iTKO's LISA WS-Testingtm Records 2,500th Download In Less Than Three Months; User Approval Ratings Already Strong
Free Web Services Testing Download Offered by Leader in SOA Testing Continues to be Rapidly Adopted and Initial Feedback is Positive
Dallas, TX, January 2007 - iTKO, Inc., a provider of complete automated testing solutions for SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) software, today announced it has passed the 2,500th free download mark of its LISA WS-Testing, a fully functional Web Services testing solution, since its release in mid-October. Additionally, early survey indicators show adoption is most vigorous among ISVs, consultants and financial institutions.
SOA quality requires a complete, continuous, and collaborative focus across the entire SOA lifecycle. While Web Services testing continues to be an important part of the SOA quality puzzle, it is only the starting point. By offering LISA WS-Testing as a free download, iTKO is helping development teams get started on incorporating quality early into SOA Lifecycle Governance.
In an initial survey of those who have downloaded the software, iTKO found that:
- usability satisfaction rates are initially very high given the number of users who have downloaded and started using the product;
- almost 80 percent of users are testing homegrown Web Services;
- 82 percent of the users who have downloaded and are using WS-Testing would recommend the free download to others.
One early adopter notes, "I love the fact that with LISA WS-Testing I don't have to write any fake test code, and then manage that on top of my production code. In fact, there is no code window in LISA, you just point-and-click and it creates an XML script that directly talks to the web service. In a matter of minutes I created a dataset with a list of values, used the dataset to test my web method, and I could immediately see where my code breaks. We were looking into spending thousands of dollars for some other regression testing tool. So this free tool was definitely a good find."
LISA WS-Testing is built from the Web Services testing capabilities within iTKO's commercial SOA software test automation product, the LISA 3.5 Complete SOA Test Framework. LISA WS-Testing is a fully functional, no-code Web Services test authoring and execution solution that developers, quality assurance personnel and business teams can use to test Web Services deployments. This solution supports all current protocols as well as unit, functional and regression testing of the Web Services layer.
Another LISA WS-Testing user stated, "I've been searching for a product to test my web services. There are a few products out there that claim to do this well. LISA is the only product that has all of the capabilities I need. iTKO has provided me excellent service through their web forums, and the best part about all of this is that it's free."
The first 50,000 people to download LISA WS-Testing will receive a perpetual license from iTKO, as well as LISA Forums membership, free of charge. Users will be able to test as many Web Services as they need for as long as necessary.
"The initial feedback we're receiving on LISA WS-Testing is great," said Jim Mackay, chief marketing officer, iTKO, Inc. "Those who have downloaded the software and have started to use the technology understand its value immediately. The breath and depth of responses we've received from the first users is giving us great insight as to the maturity and level of understanding our customers have for the overall value of complete, continuous and collaborative testing throughout the application lifecycle."
About iTKO
iTKO, Inc. offers the most complete software suite for testing Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), allowing multiple business technology layers to be exercised within a single test case. iTKO's mission is to allow everyone involved in IT to own Complete, Collaborative, and Continuous(tm) software quality, from development, to QA and business analysts. iTKO LISA Complete SOA Testing Platform system performs unit, functional, regression, load and performance tests, without requiring test coding or script maintenance, saving up to 80% of the cost of testing over the course of six months. For dynamic web applications, web services, J2EE, .NET, Java objects, JMS/messaging, databases, and many more technologies, LISA provides live interaction with every layer, and gives everyone the "Freedom-to-Test" applications exactly as they will be deployed. Founded in 1999, the Dallas-based company's customers include Sun, Capgemini, Cardinal Health, AMD, TIBCO and i2.
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iTKO Press Contact: Jason English, VP Corporate Marketing - Jason.English@iTKO.com -- 214-764-9318