In-Depth
A sampling of automated testing tools
Products:
AQtime .NET Edition 2 -- a performance and memory debugger;
TestComplete 3 -- an automated test manager
Product:
QACenter Performance Edition 5.0 -- for load and performance testing
Empirix
Waltham, Mass.
www.empirix.com
Products:
Hammer Call Analyzer 1.3 -- for protocol analysis for VoIP;
e-Test Suite 6.8 -- for Web application and component testing;
OneSight 4.8 -- for Web performance monitoring
IBM Rational Corp.
Lexington, Mass.
www.rational.com
Product:
XDE Tester -- for functional testing
Mercury Interactive Corp.
Sunnyvale, Calif.
www.mercuryinteractive.com
Product:
Business Process Testing -- an automatic test creator
Parasoft
Monrovia, Calif.
www.parasoft.com
Products:
.Test 1.5 -- for unit testing;
SOAPtest 2.5 for inter-module testing;
Jtest 5.0 -- for Java unit testing
RadView Software Inc.
Burlington, Mass.
www.radview.com
Products:
WebLoad Analyzer -- for Web application performance testing;
WebLoad 6.0 for Web application testing
Scapa Technologies Ltd.
Edinburgh, Scotland
www.scapatech.com
Product:
StressTest-Express 3.0 -- for Web application testing
SDT Technologies
San Jose, Calif.
www.sdtcorp.com
Products:
Unified TestPro (UTP) 7.0 -- for functional testing;
Test Transformation Suite -- test methodology, tools, best practices, services
Seapine Software Inc.
Mason, Ohio
www.seapine.com
Product: TestTrack Pro 6.1 -- bug and defect tracking
Segue Software Inc.
Lexington, Mass.
www.segue.com
Products:
SilkPerformer Component Test Edition-- remote component testing;
SilkPerformer Lite -- for Web application testing
SilverMark Inc.
Raleigh, N.C.
www.silvermark.com
Product:
Test Mentor for VisualWorks Smalltalk 7.2 -- for Smalltalk application testing
Solstice Software Inc.
Claymont, Del.
www.solsticesoftware.com
Product: Integra Enterprise 4.0 -- for message-based testing
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About the Author
Lana Gates is a freelance writer based in Mesa, Arizona. She can be reached via e-mail at [email protected].