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(COMTEX) B: DATA DIMENSIONS: Data Dimensions launches e-commerce web
B: DATA DIMENSIONS: Data Dimensions launches e-commerce web testing services
JAN 6, 2000, M2 Communications - Oxfordshire-based Data Dimensions,
the UK subsidiary of Data Dimensions Inc of Bellevue Washington,
announces the launch of powerful new testing services, designed
specifically for e-commerce web sites - an area where many companies
moving into on-line business activities have virtually no experience.
A key element of the new testing services will enable e-retailers to
identify potential problems resulting from large volumes of traffic on
their sites. Testing goals will include verifying compatibility with
browsers, databases and application servers, as well as answering
questions such as 'what number of concurrent users will cause a
decrease in response time?'.
Data Dimensions is using its 'Tripos' test methodology for e-commerce
applications, as well as dedicated Test Centres where different
combinations of browser, ISP, hardware and software platforms can be
tested - replicating virtually any Internet scenario. In the Test
Centres, Data Dimensions can test against more than four hundred
different types of PCs and Macs, with a variety of operating systems
including Windows 3x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT and CE,
together with the Macintosh operating systems, Linux and the leading
versions of Unix.
Libraries of more than 1,500 applications are held in the Test
Centres, as well as all the leading video cards, sounds cards and
printers.
As part of its portfolio of e-commerce testing services, Data
Dimensions is also offering Test Consulting and a programme of Test
Training courses.
Tony Hill, managing director of Data Dimensions: "In my view, no
e-commerce site should be launched without extensive testing. The risks
are too great.
Often a retailer will not get a second chance, the consumers will
lose confidence and the company's image can be irreparably damaged. And
testing should not just be regarded as a one-off event. It should be a
continuous process. Every time there is a change, no matter how small
or apparently insignificant, the site should be tested to make sure
that everything still works to maximum efficiency.
"Such rigorous, on-going testing, plus the ability to replicate the
'unknowns' of the Internet scenario, cannot be undertaken efficiently
or effectively in-house. I believe the only realistic approach is to
use a specialist testing organisation."
Internet market researchers confirm that shoppers will not return to
a slow, or poorly performing site, regardless of the products being
sold. For those organisations whose business is one hundred per cent
web based, it is essential that their sites work twenty-four hours a
day, seven days a week for both consumer demand and confidence in the
marketplace.
When eBay's e-commerce application was down for 22 hours, the company
lost over $3 million, with $5 billion being wiped off its stock value.
In the UK, the recent security problems with an on-line share service
have resulted in it being withdrawn.
About Data Dimensions
Data Dimensions, Inc., (NASDAQ: DDIM) provides Enterprise Integration
Solutions (EIS) to companies committed to aligning their Information
Technology (IT) infrastructure and business strategies. By leveraging
years of practice-based knowledge, Data Dimensions offers a
comprehensive suite of business and information technology products and
services, including consulting, legacy integration, outsourcing and
testing. Since 1968, Data Dimensions has provided IT leadership to
national and international companies, including many among the Fortune
500.
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