Seapine Software yesterday announced a new version of its quality assurance/testing software that includes the ability to load test Web applications as part of the Agile development process.

QA Wizard Pro 2010.2 “adds the ability to combine automated user actions with multiple simulated users to provide the ability to identify issues that occur during normal application use,” the company said.

According to Seapine, the software lets users simulate real-world scenarios with increased loads on the Web server, so test teams can find bottlenecks such as cache size or database access. It can simulate multiple browsers during a single load test, perform data-driven load testing, use checkpoints to analyze server responses while test scripts are running, generate detailed reports and more.

The applications for test can be written in various languages, including Java, C#, VB.NET, ActiveX, JavaScript and HTML, among others, and the testing itself can be done using several versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Seapine said that adding load testing to QA Wizard Pro was designed to lower companies’ costs in that companies don’t need to purchase multiple software packages, plus users don’t need to learn more than one scripting language.

The new release comes with five evaluation virtual user licenses, and non-evaluation licenses — used simulate real application loads — can be purchased in blocks of 50. No pricing details were provided.

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Seapine Software’s recent move to larger offices in Munich will allow the Cincinnati-based company to extend their relationships with their European customers, says Kevin Stewart, vice president of worldwide sales, Seapine Software.

‘Seapine’s new facility will allow us to triple the size of our staff in both sales and pre-sales support,’ Stewart says. ‘In addition, we are now able to provide in-house training and briefings for our customers, which will help them see a faster return on their investment in our tools and solutions.’

Seapine customers will now be able to receive personalized product demonstrations at the new site, as well as a variety of product and process training.

‘Europe is an important component to our overall corporate development,’ says Rick Riccetti, president and CEO, Seapine Software. ‘We are currently experiencing double-digit year-over-year growth. We anticipate an even greater increase with this investment in a larger, more versatile facility in Munich.’

Seapine Software, Inc. is a leading provider of quality-centric application lifecycle management solutions. Seapine’s development tools help organizations of all sizes streamline communication, improve traceability, achieve compliance, and deliver quality products.

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