THE 2007 TESTERS CHOICE WINNERS

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.

Without further ado, here are the winners, as announced at STPCon Fall 2007, and published in the Dec. 2007 issue of Software Test & Performance. Most categories had one winner and two finalists; with the Defect/Issue Management category, there was a tie, and so there are two winners. Winners are in bold; finalists are in italics.

Functional Test
   HP QuickTest Professional
   Parasoft SOAtest
   Compuware Optimal Quality Management

Static/Dynamic Code Analysis
   IBM Rational PurifyPlus
   Compuware DevPartner Studio
   Parasoft Jtest

Test/QA Management
   HP TestDirector of QualityCenter
   Borland SilkCentral Test Manager
   VMWare LabManager

Defect/Issue Management
   HP TestDirector of QualityCenter
   Mozilla Bugzilla
   Seapine TestTrack Pro

Load/Performance Test
   HP LoadRunner
   IBM Rational PerformanceTester
   Borland SilkPerformer

SOA/Web Services Test
   HP LoadRunner
   Empirix E-Test Suite
   IBM Rational Performance Tester for SOA Quality

Security Test
   SPI Dynamics WebInspect
   Watchfire AppScan
   Cenzic Hailstorm Enterprise ARC

Test Automation
   HP QuickTest Professional
   Borland SilkCentral Test Manager
   CollabNet CUBiT

SCM/Build Management
   Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
   Subversion
   IBM Rational ClearCase

.NET Test/Performance
   HP LoadRunner
   Microsoft Visual Studio Team System
   .NET Test/Performance Parasoft .TEST

Java Test/Performance
   HP LoadRunner
   Junit
   Parasoft Jtest

Integrated Test/Performance Suite
   HP Performance Center
   Empirix E-Test Suite
   Compuware Optimal

Commercial Test/Performance Under $500/Seat
   TechExcel DevTest
   Pragmatic Software Planner Professional
   Mindreef SOAPscope

Free Test/Performance
   Mozilla Bugzilla
   Junit
   Eclipse Test & Performance Tools Platform (TPTP)

Best Solution from a New Player
   Fortify Defender
   dynaTrace Diagnostics
   Veracode SecurityReview