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Effective Testing for Java-based Web Software[presentation]

This presentation addresses the following: What is Java software, anyhow? How do you test Java? How do you build testable Java applets/applications?

Sam Guckenheimer, Rational Software
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Test Automation[presentation]

There are many factors to consider when planning for test automation. It is important to understand the potential costs and benefits before undertaking the kind of change that automation implies.

Douglas Hoffman, Software Quality Methods, L.L.C.
STARWEST 1999: The Result of Testing Is Not Quality![presentation]

The result of testing is not quality; it's information! You can have the best test system in the world, find all of the defects, not do anything with that information, and still ship an inferior product.

Joni Ohta, Hewlett-Packard
Identifying Critical Requirements Using FMEA[presentation]

The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) process was developed by the auto industry to prevent quality problems with their products.

Edith Maverick-Folger, LifeScan Inc.
Start-Up for Testing Web Applications[presentation]

Whether you are testing an Internet, intranet, or extranet application, testing for the Web can be more challenging than non-Web applications.

Tim Van Tongeren, Datanomix
Compressing Test Execution Time to a 24-Hour Cycle[presentation]

Software development projects face a growing trend of tighter schedules, more complex environments, and increased time-to-market pressures.

Thomas Poirier, Conduciv inc.
Metrics for Automated Testing Projects[presentation]

In addition to classifying and quantifying defects, a key element of test metrics reporting is a program to monitor and track the effort to develop automated tests.

Jeff Gainer, Merant, Inc.
Maximizing the Value of Your Test Environment[presentation]

Drawing on his extensive testing experience at Ameritech, Dan Guss discusses considerations for building, managing, and coordinating the development of new or existing test environments and labs for large systems with an emphasis on the entir

Dan Guss, Ameritech
Testing Java Virtual Machines[presentation]

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) relies on a large and complex software base for its security and integrity, making it difficult to test and verify. Traditional testing techniques are time consuming, expensive, and imprecise.

Emin Gun Sirer, University of Washington
How to Manage Outsourced Testing[presentation]

Outsourcing quality assurance testing is more expensive than hiring contractors. How, then, do you efficiently and effectively outsource? George Hamblen discusses ways to identify the correct outsource effort and how to maximize potential.

George Hamblen, Fidelity Investments
Defect Management in Development and Test[presentation]

Defect management can leverage development and test costs with 10 to 1 benefit-to-cost margins or better. Most organizations never achieve these results because they focus on product metrics rather than process metrics.

Ed Weller, Bull Worldwide Information Systems
System Testing Strategies for Highly Available Clustered Systems[presentation]

Highly Available (HA) Clustered systems are at the core of many enterprise mission-critical applications.

Subbarao Jagannatha, Sun Microsystems
Incorporating Legal Standards for E-Commerce Quality into Testing[presentation]

As the Internet continues to profoundly transform our global economy, testing to external standards is taking on new meaning-and a new sense of urgency.

James Speer, Data Dimensions, Inc.
STARWEST 1999: Testing and Test Automation: Establishing Effective Architectures[presentation]

This presentation provides a practical guide for addressing three essential testing challenges: how to design and document a highly inspectable test suite; how to effectively architect an automated regression test library; and how to integrat

Edward Kit and Hans Buwalda, Software Development Technologies
Testing Business Models--Why Are They Important?[presentation]

Software testing can be an expensive endeavor if not approached in an efficient manner. Discover how a Testing Business Model has been instrumental in Telcordia's success in managing SQA testing.

Robert Lindquist, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

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