Grater, Michael T.2008-11-132008-11-132008-11-13https://hdl.handle.net/1794/7817This paper was completed as part of the final research component in the University of Oregon Applied Information Management Master's Degree Program [see htpp://aim.uoregon.edu].The increasing complexity of software development demands that developers use automated software testing tools. This study analyzes selected literature published between 1997 and 2005 to provide an analysis of benefits of automated software testing tools to increase software quality assurance. Benefits are presented for software engineers and business analysts and classified in relation to five quality factors (in reference to web applications) described by QA Labs, including quality, reliability, recoverability, security, usability and performance.Software qualityApplied Information ManagementAIMAutomated softwareSoftware developmentDataOther