Mercury Interactive Introduces Automated Testing Solution for Siebel Front Office Applications

Strategic Insights -

Mercury Interactive, the leader in enterprise application testing solutions, has introduced the first automated testing solution architected specifically for Siebel Front Office Applications. This solution enables organizations to verify functionality, predict system performance, and test scalability prior to deployment, ensuring the successful implementation of Siebel applications.

Mercury Interactive's WinRunner(R) for Siebel and LoadRunner(R) for Siebel provide comprehensive testing tools that can be used to identify and fix implementation problems early, thereby accelerating deployment for the full range of Siebel Systems' e-Business, enterprise, and vertical industry products. As a Siebel Software Alliance Partner, Mercury Interactive provides Siebel customers with a tightly integrated testing solution that is designed to support testing of Siebel 98, Siebel 99, and future Siebel applications.

Key Takeaways:

  • **Siebel customers can verify functionality, predict system performance, and test scalability prior to deployment** using Mercury Interactive's WinRunner for Siebel and LoadRunner for Siebel.
  • **WinRunner for Siebel** provides all the components necessary for generating test scripts for Siebel applications, automating testing, and verifying business transactions.
  • **LoadRunner for Siebel** has been enhanced to accurately emulate real-world Siebel processes during load tests, allowing customers to thoroughly test for scalability and system performance.
  • **Mercury Interactive's customized solution for testing Siebel Front Office Applications** enables customers to quickly identify and correct any changes that could affect the integrity of the business before an application is deployed to end-users.
  • **Mercury Interactive has a strong presence in the enterprise application testing market**, with customers including National City Corporation, Siemens, Microsoft, Texaco, and Intermountain Healthcare.
  • **Mercury Interactive's testing solutions** enable corporations to identify software errors more quickly and efficiently than traditional methods allow, reducing deployment cycles and ensuring the success of applications directly impacting customers.

Statistics:

  • **$5,995 (US) is the price for WinRunner for Siebel**, a comprehensive testing tool that can be used to identify and fix implementation problems early.
  • **$50,000 (US) is the starting price for LoadRunner for Siebel**, a load testing solution that can exercise the entire system with hundreds or even thousands of virtual users to identify potential bottlenecks.
  • **Mercury Interactive has a comprehensive line of automated enterprise tools** that address the full range of quality needs for testing clients/server, e-business, Year 2000, Euro, and packaged applications.
  • **Mercury Interactive's testing solutions** support all leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, including SAP, Oracle, Baan, and PeopleSoft.

Sources:

  • PR Newswire, "Mercury Interactive Introduces Automated Testing Solution for Siebel Front Office Applications", July 6, 1999
  • Mercury Interactive Corporation, "Mercury Interactive Takes Strategic Step in Front Office and Back Office Testing", 1999
  • Mercury Interactive Corporation, "About Mercury Interactive Corporation", 1999
  • Mercury Interactive Corporation, "Product and Company Names", 1999