SmartBear
Software, provider of software quality tools used by more than one
million developers and testers worldwide, is answering customer demand
to extend Collaborator’s
award-winning peer review features to more development team members with Collaborator
v8.2. The new version, which builds on Collaborator’s introduction
in March, allows testers and quality assurance teams to peer review test
plans and all artifacts in Microsoft Excel documents. The latest version
with extended features also highlights the growing demand by Top 10
Fortune 500 companies for collaborative software development.
“With the growing trends in software quality and testing, it is critical
that R&D organizations identify and fix defects early in the development
process,” said Dinesh
Dulipsingh, Director at Lexington
Soft. “Collaborator's highly customizable workflows and seamless
integration with various SCM systems and IDE's, greatly simplifies the
code review process and increases collaboration within teams, enabling
early detection and resolution of defects. Its automated real time
peer-to-peer review and tracking capabilities make Collaborator an
unrivalled choice amongst development teams seeking increased
productivity and improved software quality.”
Facilitating improved communication and collaboration among software
project teams including developers, product managers, QA, support,
documentation and marketing is the cornerstone of Agile
methodologies. It has also been proven to increase productivity, improve
software quality and reduce development costs. A Cisco
Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) study, “Best
Kept Secrets of Peer Code Review,” reveals that code review can be
conducted within one-fifth of the time with SmartBear code review when
compared with more traditional, heavy-weight reviews. SmartBear also
continues to see an increase in demand for peer-based code and document
review with seven of the top 10 Fortune 500 using Collaborator by
SmartBear, including General Electric, HP and Walmart.
“One of the great features of Collaborator by SmartBear is the inclusion
of artifact review into the peer review process, a capability that no
other product in the industry delivers,” said Mark
Hammer, Senior Product Director at SmartBear. “We’ve seen how
development teams – particularly fast paced Agile teams – improve
performance when product management, development and QA are all involved
in multiple stages of the development process. We are thrilled to see so
many not only using Collaborator for code review, but document and
artifact review for extended development team collaboration. This latest
release for testers and QA members positions Collaborator by SmartBear
as a true collaboration tool.”
In addition to adding peer review of Excel files, the new version of
Collaborator provides a capability that enables teams to create a
checklist of items they want to ensure are looked for in review and to
record who checks off each item and when. It also includes eSignature
enhancements that ensure its compliance with FDA and other regulators,
further Git
enhancements that include “ensured reviewed” and "ensure started"
triggers as well as enhanced integration with IBM (NYSE: IBM)
Rational
Team Concert (RTC).
For more information or to trial Collaborator for free, visit:
http://smartbear.com/products/software-development/code-review/free-trial-form.
About SmartBear Software
More than one million developers, testers and operations professionals
use SmartBear software tools to ensure the quality and performance of
their APIs, mobile, cloud-based and Web applications. With five million
downloads and counting, SmartBear products are affordable, easy-to-use
and ready for deployment. Free tools and plug-ins for automation
and performance
testing, code
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