Mobile Content and Application Store Certification

Mobile device certification for your mobile applications and content on over 2000 REAL mobile devices against various app store certification partners. DeviceAnywhere Proof Center™, built on top of DeviceAnywhere™, provides a unified testing and device certification interface for the mobile content marketplace, equipped with requirements for many popular app store certifications. Mobile operators, app stores or other content aggregators can publish their device certification requirements, while developers can view and self-test their content against these application store certification requirements on DeviceAnywhere devices. All evidence of these tests are saved in the DeviceAnywhere Proof Center web reporting portal, for both developers and the mobile device certification authority to review.

Within one convenient interface, you can view test and device certification requirements, access the list of required mobile handsets for mobile device certification, upload and test your content on real mobile devices, and save proof(s) of your successful test results.

DeviceAnywhere Proof Center™ features and benefits:

• Document all proof(s) of your work
• Test and certify any mobile application or content across various app store certification requirements or other criteria
• Streamline the device certification approval process
• Lower costs of mobile device certification submission(s)

Plug-and-play architecture makes it easy to get started and get productive!

• Download and install DeviceAnywhere Studio onto your desktop
• Plug in any supported Smartphone, and instantly begin testing your applications.

Choose between manual and automated testing

The DeviceAnywhere Studio interface allows you to manually interact with your local or remote devices (press keys, touch screens, view video and hear audio output).

Automation features allow for:

• Build customized test scripts either in a drag-and-drop WYSIWYG scripting language or directly in Java
• Schedule individual test scripts or groups of test scripts to run at your convenience

Use customized devices

Plug in any device, based on a supported Smartphone platform, irrespective of the hardware or software configuration of the device – enabling you to conveniently test even the most complex mobilized back-office application.

Record and view all results

• Review and analyze tests results from a convenient web reporting interface
• In addition to pass/fail results, DeviceAnywhere Automation for Smartphones reporting features are completely customizable, allowing you to specifiy screenshots, video, or other required output
• All reports and findings can be shared with colleagues as well as any users on the account

Easily create simple or complex test applications

DeviceAnywhere Automation for Smartphones is designed with the following scripting building blocks to specifically support testing of any and all mobile applications on real mobile devices. DeviceAnywhere Automation for Smartphones automated scripts support:

Device Input/Output	Scripting/Automation
Input Commands: Send keys Touch screens Navigate to Find and touch Open/close device Accelerometer Flip or rotate	Checkpoints: Wait image Wait text (Abby® text recognition) Wait audio
Output Received Audio Video	Logic/Advanced Scripting Loop Branches Data-driven scripting
Reporting Commands Get Video Get Audio Take Screenshot	Other Supported Functionality Multi-device test cases Hybrid mobile/computer test cases Interrupt testing Application upgrade and installation process validation

Integrations trusted test assets:

Integrated with the world-class industry standard test management and execution framework solutions:

Test Case Management Tools:

• IBM Rational Quality Manager
• HP Mercury Quality Center

Test Automation Tools

• IBM Rational Functional Tester (RFT)
• HP Mercury Quick Test Pro (QTP)

For more about these integrations click here.

Other test assets:

DeviceAnywhere Automation for Smartphones also offers a Java API, so that users can utilize existing test assets or test harnesses to both execute DeviceAnywhere Test Automation Test Cases or Actions, or control connected Smartphone devices.

	Product Overview SaaS solution built on the DeviceAnywhere Test Center platform, providing mobile device certification and proof-based certification of mobile applications. Application store certification requirements and/or mobile network/service providers certification requirements can be submitted. Developers self-certify their applications against mobile certification requirements across DeviceAnywhere's 2000+ mobile devices for complete app store testing, and mobile device certification. DeviceAnywhere Proof Center is remotely accessible, and is available 24/7, over the internet.

	Who should use it? DeviceAnywhere Proof Center can be implemented for any mobile app/content distributor (app stores, mobile operators, content aggregators, etc.) and can be utilized by any mobile application or content developer or development company interested in getting their mobile device certification, device certification, mobile certification, or app store certification to allow products to be delivered to market as quickly and efficiently as possible.

DeviceAnywhere Proof Center turns a frustrating and often arduous mobile device certification process into a straightforward one, where developers can prove that their content or applications meet their chosen distributors’ application store requirements, with the results readily available for both parties to review; streamlining the mobile app certification process.  Device certification ensures that all mobile applications and content will work correctly across any mobile device.

DeviceAnywhere is continually adding mobile certification, application store certification, and mobile device certification partners to its portfolio of certification programs. For updated information please call: 1-877-Device-0, or email: sales@deviceanywhere.com.

FAQ

.: What is DeviceAnywhere Proof Center?

DeviceAnywhere Proof Center is a device certification platform that allows you to validate, perform application store testing, and certify your mobile content and applications against carrier, aggregator or application store certification requirements where you would like to submit your certified content to be available to consumers. DeviceAnywhere has worked closely with these partner organizations to build an easy-to-follow process that allows you to self-test your content and submit the results directly to the mobile device certification authority.

.: What mobile device certification programs are offered through Proof Center?

As of the initial launch of DeviceAnywhere Proof Center on June 8th 2009, developers receive mobile device certification for their MMS campaigns by app store testing for Verizon through OpenMarket in Proof Center. More programs are constantly being added; email sales@deviceanywhere.com to find out about our available mobile certification partners and their programs.

.: How does device certification work?

Because Proof Center is built on top of DeviceAnywhere, all of your mobile testing and device certification can be completed in one interface. In this interface you will see:

1) The set of test mobile handsets for your mobile application or content
2) The set of test steps that you must complete on each device, with detailed directions to meet app store certification or other requirements
3) The proof required for each test step (e.g. screen shot or video)

Your test results are then uploaded to the Proof Center Results Website, and are viewable by you and the certification authority.

.: How does using DeviceAnywhere Proof Center help me?

Certifying mobile applications can sometimes be a long, arduous, and mystifying process. Through working closely with our partners, DeviceAnywhere Proof Center provides a transparent and straightforward way for developers to ensure that they are meeting the exact specifications required by the carrier, app store test, content aggregator, or other mobile device certification requirements. These partners supply the tests that they require to certify your content for release to market. You execute against these tests, and the proof of your successful execution is available for the app store certification or other device certification partner to see.

As a result, you have confidence that you are testing the right functionality; the mobile app store or distributor has confidence that your content or application will meet their requirements, and the time-consuming back-and-forth typical with mobile applications certification is minimized. In addition, in the case of any discrepancy, all the proof of the tests is available to both parties, as a common ground for discussion of capabilities or issues.

.: What if I’m not ready for the partner to see my test results?

You control when results are submitted to the partner. If you feel your test is not quite complete, and you are not ready to submit results, then you can keep them private to your account as long as you want!

.: How do I sign up?

Participating partners will typically have a link on their developer program site where you can sign up for Proof Center. If you are not sure if the mobile operator, app store, or content aggregator that you are working with is a participating partner of Proof Center, ask them, or send us an email at DASales@deviceanywhere.com.

.: What types of mobile content or applications can be certified through Proof Center?

Any type of mobile content or application can undergo app store testing or mobile certification testing in DeviceAnywhere Proof Center. Because DeviceAnywhere Proof Center is part of DeviceAnywhere, and therefore provides access to test your content on real devices in live networks; any tests that you can perform with a device in your hand can be performed in DeviceAnywhere Proof Center.

.: I’m new to DeviceAnywhere – how does it all work?

DeviceAnywhere allows users to interact with real mobile devices, over the internet. Using our patented technology, Direct-to-Device™, users can control all device functions; send input directly to a device (press keys, touch screens, play audio, control hardware like open/close flip phone, remove battery, power on/off), and will receive all output from the device (screens, sounds) right on their computer screen. All you need is DeviceAnywhere Studio (a downloadable software client) on your computer, and an internet connection!

.: What does it cost?

All customers new to DeviceAnywhere will start with a free DeviceAnywhere Proof Center trial, with a number of hours provided by the certification program partner. There is no cost or obligation. If your company then decides to sign up for Proof Center, you will be charged a $20/hour flat rate for time used on devices, rounded up to the nearest 1/10th of an hour (e.g. a 26-minute device session rounds up to 30).

.: What if I’m already a DeviceAnywhere customer?

Existing DeviceAnywhere customers that sign up for DeviceAnywhere Proof Center through a partner will be able to use the hourly rate associated with their existing account. This hourly rate is typically less than $20/hour, as a minimum commitment of monthly hours is required.

.: What resources and training are available?

DeviceAnywhere Proof Center customers can utilize the following resources: User Manuals: Customers can use the DeviceAnywhere Proof Center User Manual. In addition, to get familiar with basic DeviceAnywhere functionality, the DeviceAnywhere Quick Start Guide is available. All user manuals and supporting documentation can be found on the home page of MyDeviceAnywhere (the website that you see when you log in from http://www.deviceanywhere.com. DeviceAnywhere Support: Our support team is available 24X7 to answer any questions you have. You can contact them by emailing DASupport@deviceanywhere.com, or calling 1-877-device-0, and selecting option 2.

Aside from manuals and support, we host monthly webinars that describe DeviceAnywhere functionality. You can find out the schedule for the next webinar by logging into your account from http://www.deviceanywhere.com. In addition, your account manager will send you an email soon after you sign up, and they can also be contacted about any issues.

.: Do the mobile device certification programs ever change? If so, what happens?

This is one of the great benefits of DeviceAnywhere Proof Center; if a partner wants to add a new test to their device certification program, they can easily do so within our system and the new program is immediately available to all users. All new mobile device certification runs will be executed against the new program.

If a user happens to be in the middle of testing on a device when the program changes, they will get a notification and will have the option to continue with that device under the old program, or to switch to the new program, in which case their old test results on that device would be discarded. 

Pricing

Proof Center is currently offered only through our Proof Center partners (mobile operators, app store providers, or content aggregators). To sign up for Proof Center, you must visit these partner sites. Our current list of partners includes:

For existing DeviceAnywhere Customers, Proof Center is a free feature; time
spent on device certification while within Proof Center will be billed at your regular hourly
rate.

For new customers to DeviceAnywhere: New customers can sign up for DeviceAnywhere Proof Center at a flat rate of $20/hour, with no minimum required. In this case, you will have access only to those devices included within the Proof Center Program(s) that you are authorized by the partner to utilize. Or, customers can sign up as standard DeviceAnywhere customers; in this case minimum monthly hours and handset access commitments are required; however, lower hourly rates are available. For more information on standard DeviceAnywhere pricing, view the product page here.