Letter from the Editor – November 2010

Hi everyone and welcome to our fourth edition of LogiGear Magazine. This month we finish Michael Hackett’s piece on “Agile in Testing” with part five, Tools.

I think this makes for a nice conclusion to a very exhaustive piece on what testers can expect when they are thrust into an Agile
Development project. We also have more exciting interviews from leading professors in computer science; this month we interview Computer Scientist D. Richard Kuhn, who shares with us his thoughts on combinatorial testing methods, very interesting stuff.

Hope you continue to enjoy our magazine; we are working hard at trying to make it one of the best in the testing industry. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and all the best in the coming New Year.

William Coleman

LogiGear Corporation

LogiGear Corporation provides global solutions for software testing, and offers public and corporate software-testing training programs worldwide through LogiGear University. LogiGear is a leader in the integration of test automation, offshore resources and US project management for fast and cost-effective results. Since 1994, LogiGear has worked with hundreds of companies from the Fortune 500 to early-stage startups, creating unique solutions to exactly meet their needs. With facilities in the US and Vietnam, LogiGear helps companies double their test coverage and improve software quality while reducing testing time and cutting costs.

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LogiGear Corporation provides global solutions for software testing, and offers public and corporate software testing training programs worldwide through LogiGear University. LogiGear is a leader in the integration of test automation, offshore resources and US project management for fast, cost-effective results. Since 1994, LogiGear has worked with Fortune 500 companies to early-stage start-ups in, creating unique solutions to meet their clients’ needs. With facilities in the US and Viet Nam, LogiGear helps companies double their test coverage and improve software quality while reducing testing time and cutting costs.

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