Software and services firm DVT has opened a software testing hub in Cape Town with an open source framework, aimed at local and international clients.
The global testing hub (GTH) has an open source framework that eliminates licensing fees, says its head, Mario Matthee.
"We're looking for different ways to make commercial-grade testing tools far more affordable for clients that currently pay hundreds of thousands of rands, dollars and pounds for licensing fees," he says.
The GTH, which uses a testing framework custom-developed from 100% open source code by DVT, offers access to certified manual, automated and performance testing.
It aims to bring a tailor-made offering into the software testing landscape, says Matthee.
"We see testing as a collaborative process and we work with our clients to come up with a solution that is tailor-made to their needs."
"Where most other testers want to apply pure testing theory to a project, we strive to understand the problem first, and then offer more than one solution to our clients, highlight the risk where appropriate," Matthee explains.
"An example of this is where a client has no need for test planning, control or analysis and design, but just an execution of test cases on different platforms. In such a case we offer our clients a 'pay-as-you-go' service."
DVT's decision to open the GTH came out of the success of its mobile testing hub, Matthee explains. "Once the mobile hub was operational we realised just how much demand there was for off-site test automation not necessarily linked to a mobile device."
DVT has 12 major testing projects running in parallel. Once a set of four mobile testers, the team has grown to over 30 people.
The GTH's main competitors are outsourced testing hubs in India, Spain, Poland and Ukraine, according to Matthee.
"International exposure is a challenge at this stage. But this is being addressed by forming strong alliances with other companies which had success overseas already."
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