Zeenyx Software: Outline-based Testing for Improved Coverage

“It came as a bit of a shock to see how challenging it was for non-programmers to use automated testing tools that had become cash cows for large companies,” recollects Brian Le Suer, one of the original creators of SilkTest and the CEO of Zeenyx Software. In an industry dominated by giant software vendors, Brian Le Suer and CTO Dave Laroche of Zeenyx Software took up the gauntlet in 2006 to build “the next generation software testing solution.” “After having worked as automated testing consultants for almost a decade, we decided it was time to invest the experience in building a testing solution that everyone could use, regardless of their ability to code.” Guided by a zeal to develop user-friendly manual and automated software testing solutions, Hopkinton, MA-based Zeenyx’s testing tools vouched for higher tester productivity and reduced maintenance costs associated with updating the tests. Zeenyx endeavors to reduce the cost of software testing by making testers more productive.

Instead of building components to check boxes on a feature list, the firm employs strategies to build meaningful integration with the best and the most popular version control, defect tracking and requirements management systems. Zeenyx has evolved from being a traditional testing solutions provider to deliver robust automated solutions with a scriptless, drag-and-drop interface.

With a focus on functional testing, Zeenyx provides their customers with an integration experience that is seamless and richer in features than competing solutions that are often cobbled together to form all-in-one packages. The firm implements a step-based testing approach to provide the benefits of data-driven and keyword-driven testing while reducing the complexity and the level of effort required. By forming relationships between application objects, test actions and test data, Zeenyx’s flagship offering, AscentialTest automatically generates the test framework, enabling domain experts to design and create automated tests that are ready to execute without recording or scripting. The tool features a unique, patented snapshot technology that allows users to create tests through drag and drop.