Case Study: Starkey Hearing Technologies achieves faster time-to-market through automated regression testing with Coherent Solutions

Coherent Solutions helps Starkey get to market faster with automated regression testing

Starkey Hearing Technologies, a leading hearing‑aid manufacturer based in Eden Prairie, MN, needed a reliable way to validate its Inspire fitting software across many Windows OS versions as it shipped new releases twice a year. Facing hundreds of repetitive, error‑prone manual tests to ensure backward compatibility and correct fittings, Angela Pals, Manager of Software Services, engaged Coherent Solutions to develop automated regression testing for Inspire.

Coherent Solutions provided onshore and offshore QA resources to build automation scripts (originally using Borland SilkTest, later migrated to Microsoft Visual Studio) so full regression suites run overnight and are ready for defect resolution each morning. The automation cut hundreds of manual testing hours, accelerated time to market for biannual releases, and gave Starkey Hearing Technologies greater confidence in delivering a more reliable, backward‑compatible product to practitioners.

Starkey Hearing Technologies

Angela Pals

Manager of Software Services