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Component Testing With IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software

whitepaper If one has ever attempted it, one knows that as beneficial as component testing can be in helping to find problems early, it can also be so costly and problematic that testers may wonder whether it's really worth the effort.

Tags: object-oriented

[10 May 2008]

Integrating Load Testing with Development Analysis

whitepaper This Compuware white paper highlights the chasm that exists between the developers who create Microsoft .NET and Java applications and the QA testers who tease out a program's flaws. It explains why quality assurance testers, who are in a much...

Tags: scalability, developers, testers, load

[09 May 2008]

Application Security: The Missing Pillar of Software Quality

whitepaper This White Paper details the new HP QAInspect, a program that delivers automated security information that QA professionals and software testers can access at any point in the application development process to identify and remediate potential...

Tags: software project management

[01 May 2008]

Hacking 'goodies' get industry body

News Testers can either apply for certification at the corporate level, which costs £7,000, or on a standalone level as a "Crest associate", which will cost them £1,600 to sit the exam. The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its...

Tags: body, industry, hacking

[25 Apr 2008]

Microsoft embraces cloud computing with 'Live Mesh'

News Initially the program will be limited to 10,000 US testers and computers running Windows but Microsoft said it plans to extend Live Mesh over the next few months to mobile phones, Apple computers and other devices connected to the internet.

Tags: google, cloud, microsoft

[23 Apr 2008]

How Google keeps its tech security tip top

News One way in which Google tries to reduce the risk it's exposed to is to use an army of external testers who "hammer" code to turn up and report any vulnerabilities on new releases. Google director of product management Scott Petry - founder of...

Tags: rsa, search, security, google

[10 Apr 2008]

Accelerate Software Development, Testing and Deployment With the VMware Virtualization Platform

whitepaper For many years, VMware Workstation has remained the preferred desktop virtualization solution for software developers and testers worldwide, since it offers the immediate benefits of desktop consolidation along with functionality designed...

Tags: infrastructure management, optimize, productivity, desktop

[10 Apr 2008]

Accurate High-Speed SONET/SDH Jitter Measurement

whitepaper Learn the principal sources of SONET/SDH jitter, the reasons previous testers gave such widely differing measurements, and the new ITU-T 0.172 process for accurately calibrating jitter signals.

Tags: optical networking, sonet sdh, jitter, signals

[10 Apr 2008]

Abacus International Cuts Server Costs as First Singapore-Based Firm to Implement VMware Virtual Infrastructure Software

whitepaper Their IT infrastructure simply could no longer meet the demands of their developers and testers for more server resources. Abacus International Pte Ltd is Asia Pacific's leading travel facilitator with more than 10,000 agency locations in 22 markets.

Tags: virtual, vendor, consolidation, application development

[10 Apr 2008]

Balancing Deployment Speed and Software Quality

whitepaper By focusing test efforts on the highest risk areas of an application, and then guiding developers and testers to increase test coverage of those areas, XPEDITER/Code Coverage helps you make the most of the test phase, delivering higher quality...

Tags: software engineering, risk, coverage, code

[10 Apr 2008]

Microsoft smartens up for enterprise mobility

News Back on the enterprise track, Scott said beta testers of SCMDM had asked for a simplified mobility offering in order to cut down on the number of vendors they have to deal with. Microsoft has announced it is smartening up its enterprise mobility...

Tags: microsoft, mobility, windows mobile

[02 Apr 2008]

Seizing New Opportunities to Control Software Maintenance Costs: Optimizing Software Quality and IT Resources With XPEDITER/Code Coverage

whitepaper By focusing test efforts on the highest-risk areas of an application and then guiding developers and testers to increase test coverage of those areas, XPEDITER/ Code Coverage helps the user make the most of the test phase, delivering higher...

Tags: programming languages

[19 Mar 2008]

Security Benefits From OS Virtualization: Real or Virtual?

whitepaper This technology has become indispensable for many professional software developers and testers, allowing quick configuration of reference OS images that can be used in different contexts, often executing on the same computer.

Tags: security management

[29 Feb 2008]

Dear silicon.com... HMRC search costs, Vista SP1 moans and fingerprints for visas…

Comment Why would they spend time and effort on building a custom upgrade process for beta testers who know what they are getting in to when they installed the first release? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week?

Tags: hmrc, police, school, vista

[17 Jan 2008]

Microsoft refreshes Vista SP1

News Microsoft has made the latest version of Vista's SP1 release candidate available for download to the general public - after initially restricting it to 15,000 beta testers when it debuted last week. Vista: all the coverage.

Tags: vista, microsoft, sp1, xp

[14 Jan 2008]

An Introduction to Software Testing

whitepaper It serves as a tutorial for developers who are new to formal testing of software, and as a reminder of some finer points for experienced software testers. This paper provides an introduction to software testing.

Tags: software engineering, testing, points, developers

[06 Jan 2008]

Software Testing and Quality Assurance White Papers

whitepaper Also common are project teams, which include a mix of testers and developers who work closely together, with overall QA processes monitored by project managers. Software Quality Assurance (QA) at Pointe Technology is oriented to ?

Tags: software engineering, responsibility, oriented, testing

[06 Jan 2008]

Google develops 'web 2.0' encyclopaedia

News The project is currently in beta and has been sent to a small group of testers. Search and advertising giant Google is developing a user-generated online encyclopaedia that could rival Wikipedia. Google has named the scheme the "knol project" - a...

Tags: google, web 2.0, encyclopaedia, wikipedia

[17 Dec 2007]

O2 Tube trial takes mobile payments underground

News The 500 mobile wallet testers will be able to use the phones to pay for travel across London, as well as for other services such as accessing smart posters at The O2 to download information or ringtones.

Tags: mobile wallet, nfc, o2, payments

[28 Nov 2007]

NHS hearing testers to get improved data transfer

News The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme is to implement a data integration project to improve the chances of spotting hearing impairments in babies earlier. The InterSystems package implemented by integrator Northgate Information Solutions will...

Tags: data integrity, data integration, nhs, skills

[21 Nov 2007]

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