Welcome to our weekly latest software testing news and Quotes of the Week from the testing field. This week in software testing news: Discussing Apple Bug Bounty Programme, Testing tools, Lockheed Martins secures $101 million software testing contract and more.
8 Testing Tools to Ponder
“the QA Symphony is probably the best Jira test management software available on the market at the moment”
A list compiled by tech.co on some of latest testing tools to come on the market. Read More here
Lockheed Martin Wins $101 Million Testing Contract
“This order definitizes a previously awarded undefinitized contract action and provides for additional non-recurring effort and integration efforts required in support of the F-35 Reprogramming Center West”
U.S Department of Defence had just announced the contract for the software testing of the software running the F-35. The fighter jet has not been without controversy as the plan has been in development for a number of years. Read More here
Out-Sourced Testing Industry to grow from 2016
“Outsourcing not only reduces overall expenditure for the company, but also aids them in making a strategic decision to conserve resources, make the best use of human resources, and achieve the business objective through operational excellence.”
A recent market report on the trends in the software testing industry suggests that the market is set to grow over the next number of years. The out-sourced software testing industry is set to grow by over 10% in the next five years. Read More here
Test IO Announces New C.E.O.
“Phil is the perfect choice to lead test IO as we scale operations in the U.S. and continue to expand internationally. He’s managed a large agile development organization, and he has deep experience in online community and collaboration products in the SaaS environment.”
The software testing company, Test IO have just announced a new C.E.O. Philip Soffer has been brought in to lead a large expansion for the company in North America,. His previous experience includes Plumtree and Lithium. Read More here
900 Million Phones With Android Bug
“I’m pretty sure you will see these vulnerabilities being used in the next three to four months”
Checkpoint Researchers have just announced that they have discovered a bug in Android that could affect 900 million users worldwide. Michael Shaulov, head of mobility product management at Checkpoint reveals that the bug could be taken advantage of soon if not fixed. Read More here
Apple’s Bug Bounty Programme…At Last
Last week in this post, we featured Apple’s announcement of it’s Bug Bounty programme. But Apple’s programme will differ from other software giants such as Google, Microsoft, Facebook and others. Apple are offering more money and creating an invite only programme. Read More here
