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Coactive is the collaborative application development platform for technical teams to create, organize, and accelerate business solutions. Coactive Technology has been supporting Fortune 500 companies since 2010, with Pharma, Biotech, Project Management, and Documentation companies using Coactive’s aPaaS Platform.
Many companies struggle to deploy valuable business solutions due to lack of time or resources, but with Coactive you can decrease time to application launch, deploy easily scalable and maintainable cloud apps, connect existing solutions to multiple systems, upgrade and migrate legacy applications to the cloud, and wisely utilize the available budget to innovate ways to enhance competitive advantage. coactiveapps.com
Mobile Labs provides enterprise-grade mobile device clouds that improve efficiency and raise quality for agile, cross-platform mobile app and mobile web deployments. The company’s patented open platform device cloud, deviceConnect™ is available in both public and on-premises configurations. deviceConnect provides affordable, secure access to a large inventory of mobile devices across major mobile platforms to developers, test engineers, and customer support representatives, among others. At the heart of enterprise mobile app deployment, deviceConnect enables automated continuous quality integration, DevOps processes, as well as automated and manual app/web/device testing on real managed devices. For more information please visit mobilelabsinc.com.
With Panaya, organizations can accelerate application change and continuous delivery of innovation. Panaya provides cloud based test management, test automation and Enterprise Agile Delivery solutions that ensure collaboration between Business and IT. Enabling faster release velocity while ensuring quality, Panaya delivers an optimized user experience with end-to-end visibility of the application lifecycle. Since 2008, 1,600 companies in 62 countries, including a third of the Fortune 500, have been using Panaya to deliver quick, quality change to enterprise applications. panaya.com
Sauce Labs provides the world’s largest cloud-based platform for the automated testing of web and mobile applications. Its award-winning service eliminates the time and expense of maintaining an in-house testing infrastructure, freeing development teams of any size to innovate and release better software, faster. To learn more, and sign up for a free trial, visit https://saucelabs.com/.
Small Footprint is a software innovation and digital transformation company. Understanding the human element, we believe that Connection and Collaboration is where software comes to life. We partner with organizations to help them make the leap to Agile development, DevOps practices, and cultural transformation. If it is time for your legacy system to sunset, we will engineer a new horizon. When your customers expect better digital engagement, our experience and expertise can make you the leader instead of the follower. Small Footprint invigorates growth-minded businesses through an offering of advisory and implementation services across the software product development lifecycle. smallfootprint.com
Tricentis, the Continuous Testing Company, specializes in market leading agile software testing tools for enterprises. We help Global 2000 companies adopt DevOps and gain success by achieving automation rates of over 90%. Top analysts recognize Tricentis as a leader in Software Test Automation, with Model-based Test Automation and Test Case Design as standout features. Our 400+ customers include global names from the Top 500 brands such as A&E, Allianz, Deutsche Bank, HBO, JetBlue, Orange, Swiss Re, Telstra, Toyota, UBS, Vantiv, Virgin Airlines, and Zurich Insurance. Tricentis has offices in Austria, United States, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Netherlands, Poland, and Australia. tricentis.com
Silver Sponsors
accelQ® is a continuous testing platform for functional and API automation. accelQ delivers automation to the entire Quality lifecycle to accelerate time-to-market and facilitate building better quality software. accelQ is built on a cognitive core engine bringing the power of predictive analytics in scenario design, autonomic codeless natural language test automation and adaptive change management in traceability to name a few. accelQ’s all-in-one approach for UI, API and DB for a truly end-to-end automation eliminates need for custom frameworks and overheads seen with today’s automation tools. accelQ has proven to accelerate automation by 3x and reduce change management effort upto 70% while largely reducing your tool license and support cost. accelq.com
ASTQB promotes professionalism in software testing in the United States, and is the U.S. arm of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), the world's most popular software tester certification. ISTQB certification provides a career path that helps testers and their companies to reduce defects, speed development, and reduce costs. ISTQB offers Foundation, Agile, Advanced (Test Analyst, Test Manager, Technical Test Analyst, Security and Test Automation Engineering), and Expert certifications. ASTQB also offers its Mobile certification for software testers, as well as IQBBA certification for Business Analysts. The body of knowledge syllabi and glossaries for all of these certifications are downloadable at no cost from our website, ASTQB.org, where full information about the certifications is easily accessed.
Blue Agility (a cPrime company) is a leader in large-scale Enterprise-wide Agile transformations leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®). We work with firms that are looking to adopt Agile at the enterprise level as well as assisting firms in determining the appropriate tooling to best support specific departmental and corporate development needs. Using DevOps solutions, we provide a framework of people, process and technology, enabling the enterprise with continuous delivery capabilities. blue-agility.com
Checkpoint Technologies has unparalleled expertise in Quality Assurance and Software Testing. That is our passion. We specialize in functional, performance, mobile application, and application security testing. We provide services such as staff augmentation, consulting, training, and customized mentoring and leading edge software from our partners Atlassian, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Mobile Labs and Zephyr. Our vast knowledge in methodologies and best practices ensure our clients maximize the value of IT on their business. Checkpointech.com
The International Software Quality Institute (iSQI), with offices in Boston, Potsdam (DE), London (UK) and Amstelveen (NL) is a leading provider of certification examinations all over the world. For more than 10 years, iSQI plays a large role in certifying the know-how of IT professionals in over 100 countries on 6 continents in 10 languages. With over 30,000 certifications per year, iSQI paves the way for successful career development. The iSQI ‘Certified’ Program includes certification examinations that set the global standards in Software Testing, Requirements Engineering, Agile, Business Analysis, Mobile App Testing as well as Usability and User Experience etc. To find out more about iSQI please visit: isqi.us
Neotys is a leading innovator in load testing & performance testing for Web and Mobile applications. It has 12 years of development investment into NeoLoad – the performance testing platform designed to accelerate Agile and DevOps processes. Built by engineers who recognized that in order to achieve their own Agile adoption objective, they needed to create a product that could facilitate superior load and performance testing continuously. The end result – up to 10x faster test creation and maintenance with NeoLoad. For more information about Neotys or NeoLoad, visit: neotys.com or contact [email protected].
Data-centric organizations are deciding the future. Tear down the barriers to your digital transformation by unifying data across silos and clouds. Master the hybrid cloud world. Push customer touchpoints to the farthest reaches. Inspire global teams to innovate. Shatter the obstacles of data center performance. And discover opportunity wherever it exists. One company helps make it all possible. NetApp has a whole new approach to data, so you can align your resources, unleash your data’s full potential, and realize your vision. Data visionaries wanted. netapp.com
DevOps organizations across the globe rely on Perforce for scalable solutions that improve collaboration and accelerate delivery cycles. Perforce offers a complete suite of enterprise-class products for the entire product lifecycle, including lightning-fast version control (HelixCore) and powerful Agile project management (Hansoft). The company's solutions are known for securely managing change across all digital content while supporting the tools and project management methodologies your teams need to be productive. Trusted by the world’s leading brands — including NVIDIA, Pixar, Scania, Ericsson, and VMware — Perforce empowers DevOps teams to collaborate without borders and innovate at scale. For more information, visit perforce.com.
QASymphony offers a suite of software-testing tools built to help agile development teams improve speed, efficiency and collaboration. qTest is a Test Case Management solution that provides a better way for companies to centralize and manage test cases. qTest is robust, easy to use, and integrates with popular agile development tools like JIRA. Additionally, QASymphony offers qTest eXplorer for teams doing exploratory testing. qTest eXplorer lets a tester record everything he is doing during the testing session and automatically creates detailed documentation. QASymphony has 300+ customers, including Salesforce, Barclays, Samsung, Office Depot and Dell. Sign up for a free trial at qasymphony.com.
Ranorex is a software development company that provides innovative test automation software to thousands of companies in over 60 countries. Its success is based on the premise that every team member in every company can use Ranorex technology – due to simple recording functionalities, the use of RanoreXPath and an API for C# and VB.Net. One cost-effective Ranorex license includes a comprehensive test automation solution for web, mobile and desktop testing. The test automation software can seamlessly be integrated into existing testing environments and adapted with standard programming languages. Making testing effortless – with Ranorex’s award winning object recognition. ranorex.com
Based on the principles of Scrum and the Agile Manifesto, Scrum.org provides comprehensive training, assessments and certifications to improve the profession of software delivery. Throughout the world, our solutions and community of Professional Scrum Trainers empower people and organizations to achieve agility through Scrum. Ken Schwaber, the co-creator of Scrum, founded Scrum.org in 2009 as a global organization, dedicating himself to improving the profession of software development by reducing the gaps so the work and work products are dependable. Visit Scrum.org for further information on the organization’s Professional Scrum assessments, training and global community and follow us on Twitter @scrumdotorg. Visit us at scrum.org.
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, that deliver field-proven techniques for producing high-quality software. sqetraining.com
At tap|QA - We Test Software. tap|QA is a consulting services firm 100% focused on Quality. Our consultants’ wide range of experience includes Business Analysis, Quality Assurance & Testing within a vast array of industries. Our Quality focused solutions enable IT Organizations to meet the growing demands of their business partners. tapqa.com
Our solutions include:
- Strategic Quality - Strategic Consulting to Optimize IT Capabilities, Technology & Organizational structure.
- tap|Nearshore - cost-competitive with offshore, but embedded locally with your team, or at our site in Minneapolis.
- tap|Automation – Continuous Integration, Automation Accelerators and Performance
- QA/QC/BA Project Augmentation – From well-seasoned QA experts to bright, talented to well-trained associate consultants
From our founding as Software Quality Engineering (SQE) to now as TechWell Corporation, the company’s focus has remained the same—helping software developers, testers, and managers improve development and delivery practices. TechWell Corp.'s hands-on experience and training expertise helps companies, large and small, to improve their processes, gain measurable control over software projects, and deliver better software. With an experienced team of associates, field-proven methodologies, an array of international conferences, training courses, consulting services, and specialized publication and research, TechWell Corp. is a trusted resource of many of the Fortune 1000.
XebiaLabs is the fastest-growing, leading global provider of automation software for DevOps and Continuous Delivery helping companies to accelerate the delivery of new software. XebiaLabs’ products provide the automation, efficiency and insight organizations need to meet the demand for faster software deployment cycles. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Boston, XebiaLabs has a worldwide network of sales offices and partners. For more information, please xebialabs.com.
ZAPTEST can automate testing against any GUI based application in any environment on Mobile; Web or Desktop. It allows you to streamline test automation by creating test scripts against live applications and mock-ups, auto-generate test documentation, and run scripts on all test environments at once; ideal for any Agile; DevOps; CI/CD development oriented testing.
ZAPFARM offers Private cloud for distributed Mobile and conventional devices and workstations, where you can use it for manual or automated testing.
ZAPTEST & ZAPFARM execute in parallel on any test environment at once, and therefore allow you to meet any schedule and budget resulting in increased testing ROI! zaptest.com
Partner Sponsors
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
AgileConnection has today’s best agile ideas and how-to advice on the latest agile development and methodology practices. AgileConnection provides weekly articles from industry experts, as well as interviews with thought leaders, searchable tools and books guides, Q&A, the complete Better Software magazine archive, and access to past conference presentations. AgileConnection.com
As the unbiased resource for networking, education, advocacy and standards, AIM Global will help its members grow their businesses by fostering the effective use of Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) solution
Better Software magazine is the quarterly, online magazine for software professionals who care about quality. Each issue brings you relevant, timely information to help you build better software. Better Software magazine delivers in-depth articles on testing, project management, development, configuration management, DevOps, agile, mobile, and cloud technologies. In each issue you'll find solutions to common problems, coverage on emerging technologies, and more. It’s a steady stream of ideas for software professionals focused on quality. BetterSoftware.com
CIO Application is a technology magazine published in silicon valley that creates a premiere platform for CIO s to discuss their innovative enterprise solutions and allows IT Vendors to learn about new solutions that can grow their business. We rigorously test,review and report the technologies and services of US enterprise IT vendors. With this analysis ,we provide a comprehensive guide for technology leaders to make educated decisions about their IT purchasing and spending and overall gain a better understanding in how to achieve their business goals. CIOApplications.com
CIOReview is a technology magazine that talks about the enterprise solutions that can redefine the business goals of enterprises tomorrow. It is the leading source that shares innovative enterprise solutions developed by established solutions providers, upcoming hot enterprises and is a neutral source for technology decision makers. Published from Fremont, California, CIOReview is an excellent platform for the enterprise to showcase their innovative solutions.
The Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ) is an IT industry leadership group comprised of IT executives from the Global 2000, system integrators, outsourced service providers, and software technology vendors committed to introducing a computable metrics standard for measuring software quality & size. CISQ is a neutral, open forum in which customers and suppliers of IT application software can develop an industry-wide agenda of actions for improving IT application quality to reduce cost and risk. Become a CISQ member, learn more: it-cisq.org.
CMCrossroads is where configuration management and development professionals go for answers on SCM, ALM, change management, DevOps, tools, and more. CMCrossroads delivers weekly articles from industry experts, as well as interviews with thought leaders, searchable tools and books guides, Q&A, the complete Better Software magazine archive, and access to past conference presentations CMCrossroads.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
Mind Commerce is your trusted source for research and strategic analysis focused on digital technologies and the telecommunications industry. Our reports provide key trends, projections, and in-depth analysis for infrastructure, platforms, devices, applications, services, emerging business models and opportunities.
StickyMinds is the most comprehensive online resource for helping you produce better software. StickyMinds offers an unrivaled scope of original articles from industry experts, as well as interviews with thought leaders, searchable tools and books guides, Q&A, the complete Better Software magazine archive, and access to past conference presentations. StickyMinds.com
Tea-time with Testers is the largest circulated English language magazine for professional software testers. It's widely known in community for the quality of its content, authors and its unique way of presenting information. It's a monthly publication and it's FREE! Download your issues here and follow them on Twitter @TtimewidTesters.
This Agile Life is a podcast devoted to agile and lean software development. Each week we discuss the challenges and issues that we face everyday working as developers and coaches on agile teams. The back catalog of This Agile Life has more than 100 hours of content spanning more than 110 episodes. The first episode was released in mid 2012, more than 4 years ago, and continues going strong today. The show is hosted by John Sextro, Jason Tice, Amos King, Craig Buchek, Lee McCauley, Nate McKie, and Natalie Simonsen. Find out more at http://ThisAgileLife.com
The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for- profit organization that certifies and promotes the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon IEEE Standard 802.16. The WiMAX Forum’s primary goal is to accelerate the adoption, deployment and expansion of AeroMACS, WiGRID, and WiMAX technologies across the globe while facilitating roaming agreements, sharing best practices within our membership and certifying products. WiMAX Forum and WiGRID Certified® products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. The WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. For more information, visit WiMax Forum.