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Testing for Software Security[presentation] Software can be correct without being secure. Therefore we must be vigilant in assessing the security implications of software behavior instead of being focused on the search for specification violations. |
Herbert Thompson and James Whittaker, Florida Institute of Technology
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Accessibility Testing for Users with Disabilities[presentation] Testers have taken a lead role in providing disabled persons access to computer resources. |
James Speer, VeriTest
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Ready to Automate?[presentation] Is your organization ready to benefit from automation? The decision to automate your test process can sometimes raise more questions than you expect. What tools do I need? Who should I hire? Do I need to outsource? |
Bret Pettichord, Pettichord Consulting LLC
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Test Progress Reporting Using Functional Readiness[presentation] Are you looking for a way to effectively set the expectations of senior management? |
Robyn Brilliant, Fannie Mae
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Space Shuttle GPCF: A Retrospective Look[presentation] This paper is based on a recent experience implementing and testing a large new software capability in a maintenance organization which had not dealt with a large change in some time. |
Alan Ogletree, United Space Alliance
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Delusions of Grandeur: Is Your Web Site Really Scalable?[presentation] This presentation relates a software test lab's real-world experiences performing load testing for scalability on three Web sites. |
Jim Hazen, SysTest Labs, LLC
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Enterprise Test Engine Suite Technology[presentation] Many companies invest heavily in test automation in order to verify the functionality of their complex |
James Schaefer, Capital One
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The Change Agent: Leveraging the Testing Role[presentation] How can you help change your corporate culture to appropriately regard the role of testing? In this presentation, David Capocci shows you how to position testing as a valued part of the project team. |
David Capocci, SAFECO Insurance
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Why Is Error Prevention Important?[article] The software industry historically has been plagued with an inability to release products that are adequately tested. Examples of poor quality in the software consumer market abound. From applications that can only be considered fully functional after a half-dozen "upgrades," to the frequent reports of damaging software viruses that reflect poorly on software security and stability, the software industry is consistently indicted for quality lapses. Put bluntly, much of the software in the consumer market isn't worth the cost of shrink-wrapping. This article serves as a rallying cry to bridge the gap between software quality efforts and other industry quality efforts. |
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Testing Middleware Communication Platforms: XML to the Rescue?[presentation] Middleware has held a significant place in software history since its advent in the 1990s. Today, middleware is being used more and more in the B2B arena. |
Nitish Rathi, Independent Consultant and Manish Rathi, Telcordia Technologies
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Challenging Conventional Wisdom[presentation] The earth is flat. Mankind will never fly. Reasonable people believed these “facts” for |
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The Best of the New Testing Techniques[presentation] In the testing profession, we live in a blizzard of new ideas, reminders about how to obtain value from old ideas, and other helpful advice. That's part of being involved in a vigorous, fast-evolving field. |
Ross Collard, Collard & Company
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Testing in the Extreme Programming World[presentation] Much attention has been given to the topic of lightweight development processes-especially eXtreme Programming (XP). |
Robert Martin, Object Mentor, Inc.
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A White Box Approach to Testing an eCommerce System[presentation] This presentation gives one team's experience installing and testing a multiserver eCommerce system that had storefronts that were to be created by the customer. |
Andrew O. Mellinger, Critical Path Software
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The Path to Universal Automated Testing[presentation] The adoption of a universal automated testing methodology (UAT) can seem a complex and costly prospect at first glance. |
Celestina Bianco and Joan Carles Sanchez, NTE s.a.
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