Compatibility and Interoperability Testing Services

GTEN’s Center of Excellence helps companies to test and develop robust solutions. Many companies do not have the bandwidth for focused testing. By helping companies address their testing requirements, we enable them to focus on their core competencies.

Compatibility and Installation Testing is often an overlooked component of testing. It needs to be performed across a variety of Operating Systems, browsers, databases, servers, hardware, different versions, configurations, display resolutions etc. [either manually or driven by an automated functional or regression test suite]. It also ensures that all installed features and options function properly. We hold installation tests for various hardware/software configurations, complete installations, updates etc.

GTEN's state-of-the-art-lab to provide testing on hundreds of configurations, giving a market-representative range of components

• GTEN’s software library includes top products from Microsoft, IBM, Apple and other majors
• Lab has operating system’s like Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, Mac OS, various Linux flavors, various Solaris versions etc
• GTEN’s hardware library consists of various monitors, modems, NICs, graphic adapters, sound adapters, cameras, printers and other peripherals

GTEN deploys a configuration matrix and methodology to identify optimum number of combinations.

GTEN’s solutions answer the following:

• Whether the application under test will operate on identified user’s machines or identified operating systems?

• Whether it is compatible with existing data files and other applications?

• Which models of devices and other manufacturers of the similar devices are compatible with the application under test?

• Which versions of the software are compatible with application under test?

The objectives of our Compatibility and Interoperability testing are to:

• Validate the compatibility requirements of the application under test system (i.e., to determine if it fulfills its system / functional requirements).

• Identify defects that might arise while testing on a combination of hardware and software environments.

• Report these failures to the development teams so that the identified defects are fixed.

• Help determine the extent to which the application is ready for release.

• Provide input to the defect trend analysis effort.