C1 Solutions in Germany Achieves TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner (TCIP)

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

TOSCA Testsuite™ Provides an Easy Solution for End-to-End Testing of Complex Business Processes for C1 Customers

TRICENTIS, a global leader in software testing, test automation and quality assurance, and C1 Solutions have partnered to provide high value software testing solutions and services to the global marketplace.
C1 Solutions is a member of the C1 Group, Germany’s top consulting and IT services company and is among the 500 fastest growing companies in Europe. C1 Group, with over 200 million euros in revenue and over 1,200 employees, serves clients across a wide and diverse range of industries focusing on financials services, industry, trade, logistics and utilities. C1 Group provides a full spectrum of services, ranging from strategy consulting to application hosting and systems support including:

• Management Consulting (Strategies, Processes, IT)
• Process and Systems Integration
• Supply Chain Management
• Enterprise Resource Management
• IT Technologies and Services

C1 Solutions recently completed the three month TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner Program (TCIP) that culminates with the presentation of a complex software testing case study which spans advance business processes. The C1 delivered case study was reviewed by TOSCA experts to ensure that C1 is fully competent to implement TOSCA Testsuite for software quality assurance, software testing, test automation and end-to-end test management. C1 Solutions has completed all of the requirements of the TRICENTIS’ training program and is now a TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner (TCIP), and fully able to extend the scope of its consulting services. In this way, C1 will be able to provide more effective and efficient test automation services to the outsourced and managed services testing markets.

“Today many of the software tests that are being conducted manually could be covered via test automation which yields increases in the quality of software testing and reduces the effort or test maintenance,” states Gartner Research Director Thomas Murphy. “However, a test automation suite needs appropriate planning and implementation. The key benefit of test automation is reduction in time to find defects. Test automation success requires a combination of planning, commitment and well-trained testers. Tools alone won't save you without skills.”
The TCIP Education Program was designed for business partners that have comprehensive and qualified know-how in professional software quality assurance. TOSCA makes it possible to gain higher levels of test automation coverage and the ability to develop a test case once and reuse it across multiple technologies and platforms such as GUI, Non-GUI, JAVA, .NET, SAP, cross-browser and smart device/mobile. C1 Solutions and TOSCA customers can now achieve up to 95% of test automation coverage with 50% reduced maintenance effort.

Torsten Wegener, CEO of C1 Solutions, states: “Our recipe for success is the way in which we deliver efficient project management for sustainable customer financial performance –even in difficult economic times. Our focus is on optimizing and automating business processes in medium-sized and large companies which includes software testing, quality assurance and leveraging TOSCA’s Linear Q℠ methodology in the SAP customer community. With TOSCA, we can now provide our customers with more effective test management that is tailored precisely to their needs and quickly leads to more automation along with lower maintenance efforts. Over time our customers can realize significant cost savings.”

“C1 Solutions and TRICENTIS represent an ideal partnership of expert consulting services along with the innovator and maker of the most innovative test management and automation solution for software testing today. The combined partnership and expert knowledge transfer means C1 Solutions customers can realize a faster ROI and time-to-value. C1 is well known for their expertise in ERP, Business Process and Enterprise Content Management. TOSCA Testsuite provides a best practices software testing solution that enables C1 to provide GUI and Non GUI, Mobile/Smart Device and Cross-Browser Testing, data warehouse testing and to offer their customers the perfect test data. We both focus on the same industries and testing excellence and there is much synergy in working together.” says Franz Fuchsberger, CEO TRICENTIS.

Why TOSCA?
The TOSCA model-based approach marks a paradigm shift in automated testing, empowering non-technical users to quickly create and maintain automated business test cases in plain English and configure them for multiple operating systems, browsers, and smart devices. TOSCA’s OneView℠ Technology sets TOSCA apart from any competition by enabling business skilled testers to deal with every aspect of functional software tests: UI and nonUI test cases. The result: One test team uses one test solution and covers all integration - and UAT Tests as well as service virtualization. TOSCA offers certified integration with SAP, popular application lifecycle management (ALM) and defect tracking solutions, and other testing solutions for medium, large and global enterprises. TOSCA Testsuite was designed with best practices in mind.

Linear Q is TRICENTIS’ unique, comprehensive test methodology, embedded throughout TOSCA Testsuite, which optimizes the effectiveness of software testing by allowing to determine the minimal number of test cases required for a desired and tangible test coverage. That leads to minimal cost with less effort and reduced risk. Linear Q begins with a functional segmentation and risk weighting. Based on that, sound methodological approaches are being used with TOSCA Test Case Design to ensure that the “right” test cases are being determined – producing test results in relation to the risk-based structure.
In practice, Linear Q delivers more than 90% test coverage with a manageable number of test cases and cost. TOSCA’s superior automation capabilities enable to automate these test cases leading to 85% “test coverage by automation” for complex systems and business processes. TOSCA Testsuite addresses and optimizes both: effectiveness and efficiency.

About C1 Solutions
C:1 Solutions GmbH develops and implements optimal IT solutions for efficient automated business processes in medium-sized and large-scale enterprises. By integrating Business Process-, Enterprise Content Management and Enterprise Resource Planning we bring together information islands and create homogeneous system landscapes, or optimize specific sub-areas. C1 Solutions has special expertise in Business Intelligence, Leasing & Credits, Franchise, Energy and Analytics & Business Intelligence for SAP. Our integrated approach opens up new perspectives on the client's potentials, minimizes risks and to increases the competitiveness in a dynamic market. Our solutions - always tailored to the customer's needs - base upon state-of-the-art standard software such as SAP.

C1 Solutions is a member of the independent consulting organization C1 Group with focusing on IT and management consulting as well as system integration. It specializes in enterprise level services to the financial, consumer goods, logistics, energy, and transportation industries.

About TRICENTIS
Since 1997, TRICENTIS has offered cross-industry expertise in all aspects of software testing and software quality assurance. With TOSCA Testsuite, TRICENTIS has developed an innovative and technically superior solution for software testing, test automation, and risk assessment. Over 300 customers worldwide rely on the expertise of our consultants and the performance of TOSCA Testsuite. TOSCA with OneView and Linear Q is ideal for industries with workflow business processes, many operating engines, browsers and smart devices such as in banking, insurance, financial services, high tech, telecom, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, utilities, public sector and other leading industries that require the highest quality of software testing.

TRICENTIS®, TOSCA Testsuite™ und Linear Q℠ are trademarks/service marks of TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting GmbH.

Watch our latest TOSCA videos:
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Mobile Test Automation with TOSCA
Linear Q: Key Elements

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E-Mail: b.steele@tricentis.com

TRICENTIS
Leonard-Bernstein-Strasse 10
1220 Wien
Austria
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Tosca Testsuite Wins Best in Test 2012 Award

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Next Generation Software Testing Solution Recognized For Excellence

TRICENTIS®, a global leader in software testing and quality assurance, today announces that their flagship product, TOSCA Testsuite™, has been named Best in Test 2012 for Functional Testing.

The highly coveted award was announced at Design Con 2012 in Santa Clara, CA, a conference devoted to the design of electronic devices and systems.

This award builds on TRICENTIS’ previous recognitions including prominent analyst Gartner, Inc., which named TRICENTIS a Cool Vendor in 2010 and followed in 2011 by naming TRICENTIS to the Visionaries Section of the Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites based on its market leading automation model, end-to-end, model-driven approach, effective test coverage, and strong test data facilities. In addition, TRICENTIS was recently awarded with the R.E.C.S.S. Award for outstanding customer service and support based on TRICENTIS’ customer service availability, responsiveness, and quality of care.

Unlike other test solutions, TOSCA Testsuite delivers a single administrative interface for manual, semi-automated, and fully automated test cases. This single source means that you can design the test cases once and leverage these across multiple technologies and platforms such as JAVA, .NET, SAP, Mobile, and multiple browsers – to name a few.

Gartner Research Director David Norton believes that a high quality testing solution is indispensable for business success: "Adequate software testing is required to reduce the risk of defects in production that can mean loss of orders, incorrect actions and unavailability of service. Good tools boost testing productivity and solid reporting and planning to enable efficient software delivery." (IT Market Clock for Application Development, 16 September 2011)

Wolfgang Platz, founder and CEO of TRICENTIS states, “We are clearly setting the standard for best practices in automated functional testing. This award confirms that TOSCA Testsuite has once again been recognized by the software testing industry for world class technology. It is a challenge for our customers to increase test coverage significantly. Many of our customers struggle to test new technologies while reducing test case maintenance. 50% improvements in effectiveness and efficiency can only be achieved with a smart, integrated and automated software testing solution based on industry leading methodology. There are hundreds of tools on the market today that merely add to the huge overhead in maintenance with little improvements in test quality. TOSCA OneView℠ has leapfrogged the competition in our ability to reduce maintenance and improve testing quality.“

Linear Q℠ is TRICENTIS’ unique, comprehensive software testing methodology, embedded throughout TOSCA Testsuite. Linear Q maximizes test quality, reduces risk, minimizes cost, and decreases effort for an outcome that is more effective and efficient. Linear Q begins with a risk based functional approach to software testing to ensure that the right things are being tested -- producing test results in relation to the risk-based structure. In practice, Linear Q delivers more than 85% test automation coverage for complex systems and business processes.

About TRICENTIS
Since 1997, TRICENTIS offers cross-industry expertise in all aspects of software testing and software quality assurance. With TOSCA Testsuite, TRICENTIS has developed an innovative and technically superior solution for software testing, test automation, and risk assessment. Over 300 customers worldwide rely on the expertise of our consultants and the performance of TOSCA Testsuite. TOSCA with OneView and Linear Q is ideal for industries with workflow business processes, many operating engines, browsers and smart devices such as in Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, High Tech, Telecom, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, Utilities, Public Sector and other leading industries requiring the highest quality of software testing.

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Contact:
Britta Steele, Chief Marketing Officer
TRICENTIS
Leonard-Bernstein-Straße 10
1220 Vienna
Austria
Internet: http://gotosca.com/pr
E-mail: b.steele@tricentis.com
Tel: +43 (1) 263 24 09-0
Fax +43 (1) 263 24 09-15

TOSCA Testsuite Partners with Keynote DeviceAnywhere to Extend TOSCA Mobile’s Support for Enterprise Mobile Test Automation

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

TOSCA Testsuite and Keynote DeviceAnywhere’s combined software testing solutions allow access to over 3,000 smart devices for mobile software test automation and QA

TRICENTIS®, a global leader in software testing and quality assurance, today announces a worldwide partnership with Keynote Systems (Nasdaq:KEYN) subsidiary, Keynote DeviceAnywhereTM, the global leader in mobile application lifecycle management (mobile ALM), as part of the comprehensive enterprise test automation solution. With TOSCA Mobile™, part of the TOSCA Testsuite suite of solutions, and Keynote DeviceAnywhere, companies with complex business processes can conduct rigorous performance testing on over 3,000 smart devices supporting major operating systems such as Android™, Symbian®, Apple iOS® and RIM BlackBerry®. In addition, TOSCA Mobile with Keynote DeviceAnywhere provides test automation solutions for all custom smart devices and engines to encourage future smart device innovation.

Gartner Research’s Vice President of Information Technology Sourcing, Gilbert Van der Heiden, underscores the importance of an advanced testing solution for smart devices: “Gartner predicts that application testing services will continue to grow and increase traction among buyers. The most pervasive reasons for this are the high level of cost savings recognized and the level of assurance provided in achieving more predictable application functionality and performance. When evaluating providers, ensure that you give proper weighting to the level of maturity, automation and process standardization that the provider has achieved in testing services. Do not forget to validate the industry-specific knowledge, templates, use and test cases and tools that the provider can deploy.”

TRICENTIS’ flagship product TOSCA Testsuite® provides powerful integration for enterprise mobile application testing with one integrated, advanced testing solution. TOSCA customers can now access and test live mobile devices, rather than simulators, regardless of their physical location. TOSCA Mobile users can automate mobile test cases as they would for any other user interface. Further, TOSCA Mobile automated tests are suitable for cross device testing and can be run independent of the device or operating system. The new TOSCA Mobile offering reduces costs and speeds time-to-market for mobile applications and devices by greatly reducing the time it takes to complete testing.

TOSCA Mobile delivers significant advantages for mobile device testing:

One integrated solution for automated testing -- TOSCA OneViewSM
Compatible with all smart devices
Rerun required tests 3x faster than manually

Wolfgang Platz, founder and CEO of TRICENTIS states: “With the explosion of the number of mobile devices on the market today, we decided to launch TOSCA OneView with the most comprehensive smart device testing platform in the market today. In former times, software testers and developers had to build a test case for each and every technology. Imagine trying to replicate your test case about 100 times or more to accommodate the plethora of smart device operating systems out there. The minute someone asks for a mobile or smart device application the stress level and workload of testers can go through the roof. With TOSCA OneView, which uses model-based testing for business applications, we provide a smarter, more integrated and more efficient way to test an almost limitless number of smart devices. The end result is that TOSCA Mobile can increase test automation coverage by up to 80% and can reduce mobile testing man hours by as much as 70-80%”.

Why TOSCA?
The TOSCA model-based approach marks a paradigm shift in automated testing, empowering non-technical users to quickly create automated business test cases in plain English and configure them for multiple operating systems, browsers, and smart devices. TOSCA’s OneView Technology provides leap frog advances in software testing, software management and test automation technology and delivers a robust, cost effective, model-based solution that sets TOSCA apart from its competitors. TOSCA offers certified integration with SAP and with popular Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Solutions, popular Defect Tracking and other testing solutions for medium, large and global enterprises. TOSCA Testsuite was designed with best practices in mind.

Linear Q is TRICENTIS’ unique, comprehensive test methodology, embedded throughout TOSCA Testsuite, which optimizes the effectiveness and efficiency of software testing and makes it possible to achieve the maximum test quality at minimal cost with less effort and reduced risk. Linear Q begins with a risk based functional approach to software testing to ensure that the right things are being tested -- producing test results in relation to the risk-based structure. In practice, Linear Q delivers more than 85% test automation coverage for complex systems and business processes with increased effectiveness and efficiency.

About Keynote DeviceAnywhere™
Keynote DeviceAnywhere™, a subsidiary of Keynote Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: KEYN), provides the industry’s only true enterprise-class, cloud-based platform for testing and monitoring the functionality, usability, performance and availability of mobile applications and websites. The company’s suite of mobile application lifecycle management (mALM) solutions assures the quality of enterprise mobile applications and services, helping to extend businesses and brands to the mobile channel. To learn more about Keynote DeviceAnywhere and to sign up for a free trial, visit www.deviceanywhere.com.

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TRICENTIS®, TOSCA Testsuite™ and Linear Q℠ are trademarks of TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting GmbH.

Contact:
Britta Steele, Chief Marketing Officer
TRICENTIS
Leonard-Bernstein-Straße 10
1220 Vienna
Austria
Internet: http://gotosca.com/pr
E-mail: b.steele@tricentis.com
Tel: +43 (1) 263 24 09-0
Fax +43 (1) 263 24 09-15

TOSCA Testsuite Achieves Excellence in Support Award

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

TRICENTIS is Recognized for Outstanding Customer Service in Software Testing

SupportAwards.org is dedicated to acknowledging excellence in customer support and service. Every year, the R.E.C.S.S. (Recognition of Excellence in Customer Support and Service) is given to companies that show commitment to outstanding customer support.

TOSCA Testsuite™ by TRICENTIS®, a global leader in the area of software automation and quality assurance, has won the R.E.C.S.S. Support Award 2011 for its excellent service and support. TRICENTIS stands out due to innovative support options. In addition to free telephone and e-mail support, ticketing system and telephone conferences there is also the TOSCA Live Chat, which is available for customers, prospects and partners. A central point of contact for TOSCA information is the Support Portal where customers are able to resolve many of their current requests and questions on their own. The TOSCA Support Portal offers product, services and education/knowledge transfer information where TOSCA customers can find the latest product updates, downloads, and provide and share real-time and best practices with members in the interactive TOSCA interactive support forum. Every member of TOSCA’s support team is an ISTQB Certified Tester and has the required skills to deliver both level 1 and level 2 support. In fact 88% of all issues are resolved with first level support.

Wolfgang Platz, founder and CEO of TRICENTIS, is convinced that customer support and service are the cornerstones of a successful company: “While the industry is widely known for its outsourcing of software support to save on costs, we believe that it’s essential to provide our customers with the absolute best service and support possible. We assist our customers around the world in quickly and expertly identifying the root cause of issues and providing the resolution to inquiries in the shortest time possible. TOSCA Support consistently sets the bar high to dramatically improve the quality and efficiency for software testing and the quality of our support is no exception. Our customers save valuable time and resources and can quickly get “back to business.” At TRICENTIS software test automation is our core business and we are constantly looking for ways to make it easier while leveraging best practices for software quality assurance in the testing industry.”

Why TOSCA?
The TOSCA model-based approach marks a paradigm shift in automated testing, empowering non-technical users to quickly create automated business test cases in plain English and configure them for multiple operating systems, browsers, and smart devices. TOSCA’s OneView Technology provides leap frog advances in software testing, software management and test automation technology and delivers a robust, cost effective, model-based solution that sets TOSCA apart from its competitors. TOSCA offers certified integration with SAP and with popular Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Solutions, popular Defect Tracking and other testing solutions for medium, large and global enterprises. TOSCA Testsuite was designed with best practices in mind.
Linear Q is TRICENTIS’ unique, comprehensive test methodology, embedded throughout TOSCA Testsuite, which optimizes the effectiveness and efficiency of software testing and makes it possible to achieve the maximum test quality at minimal cost with less effort and reduced risk. Linear Q begins with a risk based functional approach to software testing to ensure that the right things are being tested -- producing test results in relation to the risk-based structure. In practice, Linear Q delivers more than 85% test automation coverage for complex systems and business processes with increased effectiveness and efficiency.

Additional information about the test procedure Linear Q developed by TRICENTIS can be found in our data sheet.

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Key Elements of Linear Q

TOSCA Testsuite Version 7.4.0 Now Available

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Reduces maintenance effort and potential failures for improved efficiency and effectiveness in software testing

TRICENTIS® releases TOSCA 7.4.0, the latest version of TOSCA Testsuite™, a market-leading test automation solution that delivers more effective test case management with user-friendly enhancements.

TRICENTIS, worldwide leader in software automation and quality assurance, today announces the release of TOSCA Testsuite 7.4.0. This new version was developed in concert with client requirements for improved software quality and optimized operability. Further innovations are based on the comprehensive best practice methodology Linear Q, developed by TRICENTIS, which minimizes the cost of testing while maximizing test quality. TOSCA 7.4.0 continues the TOSCA tradition of innovative quality assurance already trusted by more than 300 customers worldwide.

The TOSCA model-based approach marks a paradigm shift in automated testing, empowering non-technical users to quickly create automated business test cases in plain English and configure them for multiple operating systems, browsers, and smart devices. TOSCA’s OneView Technology provides leap frog advances in software testing, software management and test automation technology and delivers a robust, cost effective, and scalable solution that sets TOSCA apart from its competitors. TOSCA offers certified integration with SAP and with popular Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Solutions, popular Defect Tracking and other testing solutions for medium, large and global enterprises. TOSCA Testsuite was designed with best practices in mind.

Gartner Research Director Tom Murphy stresses the importance of a testing protocol that is precisely tailored to each respective company’s test solution: "The majority of the Gartner customer inquiries regarding software testing solutions refer to the testing methodology rather than the testing tools themselves. Powerful tools provide the basis for effective and efficient testing solutions. These software testing tools guide the customers throughout the development of their tests and are highly flexible to meet ever changing customer needs. The most frequently asked software quality questions include: How can we improve the quality of each and every test
case and how can we automate the test so as to derive the most value? The use of a carefully selected test suite to ensure optimal software quality has a positive effect on the entire company.”

TOSCA 7.4.0 offers next generation advancements that contribute significantly to enhanced test quality:

Business-Testcases
Within complex system environments, not all business process actions will run with one pass. Whenever there is a business necessity to allow the interuption of test case execution in pre-determined positions, you would choose to create a business testcase consisting of elementary testcases. Unlike other systems TOSCA provides execution results (green lights for complete and red lights for incomplete) both on the layers of the atomic and the business testcase. The result is a significant reduction of the maintenance effort and potential failures in defining and executing business process chains.
The Inner Value of Test Cases
With the unique concept of Inner Values we are now able to provide test coverage information for each and every test case. This makes an exact measurement of test coverage possible – the basis for test coverage improvement.

Wolfgang Platz, CEO of TRICENTIS sees the Inner Value of Test Cases as a groundbreaking development within the TOSCA Testsuite: "The unique concept of Inner Values provides test coverage information for each and every test case. This is key for customers to demonstrate the strength of their tests in terms of what the tests can actually deliver. Inner Values is the basis for a significant improvement of testing quality. The innovative approach emphasizes TOSCA’s role of being first to market in the software testing industry. We are clearly setting the pace for best practices."

Test Configuration
Our unique test configuration functionality allows testers to use dynamic data within a single test case. The dynamic data can be file paths, version numbers, or any type of custom data. The ability to separate specific configuration information from the test case definition yields significant reduction in the maintenance effort, since it allows customers to use a single test case for different purposes.

Some other advantages of the new TOSCA version: Embedded Excel Files, New Workspace Wizard, Embedded Execution Descriptions, Redesigned Options Dialog, Web Access

Stefan Ruff, area manager for test management and testing services at Infometis AG: "We use TOSCA Testsuite, together with the solution extension Infometis TACC (TOSCA custom controls), which we developed for automated testing of the Avaloq banking system with banks in Switzerland and abroad. As an implementation partner, it is very important that TOSCA Testsuite remains stable with every new release. We are very pleased that TRICENTIS always ensures high quality software releases, so that TACC can be maintained without additional development effort in spite of new features and innovation. Of course we will use the enhancements of the new version 7.4.0 for testing the Avaloq Banking System in order to continue increasing test quality and efficiency."

For more information, see our product bulletin.

About Infometis
Over the last 12 years, the Swiss company Infometis AG has helped its customers in the increasingly sophisticated digital environment with a wide range of services. Infometis has specialized in the banking and insurance business and knows the pitfalls of software development and integration based on many years of experience. The strategic area of "test management and testing services," in which Infometis offers comprehensive cross-industry consulting for test automation with TOSCA, has grown dramatically. Since January 2011, Infometis is a TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner and the thorough certification process validates TOSCA qualification knowledge for active and potential customers on the testing market who are in the process of selecting their implementation partner. Infometis sucessfully completed an intense certification training program (TOSCA TCIP) in which the acquired knowledge was demonstrated with testing case studies.

About TRICENTIS
Since 1997, TRICENTIS offers cross-industry expertise in all aspects of software testing and software quality assurance. With TOSCA Testsuite, TRICENTIS has developed an innovative and technically superior solution for software testing, test automation, and risk assessment. Over 300 customers worldwide rely on the expertise of our consultants and the performance of TOSCA Testsuite. TOSCA with OneView and Linear Q is ideal for industries with workflow business processes, many operating engines, browsers and smart devices such as in Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, High Tech, Telecom, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, Utilities, Public Sector and other leading industries requiring the highest quality of software testing.

Additional information about the test procedure Linear Q developed by TRICENTIS can be found in our data sheet.

Check out the latest TOSCA videos:

TOSCA OneView: outline

Key Elements of Linear Q

TRICENTIS®, TOSCA Testsuite™ and Linear Q℠ are trademarks of TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting GmbH.

Tesnet Group Achieves TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

TRICENTIS®, global leading software automation vendor of TOSCA Testsuite™, today announced a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Tesnet Group, a worldwide testing and QA service provider. Under the partnership agreement, Tesnet completed the “TCIP” – TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner Program - that enables Tesnet to implement the entire TOSCA Testsuite™ solution with the highest quality standards using TRICENTIS’ best practices and methodologies. In addition, Testnet acts as a Reseller of TOSCA, in Israel and Finland, and closely cooperates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland and Austria. Tesnet, based out of Tel Aviv, and with offices throughout Europe and in the United States, has successfully completed all of the requirements for TOSCA Testsuite partner certification.

Tesnet has offices in Germany, Switzerland, Finland, England and Israel. Tesnet provides expert consulting and testing services for on-shore and off-shore testing to clients in leading industries such as: telecom, services, retail, finance, high-tech sectors, insurance, pharmaceuticals, utilities, government and defense.

“We are pleased to have Tesnet Group as a TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner and Reseller. With Tesnet, we expand TOSCA’s reach to the UK, Scandinavia and the Middle East. Tesnet has an excellent reputation and great experience in the area of software QA, and related services on the market, and is able to independently sell, implement, and represent TOSCA Testsuite”, said Mr. Franz Fuchsberger, CEO of TRICENTIS.

“We are honoured to be a certified TOSCA partner and we are looking forward to our partnership with TRICENTIS which represents an additional benefit for our customers. Together with TOSCA Testsuite we will be able to offer our customers the best cutting edge technologies and solutions on the one hand, and support TRICENTIS with its expansion aspirations on the other hand”, said Gidi Kimchi, President and CEO of the Tesnet Group.

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About Tesnet:
Tesnet Group, founded in 1997, is the world's first publicly-traded Quality Assurance and Testing company. Tesnet Group develops, implements, and delivers complete, methodology-based testing solutions for its clients' mission-critical applications and has positioned itself as a market leader and trendsetter. With six regional offices, an international team of more than 300 experts and more than 200 clients worldwide, Tesnet Group has become synonymous with uncompromising professionalism, ground-breaking innovations, a reliable and transparent partnership with customers, and top-quality customer service. Tesnet Group combines its expertise in enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, DWH, Billing, e-Biz, Conversion, Real Time, and Security) with an intimate knowledge of the broadest range of major industrial sectors – telecom, services, retail, finance, high-tech sectors, insurance, pharmaceuticals, utilities, government, and defense.

For further information see: http://www.tesnet-group.com

About TRICENTIS:
Since 1997, TRICENTIS has provided know-how covering all fields related to software testing and quality assurance. TOSCA Testsuite was developed by TRICENTIS as an innovative and technically superior solution for test management, automation and risk assessment and is a leader in its field. TOSCA Testsuite is the driving force behind the rapid growth of TRICENTIS. TOSCA enables customers to implement new approaches in software testing which lead to a substantial increase in efficiency at lower costs. Today TRICENTIS provides global coverage based out of Vienna, New York, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Sydney. TRICENTIS is a Gartner Cool Vendor in the Visionary section of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites (31 January 2011).

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Automated Testing of the Avaloq Banking System with TOSCA Testsuite™

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Infometis AG, a TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner, offers a certified extension for the TOSCA Testsuite for test automation of the Avaloq banking system. The "Certified 3rd Party TOSCA extension" certification was awarded to Infometis and passed a thorough quality check by TRICENTIS. The certificate ensures that the new solution meets the high quality standards established by TRICENTIS.

Well established as an IT-service provider in the Swiss financial industry, Infometis AG now provides a certified TOSCA Testsuite extension for increased testing controls of the Avaloq banking system. The Avaloq Banking System is an integrated banking solution, which is used internationally by over 30 banks. It is now possible to test the core banking system, which Avaloq automated, with TOSCATestsuite and to increase the overall test efficiency. Based on the TOSCA.Net adapter, the extension offers comprehensive support and management for the Avaloq Smart Client in software test automation and will be marketed under the name „Infometis TACC“.

"Infometis has proven itself as a quality partner for customers requiring risk mitigation and risk assurance in test automation and test management--especially when it comes to software testing for complex business processes. In banking and other industries, there are highly complex business processes, which end each day but are also part of a continuous process chain. Thanks to Infometis, we are able to reach many of the major Swiss banks with TOSCA. Infometis is highly knowledgeable in the areas of test management, TOSCA Testsuite, and also provides extensive experience and expertise in project management, requirements analysis, and software migration. These are all areas which are critically important to the successful implementation of new software testing solutions, "says Franz Fuchsberger, CEO of TRICENTIS.

"We are proud to be the first Swiss partner of TRICENTIS that is delivering a manufacturer-certified add-on for TOSCA to the market. For us, TOSCA is the only product on the market which rightly claims “test automation without programming". With our Consulting Services, Infometis TACC, and TOSCA Testsuite, users can precisely check the impact of changes to their Avaloq Banking System and test the new features for each release. Even with the most far-reaching changes to the banking system, its customers are in fact spared from having unpleasant surprises", says Stefan Ruff, Area Manager Test Management /Testing Services.

More information on the certified Infometis TACC extension:
Stefan Ruff, area manager "Test Assurance/Testing Services"
stefan.ruff (at) infometis.ch
+41 78 805 05 15
For more information: www.infometis.ch

About TRICENTIS
Since 1997, TRICENTIS has provided know-how covering all fields related to software testing and quality assurance. TOSCA Testsuite was developed by TRICENTIS as an innovative and technically superior solution for test management, automation and risk assessment and is a leader in its field. TOSCA Testsuite is the driving force behind the rapid growth of TRICENTIS. TOSCA enables customers to implement new approaches in software testing which lead to a substantial increase in efficiency at lower costs. Today TRICENTIS provides global coverage based out of Vienna, New York, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Sydney. TRICENTIS is a Gartner Cool Vendor in the Visionary section of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites (31 January 2011).

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TRICENTIS®, TOSCA Testsuite™ and TOSCA OneView℠ are trademarks of TRICENTIS®.

All other product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact:
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TOSCA Testsuite nominated for the Best in Test 2012 Award

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

TOSCA Testsuite™ has been nominated for the first time for the highly coveted "Best in Test 2012 Award" in the category "Functional Test". Since we would like to emerge as the winner of this contest, we would like to ask you, dear customers and fans, to give us your vote.

You can vote at bit.tmworld.com/nominee/tosca-testsuite. Please click on the "Vote" button on the right side of the window to vote for TOSCA.

You can cast your vote until December 16, 2011. The winners of the 17 categories will be published on January 31, 2012 during the DesignCon 2012.

Thanks in advance for your vote!

TOSCA LIVE CHAT

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

TRICENTIS® has just launched our free TOSCA Live Chat which gives customers, partners and anyone interested, one more way to get in touch. Best of all, there is no software to install and you don’t need to configure any program.

This new service, which is available 5 days a week, 24 hours a day, in English and German, is a valuable addition to our telephone and e-mail support.

TOSCA Live Chat is available for support requests from Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, in your local time zone. Inquiries outside of these times will be logged and entered into the TRICENTIS® Help Desk Ticket System for follow up.

We are continuing to expand and improve our customer support, and would appreciate it if you could take the time to give us your feedback at feedback@tricentis.com.

We look forward to hearing from you,
Your TRICENTIS Support Team

You can get in touch with us by

	E-mail: support@tricentis.com
	Intl. Tollfree: Contact
	TOSCA Live Chat
	Log a Help Desk Ticket: tickets.tricentis.com
	Telephone Conference

TOSCA Testsuite™ from TRICENTIS® Achieves Certified Integration with SAP NetWeaver®

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Solution Delivers Advanced Testing Automation in Support of SAP® Solutions

Vienna – October 19, 2011 – TRICENTIS® today announced its TOSCA Testsuite™ 7.3.1 solution has achieved certified integration with the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform. TOSCA has been proven to integrate with SAP NetWeaver, providing the following capabilities:

Optimal leverage of key information within SAP NetWeaver for business-based test automation and management
A powerful solution for automating and managing software tests in support of business applications from SAP and other vendors
For non-technical users and testers, the ability to increase test-automation rates by more than 85 percent

The SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) has certified that TOSCA Testsuite™ version 7.3.1 integrates with SAP NetWeaver 6.20 via the BC-eCATT 6.2 Windows integration scenario to exchange critical data with instances of SAP Business Suite software. Included in the detailed certification is intuitive access through integration with SAP GUI for Windows.

“We are delighted to announce the successful achievement of SAP certification for TOSCA Testsuite™,” said Franz Fuchsberger, CEO, TRICENTIS®. “Through this integration, customers can now leverage the information in the test workbench of SAP Solution Manager and continue to benefit from the highest automation rates for applications from SAP and other vendors run by non-technical testers in the least amount of time and at the lowest cost.”

With the certified integration, TOSCA Testsuite™ offers customers some unique capabilities, including the following:

Tangible and reproducible test coverage and traceability
The ability to use Business Dynamic Steering of TOSCA, TRICENTIS®’ innovation which eliminates script as the basic form of interaction with the targeted applications. Business specifications are provided in plain English and enable non-technical users to easily carry out test automation.
The use of TOSCA OneViewSM to unite GUI, non-GUI, manual and automated tests
The use of TOSCA@data to automatically generate a dynamic and synthetic test database -- another of the pre-requisites for higher levels of test automation.

“The effort involved in creating automated test cases can be reduced by up to 80 percent,” added Mr. Fuchsberger. “The Business Dynamic Steering of TOSCA helps ensure that the testing with SAP Solution Manager is fast, easy and repeatable. This frees up expensive IT resources for more critical tasks. With TOSCA, our customers can provide high-quality testing while covering more of the testing process with robust automation. They no longer need to be a ‘technical genius’ to run fully automated software tests.”

For more information:

TOSCA@SAP data sheet
Watch our video:
vimeopro.com/tricentis/videos/video/27477854.

About TRICENTIS® Group

Since 1997, TRICENTIS® Group has provided know-how covering all fields related to software testing and quality assurance. TOSCA Testsuite™ was developed by TRICENTIS® as an innovative and technically superior solution for test management, automation and risk assessment and is a leader in its field. TOSCA Testsuite™ is the driving force behind the rapid growth of TRICENTIS®. TOSCA enables customers to implement new approaches in software testing which lead to a substantial increase in efficiency at lower costs. Today TRICENTIS® provides global coverage based out of Vienna, New York, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Sydney. TRICENTIS® is a Gartner Cool Vendor in the Visionary section of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites (31 January 2011).

For more information see: www.tricentis.com

TRICENTIS®, TOSCA Testsuite™, TOSCA OneViewSM are trademarks of TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting GmbH.
SAP, SAP NetWeaver and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries. All other product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact:

Britta Steele, CMO
E-Mail: b.steele@tricentis.com

Headquarters of the TRICENTIS® Group
Leonard-Bernstein-Straße 10
1220 Vienna
Austria
Tel. +43 (1) 263 24 09 - 0
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TRICENTIS USA Corp. enters into a partnership with its first US partner Levada Consulting, Inc.

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200

New York, September 28, 2011 – TRICENTIS USA Corp has managed to achieve another important milestone by signing Levada Consulting, Inc. as its first TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner in the US market.

Both companies recently entered into a respective agreement, which defines the terms of the close cooperation and of a joint approach on customer projects. The services will not only focus on the TOSCA Testsuite™ for automating software tests, but will also include the accompanying consulting services. TRICENTIS® and Levada Consulting Inc., which have provided business and technology services to the financial industries for a decade, decided to pool their respective best practices in order to provide customers with a combined wealth of testing know-how and test execution expertise.

The agreement represents the starting point for Levada Consulting on the path to obtain “TOSCA Certified Implementation Partner” status in the near future.
“We are proud to welcome Levada Consulting on board as our first partner in the US. To me this is the best evidence of how TOSCA Testsuite™ is beginning to convince more and more companies in the US of its qualities and added value,” said Franz Fuchsberger, CEO of TRICENTIS®. “We have decided to take the step towards this TCIP partnership, because we are impressed both by the expertise of TRICENTIS® in the field of testing and by the innovative features of
the TOSCA Testsuite™, which will significantly benefit our customers in the areas of testing and test automation. I believe that we have created the foundation for a close and successful alliance and I am pleased that Levada Consulting has now become part of TRICENTIS® expansion plans into the US market”, said Michael Holzmann, President and Founder of Levada Consulting.

Homepage of Levada Consulting, Inc.
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That was the STANZ Testing Conference in Melbourne

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200

TRICENTIS’s contribution to this year’s annual testing conference in Melbourne centred on “model-driven testing”. Through the assistance of Thomas Hadorn and Dominik Weissboeck (Co-Managing Directors of the Asia-Pacific division of TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting) and their presentation “Why Model-Driven Testing is of Great Relevance to Test Managers and Test Analysts”, the large number of attendees could be convinced of the merits and benefits of the TOSCA Testsuite™. If you didn’t get a chance to ask your question, you can still do so by sending an e-mail to questions@tricentis.com.

And we are already looking forward to STANZ 2012 in Melbourne and to your questions!

00800-TOSCA-800

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Our customers have always been able to reach us quickly and easily.

Starting immediately you can do this toll-free* worldwide! Our Support team is available at the telephone number 00800-TOSCA-800 from Monday to Friday between 8 am and 5 pm your local time.

The countries currently covered incl. their country code and the respective telephone providers within these countries can be found here. If your country is not listed here or you are experiencing difficulties contacting us, please get in touch with us as usual.

We look forward to taking your call at 00800-TOSCA-800,

Your TRICENTIS Support team!

* Costs may be incurred depending upon your telephone provider. For further details, please contact the support of your telephone provider.

Link to the article "Tricentis installiert internationale Supportnummer" in Computerwelt.at (german)

TOSCA Testsuite™ 7.3.1 is taking off

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200

The summer release of TOSCA Testsuite™ is full of small modifications to make your daily work easier. Besides a few tweaks to TOSCA Commander™, we have also called in one or two engines for a pit stop.

This release is mainly focused on your needs in terms of scanning and controlling applications. One of the innovations is a world’s first, the business-based control of PowerBuilder DataWindows.

You can find the new release in your download area of the Support Portal.

Learn more in our latest Newsletter.

TRICENTIS at Polarion User Conference 2011

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Polarion, the market leader in application lifecycle management und requirement management, would like to invite you to its User Conference in Ludwigsburg. As a close partner of Polarion, TRICENTIS will also be there with its TOSCA Testsuite™, which features interfaces to Polarion, thus guaranteeing a smooth integration into the application lifecycle.

Regardless of whether and how you are using Polarion now, the User Conference 2011 will show you new ways to get even more out of solutions in terms of requirements engineering, application lifecycle management and test case management.

In the form of user presentations, first-class speakers from a wide range of sectors and industries will share pioneering innovations as well as important enhancements in the fields mentioned above. Among the companies participating, there are representatives from the automotive, automation, service, electronics, information technology and medical engineering industries.

Take advantage of the opportunity to meet and talk with Polarion’s and TRICENTIS’ experts. During the Customer Counsel, discuss your ideas and feature requests with product management and take part in prioritizing new features. In addition, the conversations during the supporting program offer plenty of opportunities to exchange experiences and ideas with other passionate users.

So it is definitely worth being there. Polarion and TRICENTIS look forward to welcoming you as part of the community at the Polarion User Conference: "Polarion - live!". Participation is free of charge.

Polarion User Conference 2011 - registration

Video: TOSCA Testsuite™ Integrated

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Testing does not take place on an isolated island in the sea of the application lifecycle. Find out how you can seamlessly integrate other solutions of your application lifecycle into TOSCA Testsuite.

Watch the video

TOSCA optimizes SCHUFA’s testing

TRICENTIS Technology & Consulting — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200

66 million people, 462 million pieces of credit data, more than 100 million agency reports and updates sent to around 6,000 contractual partners and well over a million personal credit reports sent directly to consumers per year: the SCHUFA database is the largest data pool nationwide for evaluating the current payment history of people in Germany. SCHUFA’s migration of its host applications, which date back to the 1970s, to new J2EE platforms has been going on since 2004. Large-scale tests are needed for this and only consistent automation allows these tests to be carried out quickly and economically. Of course, further business developments have to be tested at the same time as the migration. This parallelism poses a real challenge to managing and executing test cases.

Learn more (pdf)