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November 13 2007
Software Improvements Announces new courses and 2008 Public Training Schedule

Software Improvements has both research and practical experience in applying the concepts of Model Driven Development and Aspect Oriented Thinking.  Software Improvements is now pleased to offer public training courses in these areas and dates have been set for February and April 2008. This training is designed to enable others to realise the substantial benefits that result from applying these sophisticated techniques.


December 05 2006
Agitar Delivers Comprehensive Java Unit Testing Solution - Achieves "Ready for IBM Rational Software" Validation Program
Agitar software today announced the integration of it new flagship product - AgitarOne, which brings unprecedented power and simplicity to java unit testing - with the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform 7.0, desktop products. AgitarOne integration improves code quality and increases development agility for IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform 7.0, Desktop Product, Customers.

November 15 2006
Agitar Introduces AgitarOneTM, The First Comprehensive, Integrated, Unit Testing Solution for Java
Agitar Software today announced a new flagship product - AgitarOne - that brings unprecedented power and simplicity to Java unit testing. AgitarOne extends Agitar's award-winning software AgitationTM technology to automate generation of JUnit tests; reduce the 'drag" from Java legacy code, speed new development, and integrate the best features of commercial and open-source solutions.

 July 24 2006
Executable Translatable UML for Enterprise Applications - SQA Presentation in Canberra, 21 June 06

Dr Malte Stien is a Software Developer with Software Improvements currently working on a project with the Australian Research Council. Dr Stien's presentation to the SQA Meeting conducted in Canberra on 21 June 2006, provided insight into the architecture of enterprise applications and how xtUML can be utilised in practice to implement them quickly and with limited resources. The presentation concluded with some measurements and a summary of practical experiences made while working with xtUML at the Australian Research Council.

 February 20 2006
Agitar Briefing: Continuous Integration, Continuous Agitation - Canberra, 7 Mar 06

Jeffrey Frederick, Director of Engineering at Agitar Software, will talk about the impact of Agile software practices on developer responsibilities for code quality. This will be based on the real work experiences of the Agitar development team in applying Managed Developer (unit) testing, TDD, continuous integration (plus blending JUnit tests), and extreme feedback monitors.


 September 15 2005
Agitar Tools for Java Developer Testing - Briefing in Canberra, 21 Sept 05

Software Improvements will be conducting a briefing on Agitar's Agitator and Dashboard for developer testing of Java applications. Andrea Parsons, Business Development Manager for Software Improvements will present on the 3 generations of unit testing technology. This will be followed by a demonstration of Version 2.6 of Agitar's solution, designed to help developers create thorough sets of reusable unit-tests by intelligently exercising Java code to discover its behaviour, and the presentation of results via the Agitar Management Dashboard.


 May 27 2005
Agitar 's Agitator and Dashboard Win 15th annual Jolt Product Excellence Award

Mountain View, Calif., March 21, 2005 - Agitar Software, the leader in enterprise developer testing, today announced it was the winner in the "Test - Automated Test Tools" category in teh 15th Annual Software Development Jolt Product Excellence awards.


 May 27 2005
Software Improvements signs Training Partnership Agreement with Strategic Systems (WA) Pty Ltd.

Software Improvements has renewed their agreement with Strategic Systems (WA) Pty Ltd, to provide training courses across Australia and New Zealand.


 April 28 2005
Software Improvements signs Distributor Agreement with Mentor Graphics

Following the acquisition ofo Project Technologies by Mentor Gaphics Liimited, Software Improvements has signed a new Distribution Agreement for the Nucleus BridgePoint product for the territory of Australia and New Zealand.


 April 28 2005
Two New Agitar Training Courses Scheduled

Software Improvements schedules 2 new training courses in Canberra. These are:
The Essentials of Unit Testing.
The Essentials of Agitar and Management Dashboard.


 April 11 2005
Agitar to present at Gartner Application Development Summit in Sydney, Australia

Agitar Software will be a Platinum Sponsor at the Application Development, Integration and Web Services Summit in Sydney Australia on 27 and 28 April, 2005. The show attracts IT professionals from all the Asia-Pacific countries and promises to draw more attendees than ever, reflecting the increasing role the region plays in the worldwide IT market.


 March 8 2005
Two New Agitar Training Courses

Software Improvements announced the availability of 2 new Agitar training courses. These are:
The Essentials of Unit Testing.
The Essentials of Agitar and Management Dashboard.


 February 24 2005
Executive Meeting on Developer Testing

Software Improvements is the Canberra based representative for Agitar Software, a vendor of tools to automate and manage developer testing. Jerry Rudisin, the CEO and President of Agitar Software Inc. will be visiting Canberra on FEb 24, and we would like to invite you to participate in an executive level meeting along with a number of other Canberra based organisations. Through meeting with Jerry, we can better equip you to make informed decisions on whether or not your organisation should adopt Developer testing tools, the best timing for adoptions, and the best process for adoption.


 October 25 2004
Software Improvements becomes Agitar Distributor

Agitar Software was founded in 2002 by Alberto Savoia and Roongko Doong and in January 2005 was named by InfoWorld Magazine as the recipient of the 2004 Technology of the Year award for Best Java Development Tool.


 October 21 2004
Agitar Product Seminar

Software Improvements is hosting a seminar to support the release of a new product from Agitar.