uTest Named 2009 "Cool Vendor" by Leading Business Analyst Firm

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - May 27, 2009) - uTest, the world's largest software testing marketplace, today announced it has been included in Gartner's list of "Cool Vendors" in Application Development for 2009(1). Gartner highlights that "cool vendors and their products represent key trends, directions and emerging practices in application development."

uTest enables its customers to get their web, desktop, gaming and mobile applications tested through a global community of QA professionals which has grown to more than 17,000 testers in 152 countries worldwide. The uTest marketplace is ideal for those working with tight budgets or employing short-cycle development processes like Agile. Customers report higher application quality, faster time to market and dramatically reduced testing costs.

"In my opinion, uTest's inclusion in the Cool Vendor report by Gartner is further validation of our crowdsourced software testing model," said Doron Reuveni, CEO of uTest. "uTest is enabling companies of all sizes to launch higher quality web, desktop and mobile apps -- and to do it at a fraction of the cost of the alternatives. I believe that being named a Gartner Cool Vendor advances our leadership position in the software industry."

The report is available to Gartner clients or for purchase at: http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=g_search&id=913415

About uTest
uTest is the world's largest marketplace for software testing services. The company provides real-world testing services through its community of 17,000+ professional testers from 152 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 Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process
Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.

Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

(1) Gartner "Cool Vendors in Application Development, New Resources, 2009" by Jim Duggan, Kathy Harris, Thomas E. Murphy, Daryl C. Plummer, and Susan Landry, March 23, 2009.

Contact Information: Press Contact Jennifer Moebius PR Manager 508-480-9999, ext. 114 jenniferm@utest.com