Teradyne Introduces GRADE-X OTX Editor for Interoperable Automotive Diagnostics

Teradyne (NYSE: TER) introduced today the GRADE-X™ OTX Editor, an authoring environment for the emerging ISO13209 Open Test eXchange (OTX) standard, at the CTI conference in Stuttgart, Germany. Built on the widely used GRADE-X diagnostics platform, the GRADE-X OTX Editor enables users to create, edit and test diagnostic sequences that can be reused across design, manufacturing and service groups and thereby help automotive companies improve diagnostic effectiveness and reduce costs.

The GRADE-X OTX Editor is a powerful graphical authoring environment that stores data in the native OTX format (a dialect of XML). The new tool offers automatic layout for OTX documents from any source and allows for specification and implementation views while providing protection from schema changes. It can be used as a stand-alone tool used to create and modify tests or be integrated into complete toolsets, like the GRADE-X Diagnostic Toolset. Teradyne has shipped multiple platforms to automotive customers in Europe.

"The GRADE-X OTX Editor enables our customers to leverage the power of OTX today, while insulating them from future changes to the ISO standard,” said Brian Westhead, OTX Editor architect, Teradyne. "Our editor helps authors create complex, reusable test sequences without worrying about programming or XML formats.”

For more information, visit www.teradyne-ds.com or email OTX support at OTX-Support@teradyne-ds.com.

About the GRADE-X

With more than 200 platforms deployed, the GRADE-X™ tool suite provides best in class diagnostics creation and deployment capability across all areas of the vehicle lifecycle processes. With a tool chain that spans all processes GRADE-X offers unrivalled levels of data re-use within a fully featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The common IDE improves the efficiency of content management and reduces errors introduced by re-entering data. Flexible deployment options allow the GRADE-X runtime to be customized for specific customer requirements providing optimized performance for users.

About Teradyne

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment used to test complex electronics used in the consumer electronics, automotive, computing, telecommunications, and aerospace and defense industries. In 2009, Teradyne had sales of $819 million and currently employs about 2,900 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com. Teradyne (R) is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All product names are trademarks of Teradyne, Inc. (including its subsidiaries).

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