Sponsors
The following organizations are generous sponsors of CAST 2006.
Platinum Sponsors
Fusion Alliance provides services to a diverse collection of companies seeking technology solutions for their business needs. With a combination of cutting-edge technology, award-winning creative design and measurable results, Fusion offers brand-conscious clients a wide variety of solutions and options.
Fusion Alliance specializes in the art of technology consulting helping clients realize their business goals through the integration and implementation of technology-based solutions. Founded in 1994, Fusion employs more than 100 people and works with clients throughout the mid-west. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Fusion recently opened an office in Cincinnati, Ohio.
kSETT, Test Case Management and Tracking software solves the problem of maintaining large volumes of tests, and tracking and reporting the results from manual and automated testing. Especially designed for remote and global teams and for the QA professional on the go, kSETT offers a rich set of integrated features to address testing visibility, accountability and access at an affordable monthly subscription rate.
Test Case Management
Test Tracking
Test Data Management
Requirements Management
408-395-9376
Satisfice, Inc. is a company founded and operated by James Bach. Satisfice is dedicated to teaching and consulting in software testing and quality assurance.
Seapine Software, Inc. is a market-leading provider of adaptable application lifecycle management (AALM) solutions for enterprise-level software development. All Seapine products seamlessly integrate with each other and with all popular software development tools. Over 7,500 companies worldwide use Seapine tools to manage their development processes and deliver higher quality solutions.
QA Wizard -- automated software testing solution
Product Demos
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Customer Stories
Seapine Software
5412 Courseview Dr., Suite 200
Mason, OH 45040
(513) 754-1655
(513) 754-1660
www.seapine.com
Software Quality Engineering assists software professionals and organizations interested in boosting productivity, improving software practices, delivering more customer value, and increasing ROI. Software Quality Engineering hosts three of the industry's most recognized software quality conferences including the STAR conference series and the Better Software Conference & EXPO. From the classroom to the Web, Software Quality Engineering delivers software testing and development seminars, and provides consulting services, specialized publications, and research.
Workroom Productions is a London-based consultancy, formed in 1994 by James Lyndsay, specialising in software test strategy.
Gold Sponsors
Robert Sabourin heads AmiBug.com, Inc. offering training, consulting and professional development in Software Engineering, Software Quality Assurance and Software Testing.
AmiBug helps companies, and individuals, succeed in developing quality software solutions in a timely, and cost effective manner. AmiBug helps companies to organize their product development teams, departments and projects! AmiBug teaches, and demonstrates by example, simple truths about how to achieve excellence in all aspects of software development without overburdening people with heavy process and procedures. AmiBug helps advance the professional practice of Software Engineering and help improve the quality of life of software development professionals and their families. At AmiBug we know that Work is a very important part of you life, it must be fun!
E-mail: Robert Sabourin
Ross Collard heads Collard & Company, a consulting firm in Manhattan, New York, U.S.A, which specializes in software quality. His workshops have been widely acclaimed. Typical feedback (from a Microsoft test engineer who attended a workshop in April, 2006): "The workshop was excellent! My colleagues concurred it was outstanding too. What makes it so good is the learning by experience approach. The case study touches a lot of the issues I face daily. It is the best training I've received on performance testing. The context-driven approach allowed me to see how implementing a performance test can change as my situation changes. Though the lectures deliberately were minimal to allow more time for learning-by-doing, I did receive great information from them as well. In particular, the citations Ross made from his own experience with different projects allowed me to relate the information to my situation."
Clients include ADP, Alcatel, American Express, Apple, AT&T, Bank of America, Cisco, CitiGroup, Dell, EDS, Exxon, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, JP Morgan Chase, Merck, Microsoft, Novell, P&G, Prudential, Siemens and State Farm. Government clients include the CIA, NASA, Federal Reserve Bank, Social Security Administration and U.S. Air Force. Ross has taught information technology topics at Harvard, NYU and U.C. Berkeley.
E-mail: Ross Collard
Developsense, founded and run by Michael Bolton, is based in Toronto, Canada. We teach provide software testing, consulting, and coaching services all over the world.
Indianapolis Quality Assurance Association
www.iqaa.org
The Indianapolis Quality Assurance Association Inc. is a non-profit organization that was formed February, 2004 to promote quality practices and highlight the Quality Assurance Profession within central Indiana. The association is governed by a Board of Directors and provides many benefits to members.
The association is a supporting member of the Quality Assurance Institute. IQAA has eight Monthly Program Sessions per year. The program sessions allow members to gain education, share knowledge and network with other Quality Assurance professionals. QAI certified individuals can use their session attendance to earn points required for re-certification.
In addition to Monthly Program Sessions, IQAA hosts Training Seminars, Certification Prep Courses, Certifications and an annual IQAA Conference. The IQAA initiative is to focus on the Quality Assurance disciplines and bring awareness of the concepts to corporations within central Indiana. We plan to do this by concentrating on education, information sharing and networking.
Methods and Tools
Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, Number Six delivers Custom Application Development, Software Process Improvement and IT Governance across the enterprise to align client business practices with innovative, cost-effective technologies that drive business throughout the lifecycle. Number Six brings together the teams, methods and processes necessary to resolve risk and ensure the success of enterprise software development projects. Number Six Teams - the core of the Number Six process - are cross-trained, high-performance development experts who align business practices with the most effective technologies to ensure delivery of critical software systems on time, on budget and built to requirements. Number Six prides itself on achieving success for our clients including: US Cellular; Sprint; EDS; McDonalds; Sears; Allstate; Ralston Purina; Grainger; Home Depot; Time Warner/AOL; Veteran's Health Administration; Freddie Mac; National Institute of Health; Blue Cross/Blue Shield; Sallie Mae; State of Indiana; Drug Enforcement Administration; and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
PerfTestPlus offers advising, consulting and training services as well as resources to bring software testing expertise and thought-leadership to organizations seeking to push their testing beyond "state-of-the-practice" to "state-of-the-art.†Our testing services are designed and delivered by name-brand testing professionals who subscribe to our integrity driven, value focused philosophy.
In addition to testing services, PerfTestPlus offers a variety of general software support services. Each of these services are based on the individual expertise and interests of our staff. Generally speaking, our software support services are shorter in duration than our testing services and can often be designed as fixed price contracts, making them easy to budget for.
Quardev Laboratories (www.quardev.com) is an outsource software testing and technical writing company in Seattle. Quardev focuses on onshore solutions for rapid exploratory and testing and technical writing contracts. Jon Bach, a recognized expert in exploratory testing and Test Lead management, is Quardev's Corporate Intellect Manager and lead consultant.
RBCS - Rex Black Consulting Services
Sirius Software Quality Associates provides a one of a kind suite of tools designed from the ground up to support exploratory and manual testing. Their complete end to end solution, TestExplorer, covers all aspects of manual testing, from charter management to test recording and execution, with integrated defect management, metrics, and trend analysis. Sirius SQA also provides consulting and training in support of all aspects of software testing.
Software Quality Methods, LLC. provides management, consulting, and training to organizations to assure good quality software. The President and Principal Consultant, Douglas Hoffman, has a broad background and experience with systems and software in the computer industry and IT. SQM specializes in planning and guiding the establishment or transformation of software development and quality assurance organizations. SQM provides a variety of services: organization assessment, life cycle development, QA and management training, strategic planning for quality, test planning, test automation architecture design, and interim management of QA/testing groups.
www.softwarequalitymethods.com
Solution Delivery Partners Inc.
SDP provides a unique educational experience for IT professionals by breaking away from traditional delivery formats. While our instructors deliver the fundamentals in a traditional classroom setting, we specialize in interactive, customized workshops, at our site or yours, to suit your needs. Mentorship programs are available to help you apply education received at SDP or elsewhere. Our goal is to maximize the value of your IT education.
Custom Course Creation
Traditional Courses
Additional Services
Contact Us: 866-705-5981
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