uTest Software Testing Marketplace Reports Expansive Q3 Growth
BOSTON, MA, Nov 04 (MARKET WIRE) --
uTest, the world's largest software testing marketplace, today reported
that its community of professional testers and its customer base
continued to grow rapidly in the third quarter of 2009. uTest also
launched a completely revamped tester profile, which enables more precise
matching of testers with web, desktop, and mobile app testing projects,
and received rave reviews from members of the media and awards
organizations.
"The recent boom in web and mobile apps has pushed uTest to the next
level. Getting high-quality apps to market quickly is more important than
ever before for startups and global software leaders alike," said Doron
Reuveni, uTest CEO. "By enabling apps to be tested in as little as 48
hours and for a fraction of the cost of traditional outsourced testing,
uTest is helping our customers thrive in the current economy."
Customer, Community and Partnership Momentum
During the third quarter,
uTest grew its marketplace, and successfully:
-- Acquired more than 30 new and renewed customers, including innovative
industry leaders such as CoTweet, TokBox, Blender3D Live and Acquia
-- Increased its software testing
community of QA professionals by more than 2,000 to total more than
20,000 testers from 158 countries worldwide
-- Signed a strategic partnership with Japan-based Looops to expand
crowdsourced software testing and QA services in the Japanese market
Revamped Tester Profiling
uTest launched a dramatically improved
tester profile, which enables the company to accurately match customers'
testing requirements with the right members of its global testing
community. After capturing demographic information (location, age,
gender, languages, experience), the new profile enables testers to define
their hardware/software and experience, including:
-- Web & Desktop Devices
-- Mobile, Gaming & Other Devices
-- Automated Testing Tools
-- Coding Languages
-- Industry Experience, Interests & Hobbies
Recent Awards and Accolades
Additionally, uTest won several
prestigious awards in Q3 of 2009, including:
-- AlwaysOn Global 250 List, named "SaaS and Enterprise" Category
Winner
-- "Emerging Innovative Company" Finalist by the Mass Technology
Leadership Council
-- WebAward for "Outstanding Website" by the Web Marketing
Association
About uTest, Inc.
uTest is the world's largest marketplace for
software testing services. The company provides real-world testing
services through its community of 20,000+ professional testers from 158
countries around the world. More than 500 companies -- from web startups
to global software leaders -- have signed up for the uTest marketplace to
get their web, desktop and mobile applications tested. More information
can be found at http://www.utest.com or the Software Testing Blog at
http://blog.utest.com.
Contact:
Jennifer Moebius
uTest, Inc.
508-480-9999 x114
jenniferm@utest.com
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