Original Expands its European Sales Operations to Benelux
September, 20, 2007 – Original Software, a leader in software test automation, has expanded their European sales operation by opening up a direct presence in The Netherlands, which will also cover Belgium and Luxemburg. This move comes at a time when the company is enjoying strong growth and positive sales on the back of their ability to deliver solutions that reduce application time to market and improve software quality through technology leadership and innovation.
Colin Armitage, CEO of Original Software, comments, “We are finding our customers very enthusiastic about our fresh approach. It seems the software test industry had become a little skeptical of automation in general over the last few years, but the market is very positive towards our new way of thinking and this expansion is testament to such an encouraging response.”
The operation will be spearheaded by Colin Pollitt who recently joined the company as Business Development Manager, He will focus on expanding Original’s customer base whilst delivering key messages to the wider Benelux IT community.
“I am very excited to part of the growing success at Original Software,” Pollitt explains. “There has been a strong increase in business activity in this region over the last 6-12 months. The market is positively embracing our code free technology and re-useable scripting techniques, as these have been problem areas for many people in the past.”
TestDrive-Assist is available as a dedicated manual testing support solution or can be incorporated with the Original Software’s Test-Drive Gold solution to allowing the user to benefit from automated regression testing, code-free scripting and self-healing scripts.
Pollitt, of British Dutch origin, brings valuable Oracle sales experience and extensive iSeries knowledge to the team and is looking forward to a challenging venture. “I am happy to be part of the Original Software and I am thrilled to be delivering new test automation technology to the market.”
One of the key messages Pollitt is keen to communicate is that automation success is possible with just three simple steps, taken at the customers own pace. “At Original Software we believe that the key requirement is to align effort with benefits while embracing the other requirements at every stage. We call this approach ‘Crawl, Walk, and then Run’ to testing success.”
Large corporations such as Pfizer of Benelux are already enjoying the rewards from this approach. Brendon McMahon, managing director, Millennium Software who aided Pfizer’s FDA compliance said, “The reduced testing has saved Pfizer a lot of money…There is no better way to do this as far as I can see.” Other big brands in the region include Nike and Sligro, who are also saving time, money and resources on software testing.
Stations Casinos Selects Original Software
Automated Software Testing Helps Leading Gaming corporation Improve Application Quality and Compliance
September, 14, 2007 – Gaming and entertainment company, Station Casinos Inc., has turned to Original Software (www.origsoft.com), a leader in software test automation, to provide a quality assurance and testing solution that will enable them to reduce risk, improve time to market and improve the quality of their application developments.
The Nevada-based gaming and entertainment company, with their numerous restaurants and entertainment venues, recently purchased a range of solutions from Original Software, including TestBench Advanced, which tests all server-side and database transactions; TestDrive Gold, a GUI and Web testing solution; Extractor, an analysis tool that extracts and manages data in a secure test environment; and TestDrive-Assist, which supplies active support for manual testing.
Station Casinos selected Original Software’s products to more thoroughly test applications from both a visual and data perspective, as well as being able to obfuscate their player records for security and compliance purposes. They were attracted to the accuracy and automated features of the Original Software solutions as well as the products’ capacity to manage the test data.
“By using Original Software automated solutions, Station Casinos can ensure that it is testing its critical business applications more accurately, efficiently and cost effectively, than they were able to previously” said Gregory M. Sengpiel, general manager, Americas, for Original Software.
About Station Casinos, Inc
Station Casinos, Inc. is a leading provider of gaming and entertainment in Nevada. Station’s properties are regional entertainment destinations and include various amenities, including numerous restaurants, entertainment venues, movie theaters, bowling and convention/banquet space, as well as traditional casino gaming offerings such as video poker, slot machines, table games, bingo and race and sports wagering. For additional information, visit their website at www.stationcasinos.com.
About Original Software
Original Software offers automated software testing and quality assurance solutions that deliver tangible benefits across a wide range of IT and application environments. As a recognized innovator, Original Software’s goal is to reduce business risk and improve application time to market for IT departments through the development of class leading automated solutions.
Over the last 10 years, more than 400 organizations operating in 25 countries have come to depend on Original Software for their software testing solutions. Current users range from small software development shops to major multinationals, including Cargill Global Financial Solutions, Circuit City Stores, Pfizer Pharmaceutical (Ireland), DHL, Coca-Cola, Skandia and hundreds of others.
Original Software operates central offices near Chicago and London. Their solutions can be obtained through these offices or through a network of qualified and knowledgeable business partners throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australasia and the Americas.
