Parasoft Announces Extended Service Virtualization Capabilities for IBM WebSphere Environments , May 2012

Parasoft Virtualize enables organizations to emulate behavior and virtualize applications within the IBM WebSphere ecosystem, which includes service virtualization via IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliancesand IBM Business Process Manager.

Parasoft Virtualize Data Sheet , March 2012 - 2,062 KB PDF

This data sheet introduces how Parasoft Virtualize helps you emulate the dependent applications connected to your AUT—enabling you to test faster, more accurately, and at significantly reduced costs.

Managing Test Environments , December 2011

SYS-CON's Jeremy Geelan interviews Wayne Ariola, Parasoft VP of of Strategy and Corporate Development . "Today things are being distributed. They're getting parsed out everywhere on the cloud, everywhere in that virtual space. You still need to test them - that's where Parasoft comes in."

Application-Behavior Virtualization , December 2011

SYS-CON's Jeremy Geelan interviews Mark Lambert, Parasoft VP of Professional Services. "People who are moving to the cloud still have the challenge of quality. Any time you send a message to a system and need to get a response back - that's where Parasoft Virtualize comes in..."

Parasoft SOAtest & Load Test Data Sheet , November 2011 - 567 KB PDF

This data sheet introduces the industry's premier testing platform for service-oriented architectures and composite applications.

How Service Virtualization Removes Testing Roadblocks , Automated Software Testing, September 2011

This article explores how Service Virtualization provides a new way for developers & testers to exercise their applications in incomplete, constantly evolving, and/or difficult-to-access environments.

The Next Generation of Test Environment Management , Virtualization Journal, July 2011

This article introduces a new breed of virtualization that radically reduces the time and cost of standing up and managing a realistic and sustainable dev/test environment.

SOAtest with Load Test , May 2011

Introduces Parasoft SOAtest and Load Test, which automate web UI.RIA testing, message/protocol testing, cloud testing, load/performance testing, and security testing to ensure secure, reliable, compliant business processes.

Load Testing Web Services eBook , April 2011

This 15-page guide provides practical tips on how to automate web services load testing as part of the SOA testing process.

Software Testing Without Constraints , March 2011

See how Parasoft Virtualization provides comprehensive access to traditionally-constrained test environments—reducing complexity & cost.

Functional and Load Testing Solution , January 2011

Introduces Parasoft's Functional and Load Testing solution, which ensures secure, reliable, compliant business processes. It was built from the ground up to prevent errors involving the integrated components—as well as reduce the complexity of testing in today's distributed, heterogeneous environments.

Parasoft SOAtest Starter Kit , December 2010

This 9-page PDF guide explains how Parasoft SOAtest simplifies SOA, RIA, and cloud testing by integrating functional testing and load testing.

Oracle Fusion eKit , December 2010

This 10-page eKit explains how to reduce the complexity of testing the complex transactions that pass through Oracle-driven enterprise environments.

Parasoft SOAtest: Oracle Fusion Edition , September 2010

This data sheet describes Parasoft SOAtest: Oracle Fusion Edition, which provides enterprises working with Oracle applications and middleware an integrated solution for everything from end-to-end functional testing to load & performance testing.

Parasoft SOAtest - Oracle Fusion Edition: End-to-End Testing for Oracle Applications and Middleware , September 2010

Parasoft announced Parasoft SOAtest-Oracle Fusion Edition: a full-lifecycle quality platform that delivers a continuous quality process for ensuring secure, reliable, compliant applications and business processes. It provides enterprises working with Oracle applications and middleware an integrated solution for everything from end-to-end functional testing, to load & performance testing.

Parasoft Functional and Load Testing Technical Sheet , July 2010

This technical sheet details the solution's capabilities and support for environments/platforms (Oracle, Tibco, Progress, Software AG, HP, IBM, Microsoft, etc.), protocols, and technologies.

Load and Performance Testing Made Easy , June 2010

Learn how to create realistic traffic distributions to simulate real-world load scenarios, virtualize missing components to test in incomplete environments, and leverage JUnit and "pluggable" code components to load test systems via custom APIs and check code for concurrency issues.

Siemens AG Case Study , May 2010 - 509 KB PDF

With the constant introduction of new services, Siemens must ensure their applications are smartly integrated with back-end infrastructure and are diligently maintained to avoid software errors or system shutdowns. Learn their strategy for rapidly implementing top-quality Web services.

Manual Testing Starter Kit , April 2010

This 20-page eKit explains how Parasoft increases the speed, consistency, and scope of manual testing efforts—while enabling change-based testing and requirements-based testing.

End to End Testing & Validation , Parasoft White Paper, February 2010

Demonstrates how to leverage automated end-to-end testing and application behavior virtualization to execute and validate all critical aspects of transactions directly from the test environment— even when some components are unavailable.

Native Environments ESBs , February 2010

This 10-minute video demonstrates how Parasoft automatically generates tests by monitoring transaction messages that touch JMS endpoints - and how we can visualize and trace the intra-process events that occur as part of tested transactions, as well as dissect them for validation.

End to End Testing , February 2010

This 12-minute video demonstrates how Parasoft enables end-to-end business process testing, validation, and dissection of complex transactions that may extend beyond the message layer through a web interface, ESBs, databases, and everything in between.

Lufthansa Cargo AG Case Study , December 2009 - 97 KB PDF

Lufthansa Cargo needed to develop central, stable, and optimal-performance services without impacting existing application GUIs. Discover how they achieved these goals while significantly increasing productivity.

Reactivity Case Study , October 2009 - 101 KB PDF

Reactivity wanted to automate its Test-Driven Development (TDD)-based testing infrastructure and further enhance testing collaboration between development and QA. Find out how Reactivity increased test coverage by 25%, testing productivity by 50%, and rapidly delivered quality software that is highly valued by its clients.

MedicAlert Case Study , July 2009 - 100 KB PDF

MedicAlert needed to accelerate its ability to roll out new services in a secure and effective fashion. Learn how they established a process for managing the functional, security, and performance testing challenges associated with their new capabilities and offerings.

Automate Performance Tests , Software Test & Performance, March 2009 - 3,899 KB PDF

Describes strategies for successful automation of performance testing and provides a methodology for creating test scenarios that reflect tendencies of the real-world environment.

Fundtech Case Study , February 2009 - 428 KB PDF

Fundtech, leading provider of financial software solutions and services, wanted to establish a process for ensuring quality as a continuous process. Learn how they established a process that not only ensures quality, but also makes their QA team more focused and productive.

MIMOS Case Study , February 2009 - 114 KB PDF

MIMOS, a strategic agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation of Malaysia, needed to ensure that their lab's search engine enhancements met strict quality and security standards despite having limited testing resources. Learn how automation helped them cut testing time in half, as well as cut costs.

SOA Adopters Retrospective Report: Quality Considerations in the Primary Phase , Parasoft White Paper, January 2009

Survey findings: From a quality perspective, the failure to adequately plan for and invest in SOA quality impeded organizations' ability to fully realize the expected ROI of their initial SOA initiative.

Parasoft Secure Application Development Solution Sheet , January 2009

This solution sheet introduces Parasoft's Secure Application Development solution, which establishes a continuous process that ensures security verification and remediation tasks are not only deployed across every stage of the SDLC, but also ingrained into the team's workflow.

Ensuring SOA ROI , Testing Experience, December 2008 - 531 KB PDF

Explores the testing challenges unique to heterogeneous distributed applications and introduces best practices for ensuring that they are secure, reliable, and compliant.

Tackling Quality Challenges in Distributed Heterogeneous Systems: A Technical Perspective , SearchSOA.com, November 2008

Explores the technical challenges that arise in distributed systems (SOA, cloud, web), and what kinds of quality policies and testing practices need to be put in place to address these challenges.

Tackling Quality Challenges in Distributed Heterogeneous Systems: An Organizational Perspective , November 2008

Takes a high-level look at the quality challenges of distributed systems and proposes an approach to minimize the challenges in terms of how the teams are structured. It promotes a framework for collaboration and information sharing, as well as visibility from a quality perspective.

Jack Henry & Associates Case Study , October 2008 - 374 KB PDF

Jack Henry & Associates began building a new SOA and needed to ensure it met a strict yet evolving set of requirements. Learn how they satisfied expectations around functionality, interoperability, and performance.

Software AG-Parasoft Data Sheet , September 2008

This data sheet describes how Software AG and Parasoft deliver design-time governance, helping teams develop SOA services to meet quality standards and deploy in confidence.

Emulating Systems , SearchSOA.com, September 2008

Answers the questions "What are the best ways to go about emulating a system?" and "Are there specific products that are better at this than others?"

Optimizing BPM and ROI with testing skills , SearchSOA.com, September 2008

Answers the question "Can you suggest some testing skills and/or requirements for optimizing BPM and ROI?"

On the Road to Service Interoperability , SearchSOA.com, August 2008

Explains the importance of service interoperability in terms of internal and external contexts, then discusses how governance and policy can be used to achieve interoperability.

The business side of SOA testing processes , SearchSOA.com, August 2008

Answers the question "Are there ways that the business people, as opposed to the IT people within a company, can be more helpful in the SOA testing process?"

QA Tests for BPM , SearchSOA.com, August 2008

Answers the question "What are some new QA tests that our business should be aware of in creating an optimized BPM?"

Atex Case Study , August 2008 - 244 KB PDF

With Atex's online ad booking service growing in popularity, Atex needed to ensure the application would perform and function under increasing loads. Learn how they established a process for isolating the root cause of performance problems and ensuring that they do not recur.

Ensuring Quality in a SOA , July 2008 - 56 KB PDF

Details how SOA challenges evolve at the organizational scale and what infrastructure is needed for business risk mitigation. (Part 3 of 3)

Setting a Baseline for Trust with Service-Oriented Architecture , July 2008 - 759 KB PDF

Explains why trust is essential for achieving the forecasted benefits of SOA, including reuse. (Part 2 of 3)

It's Now or Never - Investing in Your SOA Now Eases Challenges in the Future , July 2008 - 72 KB PDF

Outlines the technical challenges in evolving Web services at the early stages of the SDLC. (Part 1 of 3)

Changing Tires on a Moving Car , July 2008

This recorded webinar features case studies and solutions for governing the continuous evolution of complex business systems.

Service Emulation Pitfalls , SearchSOA.com, July 2008

Answers the question "What potential pitfalls are there in service emulation?"

Aeroplan Case Study , July 2008 - 243 KB PDF

Aeroplan's Web service team was expected to write more than 50 outward facing Web services in seven different environments–under a strict deadline with limited QA resources. Discover how Aeroplan met all of their target dates and attained higher quality Web services.

Evolving Web 2.0 Apps , SearchSOA.com, June 2008

Answers the question "Do you have any suggestions on how to make Web 2.0 apps more reliable?"

How Governance and Quality Define SOA Maturity , SearchSOA.com, June 2008

Explores the quality challenges that emerge as SOA environments becoming more and more heterogeneous, with many different interfaces and protocols.

Performance capabilities in a WSDL , SearchSOA.com, June 2008

Answers the question "What sort of performance information should I look to include in a WSDL?"

Functional Requirements for SOA Testing , SearchSOA.com, May 2008

Answers the question "What are the newest in functional requirements for SOA testing?"

Whipping the QA Process Into SOA Shape , E-Commerce Times, April 2008

Details strategies to improve the QA process for SOA by providing visibility and promoting bottom-up quality.

Who's Responsible for SOA Quality in a Service-Oriented Architecture? , SOA World Magazine, January 2008

Discusses how the complexities of the SOA environment impact development and QA roles and responsibilities.

Tailored for SOA: Automated Regression Testing Process , SOA World, December 2007

This video explains why an automated regression testing process that is tailored for SOA is critical for organizations applying SOA, and explores 10 activities that serve as the necessary pillars for a streamlined, efficient and predictable development and testing process for SOA services.

Parasoft SOA Solution Ranks Best in InfoWorld's SOA Testing Comparison Review , SOA World News Desk, November 2007

An independent study found Parasoft SOAtest to be the best overall solutions after reviewing five different testing solutions used for SOA testing.

Clean Up Your SOAP-Based Web Services , InfoWorld, November 2007

InfoWorld found Parasoft SOAtest to be the best overall solution for SOA testing. "SOAtest handles testing coming and going, and it has an overall feel of maturity missing from several of the other tools."

Dutch Ministry of Internal Affairs Case Study , November 2007 - 125 KB PDF

The Dutch Ministry of Internal Affairs was assigned to roll out the Netherlands' new personal ID system–a high profile initiative with little margin for error. Learn how they met ambitious objectives for this advanced system within a demanding timeframe.

SOA's Been a Matter of Trust , Software Test & Performance, November 2007

Explains why a visible and measurable quality process is required to mitigate the inherent risk of reuse.

Corillian Case Study , August 2007 - 1,029 KB PDF

Corillian decided to transition one of its mainframe retail banking payment applications to SOA. Learn how they established a more automated and repeatable testing process that better verified functionality against requirements and increased the effectiveness of QA's testing efforts.

Sabre Holdings Case Study , August 2007 - 1,066 KB PDF

Parasoft SOAtest has enabled Sabre to effectively transition its software systems to a Service Oriented Architecture that now processes over 5 million transactions daily. Integrated into the Sabre development lifecycle, SOAtest allows Sabre to deliver a richer set of Web services...

Automate regression testing , SearchSOA.com, May 2007

Answers the question "Given the amount of different technologies our company is trying to make work together is there any way to automate regression testing?"

SOA Best Practices - Four Steps to Securing Your Web Services , SOA World Magazine, May 2007

Details practices for ensuring Web service security throughout the SDLC.

Quality Assurance for SOA Through Process Cadence , The SOA Magazine, May 2007

Explores what's needed to bring an organization's quality process in alignment with the world of SOA.

Web testing , SearchSOA.com, April 2007

Answers the question "What is fundamentally different about testing a Web service from testing a traditional Web application?"

SOA World Product Review — Testing...1...2...3...Testing , SOA World Magazine, April 2007

"I found Parasoft's SOAtest to be a well-designed tool that took a lot of the pain and work out of testing and validating a SOA."

Integration Testing , SearchSOA.com, April 2007

Answers the questions "What constitutes integration and when should I look to do it?" and "Early or late in the development process?"

How to Build Secure, Reliable & Compliant Web 2.0 Applications , April 2007

Learn pragmatic approaches for implementing effective testing and security strategies for Web 2.0 applications.

SOA versioning best practices , SearchSOA.com, April 2007

Answers the question "Can you recommend any versioning best practices for SOA/Web services?"

AOL Case Study , April 2007 - 94 KB PDF

As AOL was transforming their traditional subscription-based ISP to SOA, they were frustrated with the time and effort that their manual testing efforts were consuming. Learn how automation helped AOL improve productivity while ensuring the flexibility and reliability of their SOA initiative.

Taming the SOA Beast , eCommerce Times, March 2007

Explains how a visible and measurable quality process mitigates risk, increases trust and ultimately promotes reuse.

Making Sense of WS-Policy and SAML , SearchSOA.com, December 2006

Answers the question "If I want to learn about WS-Policy and SAML, where should I start looking?"

Understanding XPath Injection , SearchSoftwareQuality, October 2006

Answers the question "Can you please explain what an XPath injection is?"

Prevent Application Logic Attacks with Sound App Security Practices , SearchAppSecurity.com, August 2006

Discusses the rise in attacks on application logic and strategies for preventing them.

How Does WS-Security Relate to Other WS- Standards? , SearchSoftwareQuality, June 2006

Answers the question "How can you relate WS-Security, WS-Trust, WS-Policy, WS-SecurePolicy and WS-Reliability to one another?"

SOAtest Bridges Web Services Gap , eWeek, May 2006

"SOAtest helps developers close that gap between Web services and full SOA... That's what will make SOAtest a real working part of the SOA infrastructure, not just another dead chicken to wave over the system when management wants to see people doing something."

Distinguishing a Faked XMLHTTP Request from a Real One , SearchSOA.com, May 2006

Answers the question "How can one make sure an Ajax-enabled Web application is able to tell the difference between a real and a faked XMLHTTP request?"

Performance Testing , Wrox Press, April 2006

Introduces performance testing: ensuring that an application will meet performance and scalability requirements when deployed .

What Issues to Look Out For as You Move from Java to Web Services , Java Developer's Journal, April 2006

Discusses potential pitfalls teams may encounter when exposing legacy systems and middleware as Web Services.

Achieving Quality with SOA , ebizQ, April 2006

Argues that to ensure secure, reliable, compliant SOAs, the SOA quality process must morph towards the quality process used for embedded systems.

The Importance of WS-Security , SearchSoftwareQuality, February 2006

Answers the question "What is WS-Security? Why can't I just use SSL?"

Why are Web Services More Vulnerable than Web Apps? , SearchSoftwareQuality, February 2006

Answers the question "Why are Web services potentially more vulnerable to security problems compared to traditional Web applications?"

XML Security: Preventing XML Bombs , SearchSoftwareQuality, February 2006

Answers the question "What is an XML bomb and how do I protect my Web service against it?"

Evaluating Web Services Security Readiness through a POC , February 2006

Learn how to set-up and run a Web Services security proof of concept to validate early the security readiness of your Web Services.

Choosing the Best Testing Tools to Increase Project Productivity , SOA World, December 2005

Explains how to choose testing tools that increase productivity by helping the team prevent errors from the earliest phases of the software development lifecycle.

Comverse Case Study , December 2005 - 141 KB PDF

Comverse needed to deliver frequent updates to their billing platform, which manages millions of active customer accounts. Read how they established a process for ensuring system availability and reliability in the face of constant change–and at the same time reduced time to market.

Securing Web Services , Information Systems Security, October 2005

Examines the threats to web applications and services, then outlines a strategy for preventing them.

Putting the SOA Infrastructure Together: Lessons from SOA Leaders , SOA Leaders Council Whitepaper, October 2005 - 117 KB PDF

SOA leaders lay out a practical approach to implementing an enterprise SOA.

Sabre: Web Service Enterprise Testing , April 2005

Learn how Sabre Holdings, the leader in the travel service industry, has transitioned its core applications to web services and adopted SOA to create a more flexible, cost effective infrastructure that provides greater IT responsiveness to evolving business demands. Sabre explains how their use of Parasoft SOAtest has allowed them to accelerate this transition while ensuring their web services provide the high reliability and performance required to support the business.

Enterprise Integration With Web Services and BPEL , Enterprise Architect, March 2005

Discusses how an alternative to EAI for businesses looking to consolidate and modernize their applications.

Bulletproof Web Services: Follow Basic Principles , SOA World, August 2004

Explores the nuts and bolts of implementing and deploying a bulletproof Web service.

Cleaning Up XML , XML Journal, March 2004

Explains how to prevent poorly-written XML from slowing down an integration project–or causing it to collapse.

Minimizing Weaknesses in TLS , JavaPro, December 2003

Explains how by recognizing TLS's weaknesses and considering alternatives such as message layer security, you can ensure that you are implementing the best possible security scheme for your specific needs.

Cutting the Crap: 7 Keys to Clean Up XML , Integration Developer News, August 2003

Provides a checklist for cleaning up code that may have been auto-generated by a variety of tools.

Testing Web Services , WebSphere Developer's Journal, December 2002

Solid testing techniques are essential for developing robust Web services because Web services' flexibility and connectivity provide an increased opportunity for errors. Problems can be introduced in any of a service's multiple layers, and even the slightest mistake can cause the entire service to fail.

Managing Web Service Security Risks , SD Times, November 2002

Explains how web services' fundamental architecture opens the door for serious security breaches.

Security Issues with SOAP , Crosstalk Journal, July 2002

Some of the very features that make SOAP attractive, such as its flexibility and its compatibility with HTTP, also provide opportunities for security breaches. This article discusses SOAP security issues and how they can be addressed.

Bulletproofing Web Applications , December 2001

"Bulletproofing" is a road map for how to integrate error prevention and detection into the development process to ensure that Web applications are robust, scalable, efficient and reliable.