Introduction to Parasoft

Table of Contents

  • What is Parasoft
  • Parasoft Products & Services
  • Parasoft API Virtualization Tool 
  • Software Requirements 

What is Parasoft

    Parasoft is a software company that provides automated software testing and software quality tools. Its products and services help software development teams improve their software quality, reduce defects, and accelerate the delivery of high-quality software.

Parasoft Products & Services

  • Parasoft SOAtest
  • Parasoft Jtest
  • Parasoft C++test
  • Parasoft Virtualize

Parasoft API Virtualization Tool

    It enables developers and testers to simulate the behavior of APIs. So it is used to create virtualized versions of APIs that are not yet available or may have limited access during development and testing. The most powerful feature is it allows users to create virtualized data, so that they can test how the system will behave under different data scenarios.

Software Requirements

  • JDK
  • Parasoft Tool 
  • Parasoft Repository Server

 


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