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Please check our listing of upcoming events for opportunities to speak with us at tradeshows, conferences, and other events.

August 9, 2011
VectorCAST Webinar
Online

August 9, 2011
RTECC
Denver, CO USA

August 11, 2011
RTECC
Salt Lake City, UT USA

September 13, 2011
VectorCAST Webinar
Online

September 13, 2011
RTECC
Ottawa, ON CAN

September 26, 2011
ESC Boston
Boston, MA USA

September 27, 2011
AAE2011
Warwickshire, UK

Welcome to the Summer 2011 edition of VectorCAST Directions!

Well the sun is shining and summer has finally arrived. For a while there I thought Old Man Winter was not going to give up his icy grip on us. Check out the Automated Software Testing blog for pictures of this past winter’s snow storms. Thankfully, it’s finally time to break out the flip flops, lather on the sunscreen, and spark-up the grill!

The past few months have been pretty exciting for us here at Vector Software. Since our announcement of the 5.2 release of VectorCAST, we have been experiencing a record number of requests for demonstrations and product evaluations! The newest release of VectorCAST is now TÜV SÜD certified for safety-related software development according to IEC 61508 and ISO 26262 standards. In addition to TÜV SÜD certification, VectorCAST 5.2 includes an expanded set of new features and enhanced functionality designed specifically to improve productivity for developers and project managers.

This summer, Vector Software will be presenting at the Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conferences (RTECC) events in Irvine and La Jolla California. If you are planning on attending any of the upcoming RTECC events, please feel free to stop by and introduce yourself! For details on these any other Vector Software events, visit VectorCAST.com.

Enjoy your summer!

Michael Rielly
Marketing Manager

VectorCAST 5.2 now available
The latest release of VectorCAST helps embedded software development organizations meet safety-related software development standards and increase productivity.
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XMobots accelerates unmanned systems development using VectorCAST
Brazilian manufacturer of unmanned vehicles selects Vector Software to drive dynamic embedded software test strategy
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Vector Software Announces Support for Fujitsu Softune Compiler
The power of VectorCAST automated software testing now available for FFMC chips
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VNIIRA-Navigator JSC selects VectorCAST for testing avionics flight navigation
Russian company will leverage VectorCAST product suite to achieve compliance with DO-178B Level B Requirements
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Vector Software Expands Support for the Lauterbach TRACE32 Debugger
Newest VectorCAST integration provides robust embedded testing support for Linux community
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MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software. Engineers and scientists worldwide rely on its products to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and development. MathWorks products are used throughout the automotive, aerospace, communications, electronics, and industrial automation industries as fundamental tools for research and development.

The integration of Polyspace with VectorCAST allows software testers to combine code coverage, code compliance and runtime error detection in a single workflow. Once the engineer has some confidence that the unit under test is functionally correct, the engineer can then verify its robustness by running Polyspace from within VectorCAST. Polyspace will find overflows, divisions by zero, out of bound indexes or other runtime errors, enabling the tester to focus on functional errors. Polyspace will also prove sections of the code to be free of certain runtime errors, and highlight sections of the code proven to be unreachable, thus providing formal criteria to stop a testing campaign. With this integration combining dynamic and static verification techniques, software engineers can verify code functionalities and prove code quality with a single workflow.

Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe
Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe (FSEU) is a major supplier of semiconductor products. The company provides advanced systems solutions to the automotive, digital TV, mobile telephony, networking and industrial markets. Engineers from design centers dedicated to microcontrollers, graphics controllers, mixed-signal, wireless, multimedia ICs, ASIC products and software development, work closely with Fujitsu Semiconductor's marketing and sales teams throughout EMEA to help satisfy customers' systems development requirements. This solutions approach is supported by a broad range of advanced semiconductor devices, IP, building blocks and software.

VectorCAST is a key component in Fujitsu Semiconductor's embedded software development process. Fujitsu uses VectorCAST/C++, VectorCAST/Manage, and VectorCAST/Cover to detect defects early in the development cycle and assure the highest level of software quality. The VectorCAST solution provides Fujitsu with the necessary tools and process support for compliance with ISO 26262.
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Q1 - How can I reduce the amount of I/O required for generating and capturing test data? If pushing out large amounts of serial data is significantly affecting... (read more)

Q2 - How do I append a command to my regression script.bat file? VectorCAST does not automatically include certain commands to the batch file... (read more)

Q3 - Where is my Visual C++ build output? If you are using nmake or another make-like tool to build your project... (read more)

Q4 - How can I change the unit numbers assigned to the units added to a Cover environment? Before adding units to your VectorCAST/Cover environment... (read more)