▁load . ▁Load Runner ▁can ▁simulate ▁thousands ▁of ▁users ▁concurrent ly ▁using ▁application ▁software , ▁recording ▁and ▁later ▁analyz ing ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁key ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁application . ▁ ▁Load Runner ▁sim ul ates ▁user ▁activity ▁by ▁generating ▁messages ▁between ▁application ▁components ▁or ▁by ▁sim ulating ▁interactions ▁with ▁the ▁user ▁interface ▁such ▁as ▁key press es ▁or ▁mouse ▁movements . ▁The ▁messages ▁and ▁interactions ▁to ▁be ▁generated ▁are ▁stored ▁in ▁scripts . ▁Load Runner ▁can ▁generate ▁the ▁scripts ▁by ▁recording ▁them , ▁such ▁as ▁logging ▁HTTP ▁requests ▁between ▁a ▁client ▁web ▁browser ▁and ▁an ▁application ' s ▁web ▁server . ▁ ▁H ew lett ▁Pack ard ▁Enter prise ▁acquired ▁Load Runner ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Mercur y ▁Inter active ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁Sept ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁H ew lett ▁Pack ard ▁Enter prise ▁announced ▁it ▁is ▁s elling ▁its ▁software ▁business , ▁including ▁Mercur y ▁products , ▁to ▁Micro ▁F ocus . ▁As ▁of ▁ 0 1 - Se pt - 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁complete . ▁ ▁On ▁Dec ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Micro ▁F ocus ▁announced ▁newer ▁names ▁for ▁Load Runner ▁package ▁and ▁started ▁following ▁Cal Ver . ▁▁▁ ▁Load Runner ▁is ▁now ▁Load Runner ▁Professional ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁ ▁Performance ▁Center ▁is ▁now ▁Load Runner ▁Enter prise ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁ ▁Storm Runner ▁Load ▁is ▁now ▁Load Runner ▁Cloud ▁ 2 0