Web Performance Trainer 2.4 Released
Raleigh, NC, April 2, 2002 – Web Performance Inc. is proud to announce the release of version 2.4 of the load testing product Web Performance Trainer™. Known to be the price/performance leader in the load testing market, version 2.4 has many new features including improved data replacement, browser auto configuration, and enhanced statistics. Longer descriptions of the new features are given below and in the new manual at http://webperformance.com/support/manual.
Virtual Users Are Now Even More Real
Web Performance Trainer™ has the ability to make each simulated user hitting a web site be unique. One of the ways it achieves this is by making each virtual user fill out forms using different data. The capabilities of this data replacement has now been greatly expanded, including support for multiple data columns, “lifespan”, “reusability”, and “shareability”. This covers almost any situation that could arise when giving virtual users dynamic and unique properties.
Browser auto-discovery and auto-configuration
When Web Performance Trainer™ starts the first time, it will attempt to discover the browsers that are installed on the system. The user will be asked to choose which browser to use for recording Business Cases. For supported browsers, when a recording is initiated, Web Performance Trainer™ will automatically configure the proxy settings, clear the cache and cookies, and then launch the browser. When the user exits Web Performance Trainer™, the proxy’s settings and cookies will be restored. Supported browsers are: Internet Exploder (Windows) and Netscape/Mozilla (Windows and UNIX).
Enhanced Port Number Control
When the port numbers used by Web Performance Trainer™ are in use when Web Performance Trainer™ starts, the configuration can be changed within Web Performance Trainer™ and does not require a restart. Manual editing of the configuration file is no longer required.
License Key Importing
When no license key is present – the user will be prompted for the location of the license key. The user no longer needs to ensure the license key is copied into the correct folder or has the correct name.
Multi-Processor Hardware
Web Performance Trainer™ now supports multiple processor hardware under Windows (Linux and Solaris already supported).
Enhanced Statistics
A few changes have been made to statistics collected by Web Performance Trainer™. First, the bytes/sec is now calculated _per user_ (for business cases, web pages, and urls). This will allow the user to more easily identify the changes in bandwidth available to each virtual user as the load on the server increases. Second, a new statistic, “bytes”, has been added. The “bytes” statistic will track the total bytes transferred for the selected events completed within each sample period.
Availability and Pricing
Web Performance Trainer 2.4 shipped on April 2, 2002. It is available for purchase through Web Performance sales and authorized resellers. Pricing starts at $1,495 for 100 simultaneous virtual users, with typical deployments between $5,000 and $10,000. For more information and a full list of product features visit: https://www.webperformance.com/load-testing or call 919-845-7601.
About Web Performance, Inc.
North Carolina based Web Performance was founded in 1999 by technology experts who saw a growing demand for web testing software during early development stages. Web Performance Trainer (all versions) simulates multiple users hitting your web site to find performance bottlenecks, increase performance or plan for future capacity. Web Performance partial client list includes Xerox, Motorola, Polaroid, Toyota, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Ziff Davis, and the governments of France, Canada and Quebec.