TTCN-3 Tools -
The Heart of Test Development Becomes FreeSource
Berlin, March, 5th 2002 - Just in time for CeBIT, the world
ICT trade show for developers and users, Testing Technologies
IST GmbH, Berlin gives a signal towards the testing community.
The essential tool for every TTCN-3 development, the analyzer
and the compiler are offered as FreeSource to the market: the
TTCN-3 analysis tool TTanalyze and the TTCN-3 to Java compiler
TTthree become FreeSource. With the new license model, a shift
from CPU based licensing towards developer based licensing
with significantly reduced prices has been performed. At the
same time, all users of these products get the possibility
to download the product's source code. The Berlin test tool
provider reacts on the constantly growing demand from developers
to evaluate the source code of the tools in order to produce
company or application specific adaptations. This decision
opens up the market for small and medium size companies as
well as for the whole research area.
Theofanis Vassiliou-Gioles describes the change of the test
market: "Our decision for FreeSource is directly connected
to the growing demand of different industrial sectors towards
testing of distributed and mobile systems. Considering that
systematic testing of own developments was in the past a company
decision, we anticipate today the interest of single developers
in companies and universities in systematic testing. Testing
as a strategy to setup a flexible and operating infrastructure
enters the companies through the backdoor. However, a developer
is a different customer than a manager. He wants to see behind-the-scenes
of the technology he is using. He wants to understand every
single bit. Our new license model meets the expectations of
this large customer group and simultaneously supports the market
for testing."
With Testing Technologies' new sales model, a user has to
pay license fees that are around a quarter of the old fees.
For that, he/she obtains the software sources and a premium-support
service for six months provided by Testing Technologies. An
evaluation license for 30 days can be obtained via registered
download of the software. The sole purpose of the evaluation
license is to give the user the possibility to analyze the
software prior of licensing it. Any commercial use of the software
requires a developer license for the individual user. For non-commercial
research however, the tools are provided without additional
license fees. The new license scheme does not apply to the
other products or the extensive services of Testing Technologies.
In contrast to the OpenSource model, the vendor/developer
of FreeSource keeps all rights on the software. He is responsible
for the further development and the support and is the primary
professional contact for the user. The licensee has the certainty
that the product will be constantly enhanced and supported.
At the same time, he/she has the possibility to evaluate and
use the software to the maximum extend, if desired.
Contact
Testing Technologies
Michaelkirchstrasse 17/18
10179 Berlin, Germany
Ms. Katrin Boening, Media Relations
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