Test Drivers

These tools facilitate functional testing through a non-graphical user interface. GUI test tools are listed on a separate page. This page used to also include test management tools, but those are now also on a separate page.

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Tools Listed Elsewhere

These tools fit better into a different category, but are worth mentioning here as well. Their main listing is in the other category.

EDGE SimTest

Kind of Tool
Embedded Software Simulation and Testing Environment
Organization
Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division
http://www.mentor.com/products/embedded_software/development_tools/simtest/

Entry updated June 28, 2008.
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MYNAH

Kind of Tool
Testing environment, synchronous, asynchronous and interfaces to GUI testers.
Organization
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
http://www.telcordia.com/
Software Description
MYNAH is an advanced software testing environment that can be used in all phases of software testing to exercise and analyze mainframe, minicomputer and workstation applications. MYNAH's high-level scripting language allows for great flexibility. MYNAH also allows simulation of an unlimited number of terminals for performance and stress testing.
Platforms
SunOS, Sun Solaris

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VersaTest

Kind of Tool
Testing, Simulation and Support Environment
Organization
Ascert, LLC.
http://www.ascert.com/versatest.html
Software Description
A Tandem-based test environment, providing the user with an intelligent message processing facility capable of interfacing transparently to Guardian processes and devices, assisting the user in the many facets of monitoring, testing, development, QA and capacity planning of an OLTP system. The behaviour of VersaTest can be defined to any degree of sophistication. This enables a complete range of test packs to be developed ranging from the quick dumb replay of data previously captured by VersaTest, to a fully functional scripted simulation of an intelligent network / system / device (eg Automated Teller Machines, Message switches etc.). Additionally, the regression testing capabilities have been used at many sites to build advanced automated testing environments to tackle the massive task of testing critical projects such as Year 2000 Remediation and Euro Conversion.
Platforms
Tandem (NonStop Kernel)

Entry updated October 12, 1998.
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IxANVL

Kind of Tool
Test driver for network products; network test suite
Organization
Ixia
http://www.ixiacom.com/products/ixanvl/

Entry updated June 26, 2008.
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ITF - Internetworking Test Facility

Kind of Tool
Network test driver/manager
Organization
Applied Computer Technology
http://www.acomtech.com/
Software Description
TCP/IP network product testing system. Provides PC-based environment for development, architectural conformance verification, load/stress and performance testing of TN3270, TN3270E, TN3287, and TN5250 products using Ethernet, Token Ring, SLIP, and PPP connections. Provides over 800 ready-to-run validated tests, and allows development of additional tests using test case development tools and an open API.
Platforms
PCDOS

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SDTF - SNA Development Test Facility

Kind of Tool
Network test driver/manager
Organization
Applied Computer Technology
http://www.acomtech.com/
Software Description
SNA network product testing system. Provides PC-based environment for development, architectural conformance verification, load/stress and performance testing of 3270, 5250, RJE, APPC, and APPN products using SDLC, LAN, and X.25 connections. Provides over 13,000 ready-to-run validated tests, and allows development of additional tests using test case development tools and an open API.
Platforms
DOS, Windows 98, Windows NT

Entry updated January 11, 2001.
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CobRetest

Kind of Tool
Regression Testing of COBOL Programs
Organization
SES Software-Engineering Service GmbH
Rosenheimer Landstrasse 37
D-85521 Ottobrunn, Germany
Phone: +49 89 608 53 670
FAX: +49 89 608 53 671
Software Description
CobRetest is a tool for testing mainframe COBOL programs with CICS, DLI, SQL or DDL/DML macros that have been altered or reengineered. The changed COBOL version are compared against the results of the old version to demonstrate functional equivalence.
Platforms
PC Windows (Windows 3.11, Windows95 and Windows/NT)

Entry created April 27, 1998.
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SilkPilot

Kind of Tool
Functional and regression testing of middle-tier servers
Organization
Borland Software Corporation
http://www.segue.com/

Entry added December 19, 2000.
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cg-eye

Kind of Tool
A test harness for HTTP and CGI (freeware)
Organization
Web Design Group
E-mail:
http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/cg-eye/
Software Description
cg-eye is a test harness for HTTP and CGI. It may be used as an intermediate stage between running your software from the commandline and putting it online, and will diagnose a number of potential problems.

There are currently three components to cg-eye:

  1. cg-eye offline - A test harness to simulate a CGI environment offline, without the need for a browser or HTTP server. Prints diagnostic messages about a range of likely problems.
  2. cg-eye interactive - An online harness to specify an HTTP request to send to your server and print diagnostics on the server's response.
  3. cg-eye live - An online harness to intercept a request from a browser (normally generated "live" from an HTML form) and forward it to your server. Details of both the Request and the server's Response are printed.so.
Platforms
Any platform supporting Perl and the URI::Escape module. Parts of the tool are hosted on the Web Design Group's web page.

Entry updated March 21, 2003.
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Canoo WebTest

Kind of Tool
An open source tool for automated testing of web applications (freeware)
Organization
Canoo Engineering AG
Kirschgartenstr. 7
CH-4051 Basel
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (61) 228 94 44
Fax: +41 (61) 228 94 49
E-mail:
http://webtest.canoo.com/
Software Description
A tool for automated testing of web applications. It calls web pages and verifies the results, giving comprehensive reports on success and failure.
Platforms
Platforms that support the Java JDK version 1.2 or higher.

Entry updated March 21, 2003.
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QA Wizard Pro

Kind of Tool
Automated Functional and Regression Testing
Organization
Seapine Software, Inc.
http://www.seapine.com/index.php?s=22&k=96&d=2
Software Description
Seapine Software's QA Wizard Pro automates the functional and regression testing of Web, Windows, and Java applications. Featuring a powerful scripting language, an intuitive recording interface, and smart matching, QA Wizard Pro can automate the testing of applications implemented using popular technologies like C#, VB.NET, C++, JavaScript, and HTML. Automate repetitive testing tasks, achieve greater test coverage, and find regression bugs more quickly with QA Wizard Pro.
Platforms
Windows

Entry updated March 2, 2009.
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KaNest™

Kind of Tool
Transactional & Smartcard Communication Testing Software
Organization
GALITT Canada
http://www.galitt.ca/
Software Description
Our tools tests communications between two systems on the applicative level (ex. between a server and an ATM). It can be used for the following:

Prototyping: Proof of the smooth integration of changes
Certification: Proof of the conformance to reference specifications
Testing: Proof of the expected behavior of new developments
Acceptance: Proof of the satisfaction of specified requirements
Load: Proof of the appropriate reaction under stress

Platforms
Windows

Entry updated August 1, 2003.
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Bugkilla

Kind of Tool
J2EE Functional Test Suite (freeware)
Organization
Orientation in Objects GmbH
Weinheimer Str. 68
Mannheim, BW, 68309
Germany
Phone: +49-621-71839-0
E-mail:
http://bugkilla.sourceforge.net/
Software Description
Bugkilla is a set of java tools for the functional acceptance test of J2EE Web Applications. Specification and execution of tests will be automated for web front end and business logic layer.
Platforms
java vm 1.3 or higher, servlet engine, ejb container

Entry updated January 9, 2003.
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TestManager

Kind of Tool
Bank-oriented mega-data regression test tool
Organization
Alvicom
http://www.alvicom.hu/products/testmanager
Software Description
TestManager designs complete scenarios in one place, i.e. many transaction spanning many simulated days. It has a maintainable test environment, i.e. it supports the maintenance of 10,000 test scenarios if needed. Key features: Dynamic test data generation, i.e. much testing data should be calculated simultaneously, Regression testing support, Separated test case design and automation, i.e. the two tasks are executed by different individuals with different knowledge (banking knowledge for test planners while IT knowledge for test automation).
Platforms
All Eclipse support platforms

Entry updated July 13, 2006.
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actiWATE

Kind of Tool
Java-based environment for automation of web application testing (freeware)
Organization
Actimind, Inc.
http://www.actimind.com/
Software Description
actiWATE (Actimind Web Application Testing Environment) is a free software platform intended to simplify the test automation process.

The major component of actiWATE is a Java-based Framework that emulates Internet browser functionality and provides a convenient and intuitive action-based API for test script development. Action-based tests are easier to write and comprehend, and therefore easier to maintain through the regression testing process.

Automated tests in actiWATE consist of Java code using the actiWATE API. Therefore these tests can be executed by means of different tools (for example, the JUnit test runner).

actiWATE collects testing information to log files and generates test failure reports to simplify problem allocation and correction.

Platforms
virtually any OS (Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc.)

Entry updated November 7, 2005.
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LISA Integration Testing

Kind of Tool
Complete end-to-end testing and validation of ESB messaging and integration layers
Organization
iTKO, Inc.
http://www.itko.com/site/products/lisa/integration.jsp
Software Description
LISA's enhanced Integration Testing capabilities provide end-to-end native testing for the leading ESB and integration vendor solutions. Invoke and verify enterprise integrations, including publish and subscribe, synchronous and asynchronous message capture for JMS messaging frameworks. Out of the box, LISA natively interacts with IBM MQ, TIBCO ActiveMatrix/BusinessWorks/Rendezvous, Software AG / webMethods Integration Server and Broker, BEA AquaLogic, Oracle FUSION, Sun JCAPS, Progress Sonic and others.
Platforms
Windows (XP/Vista/Me/2000), Linux, Unix, Solaris, Mac OSX (operates on any Java-compliant platform)

Entry updated January 4, 2008.
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GH Tester

Kind of Tool
SOA and Message-Oriented Scriptless Test Automation Tool
Organization
Green Hat Software Limited
http://www.greenhat.com/
Software Description
Scriptless testing environment for SOA and message-oriented projects, including SOAP, XML, JMS, HTTP, TIBCO, Software AG's webMethods, Oracle Fusion, BEA AquaLogic, TCP/IP, UDP/IP. Databases, BPM (e.g. iProcess) and log files can also be tested. API's allow users to extend product features to other applications. Industry specific protocols such as SWIFT, IATA and HL7 supported out of the box. GH Tester supports both performance and functional testing, reporting, integration with ANT, JUnit, HP and Compuware's Test Management tools and more.
Platforms
Windows, Solaris, Linux

Entry updated September 3, 2008.
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