MERCURY INTERACTIVE IMPROVES NOKIA, ET AL.In order to help companies manage and improve the performance of wireless applications, Mercury Interactive For another company with a similar name, see Mercury Computer Systems. HP Mercury (formerly Mercury Interactive) is a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard that is a market leader in automated software quality assurance and offers products in other areas such as diagnostics, Corp. (Nasdaq: MERQ MERQ Mercury Interactive Corp (stock symbol) ) has introduced a comprehensive set of wireless performance management solutions for the wireless Web application market. Wireless device manufacturers, infrastructure companies, application vendors, and corporations with wireless sites can use these solutions before and after deployment to ensure the performance, scalability and reliability necessary for a positive end-user experience. Support for Web applications based on the wireless application protocol (WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. ), and i-mode, the wireless protocol developed by NTT DoCoMo (NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc., Japan) Founded in 1991, NTT DoCoMo is a spinoff of Japan's NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) which provides wireless services, including cellular, paging, satellite and maritime and in-flight telephone services. , Inc. is available immediately in Mercury Interactive's LoadRunner(R) load testing software Software that tests a system's ability to handle a heavy workload. The software simulates multiple transactions or users interacting with the computer at the same time and provides reports on response times and system behavior. , and ActiveTest(TM) hosted load testing Load testing is the process of creating demand on a system or device and measuring its response. In mechanical systems it refers to the testing of a system to certify it under the appropriate regulations (LOLER in the UK - Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment e-service. WAP and i-mode support will be available in September for the company's real-time performance monitoring software, Topaz(R), and monitoring e-service, ActiveWatch(TM), and wireless support for its functional testing (testing) functional testing - (Or "black-box testing", "closed-box testing") The application of test data derived from the specified functional requirements without regard to the final program structure. software, WinRunner(R), will follow later this year. In addition, Mercury Interactive announced alliances with leading wireless vendors Nokia, AvantGo, Brience, and Everypath, Inc., and solution providers Acumen Solutions, AGENCY.COM, Concero, Thoughtmill, Xcelerate and ZEFER, Inc. who will use the company's wireless testing and performance monitoring solutions to deliver reliable, scalable wireless Web applications to their customers. Wireless Applications--The Need for Performance Management The market for mobile Internet devices and applications is projected to grow significantly as millions of users begin to rely on their cell phones and other handheld devices for more than just keeping in touch. According to recent market forecasts from Gartner Group, mobile phones and handheld devices will outnumber PCs by more than 4-to-1 within the next five years. In fact, by 2002/03, the META Group estimates that wireless transactions will account for 20 to 25 percent of business-to-consumer interactions and 10 to 15 percent of business-to-business interactions. |
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