Paris, France, December 13rd, 2012 - GRAITEC, a leading software developer for CAD and structural analysis solutions for the construction industry announces that GRAITEC Advance 2013 has passed the Windows 8 compliancy tests and received the "Windows 8 compatible" logo. Graitec Advance is a software suite consisting of four products: Advance Steel, Advance Concrete, Advance Design and Advance CAD. Each product passed the Windows 8 compliancy tests and is certified by Microsoft to meet all the performance and security requirements for running on the Windows 8 Operating System. This applies to Version 2013 of the Graitec Advance suite. Clean reversible install test, which checks for the following: the apps do not force the system to restart after installing / uninstalling; long file names and folder paths are allowed during install / uninstall processes; the app does not block silent install/uninstall and also makes the required entries in the system registry. Install to the correct folders test: verifies that the app writes its program and data files to the correct folders. Digitally signed file test: tests executable files and device drivers to verify they have a valid digital signature. Support x64 Windows test: test the app to make sure the .exe is built for the platform architecture onto which it will be installed. OS version checking test: tests how the app checks for the version of Windows on which it is running. User account control (UAC) test: tests the app to verify that it does not need unnecessarily elevated permissions to run. Adhere to system restart manager messages: tests how the app responds to system shutdown and restart messages. Safe mode test: tests if the driver or service is configured to start in safe mode. Multiuser session test: test how the app behaves when run in multiple sessions at the same time. Crashes and hangs test: monitors the app during certification testing to record when it crashes or hangs. Compatibility and resiliency test: verifies the app does not use any Windows compatibility fixes. Windows security features test: tests the app to verify it uses the Windows security features and strong ACLs. Windows security best practices test: test the application capability of securing the Windows system and network. Installing an application should not add a security breach nor a best practice deviation.