VeriTest Opens Software Testing For New Windows CE Logo Program
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — November 18, 1996 — VeriTest, Inc., the only authorized test laboratory for the new Microsoft Windows CE Software Logo Program, today formally opened application software validation testing for the Windows CE platform for handheld PCs. VeriTest made the announcement at Fall COMDEX '96, as Microsoft Corp. released guidelines for the Logo Program.
The logo criteria and test procedures for Windows CE will enable software publishers and independent software vendors (ISVs) to comply with functionality and compatibility standards for Windows CE-based applications. The Windows CE Software Logo Program provides end-users with consistent and trustworthy information about application compatibility.
The testing guidelines address such areas as application functionality and stability, 32-bit compatibility, installation routines, registry requirements, user interface/shell support specifications, and support for long file names. Guidelines apply equally to applications developed expressly for Windows CE and so-called "companion" applications, which are designed for desktop systems but interact with Windows CE-based software.
"With the release of these guidelines, we're delighted to formally open testing to the development community for Windows CE," said Steve Nemzer, president, VeriTest. "Developers can now build applications for Windows CE with a clear understanding of what the Logo Program requires, while end-users can gain a real sense of what the logo for Windows CE means."
"Microsoft applauds VeriTest's efforts in validating software applications for the Windows CE platform," said Jon Magill, director of marketing, consumer appliances group at Microsoft. "The testing conducted by VeriTest for the Windows CE Software Logo Program provides ISVs with compliance procedures for Windows CE and provides customers with important information about application compatibility."
A copy of testing guidelines for Windows CE may be obtained upon request via e-mail ([email protected]) or by visiting the VeriTest World Wide Web site ( http://www.veritest.com).
VeriTest, the nation's largest independent computer product testing laboratory, recently unveiled its Lab for Windows CE, a standalone extension of the company's Mobile Computing Lab. The company is building its Windows CE-based test bed into a premier industry resource for compatibility testing of PC-synchronized consumer electronics.
VeriTest, Inc. has provided definitive, real-world product testing to the PC industry since 1987. Based in Santa Monica, Calif., VeriTest offers a fully independent verification service, unaffiliated with any publication or other entity. Its laboratories conduct confidential tests of compatibility and performance for the industry's leading hardware manufacturers and software developers.
VeriTest has been the only authorized "Designed for Microsoft Windows 95" software logo test lab since 1994. Along with the "Designed for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95," Microsoft Visual Basic programming system, Applications Edition, and Microsoft Office Compatible logo testing programs, VeriTest is the official "UnixWare OS Branding Lab" for SCO, is licensed for ExCA compliance testing from Intel, and serves as the official performance lab for Mobile Computing Magazine. The company maintains specialist labs for custom, confidential Hardware Compatibility, Internet, Mobile Computing, UNIX, Software Quality Assurance and Computer Games testing.
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