The Testing Toolbox

摘要

My search for tools to proof information systems for scalability, performance and functionality began in 1998. At the time, I was principal architect for the Sun Community Server (SCS) at Sun Microsystems. SCS is a Web-enabled integration server-one of Sun's first experiments in Web-enabling its messaging, e-commerce and collaboration software. The SCS software provides integrated access to public and private content through Web pages, e-mail, online conference interfaces, chat and smart devices. SCS integrates into a corporate database and directory server for single-sign-on functions. For example, using SCS, users can easily start a discussion group that enables them to participate through an e-mail or Web interface. When a message is posted to a discussion group, the users who participate through e-mail receive a standard Internet e-mail message containing the posted message. Replies to the message are posted back to the discussion group in the correct thread order. The Web participants see the e-mail replies in a browser-based display of the discussion group. SCS's initial implementations were well received, with companies like BP, Baker Hughes and even Sun's own global sales team using SCS to provide a rich, multiprotocol collaboration experience for its employees.