Keynote Announces Siebel Validation, Joins Siebel Alliance Program
Integration of Test Perspective with Siebel 7 Allows Customers to Cost-Effectively Use Pay-as-You-Go Service to Load Test Siebel eBusiness Applications
SAN DIEGO, Calif., October 8, 2003—Keynote (NASDAQ: KEYN), the global leader in Web performance management and testing services, today announced at Siebel User Week 2003 that it has joined the Siebel Alliance Program as a Platform Partner and has successfully validated the integration of Keynote Test Perspective 5.1, its hosted load testing service, and Siebel eBusiness Applications version 7.5. Siebel Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEBL) is a leading provider of multichannel business applications software.
Siebel Systems provides organizations with a proven set of industry-specific best practices, CRM applications software, and business processes, enabling corporations to sell to, market to, and serve customers across multiple channels and lines of business. Test Perspective allows enterprise customers to cost-effectively optimize the performance and scalability of Siebel eBusiness Applications using a pay-as-you-go hosted services-based approach, rather than more costly load testing software solutions.
“Keynote is partnering with Siebel Systems, the leader in business application software, to provide Global 2000 companies with a cost-effective load testing solution that accelerates Siebel deployments and eliminates the risk of unexpected performance problems once rolled out,” said Carol Carpenter, Director of Product Management for Keynote.
The integration of Keynote Test Perspective with Siebel eBusiness Applications gives customers a faster and more cost-effective approach for load testing Siebel eBusiness Applications prior to deployment. Test Perspective offers a short learning curve and requires a very small initial investment due to the pay-as-you-go hosted services-based approach. Customers pay only for the load testing they use by renting Keynote’s load-generating infrastructure, instead of purchasing software. Test Perspective offers customers the benefits of a powerful, easy-to-use script recorder; an intuitive load testing portal; the ability to perform load tests as frequently as desired; and the ability to ramp up to the specific load levels desired on demand. The Test Perspective service helps customers avoid the costs, headaches, and significant time investment involved in procuring, configuring, and running complex alternative load testing hardware and software solutions.
Siebel Systems forms alliances with proven technology leaders to deliver tangible business benefits throughout the enterprise. By choosing Siebel eBusiness Applications and validated partner solutions, Siebel Systems’ customers can pursue a best-of-class software acquisition strategy. The Siebel Validation Program applies rigorous technical scrutiny to evaluate the integration of third-party solutions with Siebel eBusiness Applications. Integrations that meet the strict testing criteria are validated and documented by the Siebel Validation Program. Validation documentation is available on the Siebel Partner Directory at www.siebel.com/partners/dir/directory.shtm.
About Keynote
Keynote Systems (Nasdaq: KEYN), The Internet Performance Authority®, is the global leader in Internet performance management and testing services that improve the quality of e-business. Keynote’s services enable corporate enterprises to benchmark, diagnose, test and manage their e-business systems both inside and outside the firewall. Approximately 2,300 corporate IT departments and 15,400 individual subscribers rely on the company’s easy-to-use and cost-effective services to optimize revenues and reduce downtime costs without requiring additional complex and costly software implementations.
Keynote Systems, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The company can be reached at www.keynote.com or by phone in the U.S. at 650-403-2400.
© 2003 Keynote Systems, Inc. Keynote and The Internet Performance Authority are registered trademarks of Keynote in the United States and/or other countries. Siebel is a trademark of Siebel Systems, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other product and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only.
Public Relations Contact:
Dan Berkowitz
Keynote Systems, Inc.
(650) 403-3305
dberkowitz@keynote.com
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