iBeta Quality Assurance Named EAC Voting System
Test Lab
February 21, 2007
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission voted today to name iBeta Quality Assurance of Aurora, Colorado, one of the first two EAC accredited full voting system test labs. Full voting system test labs are sanctioned to test voting systems against both the federal 2002 Voting System Standards and the 2005 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. Prior to receiving accreditation by the EAC iBeta Quality Assurance was recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) following an audit confirming iBeta Quality Assurance's compliance with the international standard for the competence of testing laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025) and NIST Voting System Testing standards.
QA Director – Voting, Carolyn Coggins stated: "I’m proud that we are one of the first labs to achieve this distinction, as iBeta Quality Assurance was one of the last labs to apply. I believe this success demonstrates the level of knowledge and competence of our staff in the testing of voting systems.”
iBeta Quality Assurance Recommended as Voting Systems Test Lab
January 19, 2007
Vice President Earl Wing stated “We are particularly pleased that we succeeded in being one of the first labs to be recommended by NIST. We credit the achievement of being one of only two labs accredited to test to the 2005 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines to the tremendous efforts of our dedicated staff including Carolyn Coggins (QA Director – Voting) and Gail Audette (Quality Manager).”
Both Ms. Coggins and Ms. Audette have extensive backgrounds in the testing of voting systems to the 1990 and 2002 Voting System Standards. As former Director of ITA Services and President of Engineering, respectively, they previously oversaw voting system qualification testing for a National Association of State Election Directors’ (NASED) Hardware and Software Independent Test Authority. Both were ex-officio members of the NASED Voting System Technical Committee and provided testimony to the House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards on the subject of improvements in the testing and certification of voting equipment. In addition to authoring an article for the October 2004 special voting edition of the Communications of the ACM on testing of voting systems, Ms. Coggins has participated as a panel member on the same subject for both NIST and the EAC public meetings. In 2003 and 2004 she was asked to lead the Special Task Group for the Technical Data Package of the IEEE Voting Equipment Standards Project.
Localization Testing
March 6, 2006
Driven by our customers' requests, iBeta has grown the Localization and Globalization Lab to cover almost any language testing needs. While our most common localization testing requests still are FIGS (French, Italian, German, and Spanish), more and more languages such as Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and Russian have become mainstream in our industry. Our localization services include, but are not limited to the following: text translation, text verification, voice translation, voice verification, local naming conventions, and user documentation checking. All of iBeta's localization testing is conducted using native speakers.
iBeta is Certified as a Minority
Owned Business
January 1, 2006
iBeta Quality Assurance has met the requirements established by the National Minority Supplier Development Council and is now a Certified Minority Business Enterprise. This designation will allow iBeta to pursue government contracts that mandate that a portion of business be directed to minority owned firms. It will also allow iBeta access to large corporations' supplier diversity programs. Since its inception in 1999, iBeta has met the requirements to become certified, but only recently put forth the effort to obtain the certification at the request of a large client.
Xbox 360 Testing Lab
October 31, 2005
iBeta is proud to announce that its Xbox 360 testing lab is up and running after receiving its first shipment of Xbox 360 test and dev kits last week. The addition of the Xbox 360s expands the list of platforms that iBeta currently tests on including: Microsoft Xbox 360, and Xbox, Sony PS2 and PSP, and Nintendo Gamecube, DS, and GBA. In addition, iBeta offers both functional and hardware compatibility testing on PC and Mac platforms.
iBeta Quality Assurance Acquires
20/20 Labs
September 1, 2005
iBeta Quality Assurance, leading provider of software
quality
assurance and software testing services, announced today that it has
acquired 20/20 Labs - an independent QA lab based in Culver City, CA.
“The synergy and similarities between the two companies is
ideal
for this type of acquisition” said Earl Wing, iBeta CFO.
“We have followed similar paths in the development of our
companies and have many loyal and satisfied customers to show for
it.”
Both companies were founded in 1999 during the height of the dot-com
boom, and offer services to business clients as well as clients in the
entertainment business. iBeta and 20/20 Labs have very similar customer
bases and even share some clients. In addition, both iBeta and 20/20
Labs have established independent relationships with the leading tool
providers in the QA industry. “We want to use the tool that
fits
best with the application being tested, and maintaining these
relationships allows us to offer choices, and cost savings to our
clients” said Mike Stark, iBeta Director of Sales and
Marketing.
Another similarity is that iBeta and 20/20 Labs have each established a
name for themselves in testing applications for the electronic
entertainment business. This includes separately forming relationships
with Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo to test applications on the game
platforms that they offer.
The combined companies will operate under the iBeta name and will
strive to continue to provide the highest quality services possible to
their clients and all work will be covered by iBeta’s 100%
satisfaction guarantee.
iBeta has moved its offices
July 15, 2005
iBeta Quality Assurance has moved its offices to a much larger facility to meet increased demand and to improve the services that we offer to our clients. Our new address is: 3131 South Vaughn Way, Suite 650 in Aurora, Colorado 80014. Our new offices have been specifically designed to improve on our already stringent security that our clients demand. Examples of our security include, multiple layers of sophisticated access control systems including full hand geometry biometric locks, electronic card access, and cipher locks. Our entire office is covered by CCTV cameras and state-of-the-art security systems that are monitored by ADT Security 24/7. We have designed sophisticated electronic infrastructures that are designed to protect our client's data at all times, and we have brought in multiple modalities of internet access to provide testing options and redundancy. If you are interested in seeing our offices personally, please call Mike Stark at (303) 627-1110 x.113 to arrange a private tour.
iBeta Announces the arrival of its
Sony PSP debug kits
May 25, 2005
iBeta has received its first shipment of Sony PSP debug kits. The addition of the PSP debug kits adds to the ever increasing list of platforms that iBeta can offer testing services on. Currently, iBeta offers testing on Microsoft Xbox, Sony PS2 and PSP, and Nintendo Gamecube, DS, and GBA. In addition, iBeta offers both functional and hardware compatibility testing on PC and Mac platforms.
Nintendo DS testing begins at iBeta
Quality Assurance
April 7, 2005
iBeta begins offering testing on the Nintendo DS platform, the newest handheld gaming system offered by Nintendo. The Nintendo DS has two screens, one of which is touch sensitive. The DS also includes wireless capabilities and it is backwards compatible with all GBA titles. These features expand gaming possibilities exponentially, but also greatly add to the complexity of testing its titles.
Microsoft Selects iBeta as Recommended
Xbox Testing Facility.
iBeta now offers testing on all game console platforms
March 15, 2005
iBeta Quality Assurance, leading provider of software quality assurance and software testing services, announced today they have been selected by Microsoft Corp. as one of only three approved and recommended third party Xbox testing facilities in North America. iBeta will offer a complete range of services for Xbox including functionality testing, Technical Certification Requirements compliance (TCRs), Xbox Live! & system link multiplayer testing, and peripheral testing.
Microsoft put test houses under rigorous scrutiny in
areas
such as security, infrastructure, and ability to scale for increased
demand. "We are honored to be selected by Microsoft as a recommended
Xbox testing firm," said Earl Wing, iBeta CFO. "We have worked hard to
get the necessary infrastructure in place to meet the increased demand
we expect in 2005 as a result of being selected by Microsoft."
iBeta has hired a knowledgeable staff with years of experience getting
titles through the certification process. They are familiar with all of
the TCRs, including the requirements that titles have failed most
often. iBeta will guide vendors through the compliance process, saving
them time and money and helping them reach their ship-date goals.
As a fully licensed Microsoft third party testing vendor, iBeta can now
provide testing services across all platforms including Sony and
Nintendo consoles and handhelds. With knowledge, personnel, security,
and infrastructure, iBeta has become a preferred one-stop shop for
developers and publishers in the electronic entertainment industry.
iBeta launches new Logo Certification
Program.
April 18, 2004
iBeta launched a new Logo Certification Program to better help their clients. The Logo Certification Program is intended for those who require 3rd Party validation and verification for certification or stakeholder signoff.
Read more about the Logo Certification Program
here:
http://www.ibeta.com/services/verification.htm
iBeta to join Parasoft Access Program to
include automated error prevention in services
October 7, 2003
Parasoft, a leading provider of Automated Error
Prevention
(AEP) software solutions, and iBeta, a provider of software quality
assurance and software testing services, announced today a strategic
alliance in which iBeta will expand their services practice to include
Parasoft AEP Methodology™ supported by Parasoft AEP
Solutions™.
Traditional software testing methodologies focus on testing "early and
often" to try to control development costs. If an error is detected at
any time during the software lifecycle, it is sent back to the
development organization, fixed and re-tested. The traditional approach
is limited because it does not do anything to prevent the error from
happening again, leaving a single organization at risk to encounter and
pay for the same types of errors thousands of times.
Hardware compatibility lab
September 3, 2002
iBeta has upgraded its hardware compatibility lab to provide testing on 144 unique testing environments. In addition, custom testing configurations can be created depending on a client's specific needs. The modular nature of the lab allows for the greatest "broad brush" coverage of hardware to our clients in a timely fashion without increasing costs. Our modular lab increases the chances that a problem can be rapidly isolated to a particular component before being reported to a client.
Quality Week 2002
August 16, 2002
Joshua Kitchen, Certified Quality Engineer and a Director of iBeta Quality Assurance will be presenting his white paper on Legacy Data Conversion at Quality Week 2002 in San Francisco September 3 - 6, 2002.
QW 2002 is the 20th in the continuing series of International Internet & Software Quality Week Conferences that focus on advances in software test technology, reliability assessment, software quality processes, quality control, risk management, software safety and reliability, and test automation as it applies to client-server applications and to websites. Software analysis and verification methodologies and processes, supported by automated software analysis and test tools, promise major advances in software system and internet quality, reliability and availability.
Console Lab
June 17, 2002
iBeta announces the completion of its new game console testing lab. The new lab will facilitate testing on Playstation 2 and Xbox game consoles.
TechBiz article
June 7, 2002
iBeta's What's the Catch promotion is being so well received that the offer period is being extended. Several of the companies who have taken iBeta up on the free offer have become regular clients.
"iBeta Partners With Microsoft"
Techbiz Article
April 7, 2002
iBeta,
an Aurora, Colorado based Software Quality Assurance (QA) firm has
announced the receipt of Microsoft Certified Partner status.
The
Microsoft Certified Partner Program is a widely recognized, worldwide
program for independent companies that provide Microsoft-based IT
services and products to corporate, government and small- or
medium-sized businesses. Partners encompass a broad range of technical
expertise, including specialized disciplines such as e-commerce,
networking,collaboration, and more. As one of the most important
resources in providing Microsoft solutions, they have this in common: a
commitment to emerging technology and providing excellence in customer
solutions.
“This certification connects iBeta directly to Microsoft and
further demonstrates iBeta’s expertise in technology, one of
the
three key competencies through which we provide value to our
clients” says Josh Kitchen – ASQ Certified Quality
Engineer
and Director at iBeta. “The three core competencies are, of
course, quality assurance, technology, and subject matter; no modern
company can excel without all three”.
"What's
The Catch?"
February 19th, 2002
iBeta's
newest promotion entitled "What's the Catch?" receives was announced
today with a new marketing campaign and an article in the Denver Post.
The What's the Catch promotion offers free performance testing to
companies in order to get them to try our services.
TechBiz
Article
January 11, 2002
Aurora-based iBeta Quality Assurance, a provider of software functionality and performance testing services, named Mike Stark director of sales. He has an extensive background in software quality assurance services and most recently was director of marketing and sales for SysTest Labs.
PC
Gamer
September 2001
iBeta is mentioned in the September 2001 issue of PC Gamer as the company chosen by G2 Interactive, Inc. to provide quality assurance services for its upcoming flight simulation Falcon V. iBeta was chosen because of their work on the Falcon 4.0 series of patches.
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