Better Software - September 2008 - (Page 44) Product Announcements and feel changes, new interface elements and workflows within LISA were streamlined to increase user productivity. New step creation, assertion, and filter wizards with context sensitive help are some notable examples. Users of Mercury TestManager/ HP QualityCenter can also coordinate LISA tests within their tools in a few clicks. For more information, visit www.itko.com. Accept Version 4.6 FREMONT, CA—Accept Software has released Accept version 4.6, the newest release of its award-winning SaaS innovation management suite. Major enhancements in this latest release include native support for the full range of agile development methodologies and processes. New agile capabilities build on prior Accept releases designed to help companies get the right products to market faster, while making it even easier for everyday users to manage complex product cycles and dependencies. Features include: • Agile methodologies, including Scrum, feature-driven development, agile unified process, Extreme Programming, and others • Agile development processes, including iterations, stack-ranked backlogs, user stories, and others • Agile project management, including velocity and burndown reports and a centralized repository of artifacts that facilitates reduced documentation • Usability improvements including an updated user interface that makes it easier to use and manage filters and more intuitive to create implementation estimates • Extended release hierarchies to support larger projects that consist of multiple sub-projects • More robust Outlook integration, enabling users to create suggestions and other elements directly from emails Visit www.acceptsoftware.com for more information. Parasoft Application Security Solution MONROVIA, CA—Parasoft announces its Application Security Solution, which establishes a continuous process that ensures security verification and remediation tasks are not only deployed across every stage of the SDLC, but also ingrained into workflow. Parasoft’s Application Security Solution expands traditional data flow analysis from software quality to application security. This server-based technology statically simulates complex application execution paths to help teams find vulnerabilities including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, exposure of sensitive data, and other potential issues. The latest enhancements not only draw upon an extensive knowledge base of common attack patterns but also enable organizations to map the data flow logic to their own security policies. Visit www.parasoft.com/parasoft_security for more information. Want to receive complimentary copies of some of the latest books on softWare Development? Then you may be interested in the StickyMinds.com Book Review Program! If you’re an experienced software professional who likes to read and thrives on sharing opinions, join our unique book review program that caters exclusively to the software development community! Tell us about your background, experiences, and which topics you’d like to review. If accepted into the program, you will receive a book selected for you to review—up to four a year. And the best part of the program? You keep the book—No Charge! For an application or more information, contact Cheryl M. Burke, cburke@sqe.com. 44 BETTER SOFTWARE SEPTEMBER 2008 www.StickyMinds.com http://www.itko.com http://www.parasoft.com/parasoft_security http://www.acceptsoftware.com http://www.stickyminds.com http://StickyMinds.com http://www.twitter.com/StickyMinds http://www.StickyMinds.com
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