FASTress™: PC-Based Stress Testing

Conduct stress testing with FASTress™ without using a single ATM or POS terminal, and without the restrictions of your switch's test schedule. Accurately and thoroughly load test your system, testing its ability to drive more terminals and process more transactions per second. Use FASTress™ to emulate hundreds of devices (including any combination of ATMs and POS devices) and switch issuers or acquirers.

FASTress™ offers:

Complete control over your stress testing, offering extensive manipulation of transaction frequencies per device and transaction sequences.

Emulation of multiple ATM types (NCR, Diebold, and others), different POS devices, and a variety of switches. Enables load testing of communications bandwidth, device handling, and system capacity.

Unmatched accuracy of performance testing.

Useful reports, as well as access to raw test data that you can mine further with your favorite database tools to create custom reports.

Real-time test configuration with the ability to dynamically add or delete types or number of devices as the test is in progress.

Ability to import and execute a test file of your existing transactions and/or cardholder information, including any variety of transaction combinations that you choose.

Independence from your test system platform, whether it resides on an IBM Mainframe, Tandem, AS/400, RISC 600, or another platform.

Readiness for new device types or transaction sources, such as those using IFX messages or other “proprietary” message formats.

Communication Options

In addition to TCP/IP communications, Paragon also offers a third-party solution for SNA or BSC connectivity to your host for all WorkSmart ATM Suite™ and FASTest™ workstations on your LAN.

Eliminate the need for a physical connection to your host from each workstation.

Communicate using your host’s protocol, either TCP/IP, SNA, or BSC.

Simultaneously test from multiple workstations.