Applied Testing and Technology Specialists in Software Testing

Applied Testing and Technology Specialists in Software Testing

Overview • • Founded in 1993 Privately held, Delaware corporation Focused on testing projects and tools Offices: – Los Gatos, CA (Silicon Valley) – Minneapolis, MN

Offerings • Outsourced Testing Projects – Automated and Manual – Functional/Usability, Performance, and Compatibility • Certification Programs • Test Automation Tools

Where We Shine • • • Clever, effective solutions to hard problems Wide ranging experience Full-time, long-term professional staff Technical and management methodology Can-do attitude

Technical Strengths • • • Windows, UNIX, Mac WWW, XML, E-commerce, N-tier End user apps/consumer products Test automation All types and aspects of testing Test tools, harnesses, and infrastructure

Functional Testing Projects • • • Component, System, Regression. . . Manual and Automated GUI, API, CLI Black, Gray, White box Negative and Positive testing Usability testing

Compatibility Testing Projects • Interoperability with – OSs – Hardware – Browsers – Servers – Databases

Performance Testing Projects • Assistance with defining metrics and goals • Test development – Stress – Scalability – Benchmarks • Test execution, results analysis, fault isolation, performance tuning

Project Methodologies • • • Start from customer requirements Solve the problem with lots of good ideas Become part of your team Formal planning and tracking Flexible and reactive to changing needs

Project Methodologies • • IEEE 829 Test Plans and Specifications Automation where practical Projects are always milestone oriented Staff of experienced developers do the test design and development • Staff of experienced testers do the testing

Certification Programs • Testing and Branding services – Systems and applications – Testing, auditing, administration, standards • Extensive experience – 88 open portability certification program – Sun Java Compatibility Audit Center – Open Group Test Centre

Ap. Test Automation Tools • Ap. Test ™ Manager – Web based requirements and test management – Define and execute tests and view and compare results

Market Expertise • • E-Commerce Financial Telecommunications Health Care Embedded Personal Productivity. . • Operating Systems • Middleware • Development tools

Testing Expertise • Application Testing – – – WWW Java CORBA GUI: Windows/UNIX Client/server • Middleware – ORB test suite for OMG – CORBA Services test suites

Testing Expertise • System Software – – UNIX test suite X Windows test suite MOTIF test suite ABI test suites for • Motorola • HP • Development tools – EABI test suites for • IBM • Intel • Motorola

Test Tool Expertise • Including – Mercury, Segue – Test Expert – TET, Deja. GNU – ADL

Ap. Test - Technical Excellence • We’ve “been there and done that” – All layers of system and application software – All contemporary software technologies – Varied markets – Varied test tools and environments – Varied project structures and roles

Ap. Test - Commitment to Quality • Our people make your product’s quality their personal responsibility • We test to achieve quality, not complete checklists • We constantly evaluate the total project and product, looking for ways to improve

Ap. Test - Commitment to You • • Understand your needs Provide practical solutions to your problems Work with your team Help react to changing conditions