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30 July 2005 The July issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes information about new books on agile software development QA, about ICSE 2006 (the 28th rendition to be held in Shanghai, China), about the International Journal on Web Engineering, and about recent eValid advances.
15 July 2005 The newest eValid builds (through V5 #144), released in stages throughout July include a variety of upgrades, stability improvements, and changes in event log processing, modal dialog processing, etc.

30 June 2005 The June issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes information about new books on business aspects of quality, new SQRL report availability, a special issue of Systems, Man & Cybernetics on collaborative systems, and a special request for a tester survey by a resarch group in Latvia.
25 June 2005 The newest eValid builds (through V5 #140), released in several stages in late May and early June, include a variety of upgrades, stability improvements, and changes in event log processing, modal dialog processing, etc.
15 Jun 2005 The newest eValid builds (through V5 #138), released in several stages in late May and early June, include a range of improvements, including new support for security authentication processes, support for some deprecated commands, improved batch-mode operation (to support monitoring applications), and a number of internal performance improvements.

31 May 2005 The May issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes information about special journal issues related to software quality and testing, describes ten common and critical QA traps, and provides updates on current eValid changes and upgrades.
13 May 2005 The newest eValid builds (through V5 #134), released in several stages in late April and early May, include a range of stability improvements, enhancements for modal dialog support, and a range of internal performance improvements.

29 April 2005 The April issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes an article by L. Bernstein on the Patriot Missile System, a reply by Rex Black, information about Prof. Vic Basili being honored, and pointers to the new DACS "Gold Practice" document.
22 April 2005 The most recent releases and updates of eValid include a number of internal changes and upgrades such as: new handling methods for onkeydown events; a new playback watchdog function to assure that eValid exits cleanly: improved synchronization, window sizing and mouseover recording; improvements in the internal processes used for validation; changes in the recording startup process that will eliminate common failures with cachc and cookie management; and a set of internal performance improvements.

31 March 2005 The February issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter features news about a special issues of IEEE Software, a special issue of Software Technology Notes, news about new conferences focused on web related topics, and updates about new eValid features.
18 March 2005 The latest eValid build now includes a major enhancement of the LoadTest scenario management process. The new LoadTest Scenario Editor system simplifies the process of creating, modifying, maintaining and applying *.evl files.

As the Scenario Editor Information Flow shows, the user can create a new LoadTest scenario, save the scenario in a named *.evl loadtest script file, or recover and edit an existing scenario. All of these operations are performed in a convenient and easy-to-use LoadTest Scnario Editor GUI.

10 March 2005 To improve delivery of eValid EVAUTO and EVDEMO evaluation licenses from our website robot we have changed the procedure so that users are give two alternative installation routes: (1) the one-click install method -- a single click installs eValid; and, (2) a new backup method that involves an FTP download and a separate step to install the evaluation license key.

If you have any difficulty in obtaining an eValid evaluation license please contact us.


28 February 2005 The February issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes an excerpt of a paper by John Bartlett and Peter Sevick that points out the wide difference between synthetic and actual users in load testing, information about new SQRL reports, pointers to the new D.C. Metro Area "DCTesting Portal," an interesting mini-survey about testing education by Franco Martinig, and an update of the latest eValid additions and extensions.
25 February 2005 The latest revisions of eValid V5 include new features for:
  • A new capability to provide a context to a script at playback time, via a new EnvironmentVariableFile command.
  • New selectable option for site analysis, including a Browse... file selection option, to permit you to choose where to store you site analysis filter reports.
  • Expansion of the available Reserved Variables that allow you to instantiate important fixed local values into a script at playback time.
  • New Browse... file selection for the current project working directory.
17 February 2005 The latest builds of the eValid website test engine include two capabilities that will be of interest to users who are using eValid in monitoring mode:
  • Selectable options via a new Message Log Filter that will let you select which messages are put in the Message Log.
  • A capability to create a Custom Log as a subset of the Event Log, based on a set of string matches that are user specified.
14 February 2005 eValid will be represented at the upcoming CeBit show in Hannover, Germany, 10-16 March 2005. If you are planning on being at CeBit please visit Business Consulting Saxony at Hall 4, Booth F-064.

German-speaking readers are invited to review the German Language Brochure (PDF).

And, don't forget to check the White Paper: Qualität von WebPräsenzen -- Eine Herausforderung.

11 February 2005 The introduction of eValid V5 has shown the increasing acceptance of the eValid approach as the de facto standard for testing systems that are browser faced (websites, web applications, web services, intranets and extranets, and e-commerce sites).

To support a growing user community as more and more applications are converted into browser-faced forms, we are actively seeking new eValid resellers and service providers world wide, an in particular in Italy, UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia. If you are interested, or if you know of someone who should be interested, please contact us for full details.

08 February 2005 Prof. Jerry Gao has chosen eValid for the functional test and loading engine in his course on Software Quality and Testing , CMPE287/196H, Spring 2005 at San Jose State University's College of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering. All of Prof. Gao's students receive complete copies of eValid along with full documentation in *PDF format.
04 February 2005 A new eValid capability now simplifies importing data from CallScript, GoScript, and _eValid commands, and with the -DATA command line switch. The Value Extraction feature gives eValid users a simple way to import complex settings for use in processing complex parametric scripts.

30 January 2005 The January issue of Quality Techniques Newsletter includes an article by Larry Bernstein about Trustworthy Software System, complete details about the new eValid V5 release, announcements about two key lectures, and notes about several important upcoming conferences.
28 January 2005 A new capability in eValid now allows eValid V5 to detect and report HTTP Errors. The user can choose whether to have no HTTP Errors reported, or to have such Errors reported as either WARNINGs or ERRORs.
21 January 2005 A new detailed and V5 specific General Summary of eValid features and facilities has been completed. This summary captures all of the main points about eValid.
11 January 2005 The latest release of eValid, Version 5 (V5), is now available. Please see the V5 Release Notes for complete details on the important new features this version contains.

eValid V5 won't work with eValid V4 licenses; if you have a problem with licenses contact us using the Question Request Form.

Technical support for eValid V4.0 will end 31 March 2005. Customers on a maintenance subscription can choose to receive and eValid V5 upgrade at no additional cost.

03 January 2005 Experimental and research use of eValid at Stevens Institute of Technology, under the direction of Prof. Larry Bernstein, Computer Science Department, has led to publication of two Masters' Theses. Take a look at the Thesis Abstracts or download the complete documents.

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