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THE 2008 TESTERS CHOICE AWARDS
 The Testers Choice awards, conducted
annually by Software Test & Performance, recognize excellence in
software test and performance tools. The award comprises categories
encompassing the range of tools designed to improve software quality.
The arbiters of excellence are Software
Test & Performance subscribers, who vote on products in specific
categories. The Testers Choice awards will consist of a winner and two
finalists from each category as well as the year's Grand Prize winner.
The Grand Prize winner is a product that had the highest score within a
single category; votes are not added across categories.
THE 2008 TESTERS CHOICE
AWARDS ARE OUT!
READ THEM IN OUR NOVEMBER ISSUE!
| "The Testers Choice
Awards recognize excellence in software test and performance
tools. The awards encompass the full range of tools designed to
improve software quality." |
Nominations opened May 5, closed on June
13. There are no limits to the number of products that may be
nominated by a company, or on the number of categories into which a
product may be nominated. There will be a processing fee for each
nomination. All nominations must be received by close of business on
June 13, 2008.
Online voting opened on July 1,
closed on July 30. Only qualified subscribers to Software Test &
Performance may vote.
Winners were announced at the
Software Test &
Performance Conference Fall 2008, Sept. 24-26, 2008, in Boston.
The awards appeared in the Nov. 2008 issue of Software Test &
Performance.
Attention, winners: The logos for the 2005,
2006,
2007 and 2008 awards are available for the
winners. Questions?
Contact Edward J. Correia, Editor.
Award Categories for 2008
| Data
Test/Performance Solution |
Tools
for testing, validating and tuning databases and data sets |
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Functional Test Solution |
Tools and platforms for evaluating applications and
components, including unit, requirements and user-interface
testing |
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Static/Dynamic Code Analysis
Solution |
Tools and platforms for
evaluating the quality of source code and compiled
binaries |
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Test/QA Management
Solution |
Tools and platforms for
managing the test process, including test cases,
beta programs and reporting |
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Defect/Issue
Management Solution |
Tools and platform
for reporting, assigning and tracking bug
reports and change requests |
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Load/Performance
Test Solution |
Tools and
platforms for determining the performance of
Web, client and server applications before
or after deployment |
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SOA/Web Services
Test Solution |
Tools and
platforms for evaluating a Web services
stack, including SOAP, XML, WSDL, UDDI
and WS-* implementations |
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Security
Test Solution |
Tools
and platforms that would be used to
identify potential vulnerabilities
of applications before or after
deployment |
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Test
Automation Solution |
Tools and platforms designed to
create, maintain and deploy
test-automation systems |
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Embedded/Mobile
Test/Performance
Solution |
Tools and platforms for
evaluating the quality
of embedded, wireless mobile
applications and systems |
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SCM/Build Management
Solution |
Tools and platforms
for maintaining
asset repositories
and managing the build
and deployment process |
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.NET
Test/Performance
Solution |
Tools and
platforms for
.NET developers
and test/QA
professionals,
including
ASP.NET |
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Java
Test/Performance
Solution |
Tools and
platforms
for Java and
Java 2
Enterprise
Edition
developers
and test/QA
professionals |
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Integrated
Test/Performance
Suite |
A full
Test/QA solution
that
spans
multiple
test
categories |
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Commercial
Test/Performance
Solution
Under
$500/seat |
Commercial
test/performance
solution under
$500/seat |
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Free
Test/Performance
Solution |
No-cost
or
open-source
application
life
cycle
management
solution |
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Best
Solution
From A
New
Player |
Tool or
platform
from a
company
less
than 5
years
old
(company
founded
in 2002
or
later) |
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