Case Study: Vermont Information Processing transforms QA and reduces business risk with Original Software

Vermont Information Processing cuts regression bugs 10-12 per run with Original Software

Vermont Information Processing (VIP), a developer of software solutions for beverage wholesalers, faced significant challenges as industry consolidation increased software complexity and accelerated their development cycle. Their lack of a formal QA process led to buggy releases, frustrated customers who delayed upgrades for years, and immense strain on their support team. To increase test coverage and reduce business risk, VIP turned to vendor Original Software for a solution, implementing their TestBench and TestDrive products on the IBM i platform.

The solution from Original Software provided comprehensive unit and regression testing capabilities with powerful environment protection. This allowed VIP to reset test data in minutes instead of days and run a full regression suite in 60-80 hours, a process that previously did not exist. The results had an incredible impact on their business; each test run uncovered an average of 10-12 bugs before release. This saved an estimated 80 support hours per major bug found and transformed customer attitudes, with the vast majority now eagerly updating to new releases. VIP successfully created a software testing center of excellence.

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