Improved testing tools that address the root causes of software errors are starting to come to the fore as development teams work in increasingly complex service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments such as Microsoft's .NET and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

SOAtest 5.5 allows .NET developers to exercise messages in multiple open protocols as well as the proprietary Microsoft standards. Parasoft SOAtest 5.5 integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System, allowing developers to share, manage and execute projects, receiving results directly into Visual Studio.