Debugging Software

Anyone who follows the complicated and arcane world of patents understands the controversy surrounding what are known as “process” patents. Unlike patents for genuine breakthroughs like the light bulb or the transistor, process patents provide protection for weighty concepts like pricing an item on an e-commerce site or attaching a graphics file to a manufacturing procedure. Nothing wrong with this kind of innovation but not exactly rocket science and not particularly unique.

We just announced (http://www.replaysolutions.com/company/news/62) our third patent award covering various foundational elements of our application record and replay technology. This is rocket science and the technology is definitely unique.

Capturing and managing the literally thousands of non-deterministic conditions that an application can exhibit and replicating them on playback with 100% fidelity is an extremely challenging technical task. The fact that we have already been awarded three patents with nine more pending is fitting testament to the technical achievement of the Replay engineering team.
I salute our engineers for producing truly valuable inventions that have advanced the state-of-the-art for a wide range of application monitoring and diagnostic technologies. Great use of the patent system.