Sep 08, 2010 - 07:04 PM
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Scandal at Mercury Interactive
NewsQuality assurance doesn't make the news very often... usually when critical and very visible software fails. But over the last few months, something has gone very wrong at top QA software company Mercury Interactive, maker of Test Director, Winrunner and Loadrunner.

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Gartner predicts 5.5% increase in IT spending in 2006
Newsbut against my personal expectations, they predict only 2% growth in 2007. If correct, this will have an interesting effect on jobs and software development.

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The Future's So Bright....
NewsLots of industries are looking a little pessimistic right now. With the increase in oil and natural gas prices, the ongoing war, the rise in interest rates, and the inevitable burst of the real estate bubble, there are genuine reasons to be worried. But in the software industry, and especially for QA, you'd better go out and buy some shades!

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Changes Coming
NewsQapow is getting a major facelift!

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More Trends In Software: Cost-Cutting in Software
News<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/story/0,10801,98227,00.html">ComputerWorld</a> is reporting that businesses and government are cutting software costs by consolidating servers and purchasing fewer licenses. How does this affect the software industry?

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Trends in Software: Bite-Sized Software (John Apolloni)
NewsAccording to the latest report from <a url="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=6677856&src=rss/technologyNews&section=news">Gartner</a>, the software industry trend-watcher, there is an interesting trend developing. Software is moving away from the massive, do-everything suite and moving toward "bite-sized" software. Why? And how will this affect testing?

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Welcome New Visitors!
NewsThere's been a fair increase in the number of visitors to QAPOW this month. Hopefully most of you aren't searching for details on Britney Spears, Dragonball Z, or any of the other terms in the <a href="http://50.lycos.com/">top 50 searches</a>.

Based on the increased interest, I will begin updating this site more often. Upcoming topics will include localization and internationalization testing, test driven development, Windows Scripting. If you'd like to see anything else, please feel free to write!

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