It's Time to Get Serious About Software Testing, Says SEC Roundtable

Commentators observing the SEC markets technology roundtable held in Washington DC this week say the roundtable participants didn't get specific enough when it came to software testing and that the industry should look at how other industries, including aerospace, test and validate products before putting them to market.

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2. Generalists

Most of the comments during today's discussion were basically just vague generalities around testing.

— Anthony Bettencourt, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, Coverity, said during a live Wall Street & Technology Videocast immediately following the SEC roundtable.

Source: Live Videocast: How Market Participants Can Prevent and Respond To Technology Errors In Real-Time

Greg MacSweeney is editorial director of InformationWeek Financial Services, whose brands include Wall Street & Technology, Bank Systems & Technology, Advanced Trading, and Insurance & Technology. View Full Bio

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