Webmetrics Extends GlobalWatch Monitoring Platform to Support Open Source Watir

August 23, 2007; 03:22 AM

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Webmetrics, a leading provider of collaborative monitoring solutions for enterprise web ecosystems, today announced that the Company has significantly enhanced its GlobalWatch Monitoring platform to enable Watir (Web Application Testing in Ruby) open source technology. By supporting Watir, a Ruby-based programming language for automated testing purposes, Webmetrics’ GlobalWatch platform provides an open, flexible monitoring solution for the various web performance management requirements of agile eBusinesses. GlobalWatch now delivers unprecedented interoperability between script-driven technologies and extends their usability across multiple departments within an organization.

“Leading businesses are rapidly adopting Watir to simplify and standardize the quality assurance processes of mission-critical web applications. Extending our platform to support Watir builds on Ruby’s widespread adoption and leverages Watir-based performance scripting and knowledge to significantly reduce development time and costs,” says Peter Kirwan, Chief Strategy Officer for Webmetrics. “We’re enabling portable, standards-based test and validation scripting, which can be utilized by development, QA and web operations throughout an application’s lifecycle, while eliminating the technical and financial barriers associated with vendor lock-in.”

GlobalWatch Monitoring generates open, vendor neutral test scripts for web performance management. This is an industry first and pioneered by Webmetrics, in contrast to proprietary solutions from Mercury Interactive and Keynote. Watir is currently being used for automated testing by developers at leading companies such as Wells Fargo, Yahoo, Gap Inc., Lockheed Martin Information Technology, Honeywell and Expedia.com.

Webmetrics has submitted its performance monitoring extensions to the Watir open source community to further advance interoperability between vendor solutions, and to improve the functionality of Watir for performance monitoring-based applications. Webmetrics is committed to devoting technical and financial resources towards support for the community and furthering Watir enhancements and adoption.

About GlobalWatch

Webmetrics’ GlobalWatch Monitoring platform has harnessed the power of Watir to deliver a next generation monitoring service with the ability to replicate real user interactions with websites, applications and web services, and verify expected results. Using GlobalWatch Monitoring, businesses can continuously validate the speed and uptime of customer, employee and partner-facing web applications – protecting online revenue streams, enhancing employee productivity and improving workflow with third-party companies. With a monitoring network that spans more than 50 cities worldwide, GlobalWatch Monitoring supports virtually any type of web application, including:

• HTML web pages
• Transactional Applications (a sequence of browser-based HTTP calls)
• Web services (SOAP and REST API calls)
• Rich Internet Applications (complex JavaScript, AJAX and Web 2.0-based technologies)
• Rich Media Applications with sophisticated end-user interaction (Flash, Flex and OpenLaszlo or other client-side UI applications)
• Streaming Media (live and on demand Flash)

For more information about GlobalWatch Monitoring, contact [email protected] or visit http://www.webmetrics.com/performancemonitoring.html.

About Webmetrics

Webmetrics is a leading provider of collaborative performance management services for complex web ecosystems. Webmetrics’ website testing and monitoring services are used by companies and SaaS providers that want to ensure online performance, competitive advantage and a positive end-user experience. Webmetrics’ GlobalWatch services test, monitor and measure the performance of websites, transactions, Web Services and streaming media to ensure 24/7 uptime and performance integrity. The company’s customers include Barnes & Noble, Bluefly.com, DHL, GMAC, London Business School, PayPal, SalesForce, Shopzilla and Symantec.

Founded in 1999, Webmetrics is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information, call 877-524-8299 or visit us at www.webmetrics.com.