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Peritus Software Services Announces The First Y2K IV&V Tool for C & COBOL RQE Workbench Tool and Expanded RQE Services Available Now
March 9, 1999 10:12 AM
BILLERICA, Mass., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Peritus Software Services, Inc. PTUS , a quality provider of software maintenance tools and services, today announced the immediate availability of the RQE Workbench tool for independent verification and validation (IV&V) of C and COBOL code remediated for Year 2000 compliance. The RQE Workbench tool runs on an NT workstation, and is priced per seat for unlimited usage. It appears to be the first IV&V tool on the market capable of evaluating renovated ANSI C code.
"A year ago testing was the hot topic in Y2K. This year the buzz word is IV&V," states Dick Heiman, Research Manager with International Data Corporation in Framingham. "IV&V is important to assess the completeness and accuracy of Y2K remediation efforts."
In addition to the new tool, Peritus is expanding the capabilities of their IV&V Services. Peritus' RQE Service for COBOL was announced in May 1998. With this new release, its service capabilities now include IV&V for C, IDMS, DB2, and CICS, as well as certain RPG, PL/I, Assembler, Easytrieve, and Focus programs.
RQE is designed to identify and report likely flaws in code renovated for Year 2000 compliance, giving users an extra measure of confidence in the accuracy of the renovation. It enables correction of errors whether it is used before or after the test phase of the Year 2000 project. Both the RQE Workbench tool and the RQE Service can evaluate a renovation regardless of the tools or methods used.
"The success of our RQE Service offering for COBOL, and our customers' need to address large volumes of C code, led us to offer an IV&V solution to meet both these needs," said Dominic Chan, President and CEO of Peritus. "The development of the tool was a natural extension, designed to meet the needs of users performing Year 2000 renovation QA and testing in-house."
About Peritus
Peritus Software Services, Inc. is a quality provider of software maintenance solutions that boost the productivity, quality, and performance of IT systems. Using unique technologies and processes, Peritus transforms software maintenance into an efficient, cost-effective practice. Offerings include Software Asset Maintenance (SAM) tools and services for long-term software management, and Renovation Quality Evaluation (RQE) tools and services for IV&V of Year 2000 renovations. Founded in 1991, Peritus Software Services PTUS is headquartered in Billerica, MA. Contact Peritus directly at 1-800-598-7787, or visit our web site at peritus.com.
Peritus is a registered trademark, Software Asset Maintenance and Renovation Quality Evaluation are registered servicemarks of Peritus Software Services, Inc.
SOURCE Peritus Software Services, Inc.
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