By Barbara Morgan, 29 July 1999 17:01
NEWS Microsoft has unveiled a certified "logo" programme for Windows 2000 applications. The programme will certify that software developed by other companies and custom applications developed by IT departments comply with the Application Specification for Windows 2000 announced last month. According to Microsoft, companies producing software for Windows 2000 will find it difficult to achieve official certification. While there will be many Win2000-compatible applications when it ships, relatively few will be able to take full advantage of Windows 2000 features, such as its revamped directory services. Brian Valentine, vice president of the business and enterprise division at Microsoft, said: "The Microsoft Certified for Windows programme is a quantum leap ahead of anything we've done in the past." He added that Microsoft has "raised the technical bar through a demanding Application Specification". The spec is on-line at http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/winlogo Microsoft officials said the certification program is "more technically rigorous than anything we have posted before." A company spokesman said the software giant wouldn't estimate how many applications might pass the process before the operating system ships, but added: "It should be a relatively small number." To help developers and ISVs make their applications compliant with the spec, Rational Software Corporation said it will provide a free download of an add-on to its TeamTest product. The download will give developers a test process that they can implement if they have TeamTest. Another company, Veritest, said it will offer testing services at its site and will also test scripts for Rational's product.
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