Zyntax: Java Serialized Stream Extension

If you are working with IBM Rational Robot and TestManager, and working with Java Serialized Stream, you may consider this 3rd party extension, JSS Extension from Zyntax. Usually serialized streams are not viewable by the user and this creates the challenge of customizing the serialized streams.  The JSS Extension transforms raw socket data in previously recorded test scripts into lines that separate and identify the data elements of the Java Objects being transferred. The newly formed scripts can then be used to perform load, stress, and performance testing and benchmarking against the application. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s Performance Center?

Performance Center is an enterprise version of LoadRunner (LR) that allows concurrent runs in an organization by managing a pool of Controllers and Load generators. It is built on a web interface and suitable for organizations that require running multiple load test projects across the organization. You can find out more about the sales talk from the vendor here if you like. To put it simply, Performance Center can run multiple load test while LR can run a single load test. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s Bugnux?

Bugnux is a complete Linux distribution that runs from a bootable CD and runs entirely in RAM. Bugnux contains an extensive set of Open Source software testing tools that can be used for functional and performance testing. Tools to test GUI applications and Firefox addons to aid in web application testing have been packaged. Virtually turn any PC into black-box testing device without installing any software. A set of stress and load testing tools that can be used to assist in testing performance of web applications are included.

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What’s Diagnostics?

The HP Diagnostics Software is a standalone software of its own that is fully functional by itself. It is designed to profile J2EE, .NET or ERP/CRM application, by capturing duration at the module level, displaying chain of calls, monitoring heap size and garbage collection. Of course, these are some things that you may be interested in J2EE from the overview level and Diagnostics have more to offer than the mentioned. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s Sitescope?

HP SiteScope is an agentless monitoring solution which is designed to ensure and performance distributed IT infrastructures, such as servers, OS, network services, applications, and application components. This web-based infrastructure monitoring solution is lightweight, highly customizable, and does not require that data collection agents be installed on the production systems. (Source: Business Technology Optimization) Read the rest of this entry »