Feature - ETICS 2 offers help to software professionals

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Software professionals have been know to describe the task of building, configuring and integrating new software in as little as two words: “nightmare activity.” 

But with E-infrastructure for Testing, Integration and Configuration of Software Phase 2, or ETICS 2, they have an all-in-one solution that helps configure and build software, and at the same time check its quality. The result of three years of project activities, this system provides tools and resources to build and test runs, thereby simplifying complex and often repetitive activities.

“By automating many day-to-day tasks, ETICS 2 supports software professionals obtain higher quality software, a shorter time-to-market, a lower risk on schedule and reduced project costs,” says Alberto Di Meglio, ETICS 2 project manager at CERN.

The ETICS 2 system exploits grid software and distributed computing infrastructures. It is highly customizable, multi-platform and independent from any build or test tool. Project data and results from daily, nightly and continuous builds and tests can be viewed and edited through a rich web application.

The system’s Automated-Quality Certification Model, known as A-QCM, provides a way to automatically evaluate and certify aspects such as functionality, reliability, maintainability and portability of any kind of software, while following current ISO software quality guidelines.