Mobile Innovation has announced the release of TRY, which is a developer tool for testing applications. TRY is a highly customisable, script based software tool that facilitates the automatic testing of Symbian OS applications.

TRY is in one sense a simulated user, because it enables the developer to test quickly real world usage. Additionally Mobile Innovations have announced a generous liscensing program which should enable almost any developer to use the software. The liscensing includes Developer, Enhanced and Corporate packages each aimed at a different market segment.

The software is currently available for the Series 60 and Series 80 platforms, with UIQ support forthcoming in July.


The two press releases from Mobile Innovation are reproduced below.

MOBILE INNOVATION RELEASES EVALUATION VERSIONS OF TRY

SYMBIAN OS™ DEVELOPERS EMPOWERED TO GAUGE THE BENEFITS OF USING TRY

London – June 24, 2003. Mobile Innovation, the leading UI design, development and platform integration company, today announced the immediate availability of free evaluation software versions of TRY, a test and validation tool optimised for Symbian OS™. TRY is a highly customisable, script based software tool that facilitates the automatic testing of Symbian OS applications. Automated testing enables small, medium and large sized companies involved in Symbian OS software development to cut overall testing costs while improving the quality of the output.

In line with Mobile Innovation’s constant quest to offer industry-leading solutions for its partners and customers, two evaluation versions are now available to download from the Mobile Innovation website: one compatible with the Nokia Series 60 platform and one with the Nokia Series 80 platform.

“By making the TRY evaluation software available, Mobile Innovation is extending generous opportunities for the entire Symbian OS development community to sample some of the benefits that TRY brings”, said Gunnar Larsén, products & marketing manager at Mobile Innovation. “Now testers and developers alike are able to gauge the increase in efficiency that can be gained by adopting TRY in their testing processes”.

The full versions of TRY can be used on actual device hardware, reference devices such as the Nokia 7650 or on a PC emulator. Users write scripts, using either the internal TRY text editor or any text editor that can save Unicode text files, that when executed automate content creation, keyboard manipulation, screen taps, logic flow controlling branching logic and on-error decision-making. TRY also validates the output using text and screenshot comparison. The scripts can be run as many times as is required, and they can also be re-used in future tests.

TRY is available to license in three different packages, ranging from “Developer” product offerings to “Corporate” solutions with full access to source and support. TRY is currently optimised for use on Nokia’s Series 60 and Series 80 platforms. Symbian UIQ support is available in July 2003.

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About Mobile Innovation

Mobile Innovation’s develops user interface and application software platforms for high-end mobile communication devices based on Symbian OS, and supports mobile phone manufacturers in integrating these platforms into their devices.

Our goal is to enable device manufacturers to produce world-beating products quickly and cost-effectively. The success of Mobile Innovation is linked to the success of our customers and Symbian OS, and we are focussed on a total quality customer experience.

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MOBILE INNOVATION ANNOUNCES LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRY

CONSIDERABLE COST AND QUALITY BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR SYMBIAN OS™ DEVELOPERS

London – June 24, 2003. Mobile Innovation, the leading UI design, development and platform integration company, today announced three different licensing packages for TRY, a test and validation tool optimised for Symbian OS™: Developer, Enhanced and Corporate.

The Developer product offering is ideally suited for small to medium sized software development companies who typically are working on applications for new platforms and who need rapid repetitive testing. The Developer package includes among other things software binaries compatible with most shipping platforms as well as those that are currently in development, i.e. available as Symbian or Nokia developer kits. There are no limits on the number of users as long as the developer is a part of the Licensee’s organisation.

The Enhanced package is a more complex offering that targets high-end developers simultaneously working on a wider range of products, on multiple platforms, and who want to customize TRY to their own purposes. The Enhanced package includes binaries as well as access to necessary parts of the source code, plus a more comprehensive maintenance and support program.

The third and richest offering, Corporate, is only available in special circumstances. It is a tailor-made solution for device-manufacturers, and includes full access to source code and Mobile Innovation’s extensive consultancy, development and testing expertise.

“TRY offers considerable financial and quality benefits for the serious Symbian OS developer”, said Jonathan Sulenski, chief executive officer at Mobile Innovation. “Our research shows that those who adopt TRY in their development and testing processes not only recoup their investment in the first 6-12 months, but improve the quality and consistency of the output as well”.

The full TRY licensing pricelist and illustrations of Cost and Return on Investment (ROI) calculations can be downloaded from the Mobile Innovation website.

TRY can be used at all stages of testing, from smoke and system testing through to regression and localisation testing. It automates tasks that normally are tedious and vulnerable to human input errors, thus shortening the whole development cycle and lowering technology risks. TRY can be used on actual device hardware, reference devices such as the Nokia 7650 or on a PC emulator. Users write scripts, using either the internal TRY text editor or any text editor that can save Unicode text files, that when executed automate content creation, keyboard manipulation, screen taps, logic flow controlling branching logic and on-error decision-making. TRY also validates the output using text and screenshot comparison. The scripts can be run as many times as is required, and they can also be re-used in future tests.