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Northern Test Center Forum (NTCForum) is an agile co-operative effort to increase the productivity of testing. NTCForum consists of research institutes and industrial partners, which collaborate to enhance testing related know-how. NTCForum works as an integrative link between the internationally recognized research focus areas in this research field. The Northern Test Center Forum offers its member companies a lookout spot to the development of testing field.
---- All news topics ---- 30.06.2009 NTCForum: Pekka Belt - PhD dissertation 25.06.2009 NTCForum: Belt et al. - Design for Excellence in ICT companies 13.06.2009 NTCForum: Kropsu-Vehkapera et al. - Analysis of Technology Management Functions in Finnish High Tech Companies 04.06.2009 NTCForum: Harkonen et al. - Analysing telecom companies using the Toyota NPD model 25.05.2009 NTCForum: Pekka Belt et al. - Improving product development in different types of ICT companies 20.05.2009 NTCForum: Maatta et al. - Managing testing activities in telecommunications: A case study 15.05.2009 NTCForum: Belt et al. - Organisational maturity and functional performance 24.04.2009 NTCForum: Harkonen et al. - Parallel product alternatives and verification and validation activities 15.01.2009 NTCForum: REMOTE ACCESS TESTING PLATFORM (REMTEST) 18.12.2008 NTCForum: Harkonen et al. - Maturity of verification and validation in ICT companies 09.12.2008 NTCForum: Mottonen et al. - Desing for X 20.11.2008 NTCForum: New Chairman of the NTCForum 10.11.2008 NTCForum: Free Mobile WiMAX Network launched 25.08.2008 Mottonen et al. - Manufacturing Process Capability and Specification Limits 25.08.2008 NTCForum: Antila et al. - Reducing test costs in electronics mass-production 01.08.2008 NTCForum: Harkonen et al. - Parallel product alternatives and verification & validation activities 01.08.2008 NTCForum: Belt et al. - Requirements management in ICT companies 10.06.2008 NTCForum: Teemu Kanstren - Towards a Deeper Understanding of Test Coverage 03.06.2008 NTCForum - 13th IEEE European Test Symposium 2008 - Verbania, Italy 30.05.2008 NTCForum: Workshop on Software testing 20.04.2008 NTCForum: Global Markets & Technology Trends 10.04.2008 NTCForum dissemination seminar 09.04.2008 NTCForum: TestForum 2008 02.04.2008 NTCForum: QERN Project on Display 17.03.2008 NTCForum Dissemination seminar 16.03.2008 NTCForum: Training on Statistical analysis and 05.03.2008 NTCForum: Training on Diagnosis and optimization in test system development 09.02.2008 NTCForum: New Chairman 05.02.2008 NTCForum: New partner - Automaster 28.01.2008 NTCForum: Belt et al. - Improving the efficiency of verification and validation 16.01.2008 NTCForum: Liisa Karppinen - Benefits of model-based testing: Case EB 08.01.2008 NTCForum: ICPQR 2008 Oulu, 25th – 27th June 2008 22.12.2007 NTCForum: Journal article by Gebus, Juuso & Leiviskä 15.12.2007 NTCForum: Conference paper by Juuso & Aho 07.12.2007 NTCForum: Journal article by Gebus, & Leiviskä 01.12.2007 NTCForum: WG4 – Software testing seminar 20.11.2007 NTCForum: Journal article by Voutilainen et al. 11.11.2007 NTCForum: Journal article by Jari Hannu & Markku Moilanen 08.11.2007 NTCForum: Licentiate thesis by Teuvo Saikkonen 05.11.2007 NTCForum: WG4 – Software testing seminar 24.10.2007 NTCForum: Journal article by Teuvo Saikkonen & Markku moilanen 14.10.2007 NTCForum:Towards Trace Based Model Synthesis for Program Understanding and Test Automation 07.10.2007 UTCS project finished 04.10.2007 NTCForum: Integrating and Testing a System-Wide Feature in a Legacy System: An Experience Report 10.09.2007 NTCForum: Performance and Protocol Testing of User Equipment in 3G Networks 15.08.2007 NTCForum: GIGA subtopic day 14.08.2007 NTCForum: Organisational changes in DIEM 10.08.2007 NTCForum: DIEM strengthens its resources 01.08.2007 NTCForum: Subtopic Group 3 meeting 01.08.2007 NTCForum: Subtopic group 2 meeting 15.07.2007 NTCForum: GIGA annual seminar 2007 04.07.2007 NTCForum: Happonen et al. - Work-in-Progress: UTCS to Enable Life-Cycle Testing of Modern Electronic Devices 05.06.2007 NTCForum: Remote and Embedded Testing seminar successfully held 04.06.2007 NTCForum: Lasse Kaikkonen - HALT and HASS in the research and development process of base station products 25.05.2007 NTCForum: WG4 Seminar 9.5.2007 04.05.2007 NTCForum: Embedded and Remote Testing Seminar 04.05.2007 NTCForum: MacIOP project ended 04.05.2007 NTCForum: New Partner - Prove Expertise 05.04.2007 NTCForum: WG4 – Software testing seminar 05.04.2007 NTCForum: Saija Ekorre - Testing Research in the United States of America 05.04.2007 NTCForum: Janne Vuontisjärvi - Conducting conformance and regulatory testing in a GSM system project 05.04.2007 NTCForum: Juha Männikkö - Service test improvement with test automation framework: Case Jutel 25.03.2007 NTCForum: Lite Open at Rovaniemi 18.03.2007 NTCForum: Octopus IMS Ecosystem day 05.02.2007 NTCForum: Märsynaho M - Testing smartphone audio software 05.01.2007 NTCForum: Sébastien Gebus - Knowledge-based decision support systems for production optimization and quality improvement in the electronics industry 11.12.2006 NTCForum: Harkonen & al. - Testing Body of Knowledge 11.12.2006 NTCForum: Muhos & al. - End-user experience for managing testing activities 05.12.2006 NTCForum: North Calotte Test Clusters & EMC & ECO – Cross BorderWorkshop 01.12.2006 NTCForum: New partner - TietoEnator 01.12.2006 NTCForum: Matti Möttönen & al. - Optimization Model for Production Test Management 01.12.2006 NTCForum: Tuomas Happonen & al. - UTCS Concept 30.11.2006 NTCForum: European Testing Research Organizations in the Field of ICT 05.11.2006 NTCForum: New Partner - Elbit 05.11.2006 NTCForum: Nordic Test Forum 2006 01.11.2006 NTCForum: Jarno Lehtola - Master's thesis 11.10.2006 NTCForum: Jussi Putaala & al. - Failure Detection of BGA Transition Structures at High Frequencies 04.09.2006 NTCForum: Test Clusters and EMC & ECO - 19.-20.9.2006 Oulu Finland 04.09.2006 NTCForum: Six master theses on software testing 04.09.2006 NTCForum: Harjumaa L. - A Pattern Approach to Software Inspection Process Improvement 30.08.2006 NTCForum: PIMRC Exibition 29.06.2006 NTCForum: Old Newsletters are public 29.06.2006 NTCForum: Jukka Antila - Lifetime Testability V-model 29.06.2006 NTCForum: Jari Hannu – Methods to Test Discrete Semiconductors in 1149.4 Environment 17.05.2006 NTCForum: Laura Ojala - User value driven quality of service management in telecommunications sector 04.05.2006 NCTForum: Jarno Lehtola – master’s thesis in the NTCForum 04.05.2006 NTCForum: WG4 - Challenges in software testing Workshop 04.05.2006 NTCForum: Matti Möttönen - Optimization Model for Production Test Management 02.05.2006 NTC Forum: WG2 - Embedded test methods and applications seminar 04.04.2006 NTCForum: Webpages of NEID-project are opened 04.04.2006 Invitation to WG4 Workshop: 'Challenges in software testing?', May 4, 2006 30.03.2006 NTCForum: Quality of Experience Research Network (QERN) - Consortium project started 25.03.2006 Call for Papers: Test Forum 2006, Gustavelund Conference Hotel, Tuusula, Finland, November 28 - 29, 2006 15.03.2006 The Testing in Product Value Chain (Teos) project has started 06.03.2006 NTCForum: Invitation to Embedded test methods and applications Seminar, 23 of March 2006 (Date has changed!) 03.03.2006 NTCForum: Work Group 3 Historic Brief 03.02.2006 NTCForum: Invitation to The Embedded test methods and applications Seminar 01.02.2006 NTCForum: Work Group 2 Historic Brief 03.01.2006 NTCForum: NEID-project has started 01.01.2006 Chairman's report 2005 02.12.2005 NTCForum: Lasse Harjumaa - The public defence of an Academic Dissertation 15.11.2005 NTCForum: Invitation to the opening meeting of Work Group 4 (Excellence in Software Testing) Steering Board 11.11.2005 NTCForum: Aki Pehkonen - Masters' Thesis: The role of test automation in Test Driven Development (TDD) 06.11.2005 NTCForum: Presentations in QSIC 2OO5, The FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY SOFTWARE 02.11.2005 NTCForum: Quality of Experience – Interest area in Excellence of Strategic Management of Testing 09.10.2005 NCTForum: Laura Ojala – master thesis in the TEOS project 04.10.2005 NTCForum: Testing related Master theses completed in Department of Information Processing Science 03.10.2005 NTCForum: EMTEST - Project running 03.10.2005 NTCForum: Remote Testing and Diagnostics Workshop 02.09.2005 NTCForum: Motivation for Testing Body of Knowledge 08.08.2005 NTCForum: Ainhoa Martinez - Testing Body of Knowledge in the Five Most Active Universities 02.08.2005 NTCForum: Janne Härkönen - Testing Body of Knowledge 07.07.2005 NTCForum: EMTEST (Embedded Testing of Mixed-Signal Devices) project started 02.07.2005 NTCForum: Jukka Antila & Markku Moilanen - Test Process Efficiency Analyis with Basic Quality Data 16.06.2005 NTCForum: Tuomas Happonen – Outline of the Wireless Test Standard 10.06.2005 NTCForum: Juha Määttä – Managing testing through the innovation lifecycle 27.05.2005 NTCForum: Tauno Jokinen – Defining essential terms of testing 11.04.2005 NTCForum: Matti Möttönen has started his master’s thesis 31.03.2005 NTCForum call for Partners 16.03.2005 Teos (Testing in product value chain) project funding confirmed by Tekes 15.01.2005 NTCForum continues as a part of Oulu innovation Ltd. 14.01.2005 NTCForum/WG3 Workshop 'Test and inspection data utilization in electronics manufacturing' 10th February 2005