Crosscheck Networks, Inc., the leading provider of SOA Testing and Governance Tools today announced an industry-first webinar on techniques in design-time SOA Governance via Service Simulation. Service Simulation -- the ability to mimic producer services even before they are implemented -- enables corporations to compress SOA Project Lifecycles, reduce project costs and build a set of best-practice governance policies for seamless integration with trading partners. - SOA Test Architect - SOA TEST NETWORK - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a global supplier of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications today announced the completion of the acquisition of privately-owned Mindreef, Inc., the SOA Quality Company. Mindreef develops and markets the award-winning Mindreef® SOAPscope® products, which enable different IT users such as business analysts, system architects, application developers, testers, operations and support staff to build, deploy, and maintain better software at each phase of an SOA, Web service or composite application development lifecycle. With the combination of Actional and SOAPscope, Progress is the first and only company to address the entire SOA lifecycle with best-in-class SOA quality and validation capabilities and industry-leading runtime governance capabilities, ensuring the success of SOA deployments. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

SOASTA, the leading provider of cloud-based testing solutions, today announced support for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). A Web testing solution built on the cloud to enable application testing in the cloud, SOASTA CloudTest for EC2 allows developers to easily and affordably turn the Amazon cloud into a Virtual Test Lab for load and performance testing of their applications. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Green Hat, a leading provider of automated testing solutions, today announced the world's first test automation product to combine both BPM and SOA validation. With the addition of BPM capabilities, Green Hat now offers customers a way to test all aspects of their SOA projects, including exception handling and manual processes. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

iTKO LISA, the leading provider of testing, validation and virtualization solutions for SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) and enterprise software, announced the general availability release of LISA 4.5 at the Gartner AADI (Application Architecture, Development & Integration) summit held in Orlando, FL. LISA 4.5 extends the functionality of the award wining LISA 4 suite, adding service virtualization for load and performance testing, and customer-driven enhancements. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

SOA Software and iTKO announce a combined solution for continuous management and quality assurance across the entire design, development and change lifecycle of SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) applications. The integrated offering includes iTKO's LISA Testing, Validation & Virtualization suite, and SOA Software's Policy Manager and Service Manager solutions. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Green Hat, a leading provider of automated testing solutions, is pleased to announce it's acquisition of Solstice Software ("Solstice"), one of the leading providers of SOA testing products in North America. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today introduced new and enhanced quality and management software designed to increase the success of mainstream deployment of service-oriented architectures (SOA) by businesses. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

iTKO LISA, a provider of testing, validation and virtualization solutions for SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) software, today announced that its flagship product, LISA 4, was honored by TechTarget's SearchSOA.com with a Gold Award for Service Performance Product of the Year for 2007. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Crosscheck Networks, Inc., the leading provider of SOA testing solutions, today launched SOAPSimulator(TM), an affordable, easy-to-configure, comprehensive service simulation product for SOA developers and testers. SOAPSimulator enables SOA professionals to significantly reduce project expense and duration and deliver interoperable and secure Service Oriented Architecture. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Solstice Software, Inc. announced the release of Solstice Integra Suite 6.2, launching Solstice’s SOA governance testing as well as providing key testing improvements for web services and upgrades of integration technologies in customer SOA ecosystems. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Parasoft, a leading provider of solutions and services that deliver quality as a continuous process throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), announced today that it will be co-sponsoring the upcoming JavaOne conference. Along with being a co-sponsor, Parasoft will be celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout the JavaOne conference, with daily festivities for all attendees at Booth #612. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

52 percent of IT professionals are unaware of the risks associated with implementing a Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), according to research out today from AppLabs, the world's largest independent testing, quality management and certification solutions company. SOA has been earmarked in the industry as a significant development in the bid to unite business and technology. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

According to a new study from Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS) comprehensive, consistent and proactive performance measurement and testing best maximize the business value of service-oriented architecture (SOA) investments. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Crosscheck Networks, Inc., the leading provider of Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) testing products today announced that it has been selected to conduct its ever popular full-day training program, The Art and Science of SOA Testing, at STAREast 2008 on May 5th, 2008. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Parasoft, a leading provider of solutions and services that deliver quality as a continuous process throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), announced today native support for multiple commercial registries with Parasoft’s SOA Quality Solution. This integration enables teams to automatically execute quality a workflow and correlate quality data in context of a SOA Governance initiative. SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Crosscheck Networks, Inc., the market- leading provider of SOA Testing Tools, today announced immediate availability of SOAPSonar(TM) v.3.5. This release enables QA and Development teams to test and validate the most complex data structures that are being generated in the most demanding of the SOA deployments. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Only by adopting a comprehensive testing stance can enterprises ensure that their Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) begins to form the fabric of IT infrastructure. The SOA testing must span functional, performance, interoperability and vulnerability testing to ensure that the SOA is robust, scalable, integrated in the environment and secure. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

iTKO, Inc., the leading provider of SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) quality, validation and virtualization solutions, announces enhanced native support for enterprise IT monitoring frameworks within the latest release of their LISA 4 Testing & Validation solution. The new Advanced Test Execution capabilities of LISA allow IT teams to quickly generate events and transactions that appear on the monitoring framework, without the need to code a test harness. LISA can also become an Agent that listens to the resulting metrics - making it an integral part of the enterprise's application management process. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance, Monitoring and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

SOASTA, a leading provider of test automation solutions for Web applications and services, today announced a new, enhanced release of its Web testing application, SOASTA Concerto. SOASTA Concerto now supports Web UI/Ajax testing ensuring Ajax-based Web applications and services meet the reliability and performance demanded by today's Web 2.0 business requirements. With this release SOASTA delivers the best, most powerful cross-browser Web UI/Ajax testing solution available today. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Mindreef ®, Inc., The SOA Quality Company™, today announced availability of SOAPscope Server 6.1, the latest offering of the company's flagship collaborative team-based solution for testing and verifying the quality of service-oriented architectures (SOAs). Highlights include support for several OASIS WS-Security standards requested by customers; this underscores that the use of practical elements from the advanced Web services standards and profiles is increasing as SOA adoption continues . The company also introduced three new desktop products: SOAPscope Architect™, SOAPscope Tester™, and SOAPscope Developer™ – each combining best-in-class Mindreef tools and capabilities tailored for individual roles within Web services and SOA project teams. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Testing and Performance in a Connected World - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Managed Methods, the supplier of JaxView tools for visibility into Web Services operations, announced a strategic integration with Parasoft SOATest, the leading provider of automated solutions and infrastructure services that improve software quality and the development process. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK - SOA Testing and Performance in a Connected World << MORE >>

Research and Markets has announced the addition of “There’s More to SOA Quality than Testing” to their offering. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK - SOA Testing and Performance in a Connected World << MORE >>

Parasoft Corporation, the leading provider of automated solutions and infrastructure services that improve software quality and the development process, today announced the availability of Parasoft SOAtest 5.5. Parasoft SOAtest 5.5 adds new testing capabilities to its comprehensive and collaborative test suite and is designed specifically to increase productivity and efficiency for development teams working in complex Service Oriented Architectures (SOA), including those working in the Microsoft .NET environment. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

SOASTA, a leading provider of test automation solutions for Web applications and services, today announced the SOASTA sBox(TM) Load Testing Appliance (sBox). The sBox Load Testing Appliance combines the SOASTA Concerto(TM) Web testing application with a dedicated hardware platform to provide organizations of all sizes worldwide with a distributed, turnkey solution to load test every layer of a Web application. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

iTKO, Inc., a leading provider of testing solutions for integration and SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) software, announces Web 2.0-ready features to enhance the quality coverage of enterprise applications. In a single application environment, LISA can test from the implementation layers where data business logic resides, to the new UI-oriented patterns of development becoming popular in rich browser-based application delivery models such as SaaS, AJAX and mashups. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

A new research study released this week by Aberdeen Group (Aberdeen), and co-sponsored by Solstice Software, entitled ‘SOA and Web Services Testing: How Different Can It Be?’, found that the key drivers in a successful SOA implementation are end-to-end and automated testing, integration of business requirements and design-time governance. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Solstice Software Inc., a leading provider of end-to-end integration and SOA testing, today formally announced the general release of Solstice Integra Suite version 6.0. This latest release delivers significant product enhancements, most noticeably augmenting its existing SOA testing capabilities with unprecedented end-to-end coverage of JEE/J2EE environments and improved web services security testing. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Compuware Corporation today announced that it has been named to BZ Media's fifth-annual SD Times 100 list for the fifth consecutive year. Compuware was recognized in the "Test and QA" and "Security" categories. The SD Times 100 recognizes the leaders and innovators of the software development industry. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

For the latest SOA Testing and Performance News and Resources check out www.soatest.net - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

iTKO, Inc., a leading provider of testing solutions for SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) software, today announced that the company has secured $7.5 Million in Series B funding. The round was led by Vesbridge Partners, and existing investors CenterPoint Ventures and Hunt Ventures participated as well. The funding will be used by iTKO to continue global expansion of the sales and marketing team. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Solstice Software Inc. announced they have become a Select Software Partner with BEA Systems, Inc, a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software, through the BEA Partner Program. Solstice Software is a leading provider of automated, end-to-end integration and SOA testing software. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

iTKO, Inc., a provider of complete testing solutions for SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) software, has been named to the “SD Times 100” list. The 5th annual “SD Times 100,” published in the June 1, 2007 issue of BZ Media’s SD Times, recognizes leaders and innovators across the software development industry. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Mindreef®, Inc. today announced its acceptance into the IBM SOA Specialty after successfully meeting IBM's rigorous SOA technical and business requirements. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Crosscheck Networks, Inc. today announced it has partnered with Securus Solutions to bring Crosscheck Networks' SOAPSonar to market in Australia and New Zealand. Securus Solutions will supply SOAPSonar to its large base of customers, VARs, system integrators, across Australia and New Zealand. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Mindreef®, Inc., The SOA Quality Company™, today announced customer support for SOAPscope Server 6.0™ with Load Check™, which allows service teams to utilize test-driven development techniques to confidently build high-quality Web services and composite applications. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

GemStone Systems and Rogue Wave Software today announced a technology and business partnership that will allow customers to increase application performance and scalability while lowering operating costs. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

In this software review, the author examined three tools that purport to verify that your Web services do what they are supposed to do. - SOA Test Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

Tidal Softwaretoday announced that it is demonstrating Tidal Intersperse, a comprehensive solution for monitoring and managing pure or composite SOA based applications at JavaOne. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Parasoft Corporation announced today the availability of Parasoft Jtest 8.1, a comprehensive Java testing solution for development teams building Java EE, SOA, Web, and other Java applications. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

"Monitoring application performance in a SOA can be especially challenging because loosely coupled architectures introduce a paradox: while the communication between disparate systems has been simplified, the environment in which these services are deployed is exponentially more complex. This complexity makes it ever more difficult to manage the overall system performance and reliability because the bottlenecks are ever more difficult to trace." - SOA Test Architect << MORE >>

Green Hat today announced the launch of GH Performance Testing; a powerful extension to the GH Tester suite of automated testing tools. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

iTKO, Inc., the leading provider of complete automated testing solutions for SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) software, today announced that its LISA SOA Testing Framework natively supports testing of most major ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) messaging platforms. - SOA Test Architect << MORE >>

iTKO, Inc., a provider of complete lifecycle testing solutions for SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) software, today announced it will participate in several major industry events in the coming weeks, including the DISA Customer Partnership Conference 2007/AFCEA Tech Showcase, i2 Planet 2007 and Software 2007. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World << MORE >>

Rogue Wave® HydraSCA First Commercially Available Product Based on Service Component Architecture (SCA) Specification - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Green Hat presents the world’s only integrated product suite for supporting your SOA project. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Company announces software that goes beyond application management to track SOA and Web services transactions and the back-end systems supporting them. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World << MORE >>

"Both Developers and testers probably have tougher role now in SOA world as things change very fast. One huge monolithic project is now equal to n-smaller projects, which means n-dev teams and n-qa teams. N-number of smaller project consume more resources as compared to one-big project, but the benefit is faster release train and quick turnaround to market and customer requirement changes." - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World << MORE >>

Compuware Rated Unique on Scope of Support and Strength Across the Application Delivery Life Cycle - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Parasoft announced today that Parasoft Jtest, a comprehensive Java testing solution for development teams building Java EE, SOA, Web, and other Java applications, has won Software & Information Industry Association's CODiE Award for best software testing solution. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Free Download and Evaluation for 30 days (Registration Required). - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Thought Leader in SOA Testing and Quality Assurance Develops Online Training Curriculum for SOA Governance Educational Community. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Planning, Governance and SOA-Centric Tools Contribute to Effective SOA Lifecycle Management; Underscores Value of Design-time Quality Management Solutions from Mindreef. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Performance and Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Parasoft and Layer 7 Technologies will compare and contrast traditional Web and Web 2.0 deployment models, discuss the implications on testing and securing these applications and outline pragmatic approaches for implementing effective testing and security strategies for Web 2.0 applications. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Testing and Performance in a Connected World << MORE >>

Parasoft Corporation announced today the availability integrated solutions for automating a broad range of best practices proven to enhance C/C++ software development team productivity and software quality. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Companies Join Forces to Provide Market-Proven Tools and Strategic Expertise Aimed at Helping Global 2000 Companies Improve Design-time Governance and SOA Quality. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Looking to Partner or represent a SOA Test Vendor in Canada - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

"Mindreef®, Inc., the leader in service-oriented architecture (SOA) quality management, today announced that Mindreef SOAPscope® and SOAPscope Server™ each received one of this year’s highly coveted Jolt Productivity Awards." - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

"SOA systems are more prone to failure than traditional IT systems, SOA systems which rely on "the Web", HTTP or other network centric approaches are more prone to failure" - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

5000 Registered Downloads in less than Six Months Demonstrates Value of Free Web Services Testing Solution from SOA Testing Leader - SOA Test Architect << MORE >>

CA today announced the Wily SOA Manager, an extension to Wily Introscope, the industry-leading enterprise application management solution. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

SOA quality assurance tools should go beyond testing WSDL, SOAP, XML and the rest of the Web services alphabet soup. SOA Test Architect - SOA Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Creating an SOA quality foundation means understanding the overall goals of a service-oriented strategy, and optimizing the environment for successful execution of that strategy. - SOA Test Architect - SOA Testing in a Connected World<< MORE >>

However, while in theory Web Services and SOAs abstract away low-level issues like network performance (one of the reasons that they are wildly popular with application developers), in practice, they actually increase the impact of network issues and the importance of performance monitoring. - SOA Test Architect << MORE >>

IBM has announced new software and services to help organizations ensure quality of their service oriented architecture. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

SOASTA, Inc., today announced the general availability of SOASTA Concerto, the first offering in the company's flagship product family and the industry's first Web testing service. << MORE >>

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) presents both promise and peril for corporate developers tasked with developing a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Software Architecture Expert to Lead Mindreef’s Continued Growth of Products in the SOA Quality Lifecycle Through Close Customer Contact and Innovation - SOA Test Architect << MORE >>

Ken Gardner is founder and Executive Chairman of SOASTA, a privately-held technology company focused on developing visual software tools for the testing, certification, and demonstration of SOA-based systems. - SOA Test Architect << MORE >>

Linking Governance to Testing Improves SOA Reliability and Performance - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Includes a Powerful IDE That Improves the Level of Productivity for Application Developers - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

"Software testing is a crucial phase of the SDLC and load testing is an integral part of any efficient testing scheme. This paper highlighted the importance of load testing with specific reference to Web Services. The design principles entailed attempted to bring about a proper plan for testing, the parameters to be looked for, and the expected results. The strategies contained in this paper can be implemented regardless of the platform on which the application is deployed and the tools used for testing." - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Leading SOA Testing Framework Now Streamlines Test Creation and Execution within HP Quality Center (or Mercury Test Director) Management Interfaces. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Three steps to checking in your code with confidence. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Solstice Software Brings Experience in End-to-End SOA and Integration Testing to Influential Industry Consortium. - SOA Test Architect << MORE >>

Compuware Quality Management Enables QA Organizations to More Effectively Manage Their Quality Processes<< MORE >>

CEO Lars Borgwing Notes Record Sales Growth and Increase in Fortune 100 Customer Base as the Company Solidifies its Leadership of SOA Quality Management Market << MORE >>

SOASTA Concerto is a browser-based service that allows technical and non-technical users to easily test complex Web services and applications in just hours -- instead of weeks or months -- at a fraction of the cost of alternative solutions.<< MORE >>

S.P.I. Dynamics, the leading provider of web application security software and services, announced today the company's Phoenix architecture - the first and only technology able to analyze complex Web 2.0 applications to reveal previously undetectable vulnerabilities. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

New Release Streamlines the Process of Rapidly Constructing Robust Regression Suites << MORE >>

The new 5.0 version of SOAtest has been released and it has a pretty large set of new features and improvements. << MORE >>

Using Real Customer Data Enables Testing of Customized Workflows Running Throughout Heterogeneous IT Environments. << MORE >>

IBM has released an open beta for its SOA Testing tool. (a plugin to Rational Performance Tester).<< MORE >>

There are many factors that influence the performance of a service that are external to the code. Indeed, there are some factors that cannot be affected simply by writing better code. - SOA Test Architect << MORE >>

Resources for Service-Oriented Architecture and Business Process Management.<< MORE >>

20+ Year Industry and Investment Strategist to Lead Executive Team and Support Company Growth as SOA Market Matures << MORE >>

Solstice supports many of today's leading Enterprise Service Bus offerings, including webMethods, TIBCO and MQ, as well as HTTPS providing true end-to-end testing for SOAs.<< MORE >>

Check out the Scoble Showe - Robert Scoble with Geeks, Technologists, and Developers.<< MORE >>

Software Test & Performance Magazine Readers Choose Two Compuware Application Delivery Solutions as 2006 Testers Choice Award.<< MORE >>

Or - its not the size of your packet but what you do with it that matters. Where and when you parse is the critical issue concerning performance overhead. It would be great to hear from the datapower folks about this. - SOA Test Architect << MORE >>

The new round of funding is the next step in the company's strategy to bring its automated web testing service to market this quarter. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Free Web Services Testing Download Offered by Leader in SOA Testing Continues to be Rapidly Adopted and Initial Feedback is Positive. SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Designing with an SOA (services oriented architecture) in mind up front will aid you in scaling down the road. Don’t overlook the scalability of your network infrastructure - your servers may be running at only 25% capacity, ... SOA Test Archtitect << MORE >>

Need to understand how too many fine grained services can impact network performance.<< MORE >>

With the new evolution of Service oriented architecture (SOA) the rules of the game have changed. Service oriented architecture is all about immutable interfaces and reusable services.<< MORE >>

LISA Provides Complete, Collaborative and Continuous Testing for Major Life, Annuity and Property and Casualty/Surety Applications. - SOA Test Architect<< MORE >>

Excellent Blog on SOA Testing - SOA TEst Architect<< MORE >>

Parasoft WhitePaper<< MORE >>

SOA Quality is Key to Promoting Trust and Reuse of Services; Requires a Well Articulated Strategy Comprising Governance and Testing << MORE >>

Mindreef SOAPscope server helps DTN deliver real-time weather information to customers; resulting success promotes the development of additional services. << MORE >>

Check out Mamoon's Blog on SOA Testing<< MORE >>

Mindreef SOAPscope Validates SOA Installations and Accelerates Service Reuse; Demonstrated at the IBM Information On-Demand Global Conference << MORE >>

Mindreef has reached an important partnership milestone with IBM by attaining Advanced Business Partner status and is now IBM ServerProven for Mindreef SOAPscope applications.<< MORE >>

A key new feature in the release is LISA Continuous Development Testing(tm), which provide