Fanfare released an updated version of its test automation product. iTest 3.3 builds on earlier releases to integrate test assets and automate complex system testing using hardware and software from a variety of different vendors. iTest 3.3 also enables broader use across the quality chain, from the development stage through to customer testing sites. 
New features of iTest 3.3 include:
- Intelligent Response Parser (IRP) -- allows pass/fail criteria to be determined in a single mouse click
- Automatic Response Map -- enables IRP pass/fail criteria to be easily maintainable across several releases, even when software changes
- iTest Assistant -- reinforces workflow for a particular company's quality process, and assists new users of iTest
- Serial Port -- a new functionality that automates testing of systems and devices accessed via the Serial Port
- Features to ease the testing of High Availability functionality in carrier-class devices
