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   * Continuous deployment of the resulting artifacts
   * Generating release artifacts , replacing the current release process
+===== Build process =====
+The current MantisBT testing infrastructure supports two kinds of tests:
+  * Self-contained unit tests
+  * Integration tests for the SOAP API
+These tests could be arranged in the following succession
+  - Unit tests
+  - Integration tests SOAP matrix build
+    - Integration tests running against MySQL Community 5.1.x
+    - Integration tests running PostgreSQL 9.0.x
+==== Database backend extensibility ====
+This build will allows us to easily scale in the medium term by adding more databases from those in our supported or experimental phase:
+  - DB2 Express 9.7.x
+  - Oracle XE 10g
+  - SQL Server Express ( problematic, probably requires Windows license )
+==== Adding new kinds of integration tests ====
+As we progress, we will be able to new kinds of matrix builds, for instance:
+  - file API builds against multiple backends ( database, file, ftp )
+  - authentication API builds against different authentication schems ( Mantis internal, LDAP )
+Another possibility is to add Selenium-driven tests to our build, to validate that the pages work as expected .
+===== Publishing results =====
+The results will be published as checksummed archives, which have a validated quality - they pass ( or not ) the tests as currently defined. This is key information for both developers and early consumers of the build and encourages rapid feedback on versions still in development.