--- source_url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenText_Quality_Center?utm_source=openai" title: OpenText Quality Center - Wikipedia mirrored_at: 2026-08-13T03:39:16.669Z host: en.wikipedia.org cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenText_Quality_Center__q__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenText_Quality_Center?utm_source=openai From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quality Center [Developer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer "Programmer") [OpenText](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenText "OpenText") [Stable release](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle "Software release life cycle") 17.0.1 / April 3, 2023; 3 years ago[\[1\]](#cite_note-1) [Operating system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system "Operating system") [Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows "Microsoft Windows"), [Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux "Linux") [Type](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches "Software categories") [Quality management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_management "Quality management")/[test management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_management "Test management") [License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license "Software license") [Proprietary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software "Proprietary software") Website [OpenText ALM/Quality Center](https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/products/alm-quality-center/overview) **OpenText Quality Center**, formerly known as **Micro Focus Quality Center** and **HP Quality Center**, is a quality management software offered by [OpenText](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenText "OpenText") who acquired Micro Focus in 2023.[\[2\]](#cite_note-2) Micro Focus acquired the software division of [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett_Packard_Enterprise "Hewlett Packard Enterprise") in 2017,[\[3\]](#cite_note-3) with many capabilities acquired from [Mercury Interactive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Interactive "Mercury Interactive") Corporation.[\[4\]](#cite_note-4) Quality Center offers [software quality assurance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_quality_assurance "Software quality assurance"), including [requirements management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requirements_management "Requirements management"), [test management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_management "Test management") and [business process](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process "Business process") testing for IT and application environments.[\[5\]](#cite_note-5) Quality Center is a component of the [Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Focus_Application_Lifecycle_Management "Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management") software set.[\[6\]](#cite_note-6) Quality Center is available in the following editions:[\[7\]](#cite_note-7) - Community - Express - Enterprise Community and Express editions are designed for entry-level [software quality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_quality "Software quality") [assurance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_assurance "Quality assurance") organizations. The Enterprise edition, originally called Mercury TestDirector for Quality Center, is for software quality assurance organizations that manage medium to large releases. For large and global organizations, OpenText Application Lifecycle Management incorporates the capabilities of Quality Center enterprise tracking, [enterprise release management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_release_management "Enterprise release management") and asset sharing for requirements management through application delivery.[\[8\]](#cite_note-8) Quality Center is also available as a software-as-a-service offering.[\[9\]](#cite_note-9) ## System requirements \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OpenText_Quality_Center&action=edit§ion=2 "Edit section: System requirements")\] Quality Center desktop client runs on the Windows platforms without the need of any browser. It also has a web client[\[10\]](#cite_note-10) that runs on any browser. OpenText has published information about ALM's server-side and client-side system requirements,[\[11\]](#cite_note-11) updated periodically as new versions and patches are released. 1. [↑](#cite_ref-1) ["Learn what's new in service pack 1 for ALM 17 – Micro Focus Community"](https://community.microfocus.com/devops-cloud/b/devops-blog/posts/learn-what-s-new-in-service-pack-1-for-alm-17). _community.microfocus.com_. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-03. 2. [↑](#cite_ref-2) ["OpenText Buys Micro Focus"](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/opentext-buys-micro-focus-301734613.html) (Press release). Waterloo, Ontario: Open Text Corporation. January 31, 2023 – via PRNewswire. 3. [↑](#cite_ref-3) ["HPE Merger Status Update"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080119192657/http://h10078.www1.hp.com/cda/hpms/display/main/hpms_content.jsp?zn=bto&cp=1-11-127_4000_100__). _Micro Focus_ (Press release). Archived from [the original](https://investors.microfocus.com/our-business/hpe-merger/) on January 19, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2018. 4. [↑](#cite_ref-4) ["HP Closes Landmark Mercury Acquisition; Companies Unite to Lead in Business Technology Optimization Software"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130202041615/http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2006/061107xa.html). _Hewlett Packard_ (Press release). November 7, 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2006/061107xa.html) on February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 5. [↑](#cite_ref-5) ["Quality Assurance - HP - BTO Software"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080119192657/http://h10078.www1.hp.com/cda/hpms/display/main/hpms_content.jsp?zn=bto&cp=1-11-127_4000_100__). Archived from [the original](http://h10078.www1.hp.com/cda/hpms/display/main/hpms_content.jsp?zn=bto&cp=1-11-127_4000_100__) on 19 January 2008. 6. [↑](#cite_ref-6) Jackson, Joab (November 30, 2010). ["HP Fuses Dev Management and Testing Tools"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121008044954/http://www.cio.com/article/641167/HP_Fuses_Dev_Management_and_Testing_Tools). _CIO_. Archived from [the original](http://www.cio.com/article/641167/HP_Fuses_Dev_Management_and_Testing_Tools) on October 8, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2013. 7. [↑](#cite_ref-7) ["Comparing ALM/Quality Center Editions and Offerings"](https://www.microfocus.com/pnx/media/version-comparison-chart/micro-focus-alm-quality-center-editions-and-offerings-comparison-matrix-vcc.pdf) (PDF). _Open Text_. 8. [↑](#cite_ref-8) Jordon, Allen (2013-03-26). ["What is Quality Center"](http://quality-center-basics.blogspot.com/). _Quality Center Basics_. Retrieved 2014-03-03. 9. [↑](#cite_ref-9) ["HP Quality Center in the Cloud"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140303203220/http://www.eoh-am.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=2671). _EOH Application Management_. Archived from [the original](http://www.eoh-am.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=2671) on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-03. 10. [↑](#cite_ref-10) ["Web Runner"](https://admhelp.microfocus.com/alm/en/17.0-17.0.1/online_help/Content/Web_Runner/main_menu.htm). _ALM Help Center_. 11. [↑](#cite_ref-11) ["OpenText ALM/QC Support Matrix"](https://admhelp.microfocus.com/documents/alm/alm-system-requirements/latest/alm-support-matrix.htm). _MicroFocus_.