Original Software Explained

Original Software
Type:	Private
Founder:	Colin Armitage
Industry:	Software Testing
Products:	Qualify, TestDrive, TestAssist, TestBench
Homepage:	https://originalsoftware.com/

Original Software is a privately held company providing automatic software testing products and services.

History

Original Software was formed in December 1996 and started trading in May 1997. It was founded by Colin Armitage.

In the initial years, Original Software focused on the IBM i platform.

In 2007 a manual testing solution was introduced.

In 2010 it was listed as one of "Twenty companies to watch in 2010" by CIO UK.^[1]

Original Software rebranded and launched their new website in 2023.

Products

Original Software's products include:^[2]

• Qualify - an Application Quality Management (AQM) solution uniting all aspects of the software development lifecycle
• TestDrive - a test automation and regression testing tool
• TestAssist - a tool for dynamic manual testing and User Acceptance Testing
• TestBench - a test data management and verification tool for IBM i

References

• Web site: Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites. https://web.archive.org/web/20090821204250/http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?id=1106812&ref=g_fromdoc. dead. August 21, 2009. Thomas E. Murphy. Gartner. 31 July 2009.
• Web site: On the Radar: Original Software. 14 October 2008. Bola Rotibi. MWD Advisors.
• Web site: Original Software qualifies its role in Application Quality Management with new Qualify tool. Bola Rotibi. MWD Advisors. 3 Mar 2010.
• Web site: TECHNOLOGY AUDIT Qualify v1.5 Original Software. Ovum Butler Group. January 2010 . Chandranshu Singh and Michael Azoff.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Twenty companies to watch in 2010 - In-Depth - CIO UK Magazine . cio.co.uk . 15 September 2010. 12 January 2010. MWD and Martin Veitch.
2. Web site: Software Testing - Software Application Quality Solutions . origsoft.com . 3 August 2010.