BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Beta Software

  • a version of a software product that is almost ready for release but needs more testing. It is possible to download beta software on the Internet free, as software companies like to test their products on members of the public before they are put on the market.

Additional Resources

Apple introduces public beta software version of Boot Camp
Worldwide Computer Products News-6 April 2006-Apple introduces public beta software version of Boot CampC1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Tags: Apple Inc., public beta, software
Research articles 2006-04-06
Internet telephony interoperability gets real; Microsoft NetMeeting Software Interoperates with the Intel Internet Phone using the H.323 standard
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 15, 1996--Internet telephony interoperability reaches a new milestone as Microsoft's new standards-based Internet communications beta software, Microsoft NetMeeting 2.0 Beta 1, is announced today. The new Microsoft NetMeeting 2.0 Beta 1 software and the Intel Internet Phone beta applet, both based on the H.323 communications...
Tags: Intel Corp., Internet, Internet phone, IP telephony, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft NetMeeting, phone, software, telephony
Research articles 1996-10-15
Yahoo Messenger 10 beta: A Skype rival?
By Jessica Dolcourt CNET NewsPosted on ZDNet News: Sep 02, 2009 6:03:31 AM It seems as if it were just yesterday that Yahoo's Messenger team rolled out version 9 (it was a little less than a year ago, in fact.) The upgrade was so dramatic and overdue that it's a...
Tags: Video, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo IM
News items 2009-09-02
Free Spiceworks IT Management Software Deployed by More Than 5,000 Organizations in 80 Countries in First 30 Days; New E-mail Alerts, Software Reports and Network Information 'Notes' Added to Latest Beta Version
AUSTIN, Texas -- SpiceworksTM, Inc., the provider of the industry's first free ad-supported IT management software, today announced that more than 5,000 small and midsize businesses and organizations in over 80 countries around the world are currently using the Spiceworks browser-based "IT Desktop" to manage the software and hardware running...
Tags: e-mail, IBM Lotus Notes, information technology, network, software, Spiceworks
Research articles 2006-09-08
Bellamax Announces Open Beta Release for UpShot; Powerful Photo Editing Tool Brings New Level of Simplicity to Photo Hobbyists for Better Photos, Faster
SAN FRANCISCO -- Bellamax, Inc. (www.bellamax.com) today announced the open beta release of a new photo editing software tool, UpShot. UpShot is aimed at the consumer photo hobbyist market and leverages the Bellamax technology currently used in the professional photography market. The open beta software is currently available for download...
Tags: photograph, tool, UpShot
Research articles 2006-04-04
Software Effective Inc. Expands Beta Software With (NYSE: BUD) Supplier
SES (PINKSHEETS: SFWJ) announced that they have begun a comprehensive beta test of all the modules of "Effective," SES's flagship CRM software suite, at an approved supplier of Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD).
Tags: software, NYSE Euronext, supplier
Research articles 2007-01-09
Helzberg Diamonds Beta Tests Palladium's Next Generation Merchandise Planning Solution
LINCOLN, Mass. -- Palladium Group, Inc., the world's leading authority on strategy execution, today announced the signing of a beta software test agreement with Helzberg Diamonds of Kansas City, Mo. Helzberg Diamonds, a subsidiary of the successful investment firm Berkshire Hathaway, is one of America's largest fine jewelry retailers with...
Tags: Palladium
Research articles 2006-05-15
(OTC PK: SFWJ) Expands Beta Software With Anheuser-Busch Supplier
SES (PINKSHEETS: SFWJ) announced that they have begun a comprehensive beta test of all the modules of "Effective" SES's flagship CRM software suite at an approved supplier of Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD).
Tags: Anheuser-Busch, software, supplier
Research articles 2007-01-09
Microsoft Launches Beta 2 of Visual Studio 2010, .Net 4
Microsoft has announced the availability of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 to Microsoft Developer Network MSDN subscribers.Microsoft has announced the availability of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 to Microsoft Developer Network MSDN subscribers.The software...
Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Developer Network
News items 2009-10-19
Windows 7 Beta 1: Ribbonized For Your Pleasure
The Windows 7 Operating System has improvements over Windows Vista which include more granular tuning of User Account Control UAC security prompts, a reduced memory footprint and improved performance on less powerful systems. But will the "Ribbonization" of the new user interface created by Steven Sinofsky's design team put users...
News items 2009-08-07
Microsoft slates Office 2010 public beta for November
Computerworld - Microsoft will launch the public beta of Office 2010 next month, company CEO Steve Ballmer said on Monday. In a keynote that kicked off Microsoft's SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas, Ballmer announced that the public beta of Office 2010 will be made available in November. When pressed...
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Beta
News items 2009-10-20
Getting ready for Windows 7 beta 1 - FAQ
I know that some of you are sick of hearing about Windows 7 already, but given the amount of email I've received with regards to the public beta being made available on Friday, you have a lot of questions about how you should prepare for testing. Here's a quick FAQ...
News items 2009-08-07
Mozilla delays Firefox 3.1 Beta 3
January 14, 2009 Computerworld Mozilla Corp. said yesterday that it will delay the third beta of Firefox 3.1, citing a "large number" of remaining bugs as the reason for the slip. The setback won't affect the final release date for Firefox 3.1, a company executive said. "Right now, we're not...
News items 2009-08-07
Windows 7 public beta to be available Friday
January 7, 2009 Computerworld As anticipated, Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday night launched the beta of Windows 7, posting the preview of the company's next operating system to its developer download services. The general public will be able to download the beta starting Friday, said CEO Steve Ballmer in his first-ever...
News items 2009-08-07
Announcement of Takeover Offer to Shareholders of Beta Systems Software AG.
BERLIN, December 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Management Board of Beta Systems Software Aktiengesellschaft ("Beta Systems") has taken cognisance of the announcement by net.IPO Aktiengesellschaft (in future, trading under the name of Delta Bet BERLIN, December 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
Tags: shareholder, Software AG
Research articles 2005-12-13
Beta Systems Software Shows First Q2 Profit Ever
Data center automation software house Beta Systems Software AG, based in Berlin, has reported second-quarter net profits of the equivalent of $281,000 on sales up 32% at $9.9m. This compares to a loss of $619,000 in the second quarter of 1997. Beta reported a net loss before taxes of $1.5m...
Tags: FINANCE, HARDWARE, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., revenue, software, stock, Storage
Research articles 1998-08-14
Beta Systems Software Shows First Q2 Profit Ever
Data center automation software house Beta Systems Software AG, based in Berlin, has reported second-quarter net profits of the equivalent of $281,000 on sales up 32% at $9.9m. This compares to a loss of $619,000 in the second quarter of 1997. Beta reported a net loss...
Tags: FINANCE, HARDWARE, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., revenue, software, stock, Storage
Research articles 1998-08-14
BETA Systems Software Names Ben Dulley Chairman of Board for BETA Systems of Canada Ltd
CALGARY, Alberta--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 16, 1999-- BETA Systems Software, a leading provider of innovative systems management software, today announced the departure of Ben Dulley, president and chief executive officer of BETA Systems Software of Canada Ltd. He is resigning from involvement in day-to-day operations but will continue to act...
Tags: board, Business Wire, chairman, HARDWARE, software, Storage
Research articles 1999-09-16
German MVS entrepreneur persisting in the U.S - Beta Systems Software AG - Global Software Experiences - Company Profile
When Lisa Hensel, operations analyst at Appleton Papers, Inc., in Appleton, Wis., selected Berlin-based Beta Systems Software AG from nine candidate vendors to solve her company's report distribution problems, her choice was met with horror stories of how a foreign-based software house "couldn't possibly meet American needs." On the...
Tags: Appleton Papers Inc., Beta Systems Software AG, IBM Corp., Software AG, The Dow Chemical Co.
Research articles 1992-02-01
Moonlight 2.0 ready for beta: Casting Silverlight on Linux
The developer of the Moonlight software that enables Silverlight applications to run on Linux computers said on Monday he is ready to start publicly beta testing an update to the software. In a blog posting, Miguel de Icaza said the beta of Moonlight 2.0 is available from the gomono.com website....
Tags: beta, Microsoft Silverlight
News items 2009-08-18
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