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December 20, 2011
TASKTOP TECHNOLOGIES ENJOYS BREAKOUT YEAR IN 2011 AS AGILE ALM INTEGRATION HITS CRITICAL MASS
Enterprise IT organizations turn to Tasktop to synchronize ALM tool stacks and improve productivity, collaboration and software delivery velocity
VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 20, 2011 – Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com), creators of the Eclipse Mylyn open source tools and a leader in Agile ALM integration and productivity, experienced strong organic growth during 2011 as maturing Agile development practices mandate tighter integration of project management, quality assurance, release management and development tools to achieve success at the enterprise level. Tasktop responded to this growing need with the launch of Tasktop Sync, the most powerful and broadest reaching synchronization server that unifies ALM tool stacks and provides team members working throughout the application lifecycle the ability to collaborate across functions within their tool of choice.
“By focusing on the needs of the developer and creating the Mylyn open source frameworks, we long ago established ourselves as the leaders of ALM integration. But it was not until this year’s release of Tasktop Sync that we were able to meet the ALM integration needs of mid and large scale Agile deployments and ALM modernizations.” said Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop and creator of the open source Eclipse Mylyn project. “The interest and adoption of Tasktop Sync since that release has been tremendous, and indicative that integration has now become a leading concern of ALM deployments. For a growing number of industries like banking, insurance, healthcare, and manufacturing, software is becoming a core aspect of what they do, and many organizations need the cross-vendor traceability, visibility and collaboration that Tasktop provides.”
Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tasktop now has offices in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, and has seen its staff grow to more than 30 employees. In 2011, it was named a Best Company to Work for in British Columbia and Best Employer by Small Business British Columbia, was a finalist for the prestigious software industry Jolt Award and received the 2011 AllianceONE Partner of the Year Award from HP. Tasktop now offers integrations with more than 80 leading open source, Agile and enterprise ALM suites recently adding or expanding integrations with Borland StarTeam, Accept360, Microsoft Visual Studio, and IBM Rational Team Concert.
Both Tasktop Sync and Tasktop Dev (for desktop productivity and integration) are built on the industry-standard, open source Eclipse Mylyn ALM interoperability framework. Tasktop Sync provides real-time synchronization, automatic and configurable conflict resolution, and support for more than two dozen ALM tools. It unifies heterogeneous ALM stacks by allowing developers, testers, business analysts and managers to work within their best-of-breed tools of choice, while automatically maintaining traceability across ALM artifacts. Built on the company’s Task Federation™ technology, Tasktop Sync brings task federation to ALM servers, by providing the only real-time, bi-directional and fully automated synchronization between ALM servers. Tasktop Dev supports Tasktop Sync by federating tasks and other ALM artifacts on the developer’s Eclipse and Visual Studio desktops.
The company’s thought leadership also was very strong during 2011, with Kersten and other Tasktop experts presenting more than 30 times at leading industry events, including CeBIT, EclipseCon, JAX, JavaOne, IBM Innovate, Agile2011, Microsoft ALM Summit, SQE East and HP Discover. Kersten also is sought-after source for media and industry analysts, and contributes to a widely read blog at (http://tasktop.com/blog/). In 2011, Tasktop was active in the open source community with contributions and support for more than a dozen open source projects.
“Tasktop is helping a growing number of enterprise IT customers build better software faster and more efficiently,” said Neelan Choksi, Tasktop’s president and chief operating officer. “Over the past year, we made significant strides, nearly doubling our revenue and headcount. In conjunction with our ever-growing and deepening ecosystem of partners, we are advancing the productivity of software teams and IT organizations. The next year will be even more exciting and rewarding as we roll out new, innovative technology that helps bring teams together by expanding not just across the software development stack but beyond to an even broader set of constituents.”
For more information on Tasktop Sync or Dev please visit: (www.tasktop.com).
About Tasktop Technologies
Tasktop Technologies aims to transform the productivity of software delivery by unifying Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and empowering developers with task-focused tools. Tasktop invented the task-focused interface and created the popular Eclipse Mylyn project, which transformed the developer’s IDE experience to center around ALM tool-based collaboration. Building on top of Mylyn, Tasktop has been unifying the ALM landscape with its broad ecosystem of ALM partnerships that connect disparate tools from leading Agile, enterprise ALM and open source offerings. Tasktop’s Task Federation™ technology builds on this ecosystem to unify heterogeneous ALM stacks by allowing developers, testers and managers to work within their best-of-breed tools of choice, while automatically maintaining traceability and visibility across ALM artifacts. The company’s Tasktop Sync provides the only real-time bidirectional and fully automated synchronization between ALM servers. Tasktop Dev is the developer-centric ALM interface for the Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs, making it dramatically easier for developers to work and collaborate, while keeping ALM tools up-to-date with development activity. For more information visit http://www.tasktop.com
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December 19, 2011
SPARKFUN ELECTRONICS ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST EDUCATION CLASSES OF 2012
Company to hold series of courses to help anyone – from kids to adults – get started learning about open source hardware and technology used in electronics
BOULDER, Colo. Dec. 19, 2011 – SparkFun Electronics (www.sparkfun.com), a provider of parts knowledge and passion for electronics creation, today announced its first quarter 2012 line-up of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) electronics courses. Designed to help anyone – young, old and in-between – learn and embrace the world of electronics, the courses range from some tried and true classes from years prior to completely new areas of focus. All courses are instructed by SparkFun’s Education Department staff members and are held in the company’s learning center in Boulder, Colorado.
“SparkFun is committed to helping introduce the world of DIY electronics to anyone and everyone,” said Lindsay Levkoff, director of education for SparkFun. “Our classes are intended to be a fun, hands-on learning experience, as we want to provide a foundation of knowledge and resources for students to apply their own imagination and creativity to electronics.”
Classes kick-off on Jan. 14 and are currently slated through Feb. 4, 2012.
Introduction to Arduino – January 14, 2012, 9 AM – 5 PM (with a break for lunch from
12 – 1) — Go from blinking an LED to virtual prototyping in seven hours and still have time to eat lunch! This class is for anyone who has never played around with Arduino before and those who have played around a little bit but aren’t entirely sure about how the basics work.
ATMEGA In-depth Class – January 15, 2012, 9 AM – 5 PM (with a break for lunch from
12 – 1) — This class will examine the basic examples in Arduino wired on the breadboard, including digital and analog examples, which is a great set up for troubleshooting your boards and code! In addition, we will cover using the ATMEGA 328 as a programmer to load basic code to the capable and inexpensive ATTINY85 8-pin Controller.
Exciting XBee Class – January 16, 2012, 9 AM – 5 PM (with a break for lunch from 12 – 1) — This class begins with an introduction to all the required components, serial terminals, AT commands and the basics of mesh networking. The first project will be a Basic Chat session that demonstrates how to configure and connect coordinator and router ZigBee Series 1 radios together. We will also cover pin-to-pin data transfer using XBee Series 1 radios. Then after lunch we will do the same with XBee series 2 followed by a discussion on the different uses of the two XBee types. Finally we’ll develop a full Processing-based wireless simple sensor network using ZigBee radio connections to collect three data values from numerous remotely placed sensors.
Solder your own Microcontroller – January 18, 2012, 6 PM to 7:30 PM — If you’ve never soldered before, this is the class for you! We’ve been teaching soldering a lot over the past few years – now you can learn to solder while putting together an Arduino Compatible board. This course teaches through-hole soldering and is recommended for the true beginner. This will be a hands-on class where the students learn techniques to help them solder through-hole components.
Processing the Danger Shield – February 4, 2012, 9 AM – 5 PM (with a break for lunch from 12 – 1) –People love games, interactive stories and simulations. Now you can learn how to create them while gaining programming skills in the process. In this class we use SparkFun’s DangerShield to teach how a Microcontroller can be used as an interface for a computer program. Students will learn the basics necessary to create programs such as graphical interfaces, data logging visualizations, games, and animations using the free programming environment called Processing. Processing is based on Java so students will learn 21st century programming skills that are immediately transferable to college and the workplace.
“It’s important to remember that DIY electronics starts very simply just by deciding that you want to learn how to do something,” continued Levkoff. “We truly just want to reach as many people as we can and improve the lives of those who are impacted by this technology.”
Classes take place at the SparkFun building located at 6175 Longbow Drive; Suite 200; Boulder, CO 80301. SparkFun provides all the tools, irons, solder, parts, etc. For more information and a complete description of all classes, please visit: http://www.sparkfun.com/categories/154.
About SparkFun Electronics
Founded in 2003, SparkFun shares its passion for electronics by providing parts, knowledge, and innovation for those looking to explore the world of embedded electronics. It helps anyone discover their inner inventor and enables individuals to create their own electronics projects. SparkFun currently offers more than 1,800 products, ranging from simple components, like capacitors and resistors to GPS units and Bluetooth modules. The company employs 130 people and is based in Boulder, Colorado.
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COLLABNET SEES ENTERPRISE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AS THE NEXT WAVE IN AGILE ALM, DEVOPS INITIATIVES IN 2012
As Agile and DevOps movements mature so too does cloud development
BRISBANE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2011, CollabNet® (www.collab.net), the global leader for cloud development and Agile ALM products and services, expects the adoption of cloud development practices to increase in 2012 as a growing number of IT organizations build and deploy software directly in the cloud. During 2011, CollabNet saw a 40 percent increase in cloud development projects developed, deployed and hosted on its private and public cloud offerings, with more than 1,500 new customers adopting its Codesion™ cloud development platform over the past 12 months.
“The software development industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and we see the convergence of Agile ALM, Continuous Delivery and hybrid cloud strategies making enterprise-wide cloud development practices increasingly attractive to IT organizations,” said Bill Portelli, CEO and co-founder of CollabNet. “In this context, ‘enterprise’ applies to the compliance, traceability and security standards that software-driven organizations require from the cloud to increase productivity, global collaboration and the pace of releasing quality software .”
From an industry perspective, CollabNet cites the following factors that are leading to enterprise cloud development as the next wave in software development: 1) maturing cloud development platforms that provide enterprise-grade security and regulatory compliance, 2) the ability to integrate commercial and open source ALM tools in the cloud, 3) the increase in Continuous Delivery in the cloud, and 4) the mainstream adoption of hybrid computing strategies that blend public and private cloud platforms based on application type and usage requirements.
CollabNet is well-suited to gauge the increased adoption of cloud development practices. The company maintains six world-class data centers that provide up to 99.99 percent average availability and stringent security controls for more than 1.5 petabytes of annual data traffic and 3.5 billion Subversion transactions per year. It maintains a highly trained operations team for managing large enterprise ALM sites, managing more than 10 terabytes of data annually and 1.6 million Subversion transactions per day for more than 25,000 users. It hosts approximately 800,000 documents and 350,000 artifacts for more than 5,000 projects using 7,000 trackers.
“We see enterprise cloud development as a growing movement in the software development industry and the result of two megatrends in IT – cloud computing and Agile ALM,” said Guy Marion, vice president of cloud services for CollabNet. “Just as Agile processes are scaling across IT organizations, cloud development is moving from smaller projects to more strategic implementations that larger IT organizations are using to adopt and scale software development and deployment directly in the cloud.”
CollabNet enables hybrid cloud development strategies with a portfolio of products and services that provide the performance, security and traceability today’s maturing Agile-based environments require. CollabNet’s cloud platforms meet enterprise needs and empowers thousands of developers to streamline the development and deployment process using a growing ecosystem of hosted open source and commercial tools, including Apache Subversion®, Git, Trac, Bugzilla, CollabNet’s Agile ALM platform TeamForge®, and other leading Agile project management tools.
About CollabNet
CollabNet is the recognized leader in enterprise cloud development and Agile ALM, with more than 7,000 global customers that range from single workgroups to large enterprises. Its deep open source roots include the creation of Subversion (now formally known as Apache Subversion), the industry leading version control system with millions of users. CollabNet helps enterprise customers build and deploy better software through its focus on collaboration, enterprise Agile methods and cloud development and computing. Many CollabNet customers improve productivity by as much as 70 percent, while reducing costs by 80 percent. Its solutions include TeamForge, the industry-leading Agile ALM platform for distributed development, ScrumWorks® Pro for Agile project management, Subversion Edge for managed source code management, Codesion for cloud-based development and deployment, and a range of Agile-based training, consulting and transformation services. For more information, please visit (www.collab.net).
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CollabNet, TeamForge, and ScrumWorks are registered trademarks of CollabNet, Inc. Codesion is a trademark of CollabNet, Inc. Subversion is a registered trademark of the Apache Software Foundation. Other names may be trademarks of their respective holders.
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December 14, 2011
COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD (CFE) TAPS FREEWAVE FOR A LARGE SMART GRID PROJECT IN MEXICO
The only utility power company in Mexico uses FreeWave wireless data radios for monitoring and control of critical electric power applications
BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 14, 2011 — FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, was chosen by Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (http://www.cfe.gob.mx) for wireless data radio applications such as power consumption and substation monitoring, as well as control and monitoring of power networks.
CFE is the only electric power utility company in México. It generates, transmits and distributes power and energy to nearly 100 million customers and is one of the largest utility organizations in the world with approximately 100,000 employees around the country. It currently is using FreeWave’s FGR2-PE, FGR115-RC and HTPlus wireless data radios in nine of the 16 divisions throughout Mexico.
“Before implementing FreeWave radios, CFE was experiencing difficulties due to distance and maintaining line of site in its communication networks,” said Federico Ibarra Otero, engineer at Ampere, FreeWave’s reseller partner in Mexico. “There were some locations where the monitoring devices were remotely located and required repeaters. FreeWave offered a solution that tackled both the distance and line of sight issues and we have achieved more consistent, reliable and modern links since implementation.”
FreeWave radios are used for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) applications to monitor and control switch gears, reclosers and power meters. Some of the networks are installed in heavily populated cities, such as Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara, where the RF noise and line of sight can potentially cause major issues with wireless communications. However, with FreeWave’s excellent network design and flexibility, the radios achieve optimal communication, even with skyscrapers, tree coverage and high RF noise levels. With CFE being the only energy provider of power for the entire country, FreeWave radios also were relied upon for data transmission in a wide range of geographical areas, spanning from the big cities to remote locations in the mountains and desert. Additionally, each FreeWave radio is 100 percent tested for RF performance — from -40° C to +75° C — to ensure reliability in a variety of weather conditions.
“We are very satisfied with FreeWave’s Ethernet models, the FGR2-PE and HTPlus, as they let us manage serial and Ethernet devices at the same time,” said Mario Granados Villareal, engineer at CFE. “This allows us to incorporate all the data coming from the radios to the LAN networks, which not only saves time, but allows our entire communications network to operate seamlessly.”
The FGR2-PE offers users a second, switched Ethernet port as well as two serial ports that give customers the ability to transition from serial to Ethernet data communication without having to replace their wireless communication hardware down the road, as well as operate both serial and Ethernet communication independently and simultaneously on the same platform. The FreeWave HTPlus Ethernet radio is ideal for customers who need an industrial grade high-speed Ethernet radio that operates in harsh environments and noisy RF conditions. It delivers data at a rate of up to 867 Kbps and is an ideal radio for SCADA backhaul networks.
“We are proud to have been chosen by CFE for this significant project. The success with CFE confirms that our wireless solutions are making progress across the globe in the smart grid market,” said Ashish Sharma, chief marketing officer at FreeWave Technologies. “Our industrial radios provide enhanced capabilities for smart grid applications, such as distribution automation (DA), AMI back haul, distribution management (DMS), substation automation (SSA), load management (LM), demand response (DR), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and energy management (EMS). Our feature rich radio solutions coupled with top-notch customer support will bring new efficiencies to CFE’s network.”
About FreeWave Technologies
Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success – where failure and down-time are not an option – trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that are unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company’s website at www.freewave.com.
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COLLABNET ADDS GIT SOURCE CODE MANAGEMENT TO CODESION ENTERPRISE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM
IT organizations using multiple source code tools now have a single, enterprise-grade hosting platform that offers the flexibility and cost-savings of cloud development
BRISBANE, Calif., Dec. 14, 2011 – CollabNet® (www.collab.net), the global leader for enterprise cloud development and Agile ALM products and services, today announced that the Git source code management (SCM) tool is now available as a fully hosted, enterprise-grade solution directly from its Codesion cloud development platform. This cloud-enabled version of Git follows the company’s recent launch of CollabNet Connect™ that made Git available as an integrated tool within the TeamForge® Agile ALM platform. Both options make Git a viable choice for enterprise IT organizations where the highest standards in support, security, availability and back-up are a “must” requirement.
“The continued convergence and adoption of open source and commercial ALM tools within cloud development platforms requires new levels of assurance for both performance and security,” said Guy Marion, vice president of CollabNet Cloud Services. “Now development teams working on mission-critical projects have access to Git within a highly secure, reliable and enterprise-grade cloud development environment that includes other popular SCM tools, such as Subversion, and leading ALM solutions.”
Many IT organizations find that development teams use a wide range of both open source and commercial SCM and ALM tools. With Git now available on Codesion, organizations can deploy and manage Git, Subversion and other SCM tools “under one roof,” with code stored in a single, secure, enterprise-ready location. For enterprise customers managing hundreds of projects across multiple tool stacks, Codesion now offers both integrated SCM hosting along with access to a growing suite of development tools, including: Trac, BugZilla and CollabNet’s ScrumWorks® Pro and TeamForge for Agile ALM, and Codesion Publisher for software deployment.
CollabNet is the first company to provide a cloud-enabled platform to govern and secure development with the Git DVCS tool, such as for mobile application development. Enterprises can now take advantage of the speed and flexibility provided by Git without compromising corporate standards for compliance, security or management efficiency – all in the cloud.
To trial the new version of Git hosted on Codesion please visit (http://Codesion.com/free-trial)
About CollabNet
CollabNet is the recognized leader in enterprise cloud development and Agile ALM, with more than 7,000 global customers that range from single workgroups to large enterprises. Its deep open source roots include the creation of Subversion (now formally known as Apache Subversion®), the industry leading version control system with millions of users. CollabNet helps enterprise customers build and deploy better software through its focus on collaboration, enterprise Agile methods and cloud development and computing. Many CollabNet customers improve productivity by as much as 70 percent, while reducing costs by 80 percent. Its solutions include TeamForge®, the industry-leading Agile ALM platform for distributed development, ScrumWorks® Pro for Agile project management, Subversion Edge for managed source code management, Codesion for cloud-based development and deployment, and a range of Agile-based training, consulting and transformation services. For more information, please visit (www.collab.net).
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CollabNet, TeamForge, and ScrumWorks are registered trademarks of CollabNet, Inc. Codesion is a trademark of CollabNet, Inc. Subversion® is a registered trademark of the Apache Software Foundation. Other names may be trademarks of their respective holders.
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December 7, 2011
AGILE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES DATES AND CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR AGILE2012
Industry’s leading conference on Agile development seeks community ideas and thought leaders for presentations at event
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 7, 2011 – Agile Alliance, (http://agilealliance.org/), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today announced the “call for speakers” for Agile2012 is now open. The conference is scheduled for August 13-17, 2012 in Dallas, Texas (http://agile2012.agilealliance.org/). Agile2012 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices.
“The Agile2012 conference is presented by the community, for the community,” said Mitch Lacey, Agile2012 conference chair. “We invite those who are passionate about providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information to submit a topic of interest to the general Agile community. There will be much competition – we expect more than 1,000 submissions for roughly 200 presentations.”
As in prior years, public users of the submission system (any registered user) will be able to browse proposals and post comments. Submitters may also post comments on reviews or public comments of their own proposals to provide clarifications, explain revisions and respond to questions. The review committees are distributed by stages. Each stage has an area of focus. Presenters will be able to submit their presentation to the stage that they feel most nearly represents a given topic.
In its 11th year, Agile2012 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices. It provides independent software vendors, software consultants and in-house corporate development teams with the knowledge and shared experiences that lead to successful Agile programs. Agile2012 connects attendees with the foremost leaders in the Agile domain, enriching the collective body of knowledge and influencing the line of thought in the field. It encourages debate and fosters innovative ideas based on real-world implementations for executives, managers, software development practitioners and researchers from labs and academia.
The submission system is open now and will remain open until Feb. 19, 2012. For more information or to submit a presentation please visit: (http://agile2012.agilealliance.org/for-speakers/).
About Agile Alliance
Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, as outlined in the (http://www.agilemanifesto.org/). With nearly 6,000 members located around the globe, Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value delivered to developers, organizations and end users. Agile Alliance organizes the annual Agile Conference, the industry’s leading event that attracts practitioners, academia, business and vendor-partner community members from around the globe. The Agile2012 Conference is scheduled for August 13-17 in Dallas, Texas. For more information about the organization, please visit (http://www.agilealliance.org/).
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December 5, 2011
GORILLA LOGIC ANNOUNCES NEWEST VERSION OF FONEMONKEY AUTOMATED TESTING TOOL FOR IPHONE AND IPAD APPLICATIONS
Latest version incorporates new UIWebView support and recorded speed playback features for iOS devices
BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 5, 2011 – Gorilla Logic, (www.gorillalogic.com), a leader in enterprise application development services and creators of open source test tools for mobile and Rich Internet Applications (RIA), today announced the latest version of FoneMonkey for iOS, the popular open source functional testing tool for iPhone and iPad applications.
“This most recent release of FoneMonkey for iOS adds several key enhancements based on requests from the open source community of iOS developers,” explained Stu Stern, CEO and president of Gorilla Logic. “We are committed to meeting the needs of the open source community through frequent updates to FoneMonkey for iOS to provide developers and QA team members with rich features that help them ensure their testing is completed faster and with more accuracy.”
Features added to the newest version of FoneMonkey for iOS make it easier for developers and QA team members to conduct automated testing of their iOS applications. These features include:
• A new capability to run HTML Selenese scripts within a UIWebView – enabling Selenium testing of embedded web apps for the very first time
• An option to playback scripts at recorded speed which increases productivity of developers
• Console options to set playback speed/timeout from the console, allowing users to the option to set faster playback speeds when they do not need to see steps during playback or slower playback speeds if they want to watch and inspect each step during playback
• Commands retry until timeout so the WaitFor command no longer is necessary when waiting for data
Stern says now testers with no Objective-C knowledge can use JavaScript as an alternative to extend FoneMonkey-generated tests. This allows them to easily create tests and suites of tests in Javascript. In addition, data driving capabilities allow developers to create CSV databases to drive tests with unique data per each test. This allows users to create one test that can be run many times using different data to help them see how an application responds using multiple data sets. Finally, this latest version supports Selenese HTML scripts which enables developers not only to test native functionality of their applications, but also the parts implemented in UIWebViews, adding more test support for those who use web technologies in their applications.
Gorilla Logic’s passion for delivering quality software applications for enterprise customers led to the creation of FoneMonkey. It is the only test tool for iOS and, most recently, Android, that records all actions on an iPhone, iPad or Android phone while in use and plays them back as a test script at any time. It enables the interactive creation, editing and playback of automation scripts that exercise an application’s user interface. Using FoneMonkey, developers and quality assurance team members can create suites of tests that automate and perform user operation sequences, and then verify results. FoneMonkey supports development as well as QA testing, and tests can easily be incorporated into continuous integration environments.
Availability
The latest release of FoneMonkey is available now and can be downloaded at (http://www.gorillalogic.com/fonemonkey). To read more about the latest announcement and what it means for the FoneMonkey community, please visit (http://blog.gorillalogic.com/). For more information on Gorilla Logic, please visit: (www.gorillalogic.com).
About Gorilla Logic
Gorilla Logic provides custom enterprise application development services to many of the world’s leading software-driven organizations. It has a rich history of applying software engineering best practices to reduce the time and cost of delivering high-quality, full-featured applications with advanced functionality. Its technical leadership in mobile, rich Internet and enterprise applications showcases its broad platform expertise and exemplifies its commitment to software development best practices and quality. Its innovative work with emerging development platforms led to the creation of two industry leading open source tools for automated testing, FlexMonkey (Flex applications) and FoneMonkey (iPhone/iPad Apps). To download Gorilla Logic’s open source tools, and to learn more about the company and its services, please visit (www.gorillalogic.com).
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December 1, 2011
TASKTOP’S MIK KERSTEN PRESENTS WEBINAR ON MODERNIZING ALM ARCHITECTURE WITH TASKTOP SYNC
Webinar provides in-depth overview of Tasktop Sync 2.0
WHO: Mik Kersten – CEO and founder of Tasktop Technologies (www.tasktop.com)
Kersten is the creator of the Eclipse Mylyn open source project and inventor of the task-focused interface. At Tasktop he provides the technical vision behind Tasktop Dev for developer productivity and tool integration and Tasktop Sync for enterprise ALM synchronization.
WHAT: Modernize Your ALM Architecture with Tasktop Sync 2.0
In this must-see webinar, Tasktop CEO Mik Kersten will provide the first in-depth view of Tasktop Sync 2.0. The latest version of Tasktop Sync 2.0 provides a set of industry-first facilities for connecting an ALM stack. Kersten will highlight the new features of Sync 2.0 which connect all stakeholders with real-time traceability and collaboration.
The webinar will conclude with a conceptual overview of Tasktop’s Task Federation™ technologies and best practices for connecting and modernizing the ALM stack, from business analyst to developer. An overview of what’s new in Tasktop Dev 2.2 will show attendees how to bring this new connectivity and traceability to developers. For example, Tasktop Dev 2.2 builds on HP’s Application Lifecycle Intelligence feature to provide instant workspace provisioning for developers using Eclipse. No matter what mix of developer, QA, Agile and requirements management tools, Tasktop Sync and Tasktop Dev empower developers and other stakeholders to use the tools that make them most productive while ensuring that the ALM artifacts are automatically and seamlessly connected to ease collaboration, reporting and traceability.
WHEN: Tue., Dec. 6 – 9 – 10 a.m. PST
INFO: To register for this webinar please visit: (http://tinyurl.com/6lsj8zs). Updates from the webinar will be available by following the live Twitter feed at #TaskSync. To learn more about Tasktop Sync please visit (http://www.tasktop.com/sync). To arrange an interview with Mik Kersten please contact Christie Denniston at 303-581-7760 or by email at (cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com).
