<s>
Parasoft	O
SOAtest	B-Library
is	O
a	O
testing	B-Application
and	O
analysis	O
tool	O
suite	O
for	O
testing	B-Application
and	O
validating	O
APIs	B-Application
and	O
API-driven	O
applications	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
cloud	B-Architecture
,	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
,	O
SOA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basic	O
testing	B-Application
functionality	O
include	O
functional	O
unit	O
testing	B-Application
,	O
integration	O
testing	B-Application
,	O
regression	O
testing	B-Application
,	O
system	O
testing	B-Application
,	O
security	O
testing	B-Application
,	O
simulation	O
and	O
mocking	O
,	O
runtime	O
error	O
detection	O
,	O
web	O
UI	O
testing	B-Application
,	O
interoperability	O
testing	B-Application
,	O
WS-*	O
compliance	O
testing	B-Application
,	O
and	O
load	O
testing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
technologies	O
include	O
Web	O
services	O
,	O
REST	B-Protocol
,	O
JSON	B-General_Concept
,	O
MQ	B-Application
,	O
JMS	B-Language
,	O
TIBCO	B-Application
,	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
,	O
XML	B-Protocol
,	O
EDI	O
,	O
mainframes	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
custom	O
message	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasoft	O
SOAtest	B-Library
introduced	O
Service	O
virtualization	O
via	O
server	O
emulation	O
and	O
stubs	O
in	O
2002	O
;	O
by	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
provided	O
an	O
intelligent	O
stubs	O
platform	O
that	O
emulated	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
dependent	O
services	O
that	O
were	O
otherwise	O
difficult	O
to	O
access	O
or	O
configure	O
during	O
development	O
and	O
testing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extended	O
service	O
virtualization	O
functionality	O
is	O
now	O
in	O
Parasoft	B-Application
Virtualize	I-Application
,	O
while	O
SOAtest	B-Library
provides	O
intelligent	O
stubbing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOAtest	B-Library
is	O
used	O
by	O
organizations	O
such	O
as	O
Cisco	O
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
HP	O
,	O
Fidelity	O
,	O
Bloomberg	O
,	O
Vanguard	O
,	O
AT&T	O
,	O
IRS	O
,	O
CDC	O
,	O
Tata	O
Consultancy	O
Services	O
,	O
Comcast	O
and	O
Sabre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
leader	O
in	O
the	O
Forrester	O
Research	O
's	O
The	O
Forrester	O
Wave™	O
:	O
Modern	O
Application	O
Functional	O
Test	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
Tools	O
,	O
Q4	O
2016	O
,	O
which	O
evaluated	O
9	O
functional	O
test	B-Application
automation	I-Application
tool	O
vendors	O
across	O
40	O
criteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forrester	O
Research	O
gave	O
SOAtest	B-Library
the	O
highest	O
score	O
among	O
all	O
vendors	O
in	O
the	O
Current	O
Offering	O
category	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
strength	O
in	O
API	B-Application
testing	B-Application
,	O
UI	O
automation	O
,	O
and	O
key	O
integrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOAtest	B-Library
was	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
leader	O
by	O
Forrester	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
Forrester	O
Wave	O
Omnichannel	O
Functional	O
Test	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
SOAtest	B-Library
won	O
an	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
in	O
DevOps	O
APIs	B-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
API	B-Application
Awards	O
from	O
API:WORLD	O
.	O
</s>
