With virtualization growing in popularity, Borland Software and VMWare are partnering to accommodate the unique application testing needs presented by this paradigm.
Both companies are introducing product upgrades that can function with each other. Borland is announcing its SilkCentral Test Manager 2007 software testing package while VMware is offering VMware Lab Manager 2.5, which is an image library management and provisioning system for virtual machine images.
SilkCentral Test Manager 2007 features UI-level integration with Lab Manager 2.5. With the integration of the two products, applications can be tested across multiple configurations, Borland said. Users can assign individual tests to run on many different configurations or platforms without having to maintain multiple hardware configurations that otherwise would be needed for testing.
Also new in SilkCentral Test Manager 2007 is enhanced requirements testing tied to business requirements. New features in Lab Manager 2.5 include support for iSCSI and NFS storage as well as administration capabilities for cleaning up a storage library. VMware also is offering an ROI calculator to calculate return on investment from using the product.
Silk Central Test Manager 2007 pricing starts at US$1,700 per seat license for named users. Availability is anticipated in the third quarter of 2007.
Lab Manager 2.5, which ships on Monday, starts in price at US$15,000. Pricing for a bundle of Lab Manager 2.5 and VMware Infrastructure 3 starts at US$35,000. Infrastructure 3 is VMware’s core technology for slicing up a server into virtual machines.
