Progress Test Studio Delivers Advancements in Responsive Web Testing, Optical Character Recognition and Support for Microsoft Blazor Applications

Leading .NET test automation platform makes web and mobile testing fast and easy for everyone

BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS), the leading provider of application development and digital experience technologies, today announced the latest release of Progress Test Studio, the automated UI load and performance testing tool. With today’s release, Progress Test Studio provides advanced responsive web testing and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) features. It is also the first to offer exclusive test automation support for Microsoft Blazor components.

“Businesses today are more virtual than ever before,” said Loren Jarrett, General Manager, Developer Tools, Progress. “In this environment, exceptional web and mobile experiences are critical. Teams need their UI test automation to be much more agile and efficient than traditional mobile testing solutions. This is where Test Studio responsive web testing makes a big difference.”

Responsive Web UI Testing
The competitive demands for high quality user experiences across web and mobile apps puts pressure on development teams to have a better solution for testing and ensuring the quality of the user interface (UI). A tester cannot control the screen resolution of their end users, leading to multiple complex test scenarios that need to be constantly managed as new devices are introduced.  In addition, a slow or unresponsive mobile website results in poor SEO performance and significant penalties to a company’s overall ranking across devices. Many mobile testing environments are very large and complex and can require complicated configurations as well as technical expertise to be able to run effectively.

Test Studio automates the testing of web and mobile UI with responsive web testing. It erases redundancy because users are no longer required to switch between devices or need to manually adjust browser window sizes while testing different scenarios and form factors. It speeds up test suites by reducing the dependency on manual testing to cover all form factors.  With Test Studio, users simply record tests, put them into a test list and run the tests from the predefined devices. Custom screen sizes can also be added.