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    Cognizant is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Cognizant is a member of NASDAQ-100, S&P 500, Forbes Global 2000 & Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies worldwide. Cognizant.com    
 
    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.
 
  Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, software 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
 
    Since 1997, TRICENTIS offers cross-industry expertise in all aspects of software testing and software quality assurance. With TOSCA Testsuite, TRICENTIS has developed an innovative and technically superior solution for software testing, test automation, and risk assessment. Over 300 customers worldwide rely on the expertise of our consultants and the performance of TOSCA Testsuite. tricentis.com
 
  uTest provides in-the-wild testing services that span the entire software development lifecycle – including functional, security, load, localization and usability testing. The company’s community of more than 50,000 professional testers from 183 countries put web, mobile and desktop applications through their paces by testing on real devices under real-world conditions. uTest.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’10-11 revenue of $580 Mn and 17,000+ dedicated Testing executives, is the largest Independent Testing Services Provider globally.
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Borland
, a Micro Focus company, creates tools that customers use to make good software great. Requirements definition and management from Caliber, change management from StarTeam and testing excellence from the Silk product family, enable developers to align business priorities and quality expectations with project requirements, development and testing. borland.com
 
 
   
IBM Rational quality management solutions enable companies to deliver enduring quality throughout the product and application lifecycle. By bringing together functional, performance, and integration testing into a comprehensive offering, organizations are able to deliver their products and services to market rapidly with greater efficiency, higher predictability, and reduced cost. ibm.com/software/rational/offerings/quality
 
 
    Keynote DeviceAnywhere®, a subsidiary of Keynote Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: KEYN), provides a suite of cloud-based, mobile app lifecycle management solutions for planning, testing, monitoring and analyzing your apps and services as you extend your business and brand to the mobile channel. The enterprise-class, SaaS platform is purpose-built for mobile and accelerates the entire mobile app lifecycle. Today, over 2000 organizations, including half of the Fortune 100, rely on it to assure service quality and speed time to market for their mobile apps and content. www.keynotedeviceanywhere.com.
 
    Perfecto Mobile is a global provider of cloud-based testing, automation and monitoring solutions for mobile applications and websites utilizing a wide selection of REAL and emulated mobile devices. Our MobileCloud™ is an enterprise-grade, 100% web-based solution that enables testers and developers to easily access hundreds of REAL smartphones and tablets connected to LIVE networks worldwide. Ideal for enterprises, system integrators, carriers, test houses and mobile application developers, MobileCloud is an end-to-end mobile testing platform that features public and secure private handset clouds, advanced automation capabilities, and seamless support for real devices and emulators. perfectomobile.com
 
   
Skytap
is a leading cloud service provider. We give businesses a fast, easy, and secure way to create complex computing environments in the cloud. Since 2008, our customers have launched over one million virtual machines in Skytap Cloud, including leading companies such as Boeing, Google, IBM, Trek Bicycle, OpenText and Cushman & Wakefield. skytap.com 
 
 
   
SmartBear Software
provides tools like soapUI and TestComplete to over one million software professionals to build, test, and monitor some of the best desktop, mobile, Web and cloud software out there. Our users include small businesses, Fortune 100 companies around the world. Learn more about SmartBear and our award-winning tools at www.smartbear.com. 
 
 
   
VMC
is a technology consulting and outsourcing company that provides flexible and scalable build, run and support solutions, including development, integration and quality assurance, IT outsourcing and customer care. VMC serves as a partner, using proven methodologies and world-class talent and resources, to deliver targeted solutions for our customers. vmc.com
 
 

 
  XBOSoft is an international firm specializing in software quality assurance with branch offices in the USA and Europe. With a proven record of success working for Fortune 500 companies and specialized ISVs, XBOSoft has gained broad domain expertise with extended experience in finance and healthcare. xbosoft.com
 
 
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3i Infotech is a global Information Technology company committed to Empowering Business Transformation. Our Independent Testing and Compliance Business [ITCB] became the world’s first true testing platform in 2011 – ClouT™ - delivering effectiveness and efficiency across the SDLC using domain assets; visual modeling of requirements; test framework for business users; and, non-functional coverage in design. 3i Infotech has over 1500 customers, including 71 in the Fortune 500 list, in more than 50 countries. For more information please visit 3i-infotech.com.

     
   

Arsin provides Enterprise Testing Solutions helping organizations enhance IT productivity, improve application quality, and reduce overall software development costs. Arsin offers end-to-end optimization through test strategy, automation and tooling. Backed by test accelerators, Arsin specializes in functional testing, test automation, performance testing, and packaged application testing. www.arsin.com

     
   

ISTQB Software Tester Certification can make your testers more valuable, your organization more globally competitive - and provide an ROI of up to 2000%. Learn how the world's most-used software tester certification can do all this by contacting ASTQB, the U.S. board for ISTQB Software Tester Certification: www.astqb.org - 813.319.0890.

     
   

Checkpoint Technologies, an HP Software Specialist and Authorized Business Partner, is a solutions provider specializing in QA and software testing with a focus in functional, security, and performance testing. We provide HP Software and Hardware Infrastructure solutions and services (both manual and automated) that allow companies to maximize the value of their IT investments. checkpointech.com

     
 

Ekobit delivers services and products in Application Lifecycle Management, Portals and Collaboration and Enterprise Application Integration areas. Innovation spirit and twenty years of experience in projects for international customers enabled Ekobit to release two innovative products, TeamCompanion and BizDataX, both helping software teams to streamline ALM and testing process. ekobit.com.

     
    Gorilla Logic is a full service consulting firm specializing in web and mobile delivery for the Enterprise. We provide complete end-to-end development solutions with expertise in Java, iOS, Android and Adobe Flex. Gorilla Logic’s main differentiators is our ability to consistently provide top-performing talent and our contribution to the open source community with our Mobile Testing Tools. gorillalogic.com
 
    iCEDQ Soft specializes in Test Automation and QA software (iQA®, iAUDIT®) for ETL and data centric projects such as data warehouse, MDM, CRM and Oracle Financials. Its software is being used by some of the top banks and insurance companies. icedq.com
 
   

Impetus' mAutomate is a Cloud-enabled mobile automation testing solution that helps in evaluating application behaviour and performance on various screen resolutions, devices, operating systems, hardware, networks and geographies. You can execute automated tests on the cloud by connecting real devices over the air to your target operator networks. Its features include but not limited to Device Management, Test Suite Management, Performance diagnostics and Result Reporting. impetus.com

     
    InfoStretch is a global leader in software QA, mobile solutions, testing, distribution and certification Services. InfoStretch also specializes in Enterprise Application Testing, QA and Test Automation Services with an emphasis on Enterprise 2.0 and Cloud Infrastructure-based SaaS applications. InfoStretch delivers high-quality, reliable and cost-effective services to clients throughout the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The company specializes in delivering business solutions that command deep technology knowledge, process proficiency and domain expertise. For more information, visit infostretch.com
     
   

The product M-eux Test automates mobile functional test cases. The tool recognizes the UI elements of the mobile app by scanning their programmed attributes. This allows QA engineers to write scripts that can be reused for regressing testing and performance testing across different versions and across different devices. jamosolutions.com

     
   
LogiGear
is a global software testing company and developer of the TestArchitect™ keyword-driven test automation framework. TestArchitect™ improves agile development by drastically reducing the time to create and complete reliable test automation. LogiGear also provides testing resources and training to help achieve clients' goals. 
testarchitect.com
 
 
   
Mobile Labs
delivers automated mobile application testing solutions for the enterprise. Its flagship solution, Mobile Labs Trust™, is an HP-certified add-in for Quick Test Professional (QTP). Trust enables testers to apply the same automated testing techniques used for Web and desktop-based applications to mobile application testing on real devices, resulting in true end-to-end testing.
mobilelabsinc.com
 
 
   
Odin Technology
provides a revolutionary approach to test automation through its Axe automation platform. Axe generates synchronised code and documentation through test analysts and business users rather than specialist automation professionals. Axe integrates with the major proprietary and open source automated tool offerings – So why not come and visit us!
odin.co.uk
 
 
    An HP Software Specialist Enhanced Partner and authorized Support partner, Orasi resells HP’s application lifecycle management (ALM) and Enterprise Security solutions and is a leading provider of implementation, application testing, customer support and remote testing services. Orasi was recently named HP Software’s 2012 Support Partner of the Year (Commercial). 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
 
 
    Polarion Software‘s success is best described by the hundreds of Global 1000 companies and over 1 Million users who rely daily on Polarion’s Requirements Management, Quality Assurance and Application Lifecycle Management solutions in their business processes. Polarion is a thriving international company with offices across Europe and North America, and a wide ecosystem of partners world-wide. For more information, visit www.polarion.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, Mobile Devices (Android, iOS), WPF, Flash/Flex, Silverlight, Qt, .NET and Java. ranorex.com.
 
    SOASTA is the leader in cloud testing. The company's web and mobile app test automation solution, the CloudTest Platform, enables developers, QA professionals and IT operations teams to test with unprecedented speed, scale and precision. SOASTA¹s customers include American Girl, Chegg, Gilt Groupe, Hallmark, Intuit, Microsoft and Netflix. soasta.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
 
 
eggPlant is a unique, patented test automation tool. Capable of automating the testing of any user interface in any environment, eggPlant offers an easy-to-use scripting language. It is non-invasive to the system under test and works on legacy, desktop and mobile apps. testplant.com
 
   
Value Momentum provides IT Services and Business Software to Insurance, Financial Services, Healthcare and CME firms. Our solutions are designed to deliver business value and drive momentum of our Customers’ initiatives. Our QA services include Process consulting, Large program testing, Managed testing and EDW/Data migration testing. Our Customers’ QA initiatives have gained momentum from our expertise in QA process optimization, IV&V for transformational programs and ROI-based test automation solutions. valuemomentum.com
 

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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
 
    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

 
  

With more than 8 million registered members (and growing!),The Code Project is one of the world’s largest independent developer communities. Find what you’re looking for in more than 34,000 top-quality programming articles and tutorials—with hundreds of new articles each month—plus code snippets, discussions, news and the best bunch of developers on the net. Developers from all over the world come together to share source code, tutorials and knowledge for free—to help their fellow devs. codeproject.com

 
   

DevJam
provides coaching, coursework and product design and development. DevJam mentors pragmatically match technology, people, and processes to create better products in shorter, competitive cycles. DevJam is led by David Hussman, an international coach and speaker, the 2009 Gordon Pask Award winner and contributor to many publications on Agile methods. DevJam.com

 
 
   

Our Mission: To build the community of leading software practitioners. IEEE Software offers pioneering ideas, expert analyses, and thoughtful overviews for professional developers and managers who need to keep up with rapid technology change. This bimonthly technical magazine is the authority on translating software theory into practice. computer.org

 
   

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
 
    Software Development Times® is the leading magazine covering the software development industry. SD Times is available in print and digitally. It may also be read at SDTimes.com. SD Times (circulation: 65,000) carries more advertising pages than any other development publication—and the second-most number of ad pages in the IT market (source: IMS: The Auditor). sdtimes.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
   
    SQE Training is one of the world's largest providers of software improvement training. We provide the industry’s best resources to help organizations meet their software testing, development, management, and requirements training needs. SQE Training provides a wide selection of specialized courses, developed and dispensed by industry experts, which deliver field-proven techniques for producing high-quality software. sqetraining.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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