Parasoft, a leading provider of SOA and web application testing solutions, partner with test data management specialists Grid-Tools

Online, February 19, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Grid-Tools and Parasoft have engaged in a technical partnership to offer a compelling joint solution for SOA testing and web application testing. Grid-Tools Ltd, an Oxford, UK based test data management software company, and Parasoft, a California based SOA testing solutions organization, have come together to launch a 'data driven' repository-based solution for web application testing.

What is 'data driven' SOA testing?
The combined tools offer an integrated approach to managing the data that is fed into and returned from requested and stored responses. Data pools of responses will be managed in the Grid-Tools Datamaker™ central repository, allowing the results to quickly be checked against expected results. Data requests and results can also be compared over time, offering the ability to quickly identify if anything has changed. Data from the Parasoft solution can be stored in the Datamaker™ repository, allowing users to freeze the response data; a very important feature when testing multiple SOA requests. The user will be equipped with an enterprise-wide, end-to-end SOA testing solution.

A valuable partnership for web application testing
In response to the new partnership and technical integration, Huw Price, Grid-Tools Managing Director said, "Grid-Tools have welcomed the chance to develop a closer working partnership with Parasoft by launching this new product together. Parasoft's SOA test tool is state-of-the-art. Being able to use its powerful test harness capability allows us to continue our integration with all parts of the testing cycle. SOA testing can be complex, as there are many moving parts. The ability to manage the back-end data in a structured and organized way allows users much greater control over this complex area."
"How can you test with greater impact? You can make your test cases more pertinent, yet malleable to changing business demands," said Wayne Ariola, VP of Strategy for Parasoft Corporation. "Parasoft SOAtest and Grid-Tools deliver an unparalleled solution for ensuring quality in evolving business systems- the combined offering allows development and QA teams to work in concert like never before."

Grid-Tools and Parasoft will be hosting a webinar introducing their joint solution on March 3, 2009, for more information please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/897548601

About Parasoft
For 21 years, Parasoft has investigated how and why software errors are introduced into applications. Our solutions leverage this research to deliver quality as a continuous process throughout the SDLC. This promotes strong code foundations, solid functional components, and robust business processes. Whether you are delivering Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), evolving legacy systems, or improving quality processes-draw on our expertise and award-winning products to increase productivity and the quality of your business applications. For more information visit: http://www.parasoft.com.

About Grid-Tools Limited

Grid-Tools are specialists in data creation, data masking and test data management. Their experienced personnel have been writing and developing solutions for large companies in both the private and public sectors for nearly 30 years.

The Grid-Tools Datamaker™ suite includes a wide range of tools for test data management including such innovative products as Datamaker™, a revolutionary tool that creates and publishes quality test data with the referential integrity of production environments for testing and development. Datamaker™ offers three methods for managing and generating data, inclusive of database subsetting, data obfuscation (data masking and data de-identification) and synthetic data generation.

The Grid-Tools methodology consists of using the "data-centric" approach to testing whereby, their focus is to ensure the quality of the test data you are using is of the right quality for successful testing.

For more information, please visit: www.grid-tools.com or call +44 (0) 1865 884 600
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