The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has a rating system for developers, called the Capability Maturity Model, that takes into account ability to produce quality software on time and on budget.
The Vita was not included in the report, but a separate announcement says the system sold 1.8M units this year, and it was specifically noted by management that there needs to be more quality software released for the device to help it grow.
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While it is possible to refine audio quality through software, Audience specializes in chips because it says hardware allows more computational power for its complex sound processing.
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One of China's greatest weaknesses is in software development, a potentially crippling problem because the usefulness of the machines depends on the quality of the software applications.
Could it be a role as counter-intuitive as the software quality assurance engineer, as revealed by Careerbliss?
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's Penang plant - he spent his freshman summer as an Intel intern, helping to write quality-control software.
For instance, software quality assurance engineers and testers currently have 79, 060 listings.
Organizations generally will not allow software to be released until it has been fully tested and approved by their software quality assurance group, he adds.
The Media Systems team is looking for a software quality engineer with a strong technical background to test still, video and audio capture and playback frameworks.
In addition to Wind River's Android software platform and services and support, Clarion is using Wind River FAST to test for device software quality and user experience.
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Wind River FAST is an automated software testing solution that is able to rapidly test any Android or GENIVI-based implementation for software quality, performance and compliance with the Android Compatibility Test Suite (CTS).
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In his view, what gadget buyers increasingly care about is not so much the gadgets themselves - it is taken for granted that rival brands are all pretty good - as the quality of the software and services they deliver.
Roger McNamee, a general partner at Integral Capital Partners, a Menlo Park, Calif. venture capital and public investing firm, says Austin has moved ahead of Seattle and Atlanta in the quality of its software startups and is coming up fast on Boston.
Roger McNamee, a general partner at Integral Capital Partners, a Menlo Park, Calif. venture capital and public investing firm, says Austin has moved ahead of Seattle and Atlanta in the quality of its software startups -- and is coming up fast on Boston.
She also maintains that good-quality programs and particular software can help children with learning difficulties develop the skills they are lacking.
Electronic health records software maker Quality Systems ranks 43rd and has been a member of our Best Small Company list for 12 straight years.
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The project consists of assembling and readapting a package of high quality free open source software in three languages (Arabic, French and English) and disseminating it in Arab countries on USB keys.
In this case the desktop computer's processors power the software, offering higher quality graphics than could be rendered by the mobile processor.
But HP is ahead in some areas, such as automated tools to test the quality of the customer's software, says IDC analyst Stephen Hendrick.
Denon celebrates its 100th Year Anniversary in 2010, carrying on its tradition of excellence with a renewed commitment to the highest quality home theater, audio and software products.
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Vizio's implementation of the technology takes full advantage of the 4K resolution to provide a high quality 3D picture, and its software maintains a focused picture from all angles.
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It is not the quality of its consumer-facing software or interface that will determine its success and insulate it from competition, as it has for Google, Facebook, and even Amazon.
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They want the software to sell improved data quality, faster book closings, better regulatory compliance and risk management.
These software effects are comparable in quality to those of dedicated effects hardware, which can be much more expensive.
Higher-quality cameras and smarter computer-vision software mean that volunteers can work from home and no longer need to wear clunky headgear.
Also, allowing iOS clones or licensees would fragment the platform, lessening the quality of the OS and third party software significantly.
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In a similar fashion, we control the quality of our product by developing our software and supporting our product in house.
Professionals with this job title are typically involved in the entire software development process to ensure the quality of the final product.
While few were looking, Motorola has developed a smaller, more useful Iridium handset and is said to have also made software modifications that improved satellite call quality.
Today devices are bought on finish, build quality, and above all the user experience and software.
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