Software QA Testing and Test Tool Resources
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INFORMATION
General
- A Bibliography on testing object-oriented software
- FDA General Principals of Software Validation
- A large collection of links on Object Oriented approaches and testing
- Requirements management site includes links to every RM tool on the web, requirements quality factors, including testability, and more.
- Software Engineering Proverbs
- Software Engineering Templates
- Software Testing Glossary
- Software Testing (QA) templates provide you with the logs, forms, checklists, and templates you need to succeed as a QA Manager.
- Training and Certification Courses
- Types of Performance Tests.
- Types of Software Testing
- Unit Test Template.
General - Tools
- 4Test Map information on Segue's 4Test language
- Automated Test Tool Comparison and another comparison
- Bug tracking and defect tracking resource Quality assurance/testing links, with bug tracking and defect tracking tools, articles, sites, books and forums
- Call Center, Bug Tracking and Project Management Tools for liNUX
- Extreme Programming Test Tool Downloads
- HTML Conformance Testing info from W3C
- Java GUI testing with JUnit .
- Load Test Tools Evaluation . Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not of ApTest or its employees.
- Microsoft Web server Stress tools With these tools you can stress test your Web server to see how it reacts when several hundred users access your application at peak times.
- Overview of Load Test Tools. Reviews the pros and cons of several commercial and open source tools.
- Another Price Comparison of bug tracking tools.
- Problem Management Tools Summary
- Segue and Mercury™ products
- Technical issues for bug tracking tools.
- Winrunner Tips bits of advice on Winrunner.
Mailing Lists and User Groups
- Agile Testing
- Mercury Loadrunner
- Mercury Winrunner
- Mercury Winrunner scripts
- Rational SQA Suite
- Segue SilkTest
- Software Quality
- Testing Java GUIs
- Visual Test
Publications
- The book Automated Software Testing. A guide for software engineers and software project managers, responsible for software test activities.
- Better Software Magazine
- Methods & Tools An electronic newsletter on software development, often has articles on software testing
- Professional Tester Magazine Professional Tester is the leading publication targeting professional testers of software worldwide. It is a 32-page, English-language quarterly magazine with a circulation of approximately 15,000 subscribers and is now in its sixth year of publication. Subscription is free to qualifying Europe-based industry professionals. Professional Tester is completely vendor-independent and is currently the only European publication covering the rapidly growing software testing market.
- Quality Techniques newsletter
- Quality Progress magazine from the American Society for Quality
- Software Quality Professional magazine from the American Society for Quality
- Software Test & Performance Magazine Subscriptions are FREE to qualified testers, developers and development/test management. From the publishers of SD Times.
Testing Related Web Sites
- An information resource for software testers Testingfaqs.org by Danny Faught.
- Capability Maturity Model Product development best practices.
- Die Software Testing Website Articles, book reviews, software for download, and a discussion forum. Most of the site is in german.
- Effective Performance Testing Presentations on a variety of performance testing topics.
- philosophe.com Essays on web site quality
- Smart Software Testing You have been through it all. went to college, studied software testing, got to love the field etc. but at the end of it all you are not sure where and how to start on your career path to become a successful software tester. Here are some tips I learned along the way. Hope they help you reach where you want to.
- Software Quality Hotlist Providing access to worldwide software quality technology sources
- Software Testing Education Includes notes from courses by James Bach, Cem Kaner, and Bret Petticord
- Software Testing and Resource center
- Test Driven development community
Sites - QA Jobs
- CareerBuilder.com 900,000 jobs.
- ComputerJobs.com Hi-Tech only. Has a special skill section for QA.
- ComputerJobs.net Many computer jobs with one search.
- ComputerWork.com Hi-Tech only.
- Dice Large hi-tech job site, perm and contract.
- Locanto Jobs General purpose job site.
- Monster.com Very large site for all sorts of jobs.
- NetTemps Contract, temporary, and permanent.
- QAJobs.net testing-specific job site.
- TipTopJob.com is a generic job board covering over 61 industries and 83 countries. It is part of The TipTopJob Group which also has theENGINEERINGjob.com, theITjob.com and theSCIENCEjob.com which are specialist jobsites for their specific industry. Each of the jobsites allow jobseekers to search and apply for jobs online, set up Job Alerts and add a CV.
White Papers - Test Automation
- GUI Testing Checklist
- How to Automate Testing of Graphical User Interfaces
- Improving the Maintainability of Automated Test Suites
- JUnitTest Infected: Programmers Love Writing Tests Writing tests with JUnit.
- Lessons in Test Automation
- Software Test Automation and the Product Lifecycle
- Test Automation Frameworks
White Papers - Manual Testing
White Papers - Agile Testing
- A Metric Leading to Agility
- About the Return on Investment of Test-Driven Development
- Context Driven Testing
- Continuous Integration
- Evolution of Test and Code Via Test-First Design
- Extreme Testing
- The New Methodology by Martin Fowler
- New Models for Test Development by Brian Marick
- SCRUM an iterative, incremental process for developing any product or managing any work.
- XP Programming an Agile Sofware Development Resource.
White Papers - Requirements Management
White Papers - Other
- 16 Critical Software Practices
- Buyer's guide to code coverage technology
- Classic Testing Mistakes
- Code Coverage Analysis
- Estimating Tester to Developer Ratios (or Not)
- Experience with the cost of different coverage goals for software testing
- Generating Test Cases From Use Cases
- Fighting Memory Leaks
- How to Misuse Code Coverage. It also talks about how not to misuse it.
- Incorporating Web Application Security Testing Into Your Quality Assurance Process
- Manager's Guide to Evaluating Test Suites. A subjective approach to judging the goodness of a collection of tests
- Measurement of the Extent of Testing by Cem Kaner
- Painless Bug Tracking. Includes ten top tips for bug tracking
- PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Case Study of an Improvement Program Featuring Reviews and Inspections
- Reflections on Scheduling Software Tests, the Project Life Cycle, and the Last Minute Bug
- Software Negligence and Testing Coverage
- Software Testing Best Practices
- What is Software Testing and Why is it So Hard?
QA Tester Certifications
- Certification Comparisons
- American Society for Quality Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE)
- American Socity for Quality Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA)
- American Socity for Quality Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (SSBB)
- British Computer Society Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) qualification in Software Testing
- International Software Quality Institute ISTQB Certified Tester. The ISTQB is the umbrella organization for the national testing boards, which have already been established in many countries across Europe and around the world.
- Mercury Tools certification
- Quality Assurance Institute Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)
- Rational Function and Performance tester certification
- Segue Tools certification
APPLICATION TEST TOOLS
Source Test Tools
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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IPL | Coverage, static, and dynamic software testing for Ada Apps | |
AutomatedQA | Profiling toolkit for thorough analysis of Delphi, Visual Basic, Visual C++, C++ Builder, Intel C++, GCC and Visual Fortran applications. It offers over two dozen performance and memory usage profilers and productivity tools that work in unison to give you an unrivaled level of information on the state of your software projects - from inception to delivery. | |
Compuware | Run-time error detection and debugging tool for C++ developers. Supports C/C++,.net,ASP,ASP.net. | |
Bullseye Testing Technology | C/C++ code coverage | |
Testwell | Static analysis/metric tool for C and C++ code | |
DMS | DCC reinvents code coverage. Without recompiling or relinking, function, line, decision and branch coverage information is gathered. Full source code annotation is given. Information from multiple runs can be aggregated. | |
Abraxas Software | Measures maintainability, portability, complexity, and standards compliance of C and C++ source code | |
ParaSoft | C++ analysis tool | |
Testwell | Tool for unit testing C++ classes, libraries and subsystems. | |
Testwell | Test coverage analyzer and execution profiling tool for C++ code | |
Anticipating Minds | Create custom C# coding standards. Detects and corrects for .NET best practices. | |
Vidak Quality | Implements a unique patented technology aimed at measuring the control and data diversity given by a test suite for C/C++/C# and VB code. Higher control and data diversity higher the probability of problem detection. Also gives conditional coverage, as a special case of conditional diversity. | |
Electric Software | Memory and resource leak detection, code profiler, function call trace, and report tools for Win32 programs | |
Hexawise | Hexawise, a powerful web-based test case generating tool with a starting price tag of $50,000 per year for enterprise licenses but it is free for the first 5 users per firm (and for non-profits). Hexawise generates both straightforward pairwise testing solutions as well as more thorough combinatorial testing results, and even risk-based tests. Hexawise handles constraints and has many advanced features. It has a reputation as being both the easiest-to-use and the most powerful test design tool. | |
Parasoft | Runtime error detection tool for C and C++ | |
LDRA | Static and code coverage analysis tool for C/C++, Ada83, Ada95 and Intel, Texas Instruments and Freescale Assemblers. Static analysis features include code visualisation, programming standards enforcement and complexity metrics. Code coverage is available for different coverage levels including MC/DC level A for D0-178B standard, regression testing and availability on any host/target environment. | |
DMS | Quality tool used for finding memory leaks. No recompile or relink is required! Application code and 3rd party code can be checked. Innovative Leak Pinpointing gives both the allocation stack and the spot of the leak | |
Knowledge Software | Checks applications, written in C for conformance to company coding standards, International standards, and conformance to the C standard | |
ISA Inc | Test Coverage Analysis & Metrics Testing for C & C++ | |
McCabe Software | Using McCabe IQ, you will identify, objectively measure, and report on the complexity and quality of your code at the application and enterprise level. McCabe IQ's robust and easy to understand test coverage solution shows you what has been tested, how thoroughly, and if the code has been tested after changes have been made. | |
Coverity | Static source cod analysis tool to automate the detection of catastrophic software defects at compile time. Developed at Stanford University, Coverity's technology is used at nearly 80 companies to ensure that code is secure and high quality. | |
Rational Software | Run-time error and memory leak detector | |
Software Research | TCAT C/C++ is a fully automated tool for static analysis and code coverage at the unit, sub-system, system and integration testing levels. With TCAT C/C++ available testing efforts can focus on untested code, rather than generating redundant tests. The resulting data is displayed in coverage reports, color-annotated call-trees and digraphs with capabilities of viewing the source code. Using recursive descent compiler technology, TCAT C/C++ produces many reports from which you can access current, past and cumulative test results. | |
Semantic Designs | Family of test coverage tools for a wide variety of languages (C, C++, C#, COBOL, Java, more...). Very low probe overhed. Independent of compiler. Useful for application and embedded contexts. Graphical display of coverage over source code; text and XML summaries. | |
ValueMinds Solutions | A a free online tool for the software testing community that has a few design tools like Pairwise test case generator and a few test data generators like size-based file generator. |
Functional Test Tools
- Video capture of user actions
- System level traces of operations and data streams
- System resource usage and performance graphs
- A complete summary of the PC's configuration at the time the bug occurred
Performance Test Tools
- Capture module to create a test project, use predefined capture packages/plug ins, model your test as a C# script and modelize data in XML.
- Control module to define test and deploy it on several machines: number of virtual users, performance system, monitor test.
- Analyze module to analyze test using proven mathematical formalism which helps classify information from test, generate reports, print and export data.
Java Test Tools
- Performance testing : if you want to compare the performance of different application servers or if you need to test the functionality/performance of you server in particular contexts.
- Middleware infrastructure testing : if you are developing some infrastructure software (eg. server adaptation software or a monitoring solution).
- Creating working J2EE applications when you just need to have some running systems (maybe you are learning J2EE or you work on some other aspects of a larger system and you need a working J2EE application for testing everything together).
Additional features include an observation mode, generation of HTML result reports, multi-user capacity, and user-defined hierarchical organization.
Platform independent; runs as standalone application or as an Eclipse plugin.
Marathon focuses on end-user testing. One need not know Java or Swing to record test scripts using Marathon. Marthon is kept intentionally simple. The aim to produce test scripts that are readable by everyone on the project. This includes the developers, testers and the customers. Marathon is flexible and provides facilities to extend the functionality available through python scripts or through writing ones own component resolvers.
Marathon captures the semantic actions on components instead of the mouse & keyboard events. This results in scripts that are simple and at a higher granular level. Marathon suites well for applications that mostly depend on forms-paradigm. Open source.
Embedded Test Tools
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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Elvior | Tests embedded software components - processes, subsystems, etc. With MessageMagic, one can test a certain component by simulating its neighbour components. Contains tools for visualization of messages traffic (also ASN.1 messages) between the testable component and their simulated counterparts. | |
Reactive Systems | Generates comprehensive test suites from Simulink/Stateflow models. The test suites exercise large portions of the software under test while avoiding redundancy, thereby maximizing the probability of finding defects within the time available for software testing. The generated tests store model-generated outputs as well as inputs so that Tester-generated test harnesses can automatically check the correctness of source code implementations of models. | |
LDRA | Automated unit testing tool for C/C++, Ada83 & Ada95. TBrun's functionality includes automatic test harness generation, automatic test stub generation and test documentation reporting, automatic generation of test data vectors for a robust test scenario, support of black-box and white-box testing, automatic host/target deployment on any embedded target board and across environments. | |
RazorCat Development | Offers module testing of C code directly on the target system using standard debugging technology. It supports the whole unit testing cycle and works transparently on all supported target debuggers. | |
TestQuest | Automated testing of any mobile device or application, tests the actual end-user experience, and allows testing of multiple devices, enabling end-to-end testing. | |
Jungo | Software-only USB testing application tool that enables USB developers to quickly validate their USB devices for USB compatibility, Chapter-9 conformance, standard class driver functionality, performance and other relevant parameters. | |
Vector Software | Vector Software's VectorCAST is a world-class integrated software test solution that automates the tasks associated with testing software components for C/C++, Embedded C++, and Ada83/Ada95 programs. Automation includes: complete test harness construction, test generation, test execution, code coverage analysis, regression testing and static measures for code complexity and basis path analysis. VectorCAST enables companies to significantly reduce the time, effort and cost to validate safety (DO-178B), mission, and business critical systems. VectorCAST is customized to the target CPU, cross compiler and run-time environments for leading embedded development tools from: Wind River Systems, Green Hills, TI, Rational, Cosmic, Tasking, Mentor Graphics, Analog Devices, and MetaWare. |
Database Test Tools
- Complete application testing by inflating a database with meaningful data
- Create industry-specific data that can be used for a demonstration
- Protect data privacy by creating a clone of the existing data and masking confidential values
- Accelerate the development cycle by simplifying testing and prototyping
WEB TEST TOOLS
Link and HTML Test Tools
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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AccVerify/AccRepair | HiSoftware | Verify, Correct, Monitor and Manage your WebSite and Web Based Applications for W3C and Section 508 compliance. |
ChangeAgent | Web site repair and maintenance application. | |
CSE HTML Validator | AI Internet Solutions | HTML, XHTML, CSS, link, spelling, and accessibility checker available. Windows application |
Cyber Spyder Link Test | Aman Software | Web site management program to be used for verifying that the URLs on a site are not broken and for analyzing site content. Shareware. |
Dead Links | Dead Links | Free online spider based link checker. You only have to input the index page and the spider will crawl your website looking for broken links. Also gives advices for search engines. |
HTML PowerTools | Talicom | Suite of Windows tools for HTML checking, spelling, etc. |
HTML Tidy | W3C | A very nice tool that fixes common errors and pretty prints HTML. Free |
InFocus | SSB Technologies | Tool for making Web sites compliant with Section 508 requirements for access by the individuals with disabilities. |
Link Checker Pro | Link Checker Pro is a link checking tool for websites and has been tested on sites containing more than 100,000 links. It can export results in a number of formats and provide a graphical view of the website structure. | |
LinkRunner | Viable Software Alternatives | Dead link detector for Windows |
LinkScan | Elsop | Dead link detector |
LinkSleuth | Xenu | Dead link detector. Free |
Link Validator | REL Software | Link checker and site management tool for webmasters to check links for accuracy and availability, find broken links and links containing syntactic errors. A free "lite" version is also offered. |
MOMspider | UCI | Robot link checker. Free |
Ramp Ascend | Testing and remediating websites and web based applications for integrated accessibility for Section 508 and WCAG compliance. | |
Real Validator | HTML syntax checker for Windows | |
Truwex website QA tool | Erigami | Free online tool for evaluating website accessibility, privacy, performance, quality, broken links. Shows issues on a web page map and in the HTML code. |
WebLight | Illumit | Finds broken links and markup problems, and identifies relationships between URL's. |
WebQA | Watchfire | Report on over 40 errors including, Search engine optimization, Site inventory, Web accessibility (now includes Bobby reports, Section 508, W3C's WCAG), Corporate standards. Can also manage meta data and create automtated test scripts to test site functionality. |
On-line Link and HTML Test Services
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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Blossom Software | Low cost web site audit service. | |
Web Design Group | On-line cascading Style sheet checker. Free | |
W3C | Free service that checks Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in (X)HTML documents or standalone for conformance to W3C recommendations | |
HTML checking service. Free. | ||
WDG | Online service that validates HTML documents. Free | |
W3C | Online service that checks HTML documents for conformance to W3C HTML and XHTML Recommendations and other HTML standards. Free | |
LinkAlarm | Online service for detecting broken links | |
Monte Sano Software | Service which searches your site to find broken links, spot bad HTML tags, and rates your server's response time. Commercial but offers free trials | |
UITest.com | Enter a URL and it runs HTML and stylesheet validators, accessibility assessment, link check, load time check, and more using free online web test tools. | |
SiteTechnician | Hosted management solutions. Identifies broken links, analyzes accessibility, reports on search engine optimization, monitors page load times, and helps you manage changes to your site over time. | |
Dead Links | Free dead link checker | |
W3C | Free dead link checker | |
San Francisco State University | Performs an HTML error scan and creates an HTML listing with error messages in context and tags, URLs, and error messages highlighted in color | |
Delorie Software | On-line utility that serves a page based on how various browsers would render it. | |
Delorie Software | On-line utility that maps a page to HTML 2.0, HTML 3.2, HTML 4.0, or WebTV 1.1. standards. Free. | |
Scholarly Technology Group | Validates XML documents. Free. |
Functional Test Tools
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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Actimind | Freeware web application testing environment. actiWATE Framework is written in Java and Java is used for writing tests. | |
NRG | Appswatch is an automated testing tool for functional, regression, and GUI testing. It runs tests from the user’s Desktop. It is protocol independent and works with any application accessible from a windows desktop. Including: Citrix, Java, .NET, Oracle, SAP, Eclipsys, Mckessen, Meditech, GE Healthcare, Epic, Cerner, Client-Server, Flex, Flash and even custom applications. | |
Mercury | Web site functional testing | |
Badboy Software | Provides an enhanced browser interface to aid in building and testing dynamic applications. Combines capture/replay ability with performance testing and diagnostic features to allow developers to closely monitor and understand the interactions between the browser and the server. Free for small users. | |
Canoo | Canoo WebTest is a free open source tool for testing of web applications. It calls pages and verifies the results, giving comprehensive reports on success and failure. | |
Software Research | Test enabled Web Browser. Provides Browser-Based Client-Side WebSite quality checking for Functional Testing, LoadTest, Site Analysis (SiteMap), Performance check and page tuning. | |
Simple framework to test logical behaviors of web pages. It helps users to create, organize and execute functional unit tests. IeUnit is implemented in JavaScript for the Windows XP platform with Internet Explorer. | ||
Web application testing tool. The tests are described in a simple XML file. Along with the standard GET and POST actions, Imprimatur handles HTTP sessions and file uploads. The responses can be validated using regular expressions and response code checks. Open source. | ||
Opus | Low cost automation testing | |
Opus | Browser-independent recorder that records interactions with web sites and produces scripts for automated playback. Open source (Perl module) | |
iRise | Allows the definition, testing and approval of Web-based business software before developers write the first line of code. Users validate requirements from a visually accurate, functionally rich and interactive simulation of the application that can be modified on the fly during feedback sessions. | |
Incanica | Web application testing harness. Lightweight, yet powerful! Test scripts written in XML. No programming required! No changes required to your application. Supports sessions/cookies, POST form data. Command line based for integration into other tools. Open source. | |
Leapwork | LEAPWORK provides businesses with an easy-to-use test automation and RPA platform. The platform is 100% no-code, it works across technologies, and it's secure, making it fit for enterprises. With LEAPWORK, businesses can increase productivity, lower costs and reduce risk. | |
iTKO | No-code, enterprise-strength automated testing solution for J2EE applications, websites and web services. liSA uses "inline testing" technology to talk to every component within your infrastructure. New one-click wizards enable even non-developers to connect to, analyze and interact with live EJBs, databases, messaging layers and web services/SOAP objects. | |
Netvantage Technologies | Functional and regression automated web testing tool. | |
PesterCat | Web testing tool that was designed to perform functional testing for web applications. PesterCat features an integrated proxy recorder that enables you to record scripts using your favorite web browser. PesterCat runs on Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows. | |
Seapine | Automated functional testing tool for Web-based apps. Automated scripting allows the creation of more scripts in less time. Advanced object binding greatly reduces script changes when Web-based apps change. FREE QA Wizard Demo and Test Script! | |
Ranorex Software | Windows GUI test and automation framework for C++, Python and for the .Net languages | |
FINARIS GmbH | The RapidRep Test Suite is an innovative test automation solution for the back-end. Typical fields of application include: verifying
calculation results, reviewing migrations, measuring and controlling data quality, identifying and anonymizing test case data, the
comparison of databases and the rule-based determination of target results (“test oracle”). Numerous test objects in the back-end can
be tested with a very high level of automation. In addition, the RapidRep Test Suite can access more than 50 different data sources. These include all relevant databases as well as structured file formats (CSV files, Fixed Length files, XML files, Excel). User-defined Excel workbooks, which can optionally be transferred to a connected test and defect management system, document the test execution and test analysis in compliance with all relevant ISO/IEC/IEEE test standards. Rulebooks, SQL, a script language and Excel formulas are used to realize test implementations. |
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Rational Software | Automated functional, regression, and smoke tests for e-applications | |
Automation and testing tool for web applications, with the facility to record and playback scripts. Developed in java and javascript, this tool uses simple javascript to execute events on the browser. Features include, in-browser controls, text based scripts, ant support for playback of suites of tests, and multi threaded playback. It supports HTTP and HTTPS. | ||
Simple Automated Module For Internet Explorer. Perl module (SAM.pm) that allows a user to automate Internet Explorer. This free tool is designed for quality assurance engineers that need to run tests for their browser applications. (Windows only) | ||
ThoughtWorks | Selenium is a test tool for web applications. Selenium tests run directly in a browser, just as real users do. And they run in Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Firefox on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh. | |
Segue Software, Inc. | Enterprise-class web testing | |
Parasoft | Automated tool for testing Web services. SOAPtest helps you to prevent errors by performing server functional testing, load testing, and client testing with just the click of a button. SOAPtest facilitates server functional testing by automatically creating a test suite from a WSDL document that tests every operation associated with that document. The same test suite used for server functional testing can also be used as a load test suite that not only monitors the servers response rate with the specified number and mixture of simultaneous requests, but also verifies whether the test loads cause functionality problems. You can also have SOAPtest emulate a server and verify that the client sends appropriate requests to the appropriate services, and that the client handles the services responses as expected. | |
eviware | Desktop application for inspecting, invoking and testing (functional and load) of web services over HTTP. It is mainly aimed at developers/testers providing and/or consuming web services (java, .net, etc). Functional and Load-Testing can be done both interactively in soapui or within a automated build/integration process using the soapui command-line tools. soapui currently requires java 1.5 and is licensed under the LGPL license. | |
NEOMAlogic | Solex is an open source Web application testing tool built as a plug-in for the Eclipse IDE. It provides functions to record a client session, adjust it according to various parameters and replay it later typically in order to ensure non regression of a Web application's behaviour. | |
froglogic GmbH | Professional test tool which allows to create, debug and run automated GUI tests for Qt, Tk, XView and HTML/Web applications. | |
Neal Lester | Provides cross platform console based tools for regression testing of web applications. The tools may be used when refactoring and during development to ensure that new functionality doesn't break previously completed features. Open source. | |
Quality Forge | Functional/Regression Test Automation Tool for Windows. Web Site and Web Application testing is done at both the the HTML Document Object Model (DOM) level and the Windows object level, as appropriate. | |
Original Software | Automation solutions for IBM iSeries, Microsoft, and Oracle. | |
Verisium | Functional and regression testing with a host of powerful web functional testing features. It empowers you to thoroughly verify and validate your web applications in a variety of environments. You can enhance productivity by generating automated test scripts, replaying both automated and custom test scripts, generating test reports and spotting software bugs early in the development cycle. Enhances testing engineer efficiency through the ability to create automated test scripts. These test scripts can be executed automatically with minimal human intervention. They can also be scheduled based on a set plan. This normally results in a huge productivity gain and allows testing departments to accomplish significantly more work in the same amount of time. |
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Open source C# framework for automating functional web testing. Inspired by Watir implementation, WatiN drive Internet Explorer at the user level. | ||
Open-source functional testing tool for automating browser-based tests of web applications. Drives the Internet Explorer browser the same way people do. It clicks links, fills in forms, presses buttons. Watir also checks results, such as whether expected text appears on the page. Watir is a Ruby library that works with Internet Explorer on Windows. Like other powerful programming languages, Ruby gives you the power to connect to databases, read data files, export XML and structure your code into reusable libraries. | ||
ArtOfTest | .NET automation infrastructures provided FREE of charge to the developer and quality assurance community. Use WebAii to automate unit tests, feature and scenario tests for Ajax applications or any web application while leveraging an innovative approach to enhance Product Testability and produce more agile and robust test automation suites. WebAii comes with tight Visual Studio Integration in addition to many new features. | |
Crimson Solutions | Free GUI software testing tool developed in VB to allow for simple end user web testing. Essentially the user presses record and navigates their way through a scenario, telling the program to check for text/images along the way and optionally taking screenshots. At the end of the process you stop recording and save the script. You can then play back the script either interactively or in batch mode, and the program will generate log files etc. | |
WebInject | WebInject is a free tool for testing of web applications and services. It can be used to test any individual system component with an HTTP interface (JSP, ASP, CGI, PHP, Servlets, HTML Forms, etc), and can be used as a test harness to create a suite of [HTTP level] functional, acceptance, and regression tests. A test harness (also referred to as a test driver or a test framework) allows you to run many test cases and collect/report your test results. | |
ParaSoft | White-box, black-box, and regression testing | |
Qantom Software | Framework for Web automation testing. WET is released on a Opensource license by Qantom.org. Has many features like multiple parameter based object identification for more reliable recognition, support for XML object repository, better popup handling, HTML results, Precondition Support, Teardown support, Parametrization of the scripts, Parameterization of the objects, External Library support and more! | |
WSUnit is a tool that can help you test Web Service consumers. It provides a predictable and repeatable simulation of a Web Service that is ideal for unit testing. | ||
InforMatrix | Java/swing tool to create, run and debug functional web tests. It can verify Html, Pdf and Xml documents. Yawet offers reports, step libraries, parametrisation and custom extensions. |
Security Test Tools
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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SPI Dynamics | Incorporate fully automated web application security testing into the overall test management process. Now, Mercury users can conduct and manage both functional testing and security testing from a single platform. |
Performance Test Tools
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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Red Gate | Load and scalability testing of .NET web services and applications | |
Dana Consulting | Dotcom-Monitor.com simulates real users by using its remote agents positioned around the globe. As an end-user you setup the conditions for the web site or web application you would like to stress test. | |
Facilita | Suite of tools for system load testing, performance measurement and multi-user functional testing. | |
Acme Software | Free Unix-Based load load generator for web servers. | |
Clan Productions | Load testing tool aimed at smaller sites. | |
Trace Technologies | GUI-based tool for load/Performance /Stress/ Scalability testing of web applications. Using this tool more number of virtual clients can be generated to hit the web server at a specific time. It simulates multiple instances of web client accessing a Web Server based on the simulating information obtained from one web client during a session with a web server. So under various load or stress condition, any web application can be tested effectively. This tool is developed into three modules, Load Tracer- Recorder, Load Tracer-Generator, and Load Tracer- Analysis. Load Tracer is compatible with Internet Explorer and Netscape. | |
Microsoft | Designed to stress test Web servers and analyze performance and scalability problems with Web applications, including Active Server Pages (ASP) and the components they use. Simulates a large group of users by opening multiple connections to the server and rapidly sending HTTP requests. Supports several different authentication schemes and the SSL protocol, making it ideal for testing personalized and secure sites. | |
Neotys | Simulates hundreds of virtual users on your web site, getting performance statistics and revealing errors under stress. Free eval download. | |
OpenDemand Systems | Web testing tool used to simulate hundreds or even thousands of users simultaneously accessing a web site or application | |
OpenSTA | A distributed software testing architecture based on CORBA. OpenSTA is designed to be used by Performance Testing Consultants or other technically proficient individuals. Using OpenSTA a user can generate realistic heavy loads simulating the activity of hundreds to thousands of virtual users. This capability is fully realized through OpenSTA's distributed testing architecture. OpenSTA graphs both virtual user response times and resource utilization information from all Web Servers, Application Servers, Database Servers and Operating Platforms under test, so that precise measurements can be gathered during load tests and analysis on these measurements can be performed. OpenSTA is Open Source software licensed under the GNU General Public License. | |
Orderly Software | PowerProxy is a load-testing HTTP proxy with features that can help you browse or buy product from busy web servers. | |
Ing. Fischer | Web load and stress testing tool that permits to analyze the performance characteristics and the stability of a Web application under various load conditions. The measured results enables a targeted tuning which results in an optimized application. | |
NFG Global | Load testing tool that simulates hundreds of users executing requests against server based applications | |
Joe Dog | Open Source HTTP performance testing tool for UNIX systems. | |
Segue | Web server load testing | |
Synametrics | StressIT is a robust stress testing application that accurately simulates the number of users your site can maintain. It will allow you to chart the breaking point at which your site's performance is no longer acceptable, and will allow you to pinpoint the bottlenecks preventing your site from reaching its maximum levels. StressIT allows you to define relevant use-case scenarios for your site; this customization allows you to test all aspects of your complex multi-tiered web-based application. | |
Pilot Software | SiteTester is a load-testing utility designed to test web servers and web applications. SiteTester simulates concurrent access of various users from different hosts to a web/application server. Each virtual user follows a predefined procedure to access the server. By increasing the number of virtual users you can test the capacity of your servers and determine the extra hardware and bandwidth needs, if any. SiteTester1.0 is a JDK1.2 compatible Java application and is available for the Windows and UNIX environments. | |
PushToTest | Open source framework to build intelligent test agents that test Web services (HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, Servlet, JSP, EJB, ActiveX, SOAP, .NET) for scalability and performance. Written in Java and runs everywhere Java runs, including Windows, Linux, Solaris, Macintosh and more. | |
open source | Wbox aims to help you having fun while testing HTTP related stuff. | |
Microsoft | Simulation tool that is designed to realistically reproduce multiple browsers requesting pages. | |
Radview Software | Performance tool for testing Internet and Intranet applications | |
WebPartner | WebPartner's Test and Performance Center measures website performance from a customer's perspective combining ease of use and performance at an incredible value to meet all of your Testing, Diagnostics and Monitoring needs. The WebPartner Test and Performance Center web-based user interface allows you to quickly FIND, FIX and PREVENT bottlenecks and failures within your applications inside or outside your firewall. | |
Web Performance | Web Performance tester. For Windows and UNIX. | |
Freely available benchmarking tool for caching proxies, origin server accelerators, L4/7 switches, content filters, and other Web intermediaries | ||
Novosoft | Koad and stress testing tool that provides a consistent and cost-effective way of testing web sites, web servers, and intranet applications with web interfaces. | |
Feedback Software | Webseam can be used as a web mockup tool or for web page change management. Just provide the URL of the web site, whether live or on a test server. No need to send updates. Clients can review the latest web pages at any stage. | |
Paessler | Load test application for web servers | |
Technovations | Performance Analysis and Sizing framework for HTTP based Servers and applications |
Performance Test Services
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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ApTest | Outsourced Load Testing. Combining Open source tools with our staff's expert consulting and technology transfer to your team. | |
WebMetrics | A comprehensive service to generate http based synthetic transactions capable of scaling to to tens of thousands of users. | |
Moniforce | Web performance and stress testing services. |
BUG TRACKING TOOLS
WEB BASED BUG TRACKING
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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Websystems | Free bug tracking software designed for project managers and developers. Try the demo version and then create your free account. | |
AdminiTrack | Hosted issue and bug tracking application | |
Borderwave | Advanced Defect Tracking Web Edition is a defect-tracking solution designed for small, medium and large software companies to simplify their bug, suggestion and feature request tracking. The software allows you to track defects, feature requests and suggestions by version, customer etc. | |
Applied Innovation Management | Web-based bug tracking software | |
bugaware | Bug tracking solution. Installed and ASP hosted service available. Features include: Email alert notification, knowledge base, dynamic reporting, team management, user discussion threads, file attachment, searching. | |
bugcentral.com | Web based defect tracking service | |
SkyeyTech, Inc. | Web based bug tracking system | |
Active-X.COM | BugHost is a feature-complete hosted defect tracking system ideal for small- to medium-sized companies who want a secure, Web-based issue and bug management system. There is no software to install and can be accessed from any Internet connection. Designed from the ground up, the system is easy to use, extremely powerful, and customizable to meet your needs. | |
Bugopolis | Web-based server appliance featuring Bugzilla with many enhancements designed to make Bugzilla easier and more secure. A centralized system for entering, assigning and tracking defects. Configurable and customizable. | |
Bug Tracker Software | Web based bug tracking and data sharing | |
Bug-Track.com | Free defect tracking system. Our system is fast and easy to use. We offers email notification, file attachment, tracking history, bilingual pages, 128-bit encryption connection and advance customization. Free demo. | |
softwarequality, Inc. | Enterprise solution for capturing, managing and communicating feature requests, bug reports, changes and project issues from emergence to resolution with a fully customizable and controllable workflow | |
WEBsina | Web-based, easy-to-install, cross-platform bug tracking system | |
Bugzilla.org | Highly configurable Open source defect tracking system developed originally for the Mozilla project | |
MetaQuest | Fully customizable bug tracking and defect tracking tool. Includes VSS integration, notifications, workflow, reporting and change history. | |
Pragmatic Software | Subscription-based bug/problem tracking solution | |
Defectr | A free online defect tracking and project management tool developed using IBM Lotus Domino and Dojo Ajax framework. | |
Vermont Software Testing Group | Web-based, cross-browser, cross-platform issue tracking and change management for software development, testing, debugging, and documentation. It is available by subscription or for purchase as a self-hosted intranet/Internet application. | |
ExDesk | Bug and issue tracking software, remotely hosted, allows you to tracking software bugs and route them to multiple developers or development groups for repair with reporting and automatic notification. | |
Fog Creek S/W | Web-based bug tracking. Free eval, 90 day money back guarantee. | |
AlceaTech | Fast BugTrack is a market leader in bug tracking solutions. Completely Web-enabled, quick to install, and easy to use, Fast BugTrack offers you the ability to track bugs, coordinate projects, and effortlessly manage the change process within your organization. | |
Unipress | Web-based issue tracking and project management tool | |
Help Desk Software Central | Offers issue tracking, customer relationship and project management functions. | |
atlassian | J2EE-based, issue tracking and project management application. Extensible via Java API. | |
Samba | Freeware defect tracking | |
Generic issue-tracking web-application that can be easily customized by adding custom fields and drop-downs. Features include customizable workflow, field level permissions, e-mail integration, file attachments and a detailed history view. | ||
Lightweight and simple bugtracking system. Easily modifiable, customizable, and upgradeable. Open Source. | ||
Bug Tracker | Online testing tool that allows the different participants working on the development of a software or multimedia application to detect new bugs, to ensure their follow-up, to give them a priority and to assign them within the team. | |
Axosoft | Cloud Bug Tracking and Issue Tracking software that integrates with Visual Studios. Some features include a customer portal, wiki, Planning board, iPhone App, custom work flows, and more. Project management software suitable for Agile and Scrum development. | |
Tortuga Technologies | Platform-independent defect tracking system. Written in Java, it utilizes servlet technology and offers features such as reports, file attachments, role-based access, audit trails, email notifications, full internationalization, and a customizable appearance. Two editions of Ozibug are available, the fully featured Enterprise Edition including support and upgrades is available for purchase online through a secure payment server, while the basic Community Edition is available at no cost. | |
Avensoft | Web-based defect tracking | |
NetResults | Web-based collaboration software for issue tracking; automated support; and workflow, process, and change management. | |
Softwise Company | Records problem reports in a network and web-based database that supports access by multiple users. Features include classification, assignment, sorting, searching, reporting, access control, & more. | |
AdventNet | 100% web-based issue management software that offers you the facility of tracking and managing bugs, issues, improvements, and features. It provides role based access control, attachment handling, schedule management, automatic e-mail notification, workflow, resolution, worklogs, attaching screenshots, easy reporting, and extensive customization. The free version is completely functional and can be used for a maximum of 2 users. | |
Soffront | Soffront's web-based bug tracking solution guides you through your defect resolution and modification process from initiation to closure. Track product defects and manage product enhancement requests, speeding up the product release cycle and eliminating redundant work. Timely, fact-based insight allows you to see where every defect stands in the resolution process, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks. Composing custom reports is a snap! Easily create tabular, detailed, trend, distribution or matrix reports instantly. | |
SpeeDEV | Start using this from the very beginning of the project to track any kind of issue (Business, Technical, Bugs, Infrastructure); Rule-based assignment of issues for resolution; Notification/ Reminder for deadlines; Tracing Issues back to Requirements; Statistical Matrix for analysis. A complete visual design of a multi level rol based process can be defined for different types of issues with conditional branching and automated task generation. | |
Information Management Systems, Inc. | Web based issue tracking | |
Smart Design Te | TaskComplete enables a team to organize and track software defects using with integrated calendar, discussion, and document management capabilities. Can easily be customized to meet the needs of any software development team. | |
Teamatic | Free enterprise defect tracking system | |
Automation Consultants, Ltd. | Full featured test management tool delivered as a hosted service over the internet. TestWave stores test scripts, records executions and results, tracks defects and maps testing onto requirements and releases. TestWave manages manual and automated tests, and integrates with test automation tools such as QTP. TestWave is designed to work with both agile and waterfall projects. | |
TrackStudio | Flexible and customizable Java-based defect tracking software. Supports workflow, multi-level security, rule-based email notification, email submission, subscribe-able filters, reports. Has skin-based user interface. Supports ORACLE, DB2, MS SQL, Firebird, PostgreSQL, Hypersonic SQL and more. It may or may not be free, depending on how you intend to use it. | |
Visionera AB | VisionProject is a powerful Web-based Issue Tracking and Project Management System that also includes modules for Helpdesk/Support, Time Management, Document management and much more. VisionProject is built to be easy to use and customizable – all to increase the efficiency for the customer. The extensive functionality offered includes drag-and-drop, search possibilities also within the attached documents, sub-items, web portal for external customers, support for popular concepts used in Project Management and IT Service Management, such as ITIL, Scrum, Lean, Waterfall, etc. | |
AVS GmbH | Web-based request, issue or bug tracking tool. You can use it for performing request, version or bug management. Its main function is recording and tracking issues, within a freely defined workflow. | |
DCom Solutions | Uses XML to deliver a powerful, cost effective, Web based Bug/Defect tracking, Issue Management and Messaging product. Apart from having a pleasing interface and being easy to learn, yKAP features include support for unlimited projects, test environments, attachments, exporting data into PDF/RTF/XLS/HTML/Text formats, rule-based email alerts, exhaustive search options, saving searches (public/ private), Auto-complete for user names, extensive reports, history, custom report styles, exhaustive data/trends analysis, printing, role-based security. Apart from pre-defined values, yKAP allows the user to add custom values for system parameters such as Status, Defect cause, Defect type, priority, etc. yKAP is installed with complete help documentation. |
BUG TRACKING APPLICATIONS
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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Axios Systems | Offers a unique lifecycle approach to IT Service Management through the integration of all ITIL processes in a single application. | |
Kemma Software | Record and track development or customers issues, assign issues to development teams, create software release notes and more. Free trial. | |
Giant Java Tree | Free Java software that provides a defect reporting and tracking system. Bug reporting by the Web and email. | |
IT Collaborate | Automatically and securely reports errors in .NET and COM applications. BugSentry provides a .NET dll (COM interop version available too) that developers ship with their products. Call the BugSentry.Sentry.Report() method to securely submit an issue. BugSentry will encrypt the issue with your public key, cache it locally, and try to send it to the BugSentry server. When received, BugSentry sends the developer and email. The developer can use a desktop client to download and decrypt issues. It is a fully hosted solution. No server necessary. | |
Osmosys | Capture and track all your software bugs with Bug Trail. This easy to use tool allows you to attach screenshots, automatically capture system parameters and create well formatted MS-WORD and HTML output reports. Customizable defect status flow allows small to large organizations configure as per their existing structure. | |
Inborne Software | Defect tracking, enhancement suggestion tracking, and development team workflow management software. Site license fee $399 | |
Tiera Software | Manages defects and enhancements through the complete entire life cycle of product development through field deployment | |
Alcea | Fast BugTrack is a market leader in bug tracking solutions. Completely Web-enabled, quick to install, and easy to use, Fast BugTrack offers you the ability to track bugs, coordinate projects, and effortlessly manage the change process within your organization. | |
GNU | Freeware defect tracking software. | |
Elsinore Technologies | Bug tracking system designed to integrate with Visual SourceSafe and the rest of your Microsoft development environment | |
IssueView | SQL server based bug tracking with Outlook style user interface. | |
Atlassian | Browser-based J2EE defect tracking and issue management software. Supports any platform that runs Java 1.3.x. | |
Axosoft | Windows Bug Tracking and Issue Tracking software that integrates with Visual Studios. Some features include a customer portal, wiki, Planning board, iPhone App, custom work flows, and more. Project management software suitable for Agile and Scrum development. | |
Eden Communications | Lotus Notes based defect reporting and tracking | |
B.I.C Quality | Developed to assist all quality assurance measurements within ICT-projects. The basic of QAW is a structured way of registration and tracking issues (defects). | |
Acentre | Web enabled defect tracking application, one of the modules of the Tracker Suite software package. Support Tracker is based on Lotus Notes, allowing customers to leverage their existing Notes infrastructure for this bug tracking solution. Because Tracker Suite is server-based, Support Tracker installs with zero-impact on the desktop. User can create, track, and manage requests through Notes or over the Web. Requests are assigned, routed, and escalated automatically ts via Service Level Agreements, for proper prioritization and resource allocation. Support Tracker also features FAQ and Knowledgebase functionality. | |
software with brains | Bug tracking system | |
Seapine Software | Delivers time-saving features that keep everyone, involved with the project, informed and on schedule. TestTrack Pro is a scalable solution with Windows and Web clients and server support for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X, integration with MS Visual Studio (including .NET) and interfaces with most major source code managers including Surround SCM, and automated software testing tool, QA Wizard, along with other Seapine tools. Download a free Eval. | |
ProStyle | Issue management |
TEST MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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ApTest | Affordable enterprise class test management. Web based test repository, test execution, report generation, regression testing. Access control, schedule tracking, fully customizable, management and technical reports, test assignment to testers, bug tracking and source control integration. | |
Windows-based test management. Freeware. | ||
Compuware | Test process management | |
Squash | Open-source requirements and test management system | |
FINARIS | The RapidRep Quality Master is a free, web-based test and defect management system. Its web GUI is fully available in German and English (languages can be switched at any time) and it can be used with a common web browser (Java required). The RapidRep Quality Master allows you to manage your tests in a simple, flexible and secure manner with low administrative effort. While it is part of the RapidRep software family for back-end test automation and reporting, the Quality Master can be downloaded, installed and operated independent of other RapidRep products. It requires a database and a web server, specifications to be found on the website. The RapidRep Quality Master is freeware. | |
T-Plan, Limited | Test process management tool | |
Mercury | Test management system | |
RingZero | Test Input Adapters, which enable you to use requirements mananagement tools other than IBM/Rational RequisitePro to create and manage requirements that drive your testing process in conjunction with IBM/Rational Test Manager. Borland CaliberRM Adapter, Telelogic DOORS Adapter, Rational ClearQuest Adapter. Test Execution Adapters, which enable you to use testing tools other than IBM/Rational Robot/XDE Tester to implement tests in conjunction with IBM/Rational Test Manager. Segue SilkTest Adapter, Mercury Astra QuickTest Adapter, Mercury WinRunner Adapter. |
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Passmark | Windows-based Test management. | |
Testuff Ltd. | Testuff test management is an on-demand service for managing and executing manual software tests and for reporting defects. It is intuitive, easy to use and a "no training required" type of service. At the same time it is an end-to-end solution with all features included. This test management suite includes: Requirements management, test cases, test planning and execution, defect reporting, video recorder and player, time management, integration to all bug trackers and automation tools and much more. | |
Automation Consultants, Ltd. | Full featured test management tool delivered as a hosted service over the internet. TestWave stores test scripts, records executions and results, tracks defects and maps testing onto requirements and releases. TestWave manages manual and automated tests, and integrates with test automation tools such as QTP. TestWave is designed to work with both agile and waterfall projects. |
API TEST TOOLS
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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Information on the Assertion Definition Language, an automated test generation system. ADL information is also available on the WWW | ||
Simulates third party systems over any type of interface. It can simulate the context-sensitive responses that come back from Equifax, for example, when testing an application that does a credit check. Or it can simulate the connections to the telemetry and cryptologic systems on a communications satellite, so that the software can be tested while the interface hardware is waiting to be built to spec. | ||
Framework for testing interactive programs | ||
Information on TET
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The Test Environment Toolkit (nice package, our staff helped design it) |
COMMUNICATIONS TEST TOOLS
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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AdventNet, Inc. | Agent simulator and network simulator for testing and demonstration of network management applications. The network simulator enables simulation of SNMP (v1, v2c, v3), TL1, TFTP and FTP devices, on a single PC. It supports dynamic configuration of virtual IP address, enables recording of real networks and traps, allows advanced modeling of agent/network behavior and management through RMI. | |
netIQ | The Automated Network Validation Library is a system for testing of network products. It enables network product companies to make their testing processes faster and more thorough. With ANVL, a user can rapidly and repeatably test network-based devices without the need of an analyzer or lots of equipment. ANVL facilitates negative testing by its ability to generate incorrectly-formatted packets as well as correctly-formatted ones. ANVL comes with ready-to-run test suites for AppleTalk endnodes and routers, ARAP v1.0 with v2.0 extensions, TCP/IP RIP Gateway, PPP, (with IPCP, ATCP, IPXCP and VJ Compression), OSPF Level One Functional, and IPX Router, with more suites being added monthly. | |
netIQ | Network performance testing tools | |
Tollgrade | This fully integrated solution allows you to proactively test and monitor your VoIP and VoD performance while maintaining the integrity of other critical applications. | |
Cellogic | M-Logic GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 1XRTT, CDMA2000, UMTS, WCDMA Network Optimization and Benchmarking performance test tools. | |
Communication Machinery Corporation | Create and control multiple concurrent 802.11 compliant stations, with full support for WPA and 802.1x. Perform sophisticated performance, capacity, scaleability and stress testing of 802.11 products, Wireless LAN architectures and systems implementations. | |
The Fanfare Group | Designed specifically for equipment manufacturers, FanfareSVT provides a complete framework for QA teams who test embedded systems via the network. | |
ExtraData | Create a variety of socket or HTTP/SOAP faults in any running application with no compile-time instrumentation or system changes. Your app can receive a variety of hard-to-reproduce faults -- is it ready? Fault factory lets you easily reproduce conditions such as SOAP Faults, HTTP error codes, various socket-level communication faults (dropped/refused connections, buffer problems, timeouts, etc.) | |
Navtel Communications | Test platform for ETH/IP, ATM, POS, TDM technologies and for performance testing of VoIP/NGN such as SIP, PktCable NCS, MGCP, H.248. Supports the emerging GMPLS, ASON/ASTN standards. | |
iSoftTech | Helps automate network equipment testing. It automates the process of testing as well as test lab management. It automates build, image download, test, analyze report, and bug report. It connects to various test equipments and equipments in a topology using their API set. | |
Omnicor | Provides automatic generation of TCP and UDP traffic. User may specify different configuration parameters to test, measure, shape and control traffic load. Download free 15-day trial. | |
Interworking Labs | Network Impairment System - enables you to modify, distort, and corrupt the flow of network traffic in a controlled, very precise, stateful manner. It also operates in real time and modifies traffic while the protocol discussion continues. So, you can easily and thoroughly test the quality of service (QoS), resilience, and reliability of each network device. | |
Omnicor | IP network emulator software that can generate impairments such as latency, delay, jitter, limited bandwidth and lost packets. "NetDisturb" allows the user to disturb flows on an IP network and so study the behavior of applications, devices or services in a disturbed network environment. NetDisturb is inserted between two Ethernet segments and operates bi-directional packet transfer on Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet(10/100/1000) network interface cards. Download 15 day free trial. | |
Agilent | Test system focused on performance testing of connection-aware and content-aware (layer 4-7) devices and networks. Equipment manufacturers, network operators, and network managers test security and content networking devices using NetworkTester, including intrusion detection/prevention systems, web/mail servers and filters, VPN concentrators, SSL accelerators, and load balancers. NetworkTester emulates any mix of real, multi-port, client/server traffic, including FTP, HTTP, IM, NFS, NNTP, POP3, RTSP, SAMBA, and SMTP, with integrated VLAN, 802.1X, DHCP, IPsec, and PPPoE support. A powerful and flexible GUI, driven by Test Plans, requires no scripting and offers unlimited scalability to measure performance limits. |
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NetScout | Unites the key disciplines required for effective performance management in a single product - capacity planning, application monitoring, network monitoring, troubleshooting, fault prevention, and service level management - greatly simplifying your network management environment. | |
Omnicor | Multichannel gigabit Ethernet test systems for LAN, WAN, network, switch, router and IP device testing. Test, measure, certify and stress your networks and devices. | |
Interworking Labs, Inc. | Verifies protocol compliance, error and exception handling, boundary conditions, and performance under heavy network loads. | |
Applied Computer Technology | SNA host simulator |
REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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Goda Software | Robust tools for specification and requirements tracking, including the ability to create and modify specifications and diagrams/models. | |
Blueprint Software Systems Inc. | Blueprint Requirements Center is a complete requirements solution for definition and collaboration, enabling authors to define requirements using rich text, UI mockups, use cases, business process, data and roles. Blueprint also uses rich simulation to visually communicate requirements to stakeholders in distributed or local organizations. | |
Telelogic | Telelogic Requirements Management (RM) Solutions, including the market-leading RM tool, Telelogic DOORS®, are a proven foundation for determining and prioritizing customer needs, ensuring conformance to requirements and maintaining regulatory compliance. The end result: Products, systems or software are delivered to the customer's satisfaction, generating increased value for the business. | |
Borland | Designed for ease of use, the intuitive interface and powerful decision support capabilities of CaliberRM help teams deliver on key project milestones with greater accuracy and predictability. CaliberRM also helps applications meet end-user needs by allowing all project stakeholders: marketing teams, analysts, developers, testers, and managers to collaborate and communicate the voice of the customer throughout the software delivery lifecycle. | |
Gatherspace.com | Hosted requirements management tool that has the unique combination of being easy to use, feature rich, very inexpensive, and use case friendly. | |
IBM | The IBM® Rational® RequisitePro® solution is a requirements and use case management tool for project teams who want to improve the communication of project goals, enhance collaborative development, reduce project risk and increase the quality of applications before deployment. |
OTHER PRODUCTS
Product | Vendor | Comments |
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OC Systems | Debugging tool that collects and analyzes data by instrumenting the executable | |
QA products for the HP NonStop (a.k.a. Tandem) marketplace | ||
BugStomper Software | Screenshot program that was designed specifically for Software Testers, or anyone else involved in the Software Quality Assurance process. Software Testers usually take many screenshots as part of their testing process. Screenshots are frequently used show reproduction steps for a failed test or a bug found, and often it is very helpful to highlight the areas of the screenshot that you want to recieve the most focus; such as an incorrect value, or a design error. BugShot was designed to streamline this process with it's ability to capture, save, edit, comment, and print screenshots; all in a matter of seconds. | |
KaSYS | Transactional & Smartcard Communication Testing Software. Our tools tests communications between two systems on the applicative level (ex. between a server and an ATM). | |
BugStomper Software | Most every tester or programmer at some point has had to sift through enormous log files, just to find a few pieces of information that they need to extract; or to compare the contents of one log file with another. These tasks can become very tedious, and time-consuming. LogStomper was designed to automate this process, saving the user valuable time. | |
Method123 Project Management Methodology | MPMM is a project management methodology software for project managemenet professionals and conultants. This software includes project templates, creation and sharing for project methodologies and a free trial. | |
On-line Project Management | Start managing your online project with ease and confidence. | |
Resources for Project Managers | A free collection of resources for Project Managers, including videos, templates, eBooks, etc. | |
Method123 Project Management Methodology | Method123 is a project management information website which sells project management templates. You can find templates about feasibility studies, Business case, risk management and more. Method123 are also giving away Jason's free book "A guide to project management. | |
Compuware | Application testing | |
Crosscheck Networks | Web services-based SOA Testing product that is simple, compact and easy to use. SOAPSonar covers web services functional, performance, interoperability and vulnerability testing using patent-pending auto-generated boundary condition tests. For modern WSDL, SOAP and XML-based SOA deployments, SOAPSonar provides a unified console that establishes test base-lines and provides detailed ongoing test results for target web services. | |
Python testing framework that extends the standard Python 'unittest' module and provides XML and HTML reports, debugging failed tests, verbose asserts, color output, and many more useful features. | ||
Project Manager Online, Ltd. | Project manager is a web based project management software which gives it's users the ability to plan, collaborate and track projects. This software which includes a 30 day free trial also includes a gantt chart. |
SERVICES
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Applied Testing and Technology | Manual and functional and performance testing for Web Sites and GUI applications, system software, and compilers. Developer of ApTest Manager - Software Test Management Tool. |
Platform Lab | Platform Lab is a non-profit IT test lab where all types of businesses and organizations conduct load/stress testing using tools and hardware provided by Platform Lab. Platform Lab builds a configuration to client specification at no charge, basic rate is $2,500/week. Key note: Platform Lab does not conduct testing - simply provides hardware, software, connectivity, VPN and space. For more information - www.platformlab.org or 614-675-3711. |
Programmer's Heaven | Download free programming files, source code, tools and more for a whole range of languages and technologies, including VB, C/C++/C#, .NET and Java. |
QiDO | Provides Java Source Code Analysis and Quality Reporting based on customizable rulesets (BugPatterns). Reports are available as summary in form of graphs, statistics and metrics for project management and detailed developerreport (HTML and XML Format). |
QA Consultants | Founded in 1994, QA Consultants is the largest Software Quality Assurance and QA Testing consultancy in North America. QA Consultants is focused on helping our clients and partners achieve extraordinary success in their Quality Assurance and testing efforts. |