Performance Software's V-TEST for UNIX now available for AT&T UNIX Servers.NEWBURYPORT, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1995--Performance Software Inc., a global leader in automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. software testing Software testing is the process used to measure the quality of developed computer software. Usually, quality is constrained to such topics as correctness, completeness, security, but can also include more technical requirements as described under the ISO standard ISO 9126, such for commercial mission-critical applications, has announced the release of its V-TEST for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). on AT&T's MP RAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Remote Access Service) A Windows NT/2000 Server feature that allows remote users access to the network from their Windows laptops or desktops via modem. See RRAS and network access server. UNIX. This is the latest in a series of releases of V-TEST for the UNIX server A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. environment. It is intended to provide those organizations who are developing, migrating or maintaining multi-user server-based applications with support on their server of choice. The V-TEST solution is being used at over 500 organizations worldwide to test large-scale applications. "With the release of V-TEST for AT&T MP RAS UNIX, we are able to satisfy the needs of our Fortune 500 and other customers who are currently using or migrating to UNIX for their mission-critical applications," says John J. Kiley, president of Performance Software. "Prior to using V-TEST, many organizations relied on manual methods of testing functionality, and were unable to test for performance under realistic user loads. This left them vulnerable to failure from either software errors or totally unacceptable response times." V-TEST automates the entire testing process -- including functional, regression and performance testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. -- and works with virtually any database or programming language. With V-TEST, development and information systems managers can ensure that applications are both functioning correctly and at acceptable performance levels -- before an application goes into production and as it continues to undergo change. Test for verifying functionality can be created by recording user functions from which scripts are automatically generated. Modifications can be made by using V-TEST's simple 4GL language. Test execution can also be automated, and tests are available for re-use from V-TEST's test repository. Unlike test tools that address only issues of functionality or performance, V-TEST combines functional, regression and performance testing capabilities. Once functional tests are developed, they can be used to simulate simulate - simulation the activity of any number of users for performance testing. V-TEST makes it possible to do complete and cost effective regression testing In software development, testing a program that has been modified in order to ensure that additional bugs have not been introduced. When a program is enhanced, testing is often done only on the new features. , which involves testing an entire software system to ascertain the effects of any change. "The principal of V-TEST is that it runs real applications with simulated users," explained Kiley. "V-TEST supports anything from a simple test for a single function through complex tests for hundreds of simulated users." CONTACT: Performance Software Inc. Amy S. Krane, 508/462-0737 Compuserve: 75363,1102 Internet: psiusa(at)delphi.com Steven Swartz, 617/942-0299 Compuserve: 73621,1723 |
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