John and Roy will spend this session performing live demos of NuMega's development and automated testing tools (described below).

NuMega DevPartner Studio

NuMega DevPartner Studio, the SmartDebugging companion for Microsoft Visual Studio 5 ∓ 6, accelerates team development of multi-language components and applications (developed in Visual C++, Visual Basic, and Java) for the enterprise and Internet. DevPartner's SmartDebugging tools automatically detect, diagnose and facilitate resolution of software errors and performance problems. The current release of NuMega DevPartner Studio includes these products:

• BoundsChecker Visual C++ Edition
• CodeReview - Automatic Source Code Analysis
• SmartCheck - Automate run-time Error detection and Diagnosis · JCheck - visual thread and event analyzer for Java
• TrueTime - Automatic performance analysis and optimization . TrueCoverage - Automatic Code Coverage Analysis ∓ Testing . FailSafe - Automatic error handling and recovery
• SoftICE for Windows NT - System debugging · SoftICE for Windows 95 - System debugging

QACenter

Compuware’s QACenter product line is an integrated suite of products designed to provide information to all levels of IT professionals who need to validate their application testing. Through excellent test planning with QADirector, simplified scripting with QARun and powerful Change Request Management and Bug Tracking with TrackRecord, QACenter is designed to ensure that your development, testing and management teams are all working together.

The QACenter Testpack includes these products:

• QADirector - allows you to coordinate the entire testing process, including direct integration with NuMega development tools, File-Aid Client/Server and a variety of other third-party tools.
• Plan and organize test requirements
• Execute tests from a variety of development and automated testing tools
• Incorporate rule and condition logic into test suites, classes and procedures
• View and analyze test results
• Load information easily into defect tracking systems
• Take control of the testing process.
• QARun provides enterprise wide functional testing for applications in almost any environment. QARun does not require add-ons or application plug-ins and allows testing of:
• 4GLs such as Delphi, Powerbuilder, UNIFACE and Visual Basic
• Packaged applications such as SAP, Oracle and Peoplesoft
• Web based applications designed with technology such as ActiveX, Java and HTML
• Client/server applications
• Remote systems
• Character based Unix applications
• Mid-range and mainframe applications accessed through a Window’s based terminal emulation program
• TrackRecord is an enterprise wide defect tracking tool which allows organizations to systematically track software defects, handle change requests and coordinate these items with external products such as version control systems. TrackRecord’s major features include:
• Defect tracking, including prioritization and assignment to individuals or teams
• Dynamic reporting of defects
• Remote access to information via the web
• Integration with NuMega DevCenter, QAHiperstation mainframe testing and Abend-Aid mainframe failure analysis tools.
• Integration with defect tracking tools
• An open API to integrate with your tools