IBM Rational Quality Manager & Tivoli Netcool

IBM Rational Quality Manager & Tivoli Netcool Enhances Mobile Testing Offering with Keynote DeviceAnywhere

As more applications are developed in the mobile space, automated testing and monitoring the end-user experience across multiple devices and networks becomes increasingly important. Keynote DeviceAnywhere takes the risk out of the mobile application development lifecycle by providing automated testing tools enabling robust mobile application testing and monitoring solutions. Add on IBM technologies and you can extend these solutions further into the areas of testing on multiple platforms and monitoring availability.

Keynote DeviceAnywhere automated mobile testing and monitoring solutions available through IBM’s Rational Quality Manager (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0) and Tivoli Netcool (7.3) enables users to run and automate complex test scenarios on mobile applications. Building on its long-time technical collaboration with IBM as a key ALM partner, currently supports the newest versions (3.0) of Rational Quality Manager. (See Press Release: "Keynote DeviceAnywhere Receives 'Ready for Rational' Software Validation to Extend Rational Quality Manager 3.0.1 Into Mobile"). Keynote DeviceAnywhere integrated solutions with IBM extends the testing capabilities of Keynote DeviceAnywhere Test Automation including and QoS monitoring (Rational Quality Manager & Tivoli Netcool) enabling IBM users to test and QA mobile applications and from the convenience of their existing IBM product environment.

Keynote DeviceAnywhere™ - Rational Quality Manager Integrated Solution

The Keynote DeviceAnywhere and Rational Quality Manager integration allows companies using RQM as their test management system to test their products on real mobile devices. All results (script steps, test pass/fail results) are tracked by RQM and available through the RQM interface.

Screenshot of Scripting in Keynote DeviceAnywhere Test Automation utilizing real mobile devices

Screenshot of results from IBM's Rational Quality Manager V3.0

Advantages:

Companies using RQM as their test management system can test their SW products on real mobile devices from within the Rational environment.
All results (script steps, test pass/fail results) are tracked by RQM and available through the RQM interface.
Test Case Maintenance & Execution Scheduling is centralized within RQM.
Support complex test scenarios, such as Mobile-2-Web, and Web-2-Mobile.

Features:

Automated testing using RQM
Support for all mobile devices (all manufacturers), OS’s and networks (3G, CDMA, etc.)
Centralized Testing Tool & Framework for all devices pertinent to a Keynote DeviceAnywhere deployment
Mobile test automation capabilities accessible from RQM (Rational Quality Manager) in order to manage testing in one central point.
Online, real-time collaboration capabilities, which facilitates the replication of issues/bugs and speeds up fixes.

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MonitorAnywhere™ by Keynote DeviceAnywhere - NetCool Integrated Solution

MonitorAnywhere lets businesses monitor mobile services and applications on mobile devices across the globe around-the-clock.

Integrating this service with the Tivoli Netcool Dashboard provides real-time alerts and notifications of failures and service level agreement (SLA) violations. Using this technology, you can detect issues with the delivery of mobile applications before your users do and minimize downtime.

As a Ready for IBM Tivoli software partner, Keynote DeviceAnywhere™ brings the power of Netcool/Omnibus to organizations worldwide to extend full monitoring, testing and development of mobile applications.

Advantages:

Real-time centralized monitoring of networks and IT domains
Reduce errors and downtime associated with product failures
24/7 management and automation
Improve time to market
Benefit from automated alerts pertaining to faults in the systems to deliver advanced mobile applications efficiently

Features:

Alerts and notifications of failures and SLA violations
Collect and analyze results
Performance trending
No limitations to what can be monitored
Easy scripting environment

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	The Keynote DeviceAnywhere/Tivoli-Netcool solution sheet can be accessed by clicking here.

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