Software Testing 'Hall Of Shame'
Our selection of software testing 'nightmares'...
All of the companies in the stories below have suffered embarrassment and bad press that almost certainly could have been avoided with more efficient and thorough testing of their core business applications during the development and QA phases.
Bad press doesn't just mean embarrassment. It means lost confidence, loss of good will, lost opportunities and ultimately lost revenue - Something that no business needs.
Don't let your company's name get into damaging headlines like these.
Contact Original Software today about how you can revolutionize your approach to software development and quality assurance.- Bad Aer Lingers after online booking nightmare The Aer Lingus booking system is not only riddled with software glitches, but they are so un-customer friendly that in order for ME to do THEM a favour and let them know why their web sales are so poor – alerting them to the software glitch, I either have to pay £s per minute to call their website helpdesk or post a blog about their immense screw-up (thereby shame-facing them at the same time) There is simply no other option available on their website for getting in touch with their webmasters – Come on guys a simple email address wouldn’t hurt, would it?
- Software errors force Boris to back-pedal on hire charges A cycle hire scheme championed by Boris Johnson is having to refund thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money after it was hit by glitches.
- It's not a bug, it's a feature! Apple: 'Hold your iPhone 4 differently' This week saw the release of most sought after smartphone on the planet, the iPhone 4, but a fatal flaw was quickly discovered - that holding the gadget in a certain way kills reception, which means making phone calls or downloading games is rather difficult. Apple's response? - hold your phone differently!
- Wipro employee fraud repercussions The fall of Satyam was supposed to have created a big opportunity for Wipro but with the latest news, not only has it lost its chance of monopolizing on this, but a big shadow has been cast over the company’s credibility and trustworthiness.
- Faulty Software Caused Car Troubles Poor Steve Wozniak, it wasn’t very nice for Steve to find that his accelerator pedal went crazy whilst he was driving his new 2010 Toyota Prius! It seems this issue of software quality, or lack of quality, has finally made it to the vehicles we commute in. Reading stories about big companies being sued or fined [...]