Redstone Software announces growing use of Eggplant to test Flash Applications
REDSTONE SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES THE GROWING USE OF EGGPLANT TO TEST FLASH APPLICATIONS
Eggplant 4.01 turns testing on its head to handle FLASH testing with ease
New York, USA – December 15, 2007 – Redstone Software Inc, makers of Eggplant, the industry leading automation and testing product, announces rapid growth in the testing of Flash applications.
According to Adobe, Adobe Flash Player is “installed on over 750 million Internet-connected desktops and mobile devices” and has become a pervasive communication tool. However, the main way in which people have been able to test applications created to date is through manual testing – until now. Adobe Flash is a ubiquitous technology of huge and growing importance across the world because it allows the creation of the all important rich web experiences users have come to expect. It is frequently embraced by anyone who wants to create highly portable, visually rich and easy to use applications. Advances in the technology have seen it become one of the development environments of choice for mobile and desktop applications. Uses include display of web page video clips, web deployable software and creation of demos and tutorials.
While Adobe Flash applications are easy to use they are hard to test because there is no system level or programmatic access to applications written in Flash. This creates a quandary for Flash application developers. Users expect a rich, easy to use and error free experience meaning it needs testing perhaps more than most applications. However this is often costly, time consuming and manually intensive. Trying to effectively address this issue is something that many companies have struggled with for years.
Redstone’s customers chose Eggplant as a tool for testing the previously un-testable. Eggplant’s user-oriented approach makes testing Flash applications easy. Eggplant’s ability to work across multiple operating systems and browsers means that Flash applications can be developed, deployed and tested in all its various forms of deployment. Eggplant is also being used to test Flash applications running on mobile phones such as Symbian and Windows CE/Smartphone based systems.
“We didn’t design Eggplant to test Flash specifically. We designed it to test or automate anything but especially the all important user experience. Anyone that has an issue testing their Flash applications or tests them manually, such as online games, website and web deployed applications developers, now have an easy way to cut the cost of testing,” explains Christopher Young, Managing Director, Redstone Software. He went on to say, “Eggplant turns testing on its head. Where other tools struggle Eggplant excels. The ability to test Flash applications with ease is a huge win for us and our customers love it!”
Interested individuals and companies should contact Redstone Software at info@redstonesoftware.com or visit http://www.redstonesoftware.com.
About Redstone Software
Redstone Software, the company “Driving Success Through Automation”, is the leader in the development of image-based automation, testing and remote access software products. Redstone’s products are designed to recreate and enhance the end-user experience. Redstone’s flagship product, EggplantTM, tests any system, validates any platform and automates any process. Many of the world’s most successful organizations and individuals rely on Redstone Software to ensure delivery of the highest quality products and services and the best end-user experience possible. For more information, please visit www.redstonesoftware.com.
For further information, contact:
Christopher Young
Redstone Software
+44 1489 555582
cyoung@redstonesoftware.com
Emma Campbell
Redstone Software
+1 952 873 6809
emma@redstonesoftware.com
