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30 June 2004 The June 2004 issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter has a new essay by Boris Beizer that looks back on software from the year 2011 -- originally written in 1993. And you'll learn about Musa's book availability, some facts about web application testing, and "how to sell paint" (a friendly jab at the airline industry). Plus the usual news of conferences and events!
25 June 2004 We've completed new "cookbook" instructions to help beginning users learn eValid technology quickly. These detailed step by step instructions focus on four primary areas of eValid capability:
eValid cookbook procedures are based on Restoring Default Values within your eValid environment.
15 June 2004 The latest update of eValid includes a new capability to control the initial conditions when a test recording begins. This feature will minimize the chances the extraneous open child windows, which are closed automatically by eValid during playback, will result in non-reliable playback scripts. Complete details are found at the Initial Conditions documentation page.
15 June 2004 eValid operation has been extended to include the ability to record mouseover events. This feature will enable eValid to record [and play] complex mouseover menu selections. See the documentation page on Mouseover Recording.
04 June 2004 We are pleased to offer a translation of WebSite Quality Challenge into German: Qualitat von Webprasenzen -- Eine Herausforderung, translated by our eValid business partner Dr. Jurgen Pitschke, BCS, Germany.
29 May 2004 The May 2004 issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes notices about two important web-quality related conferences, plus an update of the latest changes and additions to eValid.
27 May 2004 eValid has introduced a new series of commands that involve Saving Data To Files during eValid playback.

An important addition to this set of commands is the SaveFullHTML Command that exposes the Complete HTML used internally by eValid. This feature should allow users of eValid's Interactive Mode increased power and flexibility in controlling sophisticated playback activity.

25 May 2004 Have you ever wondered what to ask a software vendor if you're considering a purchase? Here are some Questions To Ask Vendors. And, to be fair, we have included our own Questions To Ask Vendors, With Answers.
18 May 2004 To increase user convenience we have added direct connections from eValid's Dashboard to the eValid settings section, to eValid's on-line documentation, and to eValid's cache manager. This new feature saves steps and saves time!
10 May 2004 eValid has a new JavaScript Interface that makes it possible to run a JavaScript command from an eValid script or to run an eValid command from within a JavaScript passage. The interface is two directional: from eValid scripts to JavaScript, and from with the JavaScript engine back to the eValid execution environment.
30 April 2004 The April 2004 issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes a repeat notice about the upcoming NSS2 conference, a new essay by Boris Beizer, information obtaining a copy of John Musa's classic book on software reliability engineering, and announcements about important conferences.
29 April 2004 Our business partner in South Africa, BlueRiverStone, Ltd., has introduced an impressive BRS Business Process description that centers on application of the eValid website quality analyses. See their description in the eValid Alliances page.
26 April 2004 The capabilities of the eValid Link Analysis Bundle have been expanded while keeping the suggested list price unchanged. This eValid bundle now contains the LINKCHK, BASE, and BATCH features.
23 April 2004 eValid has become a sponsor of the TestingFAQS website that is maintained by Danny Faught. This website serves as a general communications vehicle and resources center for testing experts. It is a great place to learn what there is, where it is, what it does, and where to find it.
10 April 2004 eValid has arranged for special discount pricing for the upcoming 2nd National Software Summit (NSS2), 10-12 May 2004. Featuring some of the most important names in the IT industry, this conference aims to critically address the critical infrastructure within the critical infrastructure. eValid users receive a $300 discount.
31 March 2004 The March 2004 issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes notifications about the NSS2 conference, discussions on Trustworthy Systems, and "Five Reasons Why People Don't Do Automated Testing".
29 March 2004 We have added a new JavaScript interface for communication between eValid scripts and internal JavaScript programs. This powerful feature enables a new range of application interactions. For details on how this new interface works, please see the JavaScript Interface Command documentation.
24 March 2004 If you like the eValid site analysis capability but you don't have the time or budget to run eValid tests on a regular basis yourself, you may wish to consider the eValidation Managed Services. This new hosted, managed service offers a wide variety of eValidation Analysis Reports to choose from.
19 March 2004 If you looked at our OnePage Benchmarks you'll be interested in seeing how other' published performance numbers compare with eValid's measurement. Check out the results at our OnePage Benchmark Comparisons page.
8 March 2004 We hope you have the chance to visit CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, 18-24 March 2004 -- it's an unforgettable experience! See eValid in action with our Germany business partner Business Consulting Saxony at Hall 1, Stand 3L2.
27 February 2004 The February 2004 issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes a Boris Beizer essay on Risk Management eValid updates, news on several new conferences and workshops that focus on the Web!
3 February 2004 We've now published a set of three new OnePage Benchmarks that analyze the top-page client-side download timings of three sets of websites:
  • Keynote Systems KB40
  • Gomez 1-Page Benchmarks
  • Financial Times FT-1560
    All of these show very different download times from what the "industry standard" timings are. They're all done in a 10-run, 10 hour, single day format. We've included the complete data for each benchmark so you can check the numbers yourself.
    • 2 February 2004 There's a new eValid Brochure available as a PDF document. The brochure emphasizes eValid as a self-contained, multi-purpose website test and analysis engine with applications in functional testing, monitoring, website tuning, website QA, server loading, detailed site analysis.
    31 January 2004 The January 2004 issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes descriptions of eValid's FT-150 Top Page Download Time Survey, SQRL Report releases, a retrospective and 5-year index for the QW/QWE conferences, a schedule of AmiBug courses and workshops, and news about a number of conferences and industry events.
    14 January 2004 eValid Ver. 4 has now been upgraded to provide support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. We have eValid running normally on the Enterprise Edition (32-bit) version. This new capability is reflected in the latest eValid builds.
    9 January 2003 To complement the previously released FT-150 survey we now have released a vertical top page timing analysis that shows some remarkable results. The data was collected in a way that emphasizes difference between server delivery capacity, and minimizes web latency effects.

    The complete article, FT-150 Benchmark Page Timings, includes most of the raw data.

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