<s>
Parasoft	B-Application
Virtualize	I-Application
is	O
a	O
service	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
product	O
that	O
can	O
create	O
,	O
deploy	O
,	O
and	O
manage	O
simulated	O
test	O
environments	O
for	O
software	O
development	O
and	O
software	O
testing	B-Application
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
environments	O
simulate	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
dependent	O
resources	O
that	O
are	O
unavailable	O
,	O
difficult	O
to	O
access	O
,	O
or	O
difficult	O
to	O
configure	O
for	O
development	O
or	O
testing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
simulates	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
dependent	O
resources	O
such	O
as	O
mainframes	B-Architecture
,	O
ERP	O
systems	O
,	O
databases	B-Application
,	O
web	O
services	O
,	O
third-party	O
information	O
systems	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
systems	O
that	O
are	O
out	O
of	O
direct	O
developer/tester	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
hardware/OS	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
to	O
provide	O
developers	O
and	O
testers	O
with	O
the	O
resources	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
execute	O
their	O
development	O
and	O
testing	B-Application
tasks	O
earlier	O
,	O
faster	O
,	O
or	O
more	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
technologies	O
for	O
automating	O
continuous	O
testing	B-Application
are	O
used	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
continuous	O
delivery	O
,	O
continuous	O
integration	O
,	O
and	O
continuous	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Parasoft	O
released	O
technology	O
to	O
"	O
create	O
service	O
implementation	O
stubs	O
which	O
emulate	O
critical	O
functionality	O
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
testing.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
technology	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Parasoft	O
SOAtest	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
technology	O
was	O
extended	O
with	O
"	O
application	O
behavior	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
,	O
"	O
which	O
can	O
"	O
create	O
copies	O
of	O
both	O
applications	O
and	O
back-end	O
systems	O
so	O
a	O
developer	O
can	O
reference	O
such	O
applications	O
or	O
systems	O
when	O
developing	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Parasoft	O
created	O
a	O
free	O
community	O
edition	O
in	O
2017	O
that	O
allows	O
individual	O
users	O
and	O
small	O
projects	O
to	O
use	O
service	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
at	O
no	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasoft	B-Application
Virtualize	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
2012	O
Jolt	O
Awards	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
by	O
a	O
panel	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Dobb	O
's	O
Journal-appointed	O
judges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
awards/recognitions	O
received	O
were	O
being	O
named	O
"	O
leader	O
in	O
functional	O
and	O
test	B-Application
automation	I-Application
tools	O
"	O
in	O
Forrester	O
's	O
Functional	O
Test	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
Tools	O
evaluation	O
and	O
"	O
innovation	O
and	O
technology	O
leader	O
"	O
in	O
voke	O
's	O
Service	O
Virtualization	B-General_Concept
Market	O
Mover	O
Array	O
.	O
</s>
