CAST Certified to Help Air Force Aim High on Structural Quality
Posted By Jonathan Bloom on October 11, 2011 | CAST News
Organizations can ill afford to have structural quality issues bring down their software applications and interrupt the conduct of business. The implications of poor software quality are amplified if that organization is part of the government– and accentuated even further if that organization is one charged with defending our country.
The U.S. Air Force, for one, has taken a step toward addressing issues that could impact the sanctity of its desktop systems and has certified the CAST Application Intelligence Platform (AIP) for use on standard desktop systems connected to its Global Information Grid (GIG) per today’s announcement by CAST.
The U.S. Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB), formerly known as the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC), continues to be one of the most successful government IT programs aimed at increasing security, reducing costs and accelerating the adoption of new government technologies, while creating a more managed desktop environment. Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the USGCB mandates that federal agencies standardize desktop configurations to meet its standards, which are designed to provide a single, standard, enterprise-wide, managed environment for desktops and laptops running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Federal government contractor systems that interface with federal government systems are also subject to USGCB requirements.
CAST Application Intelligence Platform automatically identifies and tracks quality issues and provides data to allow organizations to monitor development performance. The certification acknowledges the platform’s ability to support the most rigorous Department of Defense standards for major programming languages, databases and integration middleware used in application development.
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Posted by Jonathan Bloom
Jonathan is an experienced writer with over 17 years in the technology industry. Jon has written more than 500 journal and magazine articles and other materials that have been published throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has expertise in a wide-range of subjects within the IT industry including software development, enterprise software, mobile, database, security, BI, SaaS/Cloud, Health Care IT and Sustainable Technology. Jon holds a B.A. in History from Gettysburg College. He enjoys attending sporting events, cooking, studying American history and listening to Bruce Springsteen music.
2 Responses to “CAST Certified to Help Air Force Aim High on Structural Quality”
Hi,
Can you confirm this news ? Because I have not heard
$2.05 Million Federal Contract Awarded to Cast Software
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 — Cast Software Inc., New York, won a $2.05 million federal contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) software.
Link : http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2471825091.html
Thanks
Yes, we announced it today. Check out http://www.castsoftware.com for more information!