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Certification of web based applications

Hello,

After attending an ISV community days seminar I didn't not get a clear answer on how to test and certify a web based application. We have created a software-as-service application where the customer only gets a username and password in order to access the application through a web server. I was wondering if we need to send both server components and frontend of the application to veritest or only a username and password so they can login as customers and test how the application performs. Does anyone have any experience on that?

Kind regards,
John Nousis

jnousis

I John,

I manage the Windows Server certification logo program, and I forwarded your question on to VeriTest. When they respond I will post their answer.

Thanks... Joe Malesich
Windows Server Marketing
Windows Certification Logo Program

Joe Malesich

We currently have a couple of ways to test hosted applications as described below.

1. As a first choice we ask the ISV to package up their software

and send it to VeriTest for testing just like any other application.

2. If there is some reason why the first choice cannot be done we

can then perform remote testing using one of the desktop share technologies such as Placeware, WebEx, or GoToMyPC. There are several checkpoints we must make that happen to occur during application install time, so we cannot simply accept pre-configured servers at this point.

We can make use of pre-configured servers for some of the components that may make up the entire solution but not for the application that is being tested.

3. If it is a complicated setup, an onsite visit by the ISV is an

option but is the primarily used as last resort.

Joe Malesich

What are the benefits of certifying hosted application?

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