HSTC402 www.harbinger-systems.com DEVICE-DRIVER COMPATIBILITY TESTING

Challenge Compatibility testing to cover thousands of devices in a matter of few months How could the company put in place scalable model to test devices with each new OS release in future? Harbinger Solution A representative sample of devices was short-listed in consultation with the company A test laboratory of machines with an installed base of different hardware platforms and debuggers Test design and execution strategy that covered different testing scenarios including: Device and driver management Basic and extended functionality Power management Applets and utilities Benefits Significant amount of actionable data generated through coverage of wide range of popular devices Data provided valuable insights into changes that would break the new OS release functionality Test strategy enabled better understanding of direction that further device compatibility testing should take BOTTOM LINE Company was able to reliably test multiple devices and put many more devices through the test execution plan for one of the most significant OS releases in its history DEVICE-DRIVER COMPATIBILITY TESTING www.harbinger-systems.com Situation A leading Operating System vendor with thousands of dependent third-party devices and device drivers A new major OS release involving important internal changes coming up within months

Challenge

Compatibility testing to cover thousands of devices in a matter of few months

How could the company put in place scalable model to test devices with each new OS release in future?

Harbinger Solution

A representative sample of devices was short-listed in consultation with the company

A test laboratory of machines with an installed base of different hardware platforms and debuggers

Test design and execution strategy that covered different testing scenarios including:

Device and driver management

Basic and extended functionality

Power management

Applets and utilities

Benefits

Significant amount of actionable data generated through coverage of wide range of popular devices

Data provided valuable insights into changes that would break the new OS release functionality

Test strategy enabled better understanding of direction that further device compatibility testing should take

Situation

A leading Operating System vendor with thousands of dependent third-party devices and device drivers

A new major OS release involving important internal changes coming up within months

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Services

Web 2.0

eLearning

Software Product Development

Performance Engineering

Systems Software

Locations

Redmond, USA

Pleasanton, USA

Pune, India

Contact

[email_address]

[email_address]

USA Tel: +1 (425) 861-8400, +1 (510) 991-7766

India Tel: +91.20.2528.4201 / 2 / 3