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February 17, 2020 Uncategorized William Miller

What is facial recognition and how does it work?

One of the things we do here at iBeta is independent biometrics testing and certification. And to do this we often invite the public in for various test efforts and studies. And a question we get on occasion is “What is Facial Recognition?” Face recognition is a subset of biometrics, Biometrics is the science of […]

February 17, 2020 Development William Miller

The Changing CPU Landscape and the RISC revolution

The Changing CPU Landscape: for years now there have only been two real players in the ‘Personal Computing’ CPU space; Intel and AMD. But there is a competitor on the horizon that might just change everything… ARM In 2019 we will see the new Qualcomm 8CX SOC arrive on the scene, which is already comparable […]

February 13, 2020 Uncategorized William Miller

Tips for Choosing a Software Testing Company

There are several things to take into account when choosing a software testing company to ensure you pick the best one for you. Your software testing needs will vary depending on your testing goals and, therefore, so will the company you choose. Here are a few things to consider before choosing a software testing company. […]

February 6, 2020 Uncategorized William Miller

Poor Software Testing Equals Poor User Experience – and Lost Reputation

Imagine this scenario: Your company has worked for months on a new product. You’re proud of what it’s capable of doing. The product has gone through the development process, but you’ve only done minimal testing to get it to market faster. You release it – only to discover that a significant bug was missed and […]

February 4, 2020 Automated Testing, Software Testing and QA William Miller

Software Test Automation; Test Faster & Cheaper

Test automation is one of the biggest buzzwords in quality assurance right now, and for a good reason. Adequately designed automation allows companies to quickly and inexpensively test code to find vulnerabilities before they become a problem. Like a lot of buzzwords, though, there can be confusion about what the phrase means. For example, many […]

January 29, 2020 Software Testing and QA William Miller

Software Quality Failure Recovery and Prevention

We’ve written on several occasions about the spectacular quality failure Samsung had with the Galaxy Note 7. Now, we’re here to give Samsung an equal measure of praise. Why? Because, after a few initial missteps in the handling of the battery problem, Samsung confronted their software quality failure head-on, propelling themselves to greater success. Samsung used […]

January 28, 2020 Uncategorized William Miller

Correct Website Load and Performance Issues

Have you visited your own website lately? For most of us, the answer is probably no. We set it up, upload up our content and then drive as much traffic to it. However, this is not a good idea. In fact, website load and performance may mean the difference between getting sales – or getting […]

January 23, 2020 Performance Testing, Software Testing and QA Josh Kitchen

No More Go-Live Performance Testing: Why It Must Happen Beforehand

More and more organizations understand that poorly performing applications are an unacceptable risk to their customers’ satisfaction – and their bottom line. Further, they are re-learning the old truism “first impressions are lasting ones.” Though some companies use customers as testers to save on software testing costs, this most certainly is not a best practice. […]

January 21, 2020 Performance Testing, Software Testing and QA William Miller

Fallacies of Performance Testing in an Agile Environment

The goal of agile is to make products as quickly as possible. Even the terminology of agile involves the word “fast” — sprints, daily short scrum meetings, and velocity — but this need for speed may not ensure more than a minimally viable product. Performance testing must also be part of the agile environment. Here […]

January 16, 2020 Software Testing and QA William Miller

The Testing Process: How Is It Done?

Most people are only familiar with the last stages of testing. But testing occurs throughout the software development process for nearly every type of software system. This includes websites, apps, and document processing systems, among many others. Testing Process: First Up Unit Testing Unit testing is usually the first test performed by software testing companies. […]

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