Microsoft Application Platform: Launch 2005: Fortify Software

FORTIFY-MICROSOFT OVERVIEW

Fortify Software's proven software security solutions protect your organization from serious risk against your reputation, finances, and operations by preventing security threats at the source: the software itself. Microsoft Visual Studio Team System developers and testers can now guard against security vulnerabilities by leveraging Fortify's security knowledgebase and innovative capabilities directly within Visual Studio 2005.

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FORTIFY-MICROSOFT ALLIANCE

Microsoft and Fortify Software are enabling software developers and testers to build and deliver more secure applications. Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers offers an easy-to-use yet powerful framework for testing. Fortify leverages this infrastructure and adds Web application security testing capabilities. The combination of the two effectively brings basic security testing out of the realm of specialized experts and into the hands of software testers. In addition, Fortify provides its award-winning source code analysis capabilities to Visual Studio Team Edition for Developers so security flaws discovered in development and testing can be diagnosed and fixed quickly. Working closely with the Visual Studio team has enabled Fortify Software to incorporate its innovative software security capabilities within the powerful Visual Studio environment.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Fortify Security Tester for Visual Studio Team System is a next-generation security testing product for development and test organizations using Visual Studio 2005. Fortify Security Tester enables the incorporation of security testing as part of the overall test process, empowering QA professionals to perform comprehensive testing. It uniquely pinpoints the root cause of problems for faster security-vulnerability resolution and better teamwork between development and test.

JOINT VALUE PROPOSITION

THE POWER OF SECURITY TESTING WITHIN VISUAL STUDIO TEAM SYSTEM.

No need to learn another tool—Fortify Security Tester makes use of all of the power of Visual Studio Team System for Software Testers by living within the environment.
Re-use tests are created in Visual Studio Team System for Software Testers.
Leverage the record/playback, test management, and other features within the Visual Studio Team System for Software Testers to create and execute automated security-oriented tests quickly and easily.

Find out more about comprehensive security testing within Visual Studio Team System.

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