We just released version 10.3 of Applitools Eyes on our Application Visual Management (AVM) platform and would like to tell you about three great new capabilities we added:

1. UI Version Control
2. New View: Apps & Tests
3. New View: List View of Test Baselines

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Digital Transformation drives rapid market expansion of Visual AI from automated UI testing and monitoring to holistic support of all visual aspects of software applications

SAN MATEO, Calif., April 17, 2018 – Applitools (https://applitools.com), the leader in Application Visual Management, today announced it has raised $31 million in Series C funding led by OpenView, the expansion stage venture firm, with participation from its existing investors Sierra Ventures, Magma Venture Partners, iAngels, and La Maison. Applitools will use this investment to fuel market expansion of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Powered Visual Testing and Monitoring solution by scaling its R&D, Operations, and Sales. With tens of thousands of users across more than 300 companies, Applitools Eyes recently crossed a total of 100 million visual comparisons and one billion component level validations. Since it was founded in 2013, Applitools has raised more than $46 million. Read more…

Watch this on-demand webinar, presented by automation expert Marcus Merrell, and learn how to provide real-time insights that matter to decision makers – with automated analytics testing.

Full recording and slide-deck are below. Read more…

Applitools 10.2 is now generally available, and we’d like to let you know about the support we’ve added for GitHub and Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). These enhancements let you incorporate visual testing earlier in your release process.

GitHub integration to speed your commits; VSTS to streamline your continuous integration.

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This year has been off to an exciting start here at Applitools. With the announcement of Application Visual Management (AVM) and Eyes 10.0 in February, we are continuing the momentum this Spring by participating in a variety of events around the world. We’re looking forward to sharing the benefits of AI-powered visual testing and monitoring, how Eyes can help any business realize a more successful digital transformation journey through visual AI, and more – here’s where to find us in April: Read more…

From Visual AI Inception to Application Visual Management (AVM)

Today’s digital era is increasingly dominated by user interactions with our brands and products through visual interfaces on web and mobile devices. It’s all about user convenience, time savings, and in many cases the ease of purchase instead of shopping in-store. As businesses evolve to serve the majority of their brand interactions through digital experiences, digital transformation means their software becomes their brand. For example, an e-commerce application crash or UI bug can be analogous to a negative in-store customer experience. Obviously a scenario any brand owner must avoid, but how? Read more…

In a previous blog post of mine “Embracing Agility: A Practical Approach for Software Testers”, I discussed how an agile team changes the role of the software tester. Instead of being a gatekeeper that tests the product after it is developed, the software tester is part of the development process.

I also described how the shift-left movement enables the software tester to concentrate on the more interesting tests, and leave the boring tests (“this form field can only accept email addresses”) to the software developer. But those interesting tests, at least the ones we decided to automate, need to be written, and written quickly.

In this blog post I will discuss a technique whereby you can use visual testing to make writing those tests much easier. Read more…

While everyone knows that printed newspaper sales are dwindling, the interesting story is in online subscriptions, which are exploding. Electronic Medical Records (EMR) are becoming the new normal, eliminating lookup, replacement, and a whole lot of printing. The Plain Old Telephone system (POTS), which phone poles and a separate physical wire into the house is falling into disrepair but anyone under 30 is unlikely to notice, because they do not have a physical land line phone.

The digital transformation is in full swing and the consequences are everywhere.

Can software testers help smooth digital transformations with Visual Testing?

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The Agile Manifesto is 16 years old. In the home page, it defines a very simple set of values:

• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Responding to change over following a plan

These four simple values have sparked a revolution in how we write and deliver software. I like to call them the “cut the bulls**t” values. To understand how these values affect testers, let’s dispense with the ceremony, let’s dispense with lengthy design documents, and, yes, lengthy test plan documents, and focus on understanding the core — writing the software.Read more…

Find your hire power: in this webinar, industry executive Mike Lyles evaluated extracurricular activities and practices that will enable you to grow from a good tester to a great tester.Read more…