Software has expanded its reach to become responsible for business processes, consumer purchases, transportation, communications, and devices that are always on and, in some cases, life-critical. The stakes of making sure that proper testing occurs at all levels are greater than ever. Testing is a comprehensive and critical part of the entire lifecycle. Today’s business executive must be able to guarantee working software free of defects to avoid compromising business, safety, or security.

This Market Mover Array™ report examines the history of the testing market and analyzes the vendors vying to move the market beyond the status quo.

• HP and IBM — market share leaders with comprehensive solutions and professional services
• Microsoft and Replay Solutions — delivering innovative game-changing solutions  using the power of virtualization technology
• Coverity, Electric Cloud, and Klocwork — extending essential innovation beyond the test team
• Fanfare — offering a testing platform for embedded systems and devices
• MKS — delivering a collaborative test management environment as part of a comprehensive platform for product engineering and software development
• QMetry and TOMOS — delivering lightweight cloud alternatives for testing
• Micro Focus and Original Software — challengers to the traditional testing vendors