Exciting New Features Lift FBT4 to the Top

OTTAWA, Oct 1, 2003 . Alcea Technologies Inc. has just announced the release of Fast BugTrack Version 4.0. Alcea has found a way to enable some powerful new features that allow it to scale to any complex configurations. In addition, Alcea maintains the simplicity and flexibility of the original web-based system, which runs on any platform. Alcea's mission is to produce the most complete and affordable change management solution for Quality Assurance professionals.

The Fast BugTrack Solution
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Alcea recognizes that effective communication is essential to any successful team. Fast BugTrack has a completely customizable interface, which allows you to accurately control the flow of any management issue as it is raised and then passed between different team members. The tracking process creates a detailed history, which ensures team members are able to grasp the status of all outstanding issues. Enhanced communication is achieved using detailed e-mail notifications from discovery to resolution. Proper communication and historical details ensure that issues are properly managed and easily reproduced. A web-based interface is simple to use and will work on any machine with a browser. An online demo is available at any time and evaluation copies can be up and running in an incredible 5 minutes. All information is available at www.fastbugtrack.com.

Version 4 Feature set
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· Field permissions by group (hidden, read only, read/write)
· hidden option allows you to hide any default fields
· required field option (Mandatory fields)
· cleaner bug screens and admin interface
· Hierarchical custom fields
· Notify drop down list
· SOAP interface for an api to the system
· selective fields on Bulk Update

Alcea Technologies Inc.
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Alcea Technologies Inc. was founded in 1997, in Ottawa, Canada, by a team of Information Technology professionals. It provides solutions in staffing, system integration, database services, and software development. It was recently ranked in the top 100 Information Technology service companies in Canada by The Branham Group.