open people's eyes to the possibilities of a new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. and get feedback on what advanced capabilities we should include in our next generation products and services." Software Defect Crisis US government studies estimate that software defects cost the US economy $60 billion and the world economy $175 billion a year. Furthermore, the cost of fixing defects accounts for 70-to-80 percent of the cost of typical commercial software development projects. Traditional software development methodologies represent holdovers from an era where a typical program would run in the thousands of 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. and would operate as a stand-alone, batch mode application. Today, software applications can consist of millions of lines of code and run in complex, multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. environments expected to maintain non-stop availability. Software users are also demonstrating lower tolerance for defective software that interrupts business processes, is expensive to maintain, and can even endanger human lives. The Solidware vision calls for bringing defect detection and correction forward in the software development process by combining visualization, knowledge-based intelligent analysis, of defect risks and automated test-as-you-code development strategies. This should lead to significant improvement in the areas of lowering the cost of software quality assurance, speeding time-to-market for new products, as well as overall improvements in software quality and performance. Solidware also believes that new generation tools will give developers ability to not only cope with expected advances in hardware and networking technologies, but confidence to build larger yet more robust software systems. About Solidware Technologies Based in Boulder, Colorado The City of Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Boulder is the 11th most populous city in the State of Colorado, as well as the most populous city and the county , Solidware Technologies focuses on developing and propagating a new generation of tools, technologies and methodologies focused on visualizing and automating the process of detecting and correcting defects as early and inexpensively as possible in the software development process. Founded in 2004, Solidware is a start up company founded by Susan Kunz (president and CEO) and Char Devich (COO). The board of directors brings together technology industry luminaries, including Lucy Sanders (CEO National Center for Women and Information Technology The US National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) aims to ensure that women are fully represented in the world of information technology (IT). NCWIT's goal is to achieve professional IT workforce parity within 20 years, and its work aims to connect efforts , former CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Lucent and Avaya, and Bell Labs Fellow), John Brown (Partner, Arrow Holdings), Dane Smith (former VP sales, Verari Corporation and Sun), Dr. Peter Wilton (UC Berkeley Haas School of Business), and Bob Iannucci (patent attorney). For more information on Solidware Technologies, and the splat software visualization Software visualization (Diehl, 2002; Knight, 2002) is concerned with the static or animated 2-D or 3-D (Marcus et al., 2003) visual representation of information about software systems based on their structure (Staples & Bieman, 1999), size (Lanza, 2004), history (Girba et al, and analysis application, visit www.solidw.com. Solidware, the Solidware logo, and splat are trademarks of Solidware Technologies. 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