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- Testuff 1.2 (Windows)
- Testuff is a hosted software test management service. Testuff's most exciting feature is its ability to record the tested application and attach the resulting video to the defect reports. It is a fully featured test management suite that includes test creation and organization, iteration planning, test execution, and automatic defect...
- Tags: Software Testing, Microsoft Windows, Testuff
- Software downloads 2008-12-21
- Why You Should Outsource Your Software Testing
- Market research studies show that 40% of unplanned application downtime is caused by application failures or "Bugs"; 40% by application errors and only 20% by hardware, environmental factors or disasters. Therefore, 80% of unplanned downtime can be alleviated by improvement of IT processes, pre-deployment testing and complete operations training. But...
- Tags: Software, Software Testing, Outsource, Outsourcing Factory, Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management
- White papers 2008-11-12
- Software Tester Upgrades Environment for Enhanced Performance and Service
- Beijing Software Testing & QA Center BSTQC runs a render farm that uses high-performance computing to help customers produce animation and special effects. The organization upgraded its render farm from the first generation of Windows HPC to Windows HPC Server 2008, which helped increased performance by 15 percent and improved...
- Tags: Performance, Environment, Software Testing, Monitoring, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Case studies 2008-11-01
- Software Testing With Visual Studio Team System
- Adequate testing of software projects is critical to ensuring high quality. The attendee of this learn how the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System product family can be used to test the distributed application from end-to-end, through all stages of the application lifecycle, starting with the earliest development and reaching into...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Visual Studio, Team, Software Testing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Webcasts 2008-10-18
- Stop brain-dead software testing!
- Stop brain-dead software testing!re: Stop brain-dead software testingin reality, its not usually software testing that's the problem. it's the project stakeholders who don't plan enough time to do adequate testing. it's the programmers who go way over their time estimates. it's the program managers or similar role...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software testing, software
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Stop brain-dead software testing!
- Lousy software testing damages many IT projects. When testing doesn't uncover obvious problems that prevent software from operating as users expect, then failed projects are inevitable. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Software, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Software Testing, Failure, Erik Hollnagel, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Software Testing 1 (Windows)
- During the software development process, errors are inevitably introduced and some of them are even amplified as a project progresses. To detect these errors so that they can be removed, we need to test the software. The success of testing depends on the test cases used. Considering that most software...
- Tags: Software, Software Testing, Microsoft Windows, Edistalearning, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-10
- Future of Software Testing
- Change is a given and one can be sure that it will come in larger amounts and at increasing pace. No industry, least of all software engineering, is immune from change and therefore none is immune from risk. The changes in software development will require software testing to develop in...
- Tags: Software, Software Testing, AppLabs, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2008-07-07
- Identity Patrol 2 (Windows)
- Identity Patrol was originally developed as an advanced tool to protect your online identity from any attempt to access your personal information. Our users quickly realized that although the program was engineered to protect against identity theft, the process of which it accomplished this made it an extremely powerful anti-spyware...
- Tags: System Monitoring, Software Testing, Microsoft Windows, Identity, Patrol Software, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2008-03-28
- A Laboratory Exercise in Testing Database Applications
- For years one has been involved in teaching several Software Engineering courses, including a module of software testing. However, due to the time assignments, software testing includes only the main concepts along with black-box and white-box techniques. Exercises carried out by the students include the design of tests form a...
- Tags: Software, Database, Software Testing, Student, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Effective Software Testing: An Approach to Better Products
- The cost of fixing a software defect is cheaper if the defect is detected in the phase in which it was introduced. Yet in many projects of strategic importance, this testing is only an after thought. Traditionally, testing is associated only with the end product. And, in many IT organizations,...
- Tags: Software, Software Testing, Jupitermedia Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2007-12-26
- Software Testing 3.0: The Continuing Evolution of Software Testing
- This paper traces the evolution of software testing through its first two phases, and then presents the current state-of-the-practice: Software Testing 3.0, an independent and strategic approach to software quality. The paper concludes with a discussion for senior executives on how and why software testing can finally...
- Tags: Software, Software Testing
- White papers 2007-12-19
- OpenSTA 1.4.4 (Windows)
- OpenSTA is a distributed software testing architecture designed around CORBA, it was originally developed to be commercial software by CYRANO. The current toolset has the capability of performing scripted HTTP and HTTPS heavy load tests with performance measurements from Win32 platforms. However, the architectural design means it could be capable...
- Tags: Software Testing, Microsoft Windows, Daniel Sutcliffe, OpenSTA, Corba, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-11-04
- The Great Software Testing Swindle
- The vast majority of tools available use scripting language which is fundamentally limiting, requiring specialist technical skills which can be difficult to find and expensive to hire. For someone who had bought a house that had only a coal fire in the lounge, he or she would immediately install central...
- Tags: Software, Software Testing, Original Software
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Borland Software Case Study: Pivot
- Pivot is an inter-enterprise performance network dedicated to serving the capital markets arena. Pivot wanted to exceed customer expectations by maintaining a high level of quality with each build and better prioritize and expand software test coverage. The challenge was to support Agile development with existing testing resources. Pivot chose...
- Tags: Software, Software Testing, Borland Software Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies 2007-09-12
- March Madness and Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers
- March is a unique period of time for university students in the United States. During this time, many students will be busy studying for and writing final exams for their winter quarter. This case study illustrates how the Windows Live Development team was able to design, build and deliver a...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Visual Studio, Team, Software Testing, Microsoft Development Tools, Team Management, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management
- Case studies 2007-06-14
- MSDN Webcast: Load Testing With Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers (Level 300)
- Performance testing is an important step in developing Web applications to ensure that they are ready for deployment. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to test for performance problems in the applications using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers. The presenter will show how...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Visual Studio, Team, Webcast, Performance, Software Testing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, Performance Management, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Webcasts 2007-03-16
- MSDN Webcast: Web Testing With Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers (Level 300)
- This webcast provides an introduction to Web testing with Microsoft Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers. The webcast begins by describing how to create a test project and how to add a Web test type. The presenter explains how the Web test recorder works and demonstrates how to record...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web, Team, Webcast, Software Testing, Channel Management, Marketing
- Webcasts 2007-03-15
- The Business Case for Outsourcing Software Testing to Vietnam
- This white paper outlines a framework that your development organization can use to evaluate whether a potential outsourcing destination can meet its critical software testing needs. The country of Vietnam is then evaluated against that framework, which considers each of these key criteria: Labor cost Workforce...
- Tags: Business Case, Software, Software Testing, LogiGear, Vietnam, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2007-01-01
- The Business Case for Outsourcing Software Testing to a Separate Vendor
- This LogiGear white paper explains how using a specialized software testing vendor that's not connected to the development team can help software manufacturers accelerate time-to-market for an application while enhancing its overall quality and value to customers. Many firms now outsource their QA testing projects to separate testing firms because:...
- Tags: Business Case, Software, Software Testing, Outsourcing, LogiGear, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2006-09-21
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