Software testing and Quality Assurance (SQA)

ProxSoft is an expert in providing a full set of quality assurance and application testing services. Located in Saint Petersburg, the company has several testing labs in Russia, where mature quality assurance processes and methodologies are combined with lower operational costs and enhanced testing time due to testing laboratories location in 11 time zones. Thus, we are able to deliver quality solutions at lower costs to you.

ProxSoft offers an effective combination of quality assurance services, the best practices in outsourcing and a wide range of knowledge and skills to deliver you great results at an unbeatable price. We provide services to help your business on different levels — from functional testing of small web applications, to setting up a dedicated team within your company, or even the complete outsourcing of all your QA needs.

Whether you need an acceptance check of your ready-to-launch product, or are looking for a testing team to supplement your project, ProxSoft offers you a variety of testing solutions and time proven methodologies to match your QA needs. Where no standard approach is suitable, we use our experience and ingenuity to provide a cost-effective solution and achieve maximum value for your business.

ProxSoft Testing services include:

• Systems Testing
• Business Applications Testing
• Product Testing
• Component Testing
• Automated Testing
• Web Services Testing

QA Methodology

At ProxSoft, the software testing and quality assurance process begins with requirement analysis and consultations. We enforce constant supervision of the system's performance, while meeting stringent schedule demands until project completion.

A suite of QA solutions is designed to answer all of your software testing needs, from the system test plan phase through the analysis and test design phase, to the integration phase and test execution. Every step is supported by fully documented reports.

A typical ProxSoft QA methodology solution addresses a broad range of concerns including:

• Evaluation of work methods, structure, responsibilities, schedule, and future plans
• Detailed plans of suggested QA activities for all phases of software development & maintenance
• Creation of QA plans that merge with ongoing activities
• Control over standards and activities
• Performance of periodic monitoring of QA activities
• Internet/Intranet-based application testing

Test Levels

ProxSoft testing services provide coverage for each of the major test levels for traditional enterprise desktop applications as well as online applications in multi-tier environments:

Functional Testing for All Types of Software	ensures that your application functions correctly and conforms to your requirements and business processes.
Full Lifecycle Testing	is an end-to-end testing at every stage of the software development life-cycle, ensuring an application’s quality in all aspects.
Performance and Stress Testing	is used to check the performance and stability of your software under normal and extreme operating conditions.
Test Automation	reduces effort and time spent on testing, extends test coverage and depth at the same price, and in this way optimizes both cost and the product’s time-to-market.
Usability and GUI Testing	are used to improve the end users’ experience with your software and to make it more intuitive and easy to understand, with the ultimate goal of attracting more users.
Localization Testing	checks a solution’s interface and the precision of its work with localized country- and language-specific environments, which results in better international marketing.
Security Testing	checks if your software offers reliable user and system security, and protects end users from intrusions and the theft or loss of private and sensitive data.
Compatibility Testing	determines if your solution can be used in different computing environments — various combinations of operating systems, browsers, third-party software, and hardware platforms.
Documentation Services	are designed to provide professional, user-friendly and comprehensible user guides, administration, promotional, and other types of documents for your software solution. Multiple languages are supported.

Tools and technologies

In our work we use a wide range of technologies and always stay on the cutting edge of technological development. ProxSoft’s employees study new products and tools and actively engage in knowledge sharing in the favorable environment.

Below is a list of primary tools, technologies and platforms that we work with:

Tools for Automated and Performance Testing	Selenium, Ruby/WATIR, Mercury QuickTest Professional, AutomatedQA TestComplete, Froglogic Squish, JMeter, Visual Studio Team Edition, Rational Performance Tester.
Tracking Systems	IBM Rational ClearQuest/Requisite Pro, Atlassian JIRA, Bugzilla, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Borland Caliber RM, Mercury Quality Center, TestTrack Pro.
Documentation Tools	Adobe RoboHELP, AuthorIT, EC Software Help & Manual, Madcap Flare, Trados.
Platforms	Java (J2EE/J2SE/J2ME); Microsoft.NET; PHP (LAMP); Win32/64
Databases	Oracle; IBM DB2; MS SQL; MySQL
Application Servers	BEA WebLogic; IBM WebSphere; MS IIS; JBoss; Apache Tomcat; Oracle Application Servers
Application Types	Web, Desktop/Server, Console, Mobile Phones Software, Embedded Systems Software
Operating Systems	Windows (98/NT/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7) Linux-Based (Debian; SlackWare; uBuntu; SuSE; Red Hat; Mandriva; Fedora Core) UNIX-Based (FreeBSD; NetBSD; OpenBSD) Mac OS 9.x; 10.x

Systems

ProxSoft works across virtually all types of applications, in numerous vertical industries. Our teams leverage this knowledge foundation to design the right testing program to meet your business challenge. We have particularly deep experience across applications and systems including:

• Telecommunication Systems
• Embedded Systems
• CRM Systems
• Mobile Systems
• Web 2.0 Applications
• Media Applications
• Healthcare Enterprise Applications
… and more