Better Software - November 2008 - (Page 43)

Product Announcements practices and instill customers with confidence in their products and practices. By proactively demonstrating their commitment and accountability to these security best practices through an independent third party, organizations that bear the SI Tested logo differentiate themselves and gain a valuable marketing asset. In order to display the logo, Security Innovation must evaluate a company’s software. The software must be subjected to a rigorous security testing process that identifies high-severity vulnerabilities. The testing process ensures that critical vulnerabilities are found in order to protect customers and the security of their data. Visit www.securityinnovation.com for additional information. the software product development lifecycle. • The Strategy Formulation service includes the creation of a product test automation strategy, encompassing planning, tool selection, technical approach, and return on investment (ROI) statement. • The Assessment service provides a review of a client’s existing test processes and offers ROI-based automation recommendations. • The Implementation service consists of the implementation of the appropriate test automation capability along with integration into existing product development processes. Visit www.foliage.com for additional information. manages source code and all digital assets. With this release, Perforce SCM extends visual differencing functionality to images, enabling enterprise developers and engineers to manage all content with one SCM solution. Perforce 2008.1 improves support for remote users. Enhancements to the Perforce Visual Client improve remote access to the Perforce Server by allowing users to work offline and to browse local files. To further speed remote access, the Perforce Proxy, a self-maintaining proxy server and the cornerstone of Perforce’s distributed development solution, offloads file decompression to the client. Visit www.perforce.com for more information. Test Automation Services BURLINGTON, MA—Foliage, a technology consulting and product development company, has announced its Test Automation Services program, a package of services designed to address the business challenges faced by companies regarding the verification phase of ANTS Profiler 4 CAMBRIDGE, UK—Red Gate has introduced ANTS Profiler 4, marking a major transformation in performance profiling, providing real-time analysis with an interactive timeline that gives developers a complete picture of performance within any region of code. ANTS Profiler 4 enables developers Perforce 2008.1 ALAMEDA, CA—Perforce Software has announced the availability of Perforce 2008.1, the newest release of the Perforce Software Configuration Management (SCM) System that versions and An offering of the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology Systems-Centric Software Engineering Graduate programs tailored to the real-world education needs of today's Software and Systems Professionals Integrating the principles of Systems and Software Engineering to provide students with the skills required to conceive, develop, assure, and maintain complex software-intensive systems. Graduate Certificate and Master's Degree programs are offered in convenient, flexible delivery formats. Courses held on-site at corporate and government facilities, online via Stevens award-winning WebCampus, and on-campus in Hoboken, NJ. To learn more about Stevens Systems-Centric Software Engineering programs and degree options, visit: www.stevens.edu/sse www.StickyMinds.com NOVEMBER 2008 BETTER SOFTWARE 43 http://www.perforce.com http://www.securityinnovation.com http://www.foliage.com http://www.stevens.edu/sse http://www.StickyMinds.com

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Better Software - November 2008

Better Software - November 2008 Contents Mark Your Calendar Contributors eLightenment Technically Speaking Code Craft Test Connection Management Chronicles Getting Agile with User-Centered Design Google Web Toolkit Simple Summaries of Complex Projects Product Announcements 10 Things You Might Not Know About … The Last Word Ad Index

Better Software - November 2008

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.