Visual Studio Team Edition 2008 for Software Testers with MSDN Premium

An integrated Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) solution comprising tools, processes, and guid

From Microsoft Corporation

Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition provides a comprehensive suite of testing tools for Web applications and services that are integrated into the Visual Studio environment. These testing tools enable testers to author, execute, and manage tests and related work items—all from within Visual Studio.

Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition is an easy-to-use yet comprehensive testing technology that enables testers to ensure the performance and quality of applications while reducing the complexity of the testing process, increasing team productivity, and improving team collaboration. Web testing tools enable you to record repeatable tests and generate code automatically to reduce time to create, execute, and maintain tests. Your team can optimize application performance and leverage knowledge of server behavior built into the performance tools. Using Team Foundation Server, testers can better collaborate with the rest of the team and integrate quality throughout the software development process.

Perform more accurate evaluations

Create more comprehensive test validation rules and bind to additional data sources for more accurate, real-world application evaluation using enhanced Web tests.

Improve load-test management

Open or remove existing load-test results from the load-test repository. Share imported and exported results files with other users.

Understand application performance

Gain insight into application performance by viewing summary load-test reports with a new load-test analyzer.

What's New in 2008 for Microsoft Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers

• Web Test Validation Rule Improvements: Enable testers to create more comprehensive validation rules for the application being tested.
• Better Web Test Data Binding: Bind.CSV and XML data files, as well as databases to a Web test using a simple databinding wizard.
• Improved Load Test Results Management: Open or remove an existing load test result from the load-test repository.
• Load test summary report support: Multiple machine graphs are supported in the Load Test Analyzer.
• Web Test Recorder: Record AJAX requests and JavaScript pop-ups.
• Load Modeling: More closely simulate real-world usage of your Web applications with the new load modeling tools.

Feature Highlights for Microsoft Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers

• Comprehensive Web testing tools for Web Services, HTTP, XML, and ASP.NET applications
• Load testing to simulate production loads and diagnose performance issues in labs and pre-production environments
• Code coverage to measure the effectiveness of your tests
• Integrated defect and test list management - Requires Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server.

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