Twist

A Collaborative functional testing platform for software teams - Twist.
The creators of Selenium has introduced a really path breaking platform which is based on the idea that for lasting business value,both the testers and the business professionals should build test suites together.So business people can express their software requirements in the form of executable tests and that too in the language of their own domain.
And for testers,it allows to preserve business intent,control the complexity and increase productivity. I feel Twist is all set to make waves in the software industry and the reason is its wider approach. It is usable by business professionals,developers and testers making all of them responsible for product quality.

What do you guys say?

You can check it out at Twist
and you can also have a look at the webinar by legendary Ward Cunningham and Testing expert Jennitta Andrea having the first ever live demo of Twist.

Software Testing Certifications -II

This is in continuation to my previous post,I will hereby list various certifications on the basis of tool knowledge:

• Mercury Interactive

It offers two levels of certifications: CPS(Certified Product Specialist) and CPI(Certified Product Instructor). These are designed for anyone who uses TestSuite, LoadRunner Web, LoadRunner DB, or Topaz.You can find the complete information on Mercury

• IBM Rational

IBM has two categories of certifications:

* Certification for all candidates
There are two certifications: IBM Rational manual tester(RMT) and IBM Rational Performance Tester(RPT).
IBM Certified Solution Designer - RMT - This intermediate-level solution designer is an individual with extensive product knowledge who understands how to setup, configure and create a manual testing framework with Rational Manual Tester.

IBM Certified Solution Designer - RPT - This intermediate level solution designer is an individual with extensive product knowledge who understands how to use the IBM Rational Performance Tester tool to validate the performance, scalability and reliability of Web-based, SAP, Siebel, or Citrix hosted systems.

* Certification for IBM Business Partners, Educational Partners and IBM Employees
The information regarding this is available at IBM internal certifications
And the information for certification for all candidates is available at IBM certifications

• Borland Segue

Borland offers three certifications:
Borland Certified SilkPerformer Engineer (SCSPE)
Borland Certified SilkTest Engineer (SCSTE)
Borland Certified SilkVision Project Manager (SCSVPM).
For details you can go to SCSTE and SCSPEand SCSVPM

Then there are certifications addressing different aspects of application:
Functional Test Management Expert - Focus of this certification is on the proficiency level of SilkTest, SilkCentral Test Manager and SilkCentral Issue Manager.

Performance Test Management Expert - Focus of this certification is on SilkPerformer, SilkCentral Test Manager and SilkCentral Issue Manager.

Application Performance Management Expert - Focus of this certification is on SilkPerformer, SilkCentral Performance Manager and SilkCentral Issue Manager.
The details can be found at FTME and PTME and APME

Hope the current post and the previous post are of help to all those who need this information. I invite you all to share more information on these certifications and many more in the market.