Test Automation Alliance Advances Customer-Cent...

SUNNYVALE, California, September 29 /PRNewswire/ --

    - TAA Deploys Fully Operational Automation Continuum Framework Across 
Global Network of Seven Fully Integrated Test Labs



    Test Automation Alliance (TAA), an ecosystem of best-in-class testing
companies focused on optimizing lab resources through advanced automation,
today announced the successful deployment of a fully operational global
automation test framework. Implemented across seven locations around the
world, the test lab Automation Continuum is a truly open, plug and play
framework created around service providers' and network equipment
manufacturers' lab requirements, resources and restrictions. The TAA
Automation Continuum integrates automation technologies including lab
management, configuration management, test case authoring, network impairment
and test management.



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    "Today's test engineers employ a combination of complementary
best-in-class test automation tools to effectively validate performance of
the networks systems and services," said Elisabeth Rainge, director of
Network Software at IDC "The TAA enables test labs to choose from a suite of
customer-centric, device-agnostic, tools targeted at advancing a specific
area of their existing automation framework or a complete test automation
framework. This framework will improve test productivity, time to market and
cost of ownership for operating automated test systems."



    Spirent Communications, an industry leader in performance analysis and
service management solutions, has deployed the Automation Continuum
framework, implementing it across a remotely accessible global network of
seven integrated and independently automated test labs. In doing so, Spirent
now enables network equipment manufacturer and service provider customers to
easily demonstrate, utilize and realize the benefits of this advanced test
lab automation solution for their testing needs. TAA's effort supports
Spirent's overall technology backbone for its Global Services to cost
effectively advance automation and drive productivity in the testing process
while simultaneously reducing capital expenditures.



    "The physical labs are geographically dispersed around the world and
emulate our customers' operational structure where test systems including
automation solutions support a test environment where the customers' device
or service infrastructure is the focal-point" said Neil Anderson, vice
president Spirent Global Services. "Customers want to leverage their
significant test assets seamlessly across continents and time zones, and
implementing the customer-centric Test Lab Automation Continuum frameworks
allows them to do that like never before."



    The sites currently comprising this fully-automated global test bed
include Sunnyvale, London, Paris, Beijing, Ottawa, Plano and Calabasas. This
global test lab is in daily use by Spirent's global services team to execute
customer projects and can be demonstrated at Spirent Proof of Concept (SPoC)
Labs and Collaboration Centers (http://www.spirent.com/go/spoclab) in 
Sunnyvale, London and Beijing.



    The TAA has expanded it membership with the latest addition of Anue
Systems who joins the alliance to partner with its other members - EdenTree
Technologies, FanFare, MRV and Spirent Communications. Together the members
are delivering a proven track record of unsurpassed automation technology and
continue to leverage their combined expertise to advance the Test Lab
Automation Continuum.



About Spirent Communications plc

    Spirent Communications (www.spirentcom.com) is a global provider of
integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems that enable the
development and deployment of next-generation networking technology such as
Internet telephony, broadband services, 3G wireless, global navigation
satellite systems, and network security equipment. Spirent Communications'
solutions are used by more than 1,700 customers in 30 countries, including
the world's largest equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises
and governments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,300
employees worldwide.



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