Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
Keynote® Systems (Nasdaq:KEYN), the global leader in on-demand
mobile and Internet test & measurement solutions for
continuously improving the online
experience, today announced the beta release of MITE™ 2.0 (Mobile
Interactive Testing Environment™), the most powerful tool to automate
testing and verification of mobile content across thousands of mobile
device profiles. Keynote is making available the beta to qualified
mobile developers, QA and Web operations professionals. Sign-up for the
program online at: http://www.keynote.com/MITE2.0_Beta_Trial.
Once beta participants download and register MITE 2.0, they can
instantly begin to interact with Web content across more than 1,600
mobile devices profiles already built into MITE’s customizable device
library, including the latest smartphones, such as the Apple iPhone,
Palm Pre, Motorola Droid, BlackBerry Storm and more.Additional
features of MITE 2.0 include:
Ability to test and verify mobile Web site compliance against W3C
mobile best practices;
Built-in performance analysis, content warnings and source code for
each page;
Ability to write scripts and provision measurements for 24x7
monitoring to measure the availability of Web sites around the world;
Automate the testing of mobile Web sites concurrently across any
number of mobile device profiles.
With the continued proliferation of smartphones, developers and QA
testers are increasingly challenged to create and test Web content while
Web operations teams face the challenge of ensuring the continuous
availability of that same content on devices with varying capabilities,
form factors and screen sizes. Before MITE, developers and testers were
limited to using repurposed browser plug-ins, expensive rental options
or maintaining their own mobile device libraries. The value of Keynote
MITE 2.0 extends far beyond providing the most comprehensive library of
device profiles -- MITE also provides detailed diagnostics that give
users deeper understanding of what is happening behind the scenes. For
each page tested, MITE provides download times, redirects, over-sized
objects, broken links, supported MIME types, syntax errors, compliance
with W3C mobile best practices and much more. With MITE users can
navigate their Web site and check links and content from the convenience
of a single desktop application.
“Keynote is excited to deliver the next-generation mobile content
testing and verification tool that will help mobile developers, QA and
Web operations teams do their jobs better, faster and cheaper. Our
business is enabling online enterprises to deliver a better end user
experience. With the MITE 2.0 beta we are offering potential users the
opportunity to try it out, provide us with valuable feedback and help us
to deliver a better product,” said Nisheeth Mohan, mobile product
manager at Keynote. “I’m confident that MITE 2.0 beta users will truly
appreciate how easy it is to quickly test and verify Web content across
mobile devices to ensure the highest levels of content quality and
service delivery are being met.”
Continued Global Leadership in Mobile Testing and Monitoring
A growing and thriving mobile ecosystem needs testing and monitoring
tools to ensure a high quality end-user experience. Keynote and its
subsidiary Keynote
SIGOS provide customers with the ability to test and monitor mobile
performance on over 200 mobile networks across more than 70 countries.
Keynote’s global network is comprised of real and simulated devices,
user-provided SIMs and wireless modems, providing an unparalleled and
customizable view into the performance of operator networks, mobile
content, applications and services.
Sign-up for MITE 2.0 Beta Program
MITE 2.0 beta is currently underway and is free of charge to selected
participants. Keynote anticipates releasing MITE 2.0 for general
availability this summer. To sign-up for the beta program visit us
online: http://www.keynote.com/MITE2.0_Beta_Trial
Keynote Systems (NASDAQ: “KEYN”) is the global leader in on-demand test
& measurement solutions for continuously improving the online
experience. For over a decade, Keynote has been providing measurement
data and testing capabilities that allow companies to understand and
improve their customers’ online and mobile experience. Keynote has four
test and measurement businesses: Web performance, mobile quality,
streaming & VoIP and customer experience/UX.
Known as The Mobile and Internet Performance Authority™, Keynote has a
market-leading infrastructure of 3,000 measurement computers and mobile
devices in over 240 locations around the world. Keynote’s 2,800
customers represent top Internet and mobile companies including American
Express, Disney, eBay, E*TRADE, Expedia, Microsoft, SonyEricsson,
Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, Vodafone and YouTube.
Keynote Systems, Inc. is headquartered in San Mateo, California and can
be reached at www.keynote.com
or by phone in the U.S. at 1-800-KEYNOTE.