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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Software Testing |
| Founded | December 1996 |
| Founder | Colin Armitage |
| Products | Qualify, TestDrive, TestAssist, TestBench |
| Website | https://originalsoftware.com/ |
Original Software is a privately held company providing automatic software testing products and services.
Original Software was formed in December 1996 and started trading in May 1997. It was founded by Colin Armitage.
In the initial years, Original Software focused on the IBM i platform.
In 2007 a manual testing solution was introduced.
In 2010 it was listed as one of "Twenty companies to watch in 2010" by CIO UK. [1]
Original Software rebranded and launched their new website in 2023.
Original Software's products include: [2]
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