A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the beta testing of elaborate products such as operating systems can take months. See beta version, alpha test and testing types.
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- Blog posts 2009-10-24
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- Software downloads 2009-10-14
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- Software downloads 2009-10-12
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
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- Blog posts 2009-10-05
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
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- Blog posts 2009-09-22
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- Image galleries 2009-09-17
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
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