Borland Silk

Borland Silk, is a comprehensive set of automated software testing tools. Dunstan Thomas offer professional services on the Borland Silk range covering SilkTest, SilkPerformer and SilkCentral Test Manager. The services on offer are a range of Borland Silk training courses as well as Dunstan Thomas' software testing consulting & outsourcing services.

Borland SilkTest

The Quality Choice for Automated Regression and Functional Software Testing

Borland SilkTest supports traditional and Agile testing and continues the tradition of enabling strong, robust functional testing against the latest technologies:

• The fastest recording and execution of functional test scripts available today, in both Java and 4Test.
• Optimized testing for developers and testers in traditional and agile environments.
• Extended support for .NET development and cross-browser recording and playback.
• Advanced dynamic object recognition and synchronization for fast, clean, efficient, quality testing.

Borland has also expanded the recording capabilities of BorlandSilk4J™, an Eclipse plug-in that allows you to create and execute Java test scripts using Borland’ advanced Open Agent technology. BorlandSilk4J is available as a standalone license.

With the new standalone recorder, you can record, playback and then create scripts in either Java or 4Test.

Functional Testing of Web Services

Functional testing of Web services in Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) requires the ability test without a user interface. Borland delivers this capability with Borland SilkPerformer SOA Edition.

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Borland SilkPerformer

The Quality Choice for Software Application Performance and Load Testing

Borland SilkPerformer offers a cost-effective, enterprise-class tool for software application performance and load testing, delivering automated software load, stress and performance testing in an open and sharable model. With SilkPerformer, you can create powerful, realistic load tests for thousands of users running business scenarios across a broad range of enterprise application environments to identify bottlenecks, and then apply powerful diagnostics to resolve performance issues. A visual approach to test creation, root-cause analysis wizards and Java & .NET deep diagnostics make it amazingly simple and efficient to use, removing the cost and complexity associated with other enterprise load testing tools that restrict usage to one or, at most, several projects or teams.

Software Application Performance and Load Testing Benefits

• Reduced R&D costs. Minimize test and fix cycles and better utilize expensive resources.
• Improved ROI. Provide greater access to test creation and execution for more team members and support a higher number of virtual users per box.
• Leverage current investments. Reduce your investment in multiple tools and training, exploit new technologies and maintain business confidence even as technologies change.
• Quick user adoption. Discover ease of use with step-by-step workflow wizards.

Software Application Performance and Load Testing Features

• Rich reporting and trending enable informed decision making and quick isolation of performance defects
• Simple, cost-efficient virtual user model allows license sharing and term-based access
• Load Test Resource Management allows you to plan load test execution and maximize your environment’s potential
• End-to-end diagnostic capabilities include code-level root-cause resolution for Java and .NET applications, client- and server-side analysis, and performance trend reporting
• Eclipse plug-in and Microsoft Visual Studio add-on expand test creation capabilities
• Integration with Borland' powerful software test management tools, and Borland Starteam, a software change and configuration management tool
• Realistic, lightweight and accurate simulation minimizes the hardware resources needed per virtual user, enabling more and larger load tests.

Web Services Performance Testing

Performance and load testing of Web services in Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) requires a versatile tool that provides various validation dimensions. Borland delivers this capability in two ways:

• Borland SilkPerformer SOA Edition, for new users or standalone SOA testing
• .NET Explorer or Java™ Explorer, add-ons to Borland SilkPerfomer

More on Borland SilkPerformer SOA Edition

Borland SilkPerformer SOA Edition and .NET/Java Explorers support the testing of Java or.NET Web services by testing the following key criteria:

• Unit/component validation: assures individual services work properly in the developer’s environment
• Functionality: ensures that services actually meet business expectations and deliver value from an end-user perspective
• Performance: makes certain that Web services perform well under heavy, concurrent usage
• Interoperability: makes sure that Web services continue working as designed when combined with other services individually or under load conditions

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Borland SilkCentral Test Manager

The Quality Choice for Software Test Management

Borland SilkCentral Test Manager is a powerful all-inclusive software test management tool that builds quality and productivity into your testing process, speeding the delivery of successful software projects while minimizing the risks of application failures. It consolidates all of the critical software testing phases within a single, scalable, Web-based testing system, enabling your local and distributed software development teams to share experiences, resources and critical information.

Equally important, Borland SilkCentral Test Manager integrates with other Borland tools and technologies, as well as third-party application lifecycle management tools, ensuring that software testing becomes a well-managed process that spans your entire software development life cycle (SDLC) and aligns your business and development priorities.

Clear Advantages of Borland’ Software Test Manager Tool

• Provides a core platform for adopting requirements-based testing that links business and test requirements using Borland Caliber RM or other third-party systems.
• Offers built-in support for executing/managing Borland SilkTest, Borland SilkPerformer, JUnit, NUnit and other third-party testing tools via open, mature APIs, giving you insight into and control of your entire software quality lifecycle.
• Increases efficiency and reduces costs through native support of VMware Lab Manager for multi-configuration and cross-platform testing utilizing virtualized development environments.
• Enables live, quality monitoring of individual and cross-project activities for co-located and globally distributed teams.
• Offers dynamic hardware provisioning for efficient lab management of test resources and platforms.
• Leverages Borland’ code coverage technology to link tests with the code they actually touch, enabling better choices on what to test and revolutionizing the decision process for tests to modify due to code changes.
• Improves manual testing with a simple, scalable Manual Test Client that guides testers through the process and assures consistent, repeatable data collection and reporting.
• Enables remote, simultaneous, Web-based execution across multiple test labs and software environments worldwide, maximizing resources and efficiency.
• Delivers advanced reporting, including project status, requirements and test coverage, quality trends, milestones, test type and defect trends.

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If you are interested in purchasing Borland Silk tools then please do not hesitate to contact us on 023 9282 2254 alternatively you can email us.