Manual testing can account for nearly 85 percent of testing efforts, Borland said. But it often has required an inefficient process utilizing Word documents and e-mail. Borland is looking to streamline this form of testing.

Test Manager also features code coverage capabilities that connect code to a specific test so that when code changes, testers know which tests to modify. Test Manager now ships with integrated support for the Borland Gauntlet product, providing visibility and control over the early stages of developer testing.

By adding Eclipse support, Borland is taking a step toward moving the product to support industry standards, said Carey Schwaber, senior analyst at Forrester Research.

"I think any support for Eclipse is a good thing," Schwaber said. However, the proprietary scripting environment in Test Manager does not yet go away, she said.

SilkPerformer offers improved monitoring through use of Java Management Extensions technology. "It lets us deploy the common Java servers from [BEA Systems] WebLogic, [IBM] WebSphere, and so forth," Johnson said. "It gives us deeper visibility."