Neotys today announced the world’s first Continuous Performance Validation solution for load testing and performance monitoring across the entire application lifecycle. “Performance testing is not a one-time event,” states Theresa Lanowitz, Industry Technology Analyst, Voke. “It should be conducted as much as possible throughout the software lifecycle. This testing includes application component testing (pre-GUI API … continue reading
SmartBear Software, the leader in software quality tools for the connected world, announced LoadComplete 4.0, the new and improved version of its performance and load testing tool for Web and mobile assets. LoadComplete 4.0 is packed with new features that allow performance testers and QA professionals to create comprehensive tests without scripting, saving time and … continue reading
VoltDB, the only purpose-built database for fast data applications, today announced the availability of its newest release, VoltDB v6.0. The game-changing combination of the world’s fastest operational database with fast data ingest/export, now with geospatial support, meets the needs of businesses bringing next-gen applications to market. VoltDB makes next-gen business applications smarter and faster while … continue reading
The IBM board of directors today elected Mark Fields to the board effective March 1, 2016. Mr. Fields, 55, is president and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company. Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer, said: “We are pleased that Mark will be joining the IBM board of directors. Mark led the highly … continue reading
Branch Metrics, the deep linking solution for app developers and marketers, today announced that it has raised $35 million in Series B funding. New investor Founders Fund led the round with participation from all existing investors, including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Pejman Mar Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Zach Coelius, and Ben Narasin, and new investor Madrona … continue reading
iSheriff, a leading cloud security company, today announced the release of iSheriff Complete, a comprehensive cyber security platform designed to provide 360-degree protection of an organization’s devices and communication channels. iSheriff Complete is the industry’s first comprehensive cloud security platform that provides fully-integrated endpoint, Web and email security, delivered through a single Web-based management console … continue reading
Sony Corporation is announcing that it has reached an agreement with Altair Semiconductor and its major shareholders to acquire the company. The purchase price is 212 million U.S. dollars (approximately 25 billion yen), and Sony expects to complete the acquisition in early February, 2016. Altair, an Israel-based company, owns modem chip technology and related software … continue reading
PRQA, the pioneer in the application of functional and compliance excellence in software development, today announced the introduction of their new certified environment platform – allowing security coding standards and advisories to be applied at the point of code creation, in addition to well established functional and compliance checks. In light of recent high profile … continue reading
QASymphony, a company focused on transforming the way global enterprises create quality software, has raised $5 million in Series B funding to accelerate its software testing business. Lead investor Fulcrum Equity Partners was joined in the new round by existing QASymphony investor, BIP Capital. QASymphony has now raised $7.5 million in venture financing since January … continue reading
Puppet Labs, the leading provider of IT automation software, is starting the year with three announcements to fuel continued growth in 2016 and beyond. Today the company has announced that it has secured a $22 million credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank, appointed Lou Lavigne, former Genentech Chief Financial Officer, to its board of directors … continue reading
As all companies in every industry deliver more of their value through software, they are sharing the pain of moving to a modular software architecture in order to deliver software faster. Automating the continuous delivery pipeline is the only proven way to achieve rapid software delivery cycles. The world’s most innovative organizations are building their … continue reading
Applause, the 360° app quality company, today announced that it is partnering with messageLOUD, the mobile text-reading service that reads messages and email aloud, to ensure that messageLOUD works under real-world conditions and keeps drivers who need to take incoming messages, safe. messageLOUD utilizes software testers from Applause’s global community to ensure high-quality, accurate messageLOUD … continue reading
Dynamsoft’s Barcode Reader software development kit (SDK) now includes support for the Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) language so developers can easily enable barcode reading from images and PDFs in their PHP applications. This builds upon existing support for .NET web applications and various desktop application languages. The updated Barcode Reader 4.1 SDK has built-in support for … continue reading
IBM today announced that it has acquired IRIS Analytics, a privately held company specializing in real-time analytics to help combat payment fraud. Only 16 percent of banks polled in a recent global IBM Institute of Business Value study could detect fraud as it is attempted. Once new schemes were identified and confirmed, it is estimated … continue reading
