SilkPerformer 7'0 SC Performance Manager 2'8 Updates

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SilkPerformer 7.0SC Performance Manager
2.8Updates
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Agenda

• New product capabilties and customer benefits
• SAP support
• Java RMI recorder
• Component testing enhancements
• Citrix enhancements
• MAPI/Outlook Exchange support
• Adjustable Web-user tolerance levels
• Ease-of-use enhancements
• Pricing updates
• SAP Pricing
• SilkPerformer Java .NET Update
• SCPM New Pricing

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SAP Support

• Support for the complete SAP application
  landscape
• SAP Packaged Business Applications (SAP R/3 4.6C
  and above)
• SAP NetWeaver-based Web applications (e.g.,
  Enterprise Portal)
• Functional and load testing of SAP Packaged
  Business Applications with the same tool
• Only learn one tool for both tasks
• Straightforward reuse of scripts as both use the
  same script API
• High ease-of-use without compromising testing
  functionality
• True out-of-the-box record and playback
  functionality
• Visual TrueLog script analysis and customization
• Visual front-end diagnostics of virtual user
  sessions for easy error analysis
• TrueLog Session Comparison
• Easily find out what has been changed, added or
  removed on the SAPGUI
• TrueLog On Error
• Shows the state of every control on the window
  that raised the error at exactly the time the
  error occurred

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Java RMI Recorder

• Enables end-to-end load testing of server
  applications with a native Java client
• Records client-server method calls of a Java RMI
  applications
• Requires Java knowledge to customize recorded
  test script
• Use of Java IDE (e.g., Eclipse, IntelliJ) is
  recommeded
• J2EE compliant
• EJB support for J2EE compliant application
  servers
• Not application server dependent

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Component Testing Enhancements

• JUnit/NUnit Integration
• Simplifies reuse of unit tests for multi-user
  component test or application monitoring
• Automatically create JUnit test using the Java
  RMI Recorder
• No need to manually create unit tests in order to
  include them in automated regression tests
• Easily find out how middleware components are
  really used by client programs
• Simplifies communication between QA and
  development
• JUnit is the industry standard Java unit testing
  tool for developers
• Java/.NET Explorer enhancements
• Broader field of application (COM support)
• Easier data driven testing
• Better test coverage

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Citrix Enhancements

• Easy insertion of script-to-screen syncs for
  reliable script replay
• Synchronize the Citrix test script with screen
  events (e.g., new Web page rendered) after the
  script has been recorded
• TrueLog visual script customization
• No re-recording of the script necessary anymore
• Caching for OCR
• Eliminates performance overhead
• Textual script-to-screen syncs now possible in
  full scale load tests
• Independence to the screen settings of the Citrix
  client and the underlying OS

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Additional Enhancements

• Adjustable Web-user tolerance levels
• Time-out limits for canceling long-running HTTP
  requests
• User clicking the Web browser refresh button
• User goes on to the next Web page before all
  images (e.g., banner ads) of the Web page are
  completely loaded
• Enhanced accuracy of the Web user emulation
• MAPI Support
• Test the storage consumption of an MS Exchange
  deployment
• Ease-of-use enhancements
• Ease of scripting TrueLog Explorer
• Ease of analysis
• Link TSD error graphs to TrueLog On Error data
• Load test result navigation based on result
  structure

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Macromedia Flash Remoting/Flex Support(Introduced
with SP6.5.1)

• Segue is the only vendor that supports all remote
  method invocation protocols used by Flash/Flex
  applications
• Action Message Format (HTTP/AMF)
• Web services (HTTP/XML)
• Both usage scenarios are fully supported by
  visual TrueLog Script customization
• AMF is decrypted into XML
• Macromedia has written a white paper about load
  testing AMF application
• SilkPerformer is mentioned as the only vendor
  that is able to test such applications
• Will be published on Macromedia.com

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Successful Beta Program
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SAP Pricing Updates

• SAP packaged business applications such as R/3 or
  mySAP ERP,CRM
• SAPGUI Add-On for SilkPerformer (SAPGUI_7.0_WIN)
  30,000
• SAPGUI Add-ON for SCPM (SCPMSAPGUI_7.0_WIN)
  20,000
• SAP NetWeaver applications (custom Web
  applications)
• Covered by the SilkPerformer and SCPM base
  packages

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SilkPerformer Java/.NET Pricing Updates

• Java add-on (JAVA_7.0_WIN) 10,000
• SilkPerformer Java Framework
• SilkPerformer Java RMI Recorder
• Java Explorer add-on (JAVAEXPLR_7.0_WIN) 3,000
• SilkPerformer Java Explorer
• .NET add-on (.NET_7.0_WIN) 3,000
• SilkPerformer .NET Framework
• SilkPerformer Visual Studio .NET Add-In
• .NET Explorer add-on (.NETEXPLR_7.0_WIN) 3,000
• SilkPerformer .NET Explorer

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SilkCentral Performance Manager Pricing Updates
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Stepped Pricing For Active Business Transactions
Monitors
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Stepped Pricing For Active URL Monitors/Pingers
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Stepped Pricing For Additional POPs for Active
Monitoring
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Stepped Pricing For Infrastructure Monitors
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Conditions

• New pricing model only applies to new customers
• Quotes that are alredy deliverd are of course
  still valid
• Customers on maintenance
• Maintenance stays at the current level
• Possibility to buy additional licenses at old
  prices until end of Q3
• Will be announced via e-mail to all existing
  customers
• Still use Transaction Units (SCPM-ACT_2.8_WIN)

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Use Cases

• Tim Camper _at_ UBH
• Pricing example
• Vantive demo
• Generic examples

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Generic Examples Scenario A

• Active Monitoring only
• 10 Transactions from 1 POP
• Segue SilkCentral Performance Manager 49,000
• Base (SCPM-BASE_2.8_WIN) 15,000
• 10 Business Transaction Monitors
  (SCPM-BT_2.8_WIN) 34,000
• Empirix OneSight 39,500
• Mercury Topaz 465,655
• Active Infrastructure Monitoring
• Application runs on 3 servers
• Segue SilkCentral Performance Manager 59,000
• Active 49,000
• 5 Infrastructure Monitors (SCPM-SERVER_2.8_WIN)
  10,000
• Empirix OneSight 49,100
• Mercury Topaz 517,252

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Generic Examples Scenario B

• Active Monitoring only
• 20 Transactions from 1 local POP
• 1 URL Monitor from 5 remote POPs
• Segue SilkCentral Performance Manager 108,750
• Base (SCPM-BASE_2.8_WIN) 15,000
• 25 Business Transaction Monitors
  (SCPM-BT_2.8_WIN) 70,000
• 5 URL Monitors (SCPM-URL_2.8_WIN) 2,500
• 5 POPs (SCPM-POP_2.8_WIN) 21,500
• Empirix OneSight 91,300
• Mercury Topaz 830,234
• Active Infrastructure Monitoring
• Application runs on 10 servers
• Segue SilkCentral Performance Manager 125,750
• Active 108,750
• 10 Infrastructure Monitors (SCPM-SERVER_2.8_WIN)
  17,000
• Empirix OneSight 123,300
• Mercury Topaz 945,007

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Generic Examples Scenario C

• Active Monitoring only
• 80 Transactions from 1 local POP
• 1 URL Monitor from 20 remote POPs
• Segue SilkCentral Performance Manager 269,375
• Base (SCPM-BASE_2.8_WIN) 15,000
• 100 Business Transaction Monitors
  (SCPM-BT_2.8_WIN) 180,000
• 5 URL Monitors (SCPM-URL_2.8_WIN) 2,500
• 25 POPs (SCPM-POP_2.8_WIN) 71,875
• Empirix OneSight 390,300
• Mercury Topaz 1,532,229
• Active Infrastructure Monitoring
• Application runs on 25 servers
• Segue SilkCentral Performance Manager 304,375
• Active 269,375
• 25 Infrastructure Monitors (SCPM-SERVER_2.8_WIN)
  35,000
• Empirix OneSight 470,300
• Mercury Topaz 1,732,907