Main Benefits from the Product

Here is a partial list of the benefits from the program:

Accurately pin-points hard to debug random software failures
The information provided from the memory image analysis enables the developer to easily pin-point even rare and complex software failures, usually after the first time they happen
Acceleration of the development process
The Smart Memory Image Analyzer (SMA) provides the developer with detailed and readable information about the state of the system when the SW failure happened. This information usualy enables the developers to locate and fix the failure in metter of few hours, instead of days or weeks as it is now.
Cuts down the cost of SW development
The SMA reduce the length of the development cycle of embedded software products, and by that reduce the costs of the SW development in the project.
Increase the SW reliability
Usually, when using the SMA, the first time a failure happened is also the last time. This fact improves the SW reliability, while reducing its development cost
New dimension for system engineering
The SMA provides detailed, accurate and readable description of the system state. The description gives new insights for the system engineers, by enabling them to deal with the system as a whole, while not losing even a single detail.
The Analysis is location and time independent
The memory image analysis is independent from the failure location and time. This independance enables debugging and fixing even failure which are usually lost since they happened in the QA/final production testings or even at customers locations. The independance between the analysis and the failure frees up expensive testing equipment faster, and allows the developpers to compare the failure to other failures found in the past.
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