Quality Assurance & Testing


Seapine eases road to development process

Compnay now shipping a new version of its TestTrack Pro, which is said to ease the effort required to bring process to software development projects.

Books in Brief: Managing Software Requirements: A Use Case Approach

Update tackles the problem of defining software requirements by outlining six key phases in defining a software system’s requirements.

CEO complacency blamed for bug incursion

Analysis of the recent wave of virus attacks.

At Test Automation: Where home-brewed testing works

One of the results of the growth in XP, said test expert Brad Pettichord, has been an increased number of useful, free, open-source tools that developers may want to utilize.

Embarcadero tries goals-based testing

Goals-based performance enterprise testing offering aimed at database tool users.

New ways to test packages

Off-the-shelf software has changed the world of application integration. Top tool suppliers are forging hooks to ease the pain and to set the stage for better integration testing across the board.

When in the cycle does formal testing begin?

A recent survey by the Cutter Consortium finds that ‘generally speaking, testing starts late.’

Dow Chemical uses Optane to fine-tune SAP

Company uses the Optane tools to alert them when SAP is unavailable to users.

A sampling of testing tools

A sampling of some available testing tools on the market today.

Toolmakers await “wireless revolution”

Vendors continue to support testing of wireless applications for the inevitable upswing in development.

The testing challenge

Automated testing must become an even more critical part of development projects.

Parasoft debuts AEP solution for Java

Company rolls out automated testing tool.

The problem of misunderstood code

Making sense of legacy code.

Inspection service focuses on Java resource leaks

Compnay offers an automated way to find and fix them.

IBM Rational unveils RAD tool

New development tool from new division of Big Blue.

Mercury optimizes J2EE delivery, management

Mercury announced Optane for J2EE app performance management. It builds on technology purchased recently along with Performant.

Tool generates code metrics for the masses

Company says it has a low-cost solution.