The company decided that the only way to be ready was to have a paid beta test.

It is expected to go beta test in March next year.

September 1997 was the last day of the original beta test.

We've been in beta test for about nine months but from the start of 2011 we'll be going public with it.

Home has been in development since early 2005 and started an open public beta test on December 11, 2008.

We hope you've enjoyed this beta test - thanks to everyone who used it.

"Here's a question for your readers: would people be interested in being part of a beta test?"

Versions of the system were in beta test from December 2001.

It is going into beta test now with ships planned for early next year.

On March 10, 2003, 10,000 more players were selected to participate in the beta test.