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Where does that data go?" Data analytics expert Pam Baker -- author of Data Divination: Big Data Strategies -- saw the Zoom move as potentially even more dangerous. Zoom goes for a blatant genAI data grab; enterprises, beware (updated): Zoom stirred up a kerfuffle this month when it amended its terms of service to make execs comfortable that it wouldn't use Zoom data to train generative AI models. Zoom discussed this in a blog post: "There is certain information about how our customers in the aggregate use our product -- telemetry, diagnostic data, etc. [Extracted from the article]

The article features mining and mineral processing solutions and tools designed to improve plant efficiency and metal recovery. It includes the SmartFloat digital system based on artificial intelligence (AI) from chemical and materials supplier Solvay, the increase in the amount of copper recovered from ore by Udokan Copper after the testing of an unidentified special selective flotation reagent, and a drum skimmer developed by ProProcess Engineering to minimize organic losses from SX circuits.

The article highlights the connection of effective optical tests on optical technology innovations and industry. Topics include innovations from photonics integrated circuit wafer-level test to field-test applications and the cloud-based ecosystem; and tests' implications for fields including edge computing, 400G/800G Ethernet, and 5G.

The 5G test cases presented here encompass RF characteristics, radio resource management (RRM), and protocol suites that work at the chipset, device, and base-station levels on sub-6-GHz and mm Wave frequencies in both lab and field environments The 5G conformance test spans RF characteristics, radio resource management (RRM), and communication protocol suites, and that calls for flexible test solutions that can eventually be customized for specific use cases and certification requirements. So, 5G test professionals require reliable tools to characterize the system performance of mobile devices and base stations across all 5G NR signal band- widths. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that last month, the US Air Force demonstrated that an E-3G AWACS could collect and record radar signals with its onboard ESM system, transmit those recorded signals to a ground-based reprogramming center via its beyond lineof-site satellite communications system and then quickly receive updated emitter data back from the reprogramming center and update its mission files during flight.

The article reports that the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is seeking industry inputs to help it identify Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO)-related solutions for an upcoming demonstration it plans to hold later this year. The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Defense Modernization & Prototyping (DM&P) program.

The company provides code and data processing support that canbe used within apps to profile what smartphone app users do onlineand send personalized notifications. Apple Holic News Analysis A report claims Russian software is being used in thousands of iOSand Android apps used by the US Army, CDC, the UK Labourparty, and others. That's fine, as modular code can deliver huge benefits to apps,developers, and enterprises, but it does highlight a problem anyenterprise using third-party code must examine. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the author's views on Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft. It discusses that corporate security and systems administrators can take the time needed to test their applications and desktop or server builds. It emphasizes investing in their testing methodologies, release practices, and how their applications may be affected by Operating System-level updates and patches.

The article discusses the simple design options for manufacturing test software and hardware. Among the three of the most critical best practices discussed are the design for manufacturability and debugging, writing reusable and scalable test code, and replication of the physical manufacturing environment in overall stages of development. The article also mentions that test engineers face the issue of the ability to correlate manufacturing data.

The article announces the availability of the downloadable trial version of XMap 7 GIS Enterprise software from DeLorme in Yarmouth, Maine. It notes that the 30-day test copy of XMap 7 includes all the features of the standard software version with a sample of DeLorme's topographic base map data. It adds that the XMap 7 offers an advanced three-tiered GIS software to field technicians and mobile professionals through two-way database synchronization in collection and editing.

The article discusses preview builds of Windows 11 by Microsoft to some members of its Windows Insider program. Topics discussed include new features for initial testing, regardless of which Windows release they'll eventually end up in; fix of bugs, including one in which pressing F1 in File Explorer opened Windows 10 help instead of Windows 11 help; and flickering of taskbar.

The article discusses use of YYH1/YYH2 format in Microsoft numbers Windows 10 releases. Topics discussed include new features for initial testing; channel for technical users and developers; and plans of Windows Insiders to choose to receive preview builds in one of three channels that will be deployed in the next Windows 10 feature update.

The article provides information on how to effectively and efficiently build a debug and trace system for complex, multicore systems-on-a-chip (SoC) in the U.S. The author stated that the easiest way to design the system is to fit everything and give full visibility to everything happening on-chip on real time. He added that the largest impact on the cost of implementing the on-chip debug system is choosing the level of trace. Moreover, the simplest and the cheapest form of trace is the software executing on the cores. He emphasized that using a CoreSight trace funnel is one of solution in fitting multiple trace ports.

This article discusses the use of advanced static analysis to detect bugs when software is used for safety-critical applications. Advanced static-analysis tools detect serious bugs, like resource leaks and buffer overruns, and can highlight contradictions and inconsistencies in the code. It can be integrated easily with build systems and has a manageable false-positive rate. The difference between testing and static analysis is that testing uses real inputs and concrete values, while static analysis uses symbolic inputs and abstract values.

The article presents tips on Makefile computer software debugging. Problems associated with Makefile debugging can be categorized in three aspects. First, Makefile debugging requires getting the value of a Make macro X. Second, Makefile builds two object files from corresponding C source files. Third, there is a difficulty in relating computer programming algorithm on large real-world Makefiles. To search for the value of the macro, a GNU Make pattern rule can be printed on the GNU Make command.

The article focuses on debugging embedded systems. Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper is credited by many for the term bug. However, the term is believed to have originated from Thomas A. Edison, or even earlier. U.S. Naval Reservist Hopper found a moth that had short-circuited Relay #70, Panel F of the Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator while it was being tested at Harvard University. The removal of the moth which is debugging, led to the rise of the term bug. Currently, debugging refers to the process of understanding a program failure and removing the defective code. Adding print statements in the code is the oldest and most common method of debugging.

The article discusses the use of boundary scan for various board- and system-level test and in-system programming applications. A diagram of an extended boundary scan applications is presented. The components and structure of a typical stand-alone boundary scan system are described. Information is presented on a hybrid boundary scan.

This article examines several class-based software testing tools for Java and C# computer programs. In a world where automatic update and the latest service packs are quick fixes for common problems, the need for higher quality control in the software-development process is evident and the need for better testing tools to simplify and automate the testing process apparent. Binder defines software testing as the execution of code using combinations of input and state selected to reveal bugs. Class-based testing is the process of operating a class under specified conditions, observing or recording the results, and making an evaluation of some aspect of the class. JUnit is a freely available regression testing framework for testing Java programs, written by Erich Gamma and Kent Beck. It allows automated unit testing of Java code and provides output to both text-based and Windows-based user interfaces. Jtest is a commercially available automated error-prevention tool from Parasoft. It automates Java unit testing using the JUnit framework, as well as checks code against various coding standards

This article presents information on the concept of omniscient debugging and its application in computer programming. The term omniscient debugging describes the concept that debuggers should know everything about the run of a program, that they should remember every state change, and be able to present to them the value of any variable at any point in time. Essentially, omniscient debugging means that programmers can go backwards in time. Omniscient debugging eliminates the worst problems with breakpoint debuggers. And when the bug is found, there is no doubt that it is indeed the bug. Once the bug occurs, they will never have to run the program a second time. Breakpoint debugging is deduction based. Programmers place breakpoints according to a heuristic analysis of the code, then look at the state of the program each time it breaks. With omniscient debugging, there is no deduction. INSET: The ODB At Work.

Provides information on value lattice static analysis, an approach for troubleshooting cracks of a computer software. Primary types of test design in computer software; Tasks and steps in static analysis; Details on the structure of the approach.

Deals with the use of a consistency-based diagnosis in detecting errors of a computer program. Use of troubleshooting handbooks in diagnosing the defects of a program; Propositional logic; Algorithm used in checking the satisfiability of a propositional formula; System models in propositional logic.

The article reports on the possible achievement of affordability in space acquisition as of June 2015. Topics discussed include movements in satellite acquisition, ground systems and launch to make space more affordable in the face of reduced budgets, and the move from cost-plus to fixed price contracts to discipline planning and operations. Also noted are possible savings to be had from an enterprise service bus modular separation, and from software testing.

The author discusses the Windows Feature Experience Packs introduced by technology firm Microsoft to members of its Windows Insider software testing program. Topics discussed include the possible release of future updates to the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system through feature packs, the statement issued by Microsoft senior program manager Brandon LeBlanc regarding the delivery of feature packs, and the complaints of Windows 10 users about the system upgrade practice of Microsoft.

Letters to the editor are presented which refer to articles in the November and December 2013 issues and comment on topics including software testing and evaluation, the defense procurement process, and Russia's nuclear weapons systems.

The article focuses on the F-35 and F/A-18 military aircraft programs. It states the U.S. Navy may delay initial operational capability for the F-35 until 2018 and mentions aerospace company Boeing is offering a the Navy a stealth upgrade to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Boeing claims will rival the F-35. It comments on the need for laboratory testing of computer software for the F-35 which is delaying the F-35's operational status, and reflects on what effect sequestration budget cuts will have.

The article discusses the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) air traffic control system developed by the aerospace company Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is scheduled to be rolled out in 2014. System testing, software problems, and controller staffing shortages are discussed, and government officials such as Calvin Scovel and John Porcari are quoted.

The article discusses how digital-debugging methods save time in circuit validation and debugging. The three logic-analyzer methods that combine stimulus and real-time trace capture are: simulating the input to a circuit and capturing traces with the logic analyzer to validate the correct response to a stimulus; using the logic analyzer to capture traffic and convert the real-time trace into a stimulus for a pattern generator; and inputting known input errors to test the circuits' reaction. A flexible platform for stimulus and response testing and debugging techniques results from combining a pattern generator with a logic analyzer. Pattern generators are used to emulate digital signals in circuits under development.

The article highlights the challenges faced by American technology company Microsoft in testing the final version of Windows 10 May 2020 update, better known as version 2004. Topics covered include the official acknowledged by Microsoft of the 11 known issues with version 2004, one is with the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command, and the presence of a bug in upgrade that knocks out syncing between Outlook calendar and iCloud calendar.

In article the author recommends reader to not to download any latest Windows updates. Topics include issues in software upgrades and testing; blocking automatic update on Win7, 8.1 and 10; his suggestions for Win10 version 1909 and 1809; and that Microsoft won't release its next version of Windows, Win10 version 2004.

In article the author urges readers to not to download any Microsoft windows automatic updates due to presence of patches in the new operating systems. Topics include windows patches including KB 4524244 and KB 4532693; and the reason of improper computer software testing that lead to system failures and performance.

Presents information on the questions one should ask before deploying a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system in one's enterprise. Importance of knowing the number of VoIP calls that one's network can support; Guidelines to consider when evaluating the parameters of VoIP networks; Advice on how to test for the effects of the VoIP on the network performance of other business-critical applications.

Discusses the Java inheritance testing model with the help of Java utilities of GroboUtils JUnit Extension (GJE) for better maintainability and lower test development costs. Definition of inheritance hierarchy by all test classes in GJE; Interfaces of the test classes; Similar testing of the abstract and base classes as interfaces; Initialization of the classes in different ways to maintain the integrity of the class.

The article examines the development and production of the F-35 jet fighter plane by the aerospace industry company Lockheed Martin. Additional flight testing and computer software development needed to produce the F-35 are discussed. It is noted that flight testing of the final software standard for the aircraft is not scheduled until June, 2015.

Deals with QCIT, a group of test automation tools for computer programs, introduced by the Quality Information Systems.

Presents information on monitoring applications as a way of predicting computer network failures. Response-time monitors for mainframes; Software available for a variety of operating systems; Application-monitoring products; Three locations of monitoring, the desktop, the network and the application server; Diagram of application monitoring; Synthetic transaction approach. INSET: Setting Some Standards.

The article focuses on the security flaws in connected devices such as security cameras, routers, and other gadgets. Topics include the digital assault by a malicious strain of code called Mirai afftecting websites in the U.S., the failure of manufacturers in providing security updates to connected devices, and the report of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security highlighting the pitfalls of manual security updates in smart cities and the importance of security testing.

The article offers information on software company, XebiaLabs who has unveiled the XebiaLabs DevOps pack for Jenkins, an open source automation server. The topics addressed include information on release process of end-to-end software which involve less technical activities and team members, such as release and change managers, testers, security and audit experts, operations staff, product owners, and business stakeholders.

The article reports that group of experts was organized by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on June 21, 2018 to check construction of platform for new-energy vehicles and mentions that software platform test conducted by third party authority was passed.

The article evaluates the Chematica computer program meant for planning chemical syntheses, which was developed by Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology's researcher Bartosz Grzybowski and has been tested by chemists.

The article presents several real-life work experiences of information technology (IT) staff. It cites the failure by the IT department of a U.S. state agency to install anti-virus programs to their new Microsoft Surface tablet computers. Also cited are the incomplete function of a software design delivered by a vendor and the reason why a new software service under testing does not work for the head of an organization.

The article reports on the partnership formed by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer with artificial intelligence (AI) provider Kira. Freshfields has adopted Kira's machine learning software which uses AI technology to do process-led contract review. The software undertook a year-long trial from Freshfields' Manchester legal services centre.

Information about several papers discussed in the 2016 StarEast Software Testing Conference, is presented. Topics discussed include the creation of DevOps which is a cooperative effort among developers, quality assurance personnel and operational information technology (IT) people. The conference featured notable people which include David Dang, Keith Klain and Arondekar Gauli.

The article evaluates the Spirent Blitz.io cloud-based testing solution offered by Spirent Communications PLC.

The article reports on the launch for EaseUS Todo Backup 3.0 Beta data backup and recovery software by EaseUS Software. It says that the software is the beta program of EeaseUS Todo Backup 3.0 software, which features SQL and Exchange backup, differential backup, and one-click system backup and recovery. It states that the beta program will expire on August 11, 2011, while the full version will be released at mid-August.

The article focuses on the partnership between fabless semiconductor company MediaTek and OptoFidelity, a leader for testing user interactions and touch technologies, in user interface (UI) performance testing with the Helio X20 Deca-core central processing unit (CPU). Information on MediaTek and OptoFidelity is discussed.

The article focuses on the simple temperature-measurement probe that can serve as an indispensable tool for troubleshooting and debugging electronic circuits. To measure temperature at several points, IC₁ can be put, a Maxim MAX6610, with a probe or permanently integrate one or more devices into a pc board or attach them to components.

This article presents a continuing professional education lesson for information technology managers on the beta testing of computer software and computer programs in the U.S. Companies benefit from selective participation in beta tests of strategic products. Toronto, Ontario-based retailer Hudson's Bay Co. participates in beta programs with vendors of its enterprise data warehouse, systems software, and point-of-sale systems. Five steps of beta testing are: interest, negotiation, qualification, implementation, and closure. INSET: Beta Without Bother..