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SILKCENTRAL TEST MANAGER

Business challenge

Managing QA testing for a large IT organization involves many challenges, the most basic one is collecting the information you need to control all aspects of a complex testing process. QA teams frequently lack visibility into what is being tested, the actual test results, the nature of the business requirements driving testing and the coverage of testing requirements created during the process. Enables live, quality monitoring of agile and traditional project activities for co-located and globally distributed teams Improves manual testing with a simple, scalable Manual Test Client that guides testers through the process and assures consistent, repeatable data collection and reporting Delivers advanced reporting, including project status, requirements and test coverage, quality trends, milestones, test type and defect trends

Product overview

SilkCentral Test Manager (SCTM) is the engine of Micro Focus Continuous Quality Assurance (CQA), which embeds quality at every stage of the development cycle. CQA ensures alignment with business goals through requirements driven testing and delivers continuous management control and visibility through methods such as test driven development, exploratory testing, continuous performance assurance and other advanced test automation techniques. SilkCentral is a key component of CQA - driving the delivery of high quality software, faster and with less waste. SilkCentral Test Manager is the leading solution for development teams that undertake both agile and traditional projects. SCTM provides a unified framework for managing manual, functional, and automated performance activities, by providing visibility into the effectiveness of testing activities across distributed projects. SCTM protects existing investments by embracing existing unit, functional and performance test suites - with no rip and replace. SilkCentral can aggregate existing test results, whether they are perl scripts, batch files or from a home-grown testing tool, and provide consolidated project metrics across the SDLC.
Detailed feature overview
REAL-TIME QUALITY MONITORING OF ALL TESTING ACTIVITIES
SilkCentral Test Manager provides visibility of all testing activities, whether teams are co-located or distributed across the globe. All testing activities are monitored real-time, which provides transparency across the organization and fosters live collaboration for cross project activities.
POWERFUL LAB MANAGEMENT FOR THE ENTERPRISE
SilkCentral Test Managers Dynamic Hardware Provisioning (DHP) technology makes it easier for large, distributed organizations to manage their test environments which can span multiple platforms and configurations. Test Managers DHP automatically selects the necessary test servers with the appropriate configuration (e.g. installed client software, operating system, CPU/memory) from an agent cluster for test execution. SilkCentral Test Manager leverages VMware Lab Manager for multi-configuration and cross-platform testing. With this native integration, customers can easily create lab environments for various stakeholders while reducing costs and improving uptime. SilkCentral Test Manager also provides load test resource management to simplify the management of performance testing enterprise applications. Through its integration with SilkPerformer - the performance, load and stress testing solution - SCTM can dynamically assign workloads to available load test agents. Load Test Resource Management delivers: Rapid turnaround on load/performance tests execution (more testing in less time) Simplified, managed control of performance test environments Efficient management of virtual users pools across multiple projects and teams

Key benefits

SilkCentral Test Manager delivers the following benefits: Allows existing test assets to be managed under a unified test management framework Eliminates re-work associated with project changes and exploits test asset reuse across the team Integrates and aggregates test results from existing test frameworks and tools Provides a single investment that will sustain a quality program across all projects and teams Increases efficiency and reduces costs through native support of VMware Lab Manager

DATA SHEET | SILKCENTRAL TEST MANAGER

AGILE TEST MANAGEMENT

SilkCentral Test Manager is optimized specifically for the testing of both agile and traditional projects. Agile testing needs are met by increasing the speed of test execution and team collaboration on quality assurance activities. Also, SilkCentral has a deep integration with VersionOne and Rally, the leaders in agile project management. The integration with Test Manager extends its user-story management capabilities with a powerful testing component that brings both test result and status information to Rally and VersionOne.
Debian 4 Etch 4.1.2-23 Suse Linux 9.1 Web Browser Support Internet Explorer 7.x Internet Explorer 8.x Firefox 3.x Web Server Support IIS bit/64 bit IIS bit/64 bit Micro Focus standalone Web server (Tomcat) Database Management System Support Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Oracle 10g (version 10.2.0.4) Oracle 11g (version 11.2.0.1) Integrated Third-Party Software Support Bugzilla 3.2.5 Bugzilla 3.4.2 IBM Rational ClearQuest 2003.06.15.734.000 IBM Rational Requisite Pro 7.0.0.0 JUnit 4.4 or later SnagIT 8.0 SnagIT 8.1 SnagIT 8.2.1 Subversion 1.4.4 VMware Lab Manager 3.0 VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 Telelogic Doors FitNesse 20070619 FitNesse 20081201 VersionOne Enterprise Edition Rally Java Support Java Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.5 or later Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5 or later Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5 or later, 32 bit, for Manual Testing Client webstart.
QUALITY METRICS FOR SOFTWARE DELIVERY
SilkCentral Test Manager enables your organization to release high quality, multi-platform applications with confidence through: Custom dashboards and reports with cross project, quality metrics that allow management to make informed, go/no-go decisions Context Sensitive Reports based on Current In Flight User Activities dynamically generate one-click reports specific to requirements, test plans, and test plan execution Micro Focuss code coverage technology that links tests with code they actually touch, enabling better choices on what to test and revolutionizing the decision process for tests to modify due to code changes Trending and analysis data to track the progress of all quality initiatives across multiple teams, technologies and platforms across a global computing environment
Product Specifications and System Requirements

SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENTS

Operating System Support Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows XP 64 bit Service Pack 1 (execution server) Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit (execution server) Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 Rbit (execution server, front-end server, application server) Windows bit/64 bit (execution server) Linux Operating System Support (execution server) Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8 server Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 For additional information please visit: www.microfocus.com

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Borland SilkCentral Test Manager
Centralized Software Quality Management for Agile, Iterative, and Waterfall
ASSURE YOUR COMPANYS SUCCESS WITH A SINGLE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION DESIGNED TO HARNESS YOUR TEST PROCESSES, FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS Borland SilkCentral Test Manager (SCTM) is the leading solution for shops that undertake both Agile and Traditional projects. SCTM provides a unified framework for managing manual, functional, and automated performance activities, by providing visibility into the effectiveness of testing activities across distributed projects. SCTM protects investment by embracing existing unit, functional and performance test suites with no rip and replace. SilkCentral can aggregate exisiting test results, whether they are perl scripts, batch files or from a homegrown testing tool, and provide consildated project metrics across the SDLC.

features and benefits

REAL-TIME QUALITY MONITORING OF ALL TESTING ACTIVITIES SilkCentral Test Manager provides visibility of all testing activities, whether teams are co-located or distributed across the globe. All testing activities are monitored real-time, which provides transparency across the organization and fosters live collaboration for cross project activities. POWERFUL LAB MANAGEMENT FOR THE ENTERPRISE SilkCentral Test Managers dynamic hardware provisioning (DHP) technology makes it easier for large, distributed organizations to manage their test environments which can span multiple platforms and configurations. Test Managers DHP automatically selects the necessary test servers with the appropriate configuration (e.g. installed client software, operating system, CPU/memory) from an agent cluster for load-test execution. SilkCentral Test Manager leverages VMWare Lab Manager for multi-configuration and cross-platform testing. With this native integration, customers can easily create lab environments for various stakeholders while reducing costs and improving uptime. This adds an additional layer of flexibility by provisioning the infrastructure necessary to test conditions that mimic the actual deployment environment.
The Customizable Cross-Project Dashboard Delivers Updates of All Testing Activities
SilkCentral also provides load test resource management to simplify the management of performance testing enterprise applications. Through its integration with SilkPerformer Borlands performance, load, and stress testing solution SCTM can dynamically assign SilkPerformer workloads to available load test agents. With Load Test Resource Management, your organization will benefit from:
Rapid turnaround on load/performance tests execution (more testing in less time) Simplified, managed control of performance test environments Efficient management of virtual users pools across multiple projects and teams
AGILE TEST MANAGEMENT SilkCentral Test Manager is optimized specifically for the testing of both Agile AND Traditional projects. Silk addresses the needs of Agile testing by increasing the speed of test execution and team collaboration on quality assurance activities.
Also, SilkCentral has a deep integration with VersionOne, the leader in Agile project management. The integration with Test Manager extends its user-story management capabilities with a powerful testing component that brings both test result and status information to VersionOne. This integration enables users to stay up-to-date with the status of user stories. SilkCentral Test Manager supports both Agile Enterprise and Agile Team editions of VersionOne.
QUALITY METRICS FOR SOFTWARE DELIVERY SilkCentral Test Manager ensures that your organization will release high quality, multi-platform applications with confidence through:
Custom dashboards and reports with cross project, quality metrics that allow management to make informed, go/no-go decisions Context Sensitive Reports based on Current In Flight User Activities dynamically generate one-click reports specifics to requirements, test plans, and test plan execution Borlands code coverage technology links tests with code they actually touch, enabling better choices on what to test and revolutionizing the decision process for tests to modify due to code changes Trending and analysis data to track the progress of all quality initiatives across multiple teams
Offers built-in support for executing/managing Borland SilkTest/Silk4J, Borland SilkPerformer, JUnit, NUnit and other third-party testing tools via open, mature APIs, giving you insight into and control of your entire software quality lifecycle Provides a robust, bi-directional integration with VersionOne for lightweight Agile Test Management Increases efficiency and reduces costs through native support of VMware Lab Manager for multi-configuration and crossplatform testing utilizing virtualized development environments Enables live, quality monitoring of agile and traditional project activities for co-located and globally distributed teams Offers dynamic hardware provisioning for efficient lab management of test resources and platforms Leverages Borlands code coverage technology to link tests with the code they actually touch, enabling better choices on what to test and revolutionizing the decision process for tests to modify due to code changes Improves manual testing with a simple, scalable Manual Test Client that guides testers through the process and assures consistent, repeatable data collection and reporting Enables remote, simultaneous, Web-based execution across multiple test labs and software environments worldwide, maximizing resources and efficiency Delivers advanced reporting, including project status, requirements and test coverage, quality trends, milestones, test type and defect trends Provides a core platform for adopting requirements-based testing that links business and test requirements using Borland CaliberRM or other third-party systems

BENEFITS OF BORLANDS ENTERPRISE TEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTION:
Allows existing test assets to be managed under a unified test management framework Eliminates re-work associated with project changes and exploit test asset re-use across the team Integrates and aggregates test results from existing test frameworks and tools. Provides a single investment that will sustain a quality program across all projects and teams

supported environments

Operating System Linux Operating System (Execution Server Only) Browser
Windows 2000 with Service Pack Windows XP with Service Pack Windows XP 64 bit with Service Pack 1 (execution server) Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit (execution server) Localized versions of Windows 2000 and Windows XP (Simplified Chinese) Windows Server bit
Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8 server Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Debian 4 Etch 4.1.2-23 Suse Linux 9.1
Internet Explorer 7.x Mozilla Firefox 3.x

Web server

Database
IIS 6 IIS 7 Borland standalone Web server (Tomcat)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 2 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Oracle 9i (9.2.0.8) Oracle 10g (10.2.0.3)
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