NEWS // FEATURES // NEW PRODUCTS
QA·Verify from PRQA offers unmatched functionality in the management of software quality
A new software quality information system from PRQA provides developers and managers with in- depth knowledge of code quality and compliance. PRQA | Programming Research, a global leader of static analysis tools, announces the full product launch and world-wide rollout of QA·Verify. QA·Verify (previously termed
Management Information System) leverages the success of QA·C and QA·C++, extending the functionality of these static analysis tools and also extending their audience beyond the traditional core of developers and quality professionals to encompass other key stakeholders, such as development leads, architects, project managers, senior management and even external customers and suppliers. QA·Verify’s web client-server
architecture complements the existing QA·C and QA·C++ developer desktop deployment; the web based interface provides easy access to project analytics and quality details for key stakeholders beyond the core development teams.
Available in three editions,
QA·Verify is designed to address the needs of different organisations. The Viewer Edition provides a broader audience with convenient access to diagnostic-annotated source code provided by QA·C and QA·C++. The Professional Edition integrates into the build environment and couples to the Version Control System, adding historic trending and metric-based software quality management. And fi nally, the Enterprise Edition provides an effective mechanism for organisations to manage their projects’ coding standards compliance, providing a full traceability framework with advanced features like differential analysis and deviation-based control of diagnostic suppressions. As more companies embrace
coding standards for new code, many remain understandably cautious when it comes to fi eld-proven legacy code. QA·Verify incorporates a sophisticated baselining technique to manage this “mixed” code environment, with deployment options that include a central team-sharing project baseline, ad-hoc individual developer baselines
and a mode to capture every new non-compliance as it occurs. This similar rationale - strong central control but with the ability to delegate appropriate local fl exibility - is also applied to allow controlled deviations from coding rules. “With QA·Verify, all stakeholders
in a project obtain code quality information at the level of detail that matches their needs,” commented Fergus Bolger, Chief Technical Offi cer at PRQA. “For many years developers and quality assurance teams have benefi ted by using QA·C and QA·C++ to improve code quality. Now managers at every level, systems architects, customers and others can easily assess the quality of their code bases. Furthermore, they now have the
evidence to demonstrate that the code complies to industry coding standards, is free of dangerous bugs, and meets quality targets for reduced complexity and other quality measures.” QA·Verify is available now. Further
details are available at
www.programmingresearch.com.
SMART Group to host informational events
SMART Group, Europe’s largest technical trade association focusing on surface mount and related technologies, announces key events to further the industry’s knowledge base. The fi rst event is a workshop titled Handling Moisture- Sensitive Components & PCBs Without Failure that will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK. Coffee will be served and the tabletop exhibition will begin at 9:30 a.m. The workshop will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Considerable research into the correct procedures to minimize problems with bare boards and components has culminated in IPC standards to help guide engineers to reduce the possibility of failure. This SMART Group event focuses on each of the issues associated with the prevention of failure, correct onsite operating procedures, and the
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equipment than can be used to store products and eliminate failures of this type. Attendees will receive a free set of wall charts on handling moisture-sensitive devices. The cost to attend is £85 SMART Group members/£175
Nonmembers + VAT. For more information or to register for the event, contact the SMART Group at +44 (0) 1494 465217;
info@smartgroup.org;
www.smartgroup.org. To reserve tabletop space, contact Tony Gordon at the SMART Group or visit
http://www.smartgroup.org/images/stories/events/ TableTop2008.pdf. The second event is a four-part Webinar series titled
Guide to Modern Multilayer Manufacture Webinar. The schedule of Webinars and topics are available at http://
electronicsproductionworld.com/articleView~idArticle~71
470_6094516512012.html
www.electronicscomponentsworld.com /
www.electronicsproductionworld.com January 14th 2012
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