BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - April 28, 2009) - uTest®, the world's largest
software testing marketplace, announced
that it has been named to the
InformationWeek's Startup
50, a list of the top 50 business technology start-ups. The winners
were selected by InformationWeek readers and editors.
A wide range of technology companies -- primarily those focused on
virtualization, the cloud and SaaS -- were nominated for the award. Through
online voting by readers and the analysis of the publication's editorial
staff, the winners were selected based upon the following criteria:
- Innovation, and ability to inject new ideas into business
processes
- Value, reflected in lower costs, increased sales, and higher
productivity
- Enterprise-readiness, i.e. whether the product/service scales and can
be managed by IT pros
uTest enables its customers to get
their web, desktop and mobile applications tested through a global
community of QA professionals, which has grown to more than 16,000 testers
in 153 countries worldwide. uTest customers report higher application
quality, faster time to market and dramatically reduced testing costs.
During Q1 2009, uTest achieved a
300
percent increase in quarter-over-quarter revenue.
"The software space is more competitive than ever -- for example, iPhone
just reached its one billionth app download. And with stakes this high,
app quality and time-to-market are critical," said Doron Reuveni, uTest
CEO. "uTest enables our customers to fulfill their application testing
needs, and to do it at a fraction of the cost of the alternatives. We are
honored to be named to InformationWeek's prestigious list of startups to
watch."
"It was difficult to limit ourselves to 50 startups because there are a lot
of exciting companies out there," said Andrew Conry-Murray, Business
Editor, InformationWeek. "That said, we believe the InformationWeek
Startup 50 represent innovative solutions to critical business problems
that are worthy of enterprise consideration."
The full list of the InformationWeek Startup 50 can be found online at:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/saas/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216600068.
About uTest
uTest is the world's largest marketplace for software testing services. The
company provides real-world testing services through its community of
16,000+ professional testers from 153 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.
About InformationWeek
InformationWeek is the anchor brand for the InformationWeek Business
Technology Network -- a powerful portfolio of resources that span the
technology market, including security with DarkReading.com, application
architecture with IntelligentEnterprise.com, network architecture with
NetworkComputing.com, cloud computing with PlugIntoTheCloud.com, and
Internet innovation with InternetEvolution.com. InformationWeek magazine
reaches 440,000 business technology professionals at more than a quarter
million unique locations. Its mission is to help CIOs and IT executives
define and frame their business technology objectives.
Contact Information: Press Contact for InformationWeek:
Ellen Asuncion
Sr. Marketing Manager
949.223.3622
easuncion@techweb.com
Press Contact for uTest:
Jennifer Moebius
PR Manager
508-480-9999, ext.114
jenniferm@utest.com