Worksoft on Leading Edge of Service-Oriented Architecture Deployments; Worksoft Certify Ensures Stable XML Messaging Infrastructure and Web Services

Worksoft on Leading Edge of Service-Oriented Architecture Deployments; Worksoft Certify Ensures Stable XML Messaging Infrastructure and Web Services

DALLAS, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Worksoft, Inc., the leading innovator of automated software quality solutions, announces the expansion of support for thorough testing of service oriented architecture (SOA) deployments. Worksoft Certify includes enhanced support for testing of XML messaging, as well as end-to-end Web services that are deployed on an SOA architecture.

SOA is fast becoming a mainstream approach taken by proactive organizations to integrate collections or groups of applications thereby providing IT efficiency and flexibility within the form of reusable software applications. According to Gartner*, by 2006, 45% of U.S. companies will be using Web services enabled utilities.

"The benefits to customers utilizing Certify are numerous and technologically innovative," says Linda Hayes, chief technology officer for Worksoft. "Until now, verifying a messaging service has either required the development of a test interface or forced indirect testing through consumer or provider applications. What Certify provides is a universal interface, allowing testers to exercise services in isolation while the infrastructure is being developed as well as after integration with other applications."

Additionally, Worksoft's Certify improves the usability of SOA applications by allowing business processes to be tested end-to-end, which accelerates deployments and upgrades, while lowering the overall cost of the applications being deployed.

"Going to service-oriented architectures demands closer integration of testing with the overall development process," said Jim Duggan, vice president distinguished analyst at Gartner, Inc. "Organizations are seeking solutions that create Quality Ecosystems, with end to end views of accuracy, stability and performance.

To view the white paper titled, "Automated Testing: Preventing DOA for SOA," from Ptak, Noel & Associates, copy the following URL into your browser: http://www.worksoft.com/ContentDisplay/UploadDocs/Worksoft%20Preventing%20SOA% 20DOArppdf.pdf

About Certify

Certify is an automated software testing solution, which dramatically reduces the high costs associated with enterprise software testing. The Certify Solution empowers business analysts and experts to document critical business processes and test conditions using simple point and click tools. Certify can seamlessly execute end-to-end processes whether automated or manual. Extensive reporting, project tracking and management metrics ensure application quality, on-time schedules and complete test coverage. Certify's open APIs can integrate with existing tools or new technologies so that test assets are leveraged today and protected in the future.

Worksoft, Inc.

Worksoft was founded in 1998 and pioneered a fresh and innovative approach to improving software quality. Certify(TM), Worksoft's flagship solution, enables application experts from the business and IT organizations to effectively and economically test mission critical software applications. Certify is an industry proven solution and is deployed at Fortune 500 companies in industries as diverse as retail, finance, insurance technology and healthcare.

Worksoft is headquartered in Dallas Texas. Contact Worksoft at 1-866-836-1773 or visit their website at http://www.worksoft.com/ .

*Source: Gartner: November 1, 2004, Commentary - Predicts 2005: The Impact of Web Services Still Grows


Source: Worksoft, Inc.

CONTACT: media, Kelly Smith of Shelton, +1-972-239-5119, ext. 121, or
ksmith@sheltongroup.com , for Worksoft, Inc.; or Kimberlee Lueders of
Worksoft, Inc., +1-214-261-9600, ext. 101, or klueders@worksoft.com

Web site: http://www.worksoft.com/


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