expecco is an innovative product suite for model-based test development and execution. Create tests as easily as with a modular system. In expecco, tests are created as graphical models (activity diagrams). This enables employees without any programming know-how to create, maintain and execute tests.

Reusable test blocks and extensive libraries greatly simplify the development, automation and evaluation of even the most complex test scenarios.

expecco offers comprehensive functions and libraries to automate tests and recurring tasks for web applications (Selenium IDE integrated), Window GUIs and general soft- and hardware.

Coverity Prevent, as static source code analysis tool is the leading automated approach to identifying and resolving the most critical defects in C, C++ and Java source code. By providing a complete understanding of your build environment, source code, and development process, Prevent sets the standard for enabling high-quality software.
Coverity's Static source code analysis allows organizations to find & fix defects at the earliest stage in the software development life cycle, saving millions of dollars in associated costs. Prevent is the industry standard because only Coverity understands the strict requirements of static source code analysis.

CoTestive is a new testing framework. At the time of this posting, it is in its very early stages; about 90% NUnit compatible. It's goals are to be:

1. NUnit & MbUnit compliant
2. FIT compliant
3. Extensible

In essence, it is slated to be comprehensive - a single testing framework that is developer-friendly, customer friendly, and extensible to suit the changing needs of the industry.

The Ranorex Automation Framework allows quick and easy implementation of GUI automation scripts based on the common programming languages C#, C++, VB.NET and Python.

GUI Automation with .NET
[code]Form form = Application.FindFormTitle("Calculator");
Control button1 = form.FindChildText("1");
Mouse.ClickControl(button1);[/code]

Ranorex's automation API now fully supports the automation of web pages. Integrated in this extended API is an easy and elegant method of web testing based on XPath. The Ranorex WebSpy tool allows users to analyze their web pages and copy the RanoreXPath of a web element from Ranorex WebSpy into their code in order to automate it.

Web Automation
[code]
WebDocument exampleDoc = WebDocument.OpenDocument("www.ranorex.com/web-testing-examples/", true);
WebElement textField = exampleDoc.FindSingle("//form[@id='testform']//input[@id='testname']");
Mouse.ClickWebElement(textField);[/code]

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This article gives an overview of OpenUP and explains how it relates to both RUP, from which it received its foundation, and agile methods, from which it incorporates their best practices.

Web Functional Test Tool:

• Cross-platform and cross- browser tool for automated testing of web-based applications, web pages and portals
• Supports regression, load and functional testing
• Capture/Replay
• Intelligent tracking of GUI components on websites via different heuristics
• Tests are tolerant to GUI changes
• Real user simulation
• 100% Ajax-capable
• Integrated test debugger
• Modularization allows creating of reusable, robust tests
• customizable reporting

Migrating to Agile is more than changing your process. It also requires a change in culture. For most companies changing culture is the most difficult part. I believe this is true for several reasons. These issues should be addressed in two ways. First, you want to address the culture needs of each group head on. We will lay out a game plan for obtaining support from line management, the team, the individual and executive management.

High-quality usability of mobile applications can be a winning competitive advantage in the today's software market.

Nonetheless, BugHuntress QA Lab experience in independent software testing showed that high-quality user interfaces occurred in about 70% of desktop applications, while a similar number for mobile applications is about 40%.

This article covers the following topics:
- What usability is in brief;
- Basic standards of the user interface;
- Mobile standards;
- Mobile interface peculiarity: left-handed mode; speed vs. satisfaction; landscape mode;
- General problems of mobile usability;
- Successful solutions;
- Automation of usability testing;
- Independent usability testing services.