Quality Assurance & Testing


Microsoft Releases ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview

The community technology preview will include an option to use a model view controller, which may help some developers write unit tests and better maintain code.

Microsoft, Oracle Diverge on Outside VM Support

Oracle closes ranks, while Microsoft opens up.

Coverity Adds Java Support to OSS Scan Service

Users can check Java- and C/C++-based software for potential security and quality problems before compiling code.

Coming: Virtualization Validation Program From Microsoft

Redmond makes way for virtualization competitors.

Carnegie Mellon To Engage Yahoo! Open Source Supercomputing Project

Project will use Apache Hadoop-based supercomputer for data-intensive research.

Electric Cloud, VMWare Pact Fills Software Testing Build Gaps

Product integration eliminates software testing bottlenecks.

Symphoniq and F5 Offer User Monitoring Solution

Companies partner on real-time monitoring solution that helps detect client-side problems in service-oriented architectures.

Web 2.0 Entails 'Sleeping Giant' Security Risk

The cross-site request forgery attack can wreak havoc on Web 2.0 apps, security expert says.

IBM Targets Problematic SOAs

The company launched a consulting initiative to address service-oriented architectures that have gone awry.

Agile Process Showcased at IT Architect Event

Architects got an earful on the proper way to do agile software development at a recent IASA event.

HP Unveils Its SaaS Strategy

Companies can get HP's Business Technology Optimization solutions via a hosted option.

Top 10 Overlooked Features of Windows Server 2008 -- Part 1

Expect to see some less-hyped capabilities in Microsoft's new server technology, when it arrives.

IBM Cultivates Smaller Businesses With New Solutions

Company rolls out product line to meet developer needs at the small-to-medium business level.

IBM Busts Out Its Fall SOA Catalog

October brings forth multiple upgrades to products enabling service-oriented architectures.

SOA Report: BEAWorld Brings New Initiatives

No stone was left unturned as BEA Systems announced new products and initiatives at its BEAworld event.

CollabNet Rolls Out Improved ALM Solution

New Enterprise Edition product makes it easier for companies to manage software development projects through the use of templates and improved collaboration tools.

Build Maintainable JavaScript

You aren't doing your job if another developer can't look at your source and figure out -- easily -- what you were doing.

Polarion Unveils ALM 3.0 Open Source App

Solution helps track software development projects and enables team collaboration.

iTKO Bolsters SOA Load Testing Capabilities

An upgrade to the company's flagship product lets users automate test cases in service-oriented architectures.

Agitar Unveils Improved Java Test App

The solution helps Java programmers handle legacy code without breaking applications.