IONA Adds Solution for Simulation and Testing of Distributed Development Environments to Artix Suite
12 Marzo 2008 - 8:36AM
Business Wire
IONA� Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA), a world leader in distributed
service-oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure solutions for
performance-demanding IT environments today announced a new
integration testing solution. The Interface Simulation and Testing
Framework (ISTF), which is part of IONA�s Artix� advanced SOA
infrastructure suite, allows IT developers to test application
integration scenarios early in the development lifecycle. With
early detection and repair of software defects customers can
dramatically reduce the time and cost of testing application
integration scenarios, helping deliver their IT projects on time
and on budget. Enterprise organizations are increasingly adopting
SOA and IT outsourcing in an effort to achieve higher output from
their IT infrastructure while reducing costs. These initiatives
coupled with the distributed development of SOA are challenging
traditional application testing practices. Development teams are
working in greater isolation for longer periods of time, with the
result that integration problems are more likely to occur and
remain undetected until later in the development lifecycle. By
enabling developers to simulate end-to-end distributed application
scenarios, IONA ISTF demonstrates how individual components will
interface with each other in production allowing for the detection
and repair of software defects earlier in the lifecycle. �Early
testing is a best practice for all types of software, because the
cost of defect repair increases with time. But for shops pursuing
SOA, early testing is an imperative. Testing services earlier in
the life cycle delivers a high return on investment as the cost of
resolving defects in deployed services can quickly get out of
control. And the testing of client applications that consume
services needs to start earlier, too, as defect resolution can take
more time when there are more moving parts to manage.� SOA Raises
the Stakes for Software Quality, Senior Analyst Carey Schwaber,
Forrester Research, Inc. Leading UK Mobile Communications Carrier
Cuts Costs and Maintains Release Quality with IONA ISTF
Intensifying market demands required the Web organization at the
UK�s leading mobile carrier to deliver more services faster and at
a lower cost for the company�s growing UK Web site. The distributed
nature of the development and testing put tremendous pressure on
the group at maintaining the quality of the releases against the
velocity of the changes. The Web group teamed up with IONA to
implement an automated solution using ISTF that dramatically
reduced the group�s dependence on conventional testing systems and
provided simulators for key systems early into the development
cycle. The company, not only improved time to market, but
significantly improved software quality for each release. The ISTF
solution allows users to create custom validation engines, enable
proprietary protocols and orchestrate behavior across multiple
simulators. As an extensible solution ISTF can accommodate both new
requirements and regression testing, and can be used with any
middleware technology, functioning as a client or server simulator.
The solution deploys in light-weight, self-contained packages and
can easily be shared with remote teams across a distributed
enterprise. Customer development teams work directly with IONA�s
highly skilled professional services organization to customize
ISTF, using best practices, for their project environment and
deploy testing simulators that support the on-time and on-budget
delivery of their projects. �Issues related to system integration
and deployment are the root cause of many IT project delays,� said
Eric Newcomer, CTO, IONA Technologies. �Testing scenarios specific
to SOA are especially important because services are often
developed in isolation, or reused as components in multiple
applications. The highly distributed nature of SOA projects, often
including outsourcing centers, adds further complexity. We�re
responding to customer requirements to address this challenge and
help them deliver their SOA projects on time and on budget.� About
IONA For more than a decade, IONA� Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA) has
been a world leader in delivering high-performance integration
solutions for Global 2000 IT environments. IONA pioneered
standards-based integration with its CORBA-based Orbix� products.
IONA�s Artix�, an advanced SOA infrastructure suite enables
customers to leverage service-oriented architecture to streamline
and modernize IT environments. The FUSE� family of Open Source
distributed SOA infrastructure products allow customers to take
advantage of the innovation and cost-effectiveness of Open Source
software with complete enterprise support and technical services.
IONA is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with U.S. headquarters in
Waltham, Massachusetts and offices worldwide. For additional
information about IONA, visit our Web site at http://www.iona.com.
IONA, IONA Technologies, the IONA logo, Orbix, High Performance
Integration, Artix, FUSE and Making Software Work Together are
trademarks or registered trademarks of IONA Technologies PLC and/or
its subsidiaries. CORBA is a trademark or registered trademark of
the Object Management Group, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. All other trademarks that may appear herein are the
property of their respective owners.
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