uTest Software Testing Marketplace Reports Expansive Q3 Growth

Nov. 4, 2009 - PRLog -- 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

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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.