eValid™ -- Automated Web Quality Solution Browser-Based, Client-Side, Functional Testing & Validation, Load & Performance Tuning, Page Timing, Website Analysis, and Rich Internet Application Monitoring. © Copyright 2000-2013 by Software Research, Inc.

For Immediate Release: 28 April 2003

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Software Research, Inc. has announced adoption of its eValid™ WebSite testing technology as the branded browser based test engine for the Network Harmoni ActiveServices offering.

"eValid's InBrowser™ WebSite test recorder incorporates some very powerful features for WebSite test activity recording, and we are delighted that our technology is being re-rebranded for use in the Network Harmoni ActiveServices offering. The capabilities available in eValid make the new Active Services application powerful and compelling," said Edward Miller, Chairman of Software Research, Inc., parent of the eValid unit, www.e-Valid.com, is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The eValid WebSite Quality Assurance and Testing Solution provides a unique client-side view of website quality. Because eValid is built into an IE-compatible browser it is a highly qualified QA/testing tool that gives very accurate and repeatable results, but also has the flexibility to be the basis of the SiteROCK monitoring capability. eValid gives users details and accuracy not possible with other methods such as those based on Windows desktop client/server approaches. All Quality of Service (QoS) decisions are made with data that reflects what real website users would see and experiences.

eValid's current release for Windows NT/2000/XP has the following capabilities.

General Features: eValid is built into a fully functioning IE-equivalent browser. As a result the eValid solution provides a unique client-side view of WebSite quality and performance. The test functions are available from pull down menus -- a true point and click solution-- and support is provided for batch commands, interactive mode, and multi-copy playbacks. Product documentation is kept up to date in a separate on-line area.

• Functional Testing/Validation: The product has complete record/play functional & regression testing support with advanced object-oriented validation modes for all features of pages, using all Web protocols, JavaScript, applets, XML, HTTPS, etc. There is a simple, editable scripting language and results are put in simple, database-ready logfiles. eValid has an adaptive playback to enhance life of recorded scripts.

• Site Analysis: Complete WebSite analysis is done with a search spider built into the browser. All of the search functions such as total time, length, depth of search and number of pages searched are user controlled. There are adjustable protocols, acceptance criteria, and rejection lists. Broken/Unavailable link discovery is automatic. Dynamic page filters, which are applied to every page visited, note such properties as download time, page size, page age, metric properties, content (string match and regular expression match). eValid provides 3D-SiteMaps with page performance, size, dependence annotation. There are automatic script creation and generation capabilities.

• Timing/Tuning: Measurement and analysis of achieved server performance is done entirely within the browser, with page timing and component tuning to 1.0 msec resolution. Automatic single-tier and multi-tier alarms with direct email alerting are programmable from the script language. Timing results are presented

• Server Loading: eValid server loading capabilities feature automatically launched multiple independent browsers for totally realistic server loads. LoadTest operations have full scripting and scenario control to support realistic mixes of users. Scenarios can contain a mixture of types of tests and all tests can be full-browser capable. In addition the full-fidelity playbacks, the LoadTest capability provides for lower-fidelity server activity generation.

eValid licenses start at $495 for a basic record/playback capability. Separate licenses in various combinations are available. An all-feature with complete eValid functionality (SiteMap, Functional Testing, Data Generation, Loading, Timing/Tuning) is available at a special bundle price. Complete details at www.e-Valid.com.

Contact:   Software Research, Inc., eValid Division, 1663 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 USA
Phone: +1 415.861-2800. FAX: +1 415.861-9801. Information Request.