Video Briefing
Release Radar Episode 01 reviews 14 enterprise software releases published between July 17 and August 3, 2026, from Perforce, Panaya, Tricentis, Black Duck, Checkmarx, OpenText, Inflectra and TestRail. Two patterns run through the batch: vendors adding evidence trails that record what their AI features did, and seven separate vendors shipping MCP servers within a single quarter without coordinating.
Key Takeaways
Seven vendors shipped MCP servers in one quarter: Spira, Checkmarx One, BlazeMeter, Tosca Cloud, NeoLoad, Delphix and Perfecto.
Black Duck Detect 11.5.1 fixes a Gradle regression where modules with no build file of their own could report zero components on a successful scan.
Perfecto 26.8 attaches the global knowledge an AI flow used to the execution report, making AI test decisions auditable.
Panaya Test Automation 26.08.105 flags any test step that passed only because AI self healing intervened.
Tricentis qTest users who opt out of the new Manager experience stop receiving all future interface improvements.
TestRail 10.6.0 completes run creation on projects carrying 25 million tests, with 10.6.1 following as a hotfix.
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