News tagged with testing software

Nasa begins development of Space Launch System flight software

(Phys.org) -- NASA engineers working on the new Space Launch System (SLS) can now begin developing the advanced, heavy-lift launch vehicle's flight software using newly delivered software test bed computers from Boeing. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

PML's Pernstich develops open-source software to automate test equipment

A free, easily customizable software program for automating test equipment via GPIB or RS232 bus may sound too good to be true, especially for smaller companies, graduate students, and hobbyists or for day-to-day ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA hopes to test new spaceship in 2014

There's no firm date yet, but sometime in early 2014 NASA intends to take its first major step toward rebuilding its human spaceflight program.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 15

Video-chatting may be the answer to literacy problems for rural and isolated students

Distance may no longer be an obstacle for struggling students living in rural and isolated areas. According to the new study "Voice-over-the-Internet-Protocol as a Medium for Delivering Reading Intervention: Evidence from ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Fully automatic software testing

University of Twente researcher Machiel van der Bijl has developed a system that eliminates the need to test software manually. The system not only facilitates quick and accurate software testing, but it will also save software ...

Technology / Software

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fujitsu accelerates verification of Java software through parallel processing

Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of technology enabling high-speed exhaustive verification of Java software using parallel processing. In ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Updated NIST software uses combination testing to catch bugs fast and easy

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have released an updated version of a computer system testing tool that can cut costs by more efficiently finding flaws. A tutorial on using ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers simulate cyber soldiers for sale

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers, who are mimicking the debilitating attacks of cyber robot armies to help defend the Australian and Indian governments, will discuss their work tomorrow (October 27) at Queensland University of ...

Technology / Internet

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UAB testing software program to improve safety among older drivers

Psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Center for Research in Applied Gerontology are testing software to determine if it could help senior adult drivers avoid car crashes by improving their reflexes ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Faster and more efficient software for the US Air Force

Researchers at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln have addressed the issue of faulty software by developing an algorithm and open source tool that is 300 times faster at generating tests and also reduces current software ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Software testing market resilient despite crisis: report

The worldwide market for computer software and systems testing services is projected to reach 56 billion dollars by 2013 despite taking a hit from the global economic crisis, a report said Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Microsoft's vendors, temps nearly equal regular staff numbers

It's widely known Microsoft has a large contingent work force in addition to its 96,000 direct, regular employees worldwide. But the company has never publicly quantified these people, who typically work through third-party ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0