RadView Introduces WebLoad 3.0 -- Web Application Scalability Testing Tool.LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1998-- Delivers Highest Level of Performance, Reliability and Usability to Web Application Developers and IT Managers RadView Software, Inc. today introduced WebLoad 3.0, a comprehensive solution for testing the performance and robustness of web applications. WebLoad 3.0 provides developers and IT resources with the necessary tools to ensure the scalability of web applications -- Internet, Intranet and E-business. Coinciding with today's announcement, RadView will make a limited edition of WebLoad 3.0 available at the RadView website www.radview.com, as well as from the Microsoft Site Builder Network at www.microsoft.com/sitebuilder. WebLoad 3.0 breakthrough features include JavaScript-based test scripting, Cruise Control See adaptive cruise control. predictive threshold testing, optimized load generation, open interoperability with leading web applications, and comprehensive support for dynamic content and the HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. protocol. "A determining factor in the success or failure of web applications is how well they behave under stress," says Mike Gotta, Program Director, Workgroup Strategies, META Group. "Unfortunately, too often developers and Webmasters are uncertain how well the system will perform in production. Scalability is a crucial element in ensuring that business services are available when customers need them most. Tools like RadView's WebLoad can be used for simulation, forecasting and capacity planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software. purposes, helping IT groups better predict application behavior and justify investment in certain site infrastructure components." WebLoad verifies the scalability of web applications by generating a load composed of "Virtual Clients" that simulate real-world traffic. Users create JavaScript-based test scripts that define the behavior of the Virtual Clients. WebLoad executes these test scripts and monitors the performance response of the web application providing real-time graphical and statistical results as well as comprehensive reports. "Corporations are gaining a competitive edge by deploying web applications to improve how they work with customers, employees and other businesses," said Andrew Cabot, vice president of marketing at RadView. "Scalability testing Scalability Testing, part of the battery of non-functional tests, is the testing of a software application for measuring its capability to scale up or scale out [1] is the essential last step of the web application development process. WebLoad delivers unmatched levels of performance, reliability and usability to users, and ensures the scalability of deployed applications." WebLoad 3.0 New Features: JavaScript-based Test Agenda Definition and Editing -- WebLoad automatically generates Test Agendas in JavaScript, a standard, familiar scripting language A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an . Users simply browse through a web application using a standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and WebLoad automatically records each action in JavaScript. Cruise Control -- Cruise Control is a predictive tool for identifying the performance threshold of a web application according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. user defined Any format, layout, structure or language that is developed by the user. metrics. Optimized Load Generation -- WebLoad delivers maximum load generation capability through its optimized and distributed architecture. WebLoad generates unmatched numbers of Virtual Clients per Load Generator Machine and can freely incorporate additional resources for unlimited testing loads. Open-Interoperability -- WebLoad provides Open-Interoperability with leading web applications and environments, and offers comprehensive support for both dynamic content and the HTTP protocol, including, cookies, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. , client certificates, proxies and passwords. Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Integration -- WebLoad 3.0 seamlessly integrates with the Windows NT Performance Monitor providing users with critical information about the resource availability at each machine involved in the test session -- Load Generator or the application being tested. System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. WebLoad can test web applications running in any computing environment. Minimum resources for components are a Pentium 133 processor and 64 MB RAM. All systems participating in the test must be TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. enabled. The WebLoad installation requires 25 MB of disk space. Availability and Pricing WebLoad 3.0 is available immediately through RadView direct sales. Licenses for WebLoad 3.0 begin at 100 Virtual Clients for $4,000. Service/maintenance programs are also available. Detailed pricing information is available from RadView at 1-888-RADVIEW or sales@radview.com. About RadView RadView Software, Inc. specializes in software tools for web application performance testing and analysis. Its vision is to provide web application developers and IT resources with comprehensive solutions to their performance testing and analysis needs throughout the application development lifecycle. For more information, please contact RadView at 1-888-RADVIEW, email info@radview.com, or visit the Web site at www.radview.com. |
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