Mercury Interactive Corporation, a global leader in business technology optimisation (BTO), and Siebel Systems, Inc, a leading provider of business applications software, have announced a development agreement to design and build Test Automation Interfaces between Siebel 7.7 and Mercury`s BTO offerings.
The two companies have launched their first joint development product, a new offering designed to enable joint customers to build a library of quality and performance tests that are easy to maintain and run automatically as Siebel applications are deployed or upgraded.
"Enabling our customers to implement comprehensive test automation strategies more efficiently and effectively is a top priority," said Skip Bacon, vice-president of technology at Siebel Systems. "Customer feedback on the success of the new Siebel Test Automation Interfaces with Mercury has been excellent. Internally, we reduced the time required for functional testing and performance testing by 33% and 75%, respectively."
The companies also announced the validation of the integration of Mercury QuickTest Professional and Mercury LoadRunner for the Siebel Test Automation Interfaces for Siebel 7.7.
Dana Gardner, senior analyst at Yankee Group, a US research company, Says: "Our BTO studies show that the total cost of an application over time is in its ongoing management and performance optimisation. Siebel knows this, and has properly sought to cut post-production costs for its customer relationship management solutions by partnering with Mercury for a pre-production testing benefit. The better the testing, the better the performance and end-user satisfaction from the solutions, as well as the higher the general productivity of the business activity."
"Mercury is committed to helping customers optimise the business value of their Siebel business applications," said Magda Engelbrecht of Mercury South Africa. "We are pleased to be the first to support Siebel Test Automation Interfaces, giving customers a predictable and repeatable process to enhance the quality, performance and availability of Siebel 7.7 deployment or upgrades."
To download a free trial version of the integration of Mercury QuickTest Professional and Mercury LoadRunner with Siebel Business Applications, please visit www.mercury.com/siebel. To learn more about how the Siebel Test Automation Interfaces with Mercury can dramatically improve the validation of customised Siebel applications, register here.
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Mercury for Siebel Business Applications includes the following Mercury Optimisation Centres that customers can use to optimise their Siebel applications: Mercury IT Governance Center, http://www.mercury.com/us/products/quality-center/ Mercury Quality Center, http://www.mercury.com/us/products/performance-center/ Mercury Performance Center and http://www.mercury.com/us/products/business-availability-center/ Mercury Business Availability Center. Hundreds of Siebel customers have successfully used Mercury BTO offerings to deploy upgrade and maintain their Siebel applications.
Mercury
Mercury Interactive Corporation (NASDAQ: MERQ), the global leader in business technology optimisation (BTO), is committed to helping customers optimise the business value of information technology. Founded in 1989, Mercury conducts business worldwide and is one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies today. Mercury provides software and services to govern the priorities, people and processes of IT; deliver and manage applications; and integrate IT strategy and execution. Customers worldwide rely on Mercury offerings to improve quality and performance of applications and manage IT costs, risks and compliance. Mercury BTO offerings are complemented by technologies and services from global business partners. For more information, please visit www.mercury.com.
Siebel Systems
Siebel Systems, Inc is a leading provider of business applications software, enabling corporations to sell to, market to, and serve customers across multiple channels and lines of business. With more than 4 000 customer deployments worldwide, Siebel Systems provides organisations with a proven set of industry-specific best practices, CRM applications, market-leading analytics products, and business processes, empowering them to consistently deliver superior customer experiences and establish more profitable customer relationships. Siebel Systems` sales and service facilities are located in more than 30 countries.
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