MONROVIA, CA (September 27, 1999) - ParaSoft, leading provider of error prevention and error detection solutions, announced today the release of CodeWizard for C++ v. 3.0, the newest version of their automatic coding standards enforcement tool. CodeWizard offers serious developers and managers a solution for preventing errors during all stages of the development cycle.

Development managers committed to delivering bug-free software have found CodeWizard a valuable tool because it helps keep down the number of errors that enter a project and saves time. CodeWizard acts as an automatic code reviewer that enforces a set of coding standards. Developers who follow coding standards can reduce the number of errors in their projects, as well as make their code easier to reuse, modify and maintain. The newest version of CodeWizard will be extremely useful to development managers because it now features RuleWizard, which allows users to quickly create custom coding standards.

"Thankfully it is the code reviewer without the attitude," says Suzette LaGray, Senior Software Engineer at Siemens ElectroCom LLP. "It knows all the rules."

Using patented Source Code Analysis technology (patent # 5,860,011), CodeWizard looks for coding standard violations. It automatically enforces over 70 coding standards that come from industry experts such as Scott Meyers and Stanley Lippman.

With the addition of RuleWizard, development groups will be more successful at enforcing in-house coding standards. RuleWizard allows users to compose and modify coding standards (or "rules") by graphically expressing the pattern that they want CodeWizard to look for when it parses code. Rules are created by selecting a main "node", then adding additional elements to a flow-chart-like representation until it fully expresses the pattern that constitutes a violation of the rule. Rules can be specified by option, command line, or named rules.

"With this latest version of CodeWizard, development managers can set their goals for preventing errors even higher," said ParaSoft CEO Dr. Adam Kolawa. "Setting coding standards and enforcing them is the key to getting bug-free software to market on time."

Availability
CodeWizard is available on Windows NT/95/98, Linux, DEC Alpha, Sun/Solaris, SGI (IRIX 5.x & 6.x), HP (10 &11) IBM RS/6000 (AIX 3.4 & 4.x). For more information, contact ParaSoft at (888) 305-0041 or info@parasoft.com.

About ParaSoft
ParaSoft Corporation develops and markets advanced error prevention and error detection tools for UNIX, Windows and Internet development environments. ParaSoft's award-winning products and patented technologies assist developers and managers in improving software quality, accelerating time to market and reducing development costs. ParaSoft's headquarters is located at 2031 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016. Telephone (888) 305-0041. Fax (626) 305-3036. Email to: info@parasoft.com. URL: