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  Compuware Corporation, the technology performance company, provides software, experts and best practices to ensure technology works well and delivers value. Compuware solutions make the world’s most important technologies perform at their best for leading organizations worldwide, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies and 12 of the top 20 most visited U.S. web sites. Learn more at: Compuware.com.
     
  GoDaddy.com provides a one-stop shop for individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence.  GoDaddy.com is the world's largest Web host provider and domain name registrar, manages more than 48 million domain names and has more than 9 million customers worldwide. GoDaddy.com
     
  Infosys’ Testing Solutions practice provides third-party validation solutions that help global 2000 companies build tomorrow’s QA enterprise. With over 11,500 professionals, the practice offers services which range from custom validation, to specialized testing and process consulting. Our IP-based solutions further focus on providing strategic differentiation and operational superiority to clients infosys.com/testing-services
 
           Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, automated testing, agile project management, reporting, and content management across all major Microsoft development platforms. Telerik’s award-winning software development products enable enterprises and organizations of every size to generate tangible productivity gains, reduce time-to-market, and stay on time and under budget. With tens of thousands of users in more than 90 countries around the world, Telerik’s customers include numerous Fortune 2000 companies, academic institutions, governments, and non-profit organizations. telerik.com/automated-testing-tools.aspx
 
    Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) provides  IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, Testing, BPO, Package implementation, application development and maintenance and research and development services globally. Wipro Testing Services, with FY’09-10 revenue of $515 Mn and 10,000+ dedicated Testing executives, is the largest Independent Testing Services Provider globally.
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Crosscheck Networks
 and its wholly owned subsidiary Forum Systems deliver solutions for deploying secure and reliable Web services. The company’s integrated product suite streamlines resources throughout the Web services lifecycle, ensuring reduced time-to-market and more rapid return on investment. Crosscheck Networks is the only company with HP (EMAP) certification for (SOA) testing with native HP Quality Center Integration. crosschecknet.com
 
     
  IBM Rational quality management solutions help organizations deliver enduring quality throughout the product and application lifecycle – from concept to launch to retirement. This collaborative, integrated approach to managing quality helps make quality a shared responsibility – not siloed and disconnected, enabling your organization to achieve greater consistency, efficiency and predictability in its delivered software and systems solutions. ibm.com/software/rational/offerings/quality
     
  Logica is a European-based business and technology company of 41.000 professionals helping clients increase value of information systems and services. Over 7.000 are involved in testing & quality management. Since more than 30 years the company has introduced innovations in testing, like TestFrame keyword driven automation, RRBT testmanagement based on risks and requirements and TestGrip test policy & organisation development.  logica.us
     
   

Micro Focus
 provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernization, Testing and Management software enables customers’ business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additional information please visit microfocus.com
 
     
  Innovative applications can catapult your business forward providing you with a competitive advantage. Microsoft’s Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management solution allows you to realize the strategic value of your custom software investments by delivering key integration and collaboration capabilities that ensures teams are more productive in today’s modern development environment.  microsoft.com/visualstudio/test
     
 
Skytap
 provides cloud automation solutions for enterprises and software vendors to develop, test, migrate, evaluate, demo, and train on new and existing applications in the cloud. Businesses can deploy Skytap in a day and accelerate their transformation to the cloud. Visit us online at skytap.com for a Free Trial. 
 
     
  uTest is the world’s largest marketplace for software testing services. We offer real-world QA services through our community of 40,000 professional testers from more than 170 countries.  Hundreds of companies– from start-ups to Fortune 500 industry leaders – have signed up with uTest to get their web, desktop and mobile applications tested.  uTest.com
 
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  AppLabs is the world's largest software testing and quality management company. The company offers a combination of consulting, outsourcing, offshore and specialist services across all types of software testing and quality management activity. applabs.com
 
    ASG provides software solutions to more than 85 percent of the world's largest companies. Through its comprehensive portfolio of solutions, comprising Cloud Management, Metadata, Information, Applications, Infrastructure, Operations, Performance Management, and Enterprise Automation Management, ASG offers technology innovation, enables clients to reduce costs, improve business-service delivery, and reduce risks. asg.com
 
  Aspire Systems provides end-to-end software development services to Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Innovative Enterprises.  We provide end-to-end Testing services to 60+ global customers which includes Functional Testing, Performance Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing etc. In Test Automation we provide Consulting, Development, Execution & Sustenance of Automated Test scripts.  aspiresys.com
     
   

ASTQB is the American arm of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board in 40+ countries with over 135,00 software testers certified worldwide. We develop the body of knowledge and glossary that a software tester should understand, and test to it with an examination to grant the professional credential. astqb.org/

     
  Brandt specializes in localization, software development and testing. Brandt’s Shadow™ technology is a key differentiator in the market. Proven, scalable and innovative it increases QA productivity levels enormously. In some cases Brandt has achieved up to 400% productivity gains resulting in very favorable ROI for its clients. Currently being rolled out internationally early adopters are being sought.  brandttech.com
 
 
CloudTest®
 from SOASTA is the leading cloud testing solution to quickly and affordably test consumer-facing Web and mobile applications at scale, providing customers with the confidence that their business-critical Web applications will be reliable and scalable, even under extreme loads.  SOASTA’s customers include American Girl, Chegg, Gilt, Hallmark, Intuit, Microsoft and Netflix. soasta.com/cloudtest/
 
 
       
   
froglogic GmbH
is a software company based in Hamburg, Germany. Their flagship product is Squish, the market-leading automated testing tool for GUI applications based on Qt, Java AWT/Swing and SWT/RCP, Mac OS X Carbon/Cocoa, MFC, .NET and for HTML/Ajax-based applications running on various operating systems and in different web browsers. froglogic.com
 
   
    Green Hat is a testing technology leader, operating worldwide with a Global 2000 customer base. Green Hat makes automated testing simple for complex systems relying on Cloud, Web Services, messaging, SOA (Service Oriented Architecture), ESB (Enterprise Service Bus), BPM (Business Process Management), CEP (Complex Event Processing), SAP and other distributed computing technologies. greenhat.com  
       
  HP Software accelerates modern application delivery for better business results. IT organizations embracing agile methodologies, composite applications, Web 2.0 technologies, and cloud and mobile platforms, encounter new challenges for managing the application lifecycle. HP’s innovative solutions help organizations address these challenges and ensure that IT initiatives yield positive business results.  hp.com/go/alm  
       
 

Impetus' state-of-the-art Performance Testing and Engineering tool, SandStorm, bundles multi-protocol testing with intelligent analytics and out of the box support for Mobile, Flex, Silverlight and Ajax applications, by utilizing a cloud or on-premise infrastructure. SandStorm is continuously being used at Fortune 500 ISVs in Financial Services, Healthcare, Telecom etc. to create scalable software. impetus.com

 
   
  InfoStretch specializes in enterprise application QA, Test Automation and Mobile Testing Services. Infostretch’s award winning test management tool - QMetry enables traceability from requirements to test case creation, execution and defect tracking. QMetry seamlessly integrates with Automation tools and provides comprehensive reporting capabilities. InfoStretch has expertise in testing Finance, Retail and Health Industry applications. infostretch.com  
       
  Janova is revolutionizing software testing and implementation by providing automated software application testing solutions. Janova originated to improve quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of software implementations at a low cost. Janova’s approach to automated testing combined with the Agile methodology is redefining the way enterprise-level software is implemented and tested. janova.us/index.php  
       
  For more than thirty years, LDRA has developed and driven the market for software that automates code analysis and software testing for safety-, mission-, security- and business- critical markets. Working with clients to achieve early error identification and full compliance with industry standards, LDRA traces requirements through static and dynamic analysis to unit testing and verification for a wide variety of hardware and software platforms. ldra.com  
   
   
LogiGear
is a global software testing company and developer of the TestArchitect™ test automation framework. TestArchitect™ allows test teams to automate more tests, decrease automation maintenance time as apps change and allows reuse of tests over multiple platforms. LogiGear also provides testing resources and training to help achieve clients goals. 
testarchitect.com
 
 
   
 
Polyspace® code verifiers from
MathWorks, detect and prove the absence of overflow, divide-by-zero, out-of-bounds array access and other run-time errors in source code. Polyspace uses static code analysis that is formal methods based (with abstract interpretation) to verify C/C++ or Ada. You can use it to perform code verification of handwritten or generated embedded software. Polyspace can also be used to check compliance to coding standards, review code complexity metrics, and measure software quality. For more information, visit mathworks.com/polyspace
 
 
   
  MindTree’s Testing Business provides a wide range of testing solutions, including ‘chip to cloud’ catering to a vast range of customers across industries through the use of innovative frameworks, point solutions, and engagement models. The single focus of MindTree’s 2200+ member testing team is “Delivering predictable quality through independent testing.” MindTree.com  
   
  An HP Software Elite Partner and authorized Support partner, Orasi resells HP’s application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions and is a leading provider of implementation, application testing, customer support and remote testing services. Orasi was recently named HP Software’s 2011 Partner of the Year (US) and 2011 Support Partner of the Year. orasi.com  
   
 
Parasoft
 is recognized by software development professionals as the leader in software development lifecycle automation. By integrating software development management, quality lifecycle management, and dev/test environment management, we help teams deliver better software faster. Since 1987, over 10,000 companies-including 58% of the Fortune 500-use Parasoft.  parasoft.com
 
 
       
  Perfecto Mobile provides cloud-based testing and test automation solutions for mobile applications and websites. Its 100% web-based MobileCloud platform enables access to hundreds of real handsets & tablets connected to live networks worldwide.  Perfecto Mobile offers a full HP Functional Testing integration (QTP, QC, LoadRunner), enabling enterprises to seamlessly extend their ALM to mobile.  perfectomobile.com  
   
 
Ranorex
offers a cost-effective and comprehensive UI test automation framework that simplifies both integration and acceptance testing for developers, and testing professionals, regardless of their programming or scripting experience. The Ranorex Automation Framework allows testing of many different application types including Web 2.0, WPF, Flash/Flex, Silverlight, Qt, .NET and Java.   ranorex.com
 
 
       
  SQA2  has a mission to continuously improve Quality through our client and professional services. SQA Clients - we are infamous for our affordable rates, exact matches and QA expertise. SQA Professionals, we are focused on building your career and skills for the future. Developing People. Building Teams -  800-984-SQA-HELP. sqasquared.com  
       
   
TechExcel, Inc.
is the leader in unified Application Lifecycle Management as well as Support and Service solutions that bridge the divide between product development and service/support. This unification enables enterprises to focus on the strategic goals of product design, project planning, development and testing, while enabling transparent visibility with all customer-facing initiatives. TechExcel has over 1,500 customers in more than 42 countries. 
techexcel.com.
 
   
  TestPlant is the maker of the world-leading and US patented GUI automation test tool, eggPlant. eggPlant – Now with eggPlant manager, OCR, mobile and an API – can run in Windows, Linux or Mac. eggPlant tests any device in any environment. No other tool is non-invasive, easy to use, deploys intelligent image recognition and universally relevant.  testplant.com  
   
   
TRICENTIS® was founded in 1997 as a consultancy company specialized in functional software testing. In 2005/2006 it developed TOSCA Testsuite™, a paradigm shifting product for the functional software test and launched it by the end of 2006. TRICENTIS® currently operates in Europe, USA and Asia Pacific. tricentis.com
 
       
 
Zephyr
 makes the best real-time cloud-based collaborative software test management platform in the market. Extensively used by large enterprises, it manages all aspects of the testing lifecycle, integrates tightly with JIRA, Bugzilla and almost all automation tools, and provides global access, collaboration and management visibility. See getzephyr.com for more details.
 
   
   

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Acmqueue
 provides a critical perspective on current and emerging information technologies, highlighting the technical challenges and problems that software engineers are likely to encounter when using them. In doing so, Queue helps readers sharpen their own thinking and pursue innovative solutions in their own work.  queue.acm.org

     
  Application Development Trends is the site for corporate development professionals. It features enterprise development news, trends, best practices, product announcements and more for executives, managers, developers and architects in cross-platform, multi-language environments. Covering a host of topics, the site provides valuable insight about all aspects of the application development lifecycle. ADTmag.com
     
   

Better Software magazine delivers relevant, timely information to tackle the challenges of building better quality software, regardless of your role in the software development lifecycle. Bringing you in-depth articles on agile methods, people and teams, CMM®, software process improvement, ROI, and coverage on emerging technologies, Better Software is the only magazine for software professionals who care about quality. bettersoftware.com

     
   

IT Today informs readers of best practices, as well as of research into current and upcoming issues in information and communication technology (ICT). Articles take a how-to approach to their topics. They help readers solve problems and are applicable to on-the-job situations faced everyday by IT management, staff and consultants in all areas. ittoday.info/ 

 
   
Methods and Tools is a free e-newsletter providing practical expert knowledge for software development professionals. Methods & Tools gives software development ideas more than one page to express themselves and covers all aspects of software engineering: project management and planning, methodologies (UML, Agile), software quality & testing, configuration management, etc. methodsandtools.com
 
    SearchSoftwareQuality.com is a free online community for developers, architects and executives interested in building secure and quality software. The one-stop shop provides news, guides, white papers and other great resources on software quality management, software testing and quality assurance (QA), software maintenance, and the entire software development life cycle. searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com
   
    StickyMinds.com, the most comprehensive online resource for helping you produce better software, offers an unrivaled scope of original articles from industry experts, technical papers, industry news, a searchable tools guide, discussion forums, and much more. StickyMinds.com
 
   

TechWell makes it easier to find resources on topics like testing, project management, and agile software development. TechWell expands the great information and resources that you’ve come to expect from Software Quality Engineering including enhanced content, new ideas and solutions, streamlined organization, and improved networking features. TechWell.com

 
   
 

 

 

 
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