Microsoft Selects iBeta as Recommended Xbox Testing Facility; iBeta now offers testing on all game console platforms

Business Wire, March 15, 2005

AURORA, Colo. -- iBeta Quality Assurance, leading provider of software quality assurance and software testing services, announced today they have been selected by Microsoft Corp. as one of only three approved and recommended third party Xbox testing facilities in North America. iBeta will offer a complete range of services for Xbox including functionality testing, Technical Certification Requirements compliance (TCRs), Xbox Live! & system link multiplayer testing, and peripheral testing.

Microsoft put test houses under rigorous scrutiny in areas such as security, infrastructure, and ability to scale for increased demand. "We are honored to be selected by Microsoft as a recommended Xbox testing firm," said Earl Wing, iBeta CFO. "We have worked hard to get the necessary infrastructure in place to meet the increased demand we expect in 2005 as a result of being selected by Microsoft."

iBeta has hired a knowledgeable staff with years of experience getting titles through the certification process. They are familiar with all of the TCRs, including the requirements that titles have failed most often. iBeta will guide vendors through the compliance process, saving them time and money and helping them reach their ship-date goals.

As a fully licensed Microsoft third party testing vendor, iBeta can now provide testing services across all platforms including Sony and Nintendo consoles and handhelds. With knowledge, personnel, security, and infrastructure, iBeta has become a preferred one-stop shop for developers and publishers in the electronic entertainment industry.

About iBeta

iBeta is one of the country's leading software testing firms for both business software as well as games and other electronic entertainment applications. iBeta's clients range from Fortune 500 companies to small independent developers. iBeta's services include: testing on PC, Mac and all game console platforms, application testing, game-play and game-balance testing, functionality and compatibility testing, load and performance testing, usability and localization testing, beta test management, test plan engineering and independent acceptance testing. iBeta also offers hardware compatibility testing to assure that its clients' applications work with the most common hardware available today. More information on iBeta can be found on their website at: www.iBeta.com.