Axe leads a new generation of automated software testing products, effectively plugging the skills gap between traditional testing skills and the technical skills required to automate testing. At a basic level, Axe enables test scenarios designed in Microsoft® Excel to be converted into executable test scripts and corresponding documentation. Axe sits neatly between and complements Test Management tools and Functional Automation tools in the traditional testing tool line up:

What tools you use with Axe to complete the picture are up to you. Axe integrates with tools from the leading commercial suppliers; Borland, Compuware, HP, IBM Rational, t-Plan, open source web testing tool WatiN and Odin's own SOA test tool AxeHarness (now bundled with Axe).

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• The SOA test automation product, AxeHarness is now included in the core product and a new API allows seamless integration with UI tools for SOA testing.
• Easier set-up - New project Wizard improved to configure projects.
• Project Explorer - Access to all assets from a single screen.
• New Axe Excel AddIn based on VSTO - More flexibility in creating test tables.
• Revamped User Interface.
• Dynamic selection of tests for Builds, even from previous runs.
• Integrated Documentation of Tests.
• More Build feedback and Cancel button.
• Introduction of Run Configurations - Flexibility of runtime settings without rebuilds.
• Dynamic Run selection - Select and Re-run tests (on lead platforms) without rebuilding.
• Improved Run Monitor and Stop Button (on lead platforms).
• Improved results - merging of results, summary level results and Suite view.
• Vista support, and updates to tool integrations.
• New MS HTML Help system.

This release also sees the introduction of the Axe C# scripting framework, a standalone framework for building test automation solutions using .NET and other third party libraries, including WatiN. Again the highlights:

• Tool independent - C# Based scripting framework from Odin.
• WatiN - Open source tool integration (supports IE & Firefox testing).
• AxeHarness functionality as .NET assembly (integrated into lead platforms).
• Fully Extensible and Customisable using C#/VS.

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