How do you evaluate test automation software, best practices, services, and suppliers for your business? Just ask four of the world’s leading experts on the automated software quality industry! Hear a lively, spontaneous, and interactive discussion based on questions from the audience.

• What can test automation do—and what are its limits?
• How much difference is there really among the different vendor tools?
• How important are best practices, and which ones should you consider?
• What expertise do you need for successful implementation?
• What is special about Web testing?

You may submit your questions to the panelists prior to the conference at industrypanel@sqe.com.

Melinda Ballou Senior Research Analyst, Application Delivery Strategies META Group		Melinda Ballou is a leading authority on eBusiness application lifecycle management, specializing in project and enterprise program management for application delivery, software configuration and requirements management, and testing tools for Internet-enabled applications. She is also well versed in organizational strategies for Web component reuse and related eBusiness development metrics.
Richard Heiman Research Director IDC		Richard Heiman serves as the Research Director within IDC’s Application Development and Deployment program, focusing on application lifecycle management. With more than 30 years of experience in the hardware and software industry, he is the primary analyst for automated software quality (testing); software configuration management; and software reengineering and transformation.
Theresa Lanowitz Research Director Gartner Group		Theresa Lanowitz is a member of the Research and Advisory Services organization at Gartner Group, specializing in the automated software quality area. She has over 15 years of experience in IT management, product development, marketing, technical sales, and support.
Uttam Narsu Senior Industry Analyst Giga Information Group		Uttam Narsu is an analyst covering application development, object-oriented development, object-oriented methodologies and languages, software configuration management, and Internet testing tools. He has more than 16 years of experience as a software developer, trainer, and consultant.

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