Experts in Model-Based Testing (MBT) of software-based systems from Europe, Asia and North and South America have declared that automated test development and generation has matured in the last decade from a topic of academic research into an industrial technology. Gathering at the first ETSI MBT User Conference (MBTUC), which took place in October in Berlin, they have made their strongest-ever industrial commitment to MBT. This event has been the result of a joint initiative by industrial MBT tool users, tool providers and research institutes in the ETSI Technical Committee on Methods for Testing and Specification (TC MTS).
Wolfgang Grieskamp of Google said "The conference clearly showed that model-based testing has evolved into a mature technology spreading into many industrial domains. I expect this technology to gain more and more relevance in industry."
"Our deployment results prove that Model Based Testing is the right answer to many challenges in software testing. At Nokia Siemens Networks, we are convinced that we can serve our customers better with this technology," said Pertti Lukander of Nokia Siemens Networks.
The ETSI MBT User Conference provided an unprecedented opportunity for newcomers, practitioners, testing experts and standardization experts to meet and share their views about benefits and challenges in deploying this technology. Due to the strong, positive feedback from participants, next year's ETSI MBT User Conference is already planned for September 2012.
