iOpus Launches iMacros Web Automation on Worldwide Tour; Software Automates Routine Web Tasks at Significant Cost and Time Savings.NEW YORK -- Following a successful beta introduction earlier this year, iOpus Software will launch iMacros today in New York. iMacros is a unique suite of HTML-based web macro recorders A program routine that converts menu selections and keystrokes into a macro. A user turns on the recorder, calls up a menu, selects a variety of options, turns the recorder off and assigns a key command to the macro. When the key command is pressed, the selections are executed. See macro. that run on Windows desktop or server, which automates all web-browsing functions and routine tasks associated with Microsoft's popular Internet Explorer. The launch event, including a presentation on iMacros by Dr. Mathias Roth, CTO of iOpus Software and beta customer testimonials, will be broadcast live at 8 a.m. EDT via webcast and then available for replay following the event at https://www.callinfo.com/archives/playback.jsp?id=sxsuyglt. Early beta reviews compare iOpus iMacros to significantly more expensive solutions in the marketplace, and give iOpus iMacros IE the highest ratings for its time, effort and cost savings. With iMacros technology, web masters and developers can record tasks once - on multiple web sites - including logins, passwords, data upload, image download, online marketing and form filling, functional testing and regression testing web sites and then lets iMacros execute them as needed. Any combination of browsing, form filling, clicking, and data extraction can be recorded into an Internet macro. Support for FLASH or JAVA applets A small application, such as a utility program or limited-function spreadsheet or word processor. Java programs that are run from the browser are always known as applets. See midlet, crapplet and Java applet. and web site response time measurements are part of the advanced editions. It also includes a command line zip xyz *.jpg means compress all the JPEGs into a Zip archive named XYZ.ZIP. The windows-based equivalent would require numerous mouse clicks to perform the same task. See command processor and Windows command line. interface and a Scripting component for use with batch files (1) A file containing data that is processed or transmitted from beginning to end. (2) A file containing instructions that are executed one after the other from beginning to end. See BAT file and shell script. and VBS (WSH) and .NET scripting and all other Windows programming languages. The iOpus iMacros product suite includes the Power Surfer Edition, PRO Edition, and Scripting Edition. Using the Power Surfer Edition, any combination of browsing, form filling, clicking, page navigation, upload, download, printing, saving and data extraction can be recorded into an Internet macro. Internet Macros works by remotely controlling the web browser. Thus it automatically supports advanced features such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL), HTTP-redirects, and cookies. Once a macro is created, it can run on any PC that has the Internet Macros software installed. iOpus iMacros Power Surfer Edition is priced at $29.95(US). The PRO Edition features an easy-to-use command line interface (operating system) command line interface - A means of communication between a program and its user, based solely on textual input and output. Commands are input with the help of a keyboard or similar device and are interpreted and executed by the program. Results are output as text or graphics to the terminal. Command line interfaces usually provide greater flexibility than graphical user interfaces, at the cost of being harder for the novice to use., batch file support, and the ability to do web site response time measurements. The PRO Edition is the only software of its kind that supports web sites with FLASH and JAVA applets, and can switch between different web pages automatically with its tabbed browser interface. The PRO Edition is priced at $199. The iMacros Scripting Edition, which performs capture and replay testing functions normally found in applications costing thousands of dollars, is designed for use by web professionals and people responsible for web site testing. It includes all of the functionality of the iMacros PRO Edition, performing unlimited data upload and management on websites, plus an easy-to-use scripting interface that extends the popular Windows Scripting Host The facility within a program that runs another program. For example, a Web browser is a scripting host that can execute instructions in languages such as Java and JavaScript. See Windows Script Host. with the ability to replay Internet Macros and extract web page data. Users can also access this interface from Visual Basic, Visual C++, Excel, Access, Perl, the new Microsoft .NET languages or any other Windows programming language. Users can work in their favorite development environment and do not have to learn yet another proprietary programming language. The Scripting Edition license includes a royalty-free distribution of the iMacros engine, so scripts and macros can be provided to third parties. The Scripting Edition is priced at $499 for a single user license. Multi-user and site licenses are available. iOpus iMacros software runs on Windows 2000, XP and Windows 2003. iMacros can be purchased securely online at http://www.iOpus.com, and can also be downloaded for a free 30-day trial from the same address. About iOpus Software: Founded in 1998, iOpus builds cost-effective software that is both powerful and easy to use. Its business products, iMacros PRO and iMacros Scripting Edition, are used by web developers, webmasters, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other IT professionals worldwide. The iMacros Image Recognition Plugin See plug-in. is a powerful add-on that uses machine vision technology for web testing sites that contain non-HTML elements. The Plugin supports Flash applets, Java applets, Movie Player Applets, ActiveX, and all other controls. Trial versions of these business products can be downloaded from http://www.iOpus.com. NOTE TO EDITORS/ANALYSTS: For a review copy of iMacros, contact Alison Minaglia at (203)972-3170 or email aminaglia@technologypr.com. Box shots, screenshots of iMacros are available on request or at http://www.iopus.com/press/media |
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