Crosscheck Networks recently released SOAPSonar 3.0 - the next generation of SOA Testing products with a broad array of new testing features and techniques tailored for SOA Developer, Testor and QA Professionals.
Enterprise ITPlanet Staff published a review of SOAPSonar 3.0 highlighting significant product areas and features.
http://products.enterpriseitplanet.com/security/security/1184252855.html
Watchfire, the maker of AppScan, a web application security testing with around $20M in annual revenue was acquired by IBM's Rational division for ~$100M. The exact price was not disclosed. Watchfire's competitor, SPI Dynamics, maker of WebInspect was subsequently acquired by HP. SPIDynamics had revenues of 18.5M for 2006 and was bought for ~$120M. Again the exact value of the deal was not disclosed.
What does this all mean for SOA Testing: The next logical step for HP and IBM is to extend web application testing into modern web services-based SOA testing. Although HP's acquisition of Mercury that had acquired Systinet, provides HP "SOA awareness," it makes startups like Crosscheck Networks, iTKO, and Mindreef prime candidates for a deeper relationship with such large vendors that are now poised to address SOA Testing.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 provides one of the leading edge web services-aware Database. It is easy to install and configure and can rapidly expose a stored procedure as a web services WSDL operation. With an integrated HTTP stack, MS SQL Server 2005 does not require a separate web server like IIS.
For an overview of SQL Server SOA capabilities, see Jerry Dixon's article:
SQL Server and SODA
— Over the past year, I've been discussing some of the various technologies found inside SQL Server 2005. Three of these technologies are CLR integration, HTTP endpoints, and Service Broker. (Articles on these topics were published, respectively, in the November 2005, March 2006, and November 2006 editions of the DNDJ.) Each of these is a powerful tool in its own right, and can be used to great effect in almost any SQL installation. When used together, however, they become much more powerful.
For tutorial on setting up endpoints and exposing a stored procedure as web services operations, see Peter DeBetta's article:
New HTTP Endpoints Create SQL Server 2005 Web Services.
SOA Testing Microsoft SQL Server is simple. The WSDL generated is WS-I BP compliant and can easily be loaded into testing tools such as Crosscheck Networks SOAPSonar for Functional, Performance, Interoperability and Vulnerability Testing of the exposed endpoints.
This latest article by Crosscheck Networks' R&D team highlights various common SOA Blind Spots that SOA testers experience in real-life deployments.
The Blind Spots and remedies focus on the following areas:
