Original Software
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Testing |
| Founded | December 1996 |
| Founder | Colin Armitage |
| Products | Qualify, TestDrive, TestAssist, TestBench |
| Website | https://originalsoftware.com/ |
Original Software is a privately held company providing automatic software testing products and services.
History[edit]
Original Software was formed in December 1996 and started trading in May 1997. It was founded by Colin Armitage.
In the initial years, Original Software focused on the IBM i platform.
In 2007 a manual testing solution was introduced.
In 2010 it was listed as one of "Twenty companies to watch in 2010" by CIO UK.[1]
Original Software rebranded and launched their new website in 2023.
Products[edit]
Original Software's products include:[2]
- Qualify - an Application Quality Management (AQM) solution uniting all aspects of the software development lifecycle
- TestDrive - a test automation and regression testing tool
- TestAssist - a tool for dynamic manual testing and User Acceptance Testing
- TestBench - a test data management and verification tool for IBM i
References[edit]
- ^ MWD and Martin Veitch (12 January 2010). "Twenty companies to watch in 2010 - In-Depth - CIO UK Magazine". cio.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Software Testing - Software Application Quality Solutions". origsoft.com. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- Thomas E. Murphy (31 July 2009). "Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites". Gartner. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009.
- Bola Rotibi (14 October 2008). "On the Radar: Original Software". MWD Advisors.
- Bola Rotibi (3 Mar 2010). "Original Software qualifies its role in Application Quality Management with new Qualify tool". MWD Advisors.
- Chandranshu Singh and Michael Azoff (January 2010). "TECHNOLOGY AUDIT Qualify v1.5 Original Software" (PDF). Ovum Butler Group.