(August 20, 2002) --Parasoft has recently announced the integration of Jtest, an automated unit testing tool for Java, with JBuilder 7.0?, the market leading Java development environment from Borland® Software Corporation. This allows JBuilder users to perform automated unit testing on their Java classes, reduce development time, and improve software quality. Jtest is the first development tool of its type to automate key unit testing practices such as white-box, black-box, and regression testing. It also performs static analysis to enforce over 300 industry-respected coding standards as well as user defined ones.

As many businesses struggle to cut costs and keep up with changing technologies, IT managers and development teams face rising pressure to dramatically improve software quality and speed up production. Unit testing is one proven method of reducing software errors and shortening development cycles. However, the process can be highly labor-intensive if performed manually, and is often overlooked because of a lack of available resources.

Using Parasoft's award-winning Jtest, development teams can automate test case creation, the most time-consuming part of the unit testing process. Jtest automatically creates and executes test cases with the click of a button. It also enforces a set of good coding practices (a.k.a. standards/rules), including rules that support EJBs, Design by Contract (DbC), JSPs, servlets, and security. Now, Jtest integrates with JBuilder, adding Automated Error Prevention for Java to the popular development environment.

Jtest starts at U.S. $3,495 and is available immediately for Windows NT/2000/XP, Solaris, and Linux. Free evaluations can be downloaded from www.parasoft.com.