Utest
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Software Testing Crowdsourcing Software Quality Assurance |
| Founded | August, 2007 |
| Headquarters | Southborough, Massachusetts |
| Key people | Doron Reuveni, CEO Roy Soloman, VP of Product Marc Weinstein, VP of Sales Matt Johnston, VP of Marketing John Montgomery, VP of Project Delivery Reuven Fein-Barsegian, VP of Engineering[1] |
| Products | uTest Platform |
| Employees | 20+ |
| Website | http://www.utest.com/ |
uTest, Inc. is a venture-funded[2] software testing marketplace based in Southborough, Massachusetts.
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[edit] History
The company was incorporated in August 2007[3] by founders Doron Reuveni[4] and Roy Solomon. It was backed by venture capital firms Longworth Partners[5] and Egan Managed Capital[6][7].
[edit] Products and services
uTest offers functional, usability and load & performance testing[8] for web, mobile and desktop software applications[9][10].
[edit] Strategy
uTest’s business model is based on the idea that crowdsourcing is better suited to web and mobile app testing than other outsourcing models[11]. With crowdsourced testing[12], the crowd reflects the diversity (e.g. multiple geographic locations, languages spoken) of the apps and users themselves[13]. The uTest community is made up of independent software testers who test applications across:
- Locations
- Languages
- Operating system
- Internet browsers
- Plug-ins and anti-virus programs
- Handset makers, models and wireless carriers (for mobile applications)
[edit] How it works
- Specify testing requirements (by location, OS, browser, app type, etc.)[14]
- Upload testing scripts through a secure platform
- View bugs reported by the community
- Approve, reject or request more information from testers regarding bugs
- Pay for each completed test cycle[15]
uTest’s platform can be integrated with bug-tracking systems such as Jira, Rally and Bugzilla.
[edit] Bug Battle
uTest holds software testing competitions each quarter, called "Bug Battles"[16], where testers from around the world compete for cash prizes by reporting bugs in popular software applications. The company's first Bug Battle occurred in November 2008; the 1,331 software testers who participated reported more than 700 bugs in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox[17]. The second Bug Battle took place in March 2009; the 1,119 software testers who participated reported bugs in Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn[18]. Twitter applications were the subject of the third Bug Battle in June 2009[19]. Search engines, including Google, Google Caffeine, Bing and Yahoo, were the subjects of the fourth Bug Battle in August 2009[20]. Most recently, the fifth Bug Battle in December 2009 - Battle of the E-Tailers[21] - compared Amazon.com, Wal-Mart.com and Target.com. The study was featured in USA Today[22] and Fast Company[23]. Most recently, the Bug Battle in June 2010 - The Check-In Challenge[24] - compared Foursquare, Gowalla and Brightkite. The report was featured in Mashable[25] and ZDNet[26].
[edit] External links
- uTest
- Software Testing Blog
- Lessons from 10 Recession Startups, by Melanie Lindner, "Forbes", April 4, 2009.
- Crowdsourcing: What It Means for Innovation, by John Winsor, "Business Week", June 15, 2009.
- Crowdsourcing: Now With a Real Business Model!, by Jeff Howe, "Wired Magazine", December 2, 2008.
- The Crowd Is Wise (When It’s Focused), by Steve Lohr, "The New York Times", July 18, 2009.
- Crowdsourcing Pioneer: Doron Reuveni, by Andrew Muns, "Software Testing & Performance Magazine", September 1, 2009.
- Crowdsourcing: 5 Reasons It's Not Just For Startups Any More, by Dion Hinchcliffe, "www.ebizQ.com", September 25, 2009.
- Study: Amazon Most User Friendly, by Byron Acohido, "USA Today", December 6, 2009.
- Bug Testers: Google is Clean, Bing is Buggy, by Tom Krazit, "CNET", September 15, 2009.
- Amazon Trumps Target, Wal-Mart in Bug Battle, by Kate Rockwood, "Fast Company", December 7, 2009.
- Crowdsourcing: How Companies Can Launch Higher-Quality Web and Mobile Applications, by Doron Reuveni, CEO of uTest, "ebizQ.com", January 4, 2010.
- To Crowdsourcing Friends, Foes & Fanatics: Just How Loyal Is Your Community?, by Matt Johnston of uTest, "VentureFizz", May 25, 2010.
[edit] References
- ^ "uTest Management". uTest, Inc.. http://www.utest.com/about-us/utest-management. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ uTest Raises $5 Million More For Crowdsourced Bug Testing; TechCrunch; December 1, 2008: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/01/utest-raises-5-million-more-for-crowdsourced-bug-testing/
- ^ About uTest: http://www.utest.com/company
- ^ A Crowdsourcing Pioneer; Software Testing & Performance Magazine; September 1, 2009: http://stpcollaborative.com/knowledge/379-a-crowdsourcing-pioneer
- ^ Longworth Venture Partners; Longworth Portfolio Companies: http://www.longworth.com/portfolio/portfolio.html
- ^ Egan Managed Capital; Egan Portfolio Companies: http://www.egancapital.com/portfolio/current.php
- ^ uTest Secures 5 million in Venture Capital Funding; Boston Globe; December 2, 2008: http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/12/utest_secures_5.html
- ^ Types of Testing: http://www.utest.com/types-testing
- ^ What We Test: http://www.utest.com/what-we-test
- ^ uTest Named 2009 "Cool Vendor" by Leading Business Analyst Firm, Gartner; May 31, 2009: http://software.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=184124&type_news=latest
- ^ Crowdsourcing: Now with a Real Business Model; Wired Magazine; December 2, 2008: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2008/12/crowdsourcing-n/
- ^ Crowdsourcing: What it Means for Innovation; BusinessWeek Magazine; June 15, 2009: http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jun2009/id20090615_946326.htm
- ^ Crowdsourcing: 5 Reasons It's Not Just For Startups Any More; www.ebizQ.com; September 25, 2009: http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/enterprise/2009/09/crowdsourcing_5_reasons_its_no.php
- ^ How It Works: http://www.utest.com/how-it-works/agile-testing
- ^ On-Demand Pricing Model: http://www.utest.com/pricing
- ^ Bug Battle: http://www.utest.com/bugbattle
- ^ Battle of Browser Bugs; About.com; November 4, 2008: http://browsers.about.com/b/2008/11/04/battle-of-the-browser-bugs.htm
- ^ uTest Bug Battle: Which Social Network Is The Buggiest?; TechCrunch; March 16, 2009: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/16/utest-bug-battle-which-social-network-is-the-buggiest/
- ^ Study: Which Twitter Desktop App is Most Usable?; Mashable; June 23, 2009: http://mashable.com/2009/06/23/twitter-app-usability/
- ^ Bug testers: Google is clean, Bing is buggy; CNET; September 15, 2009: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10353495-265.html
- ^ Battle of the E-Tailers: http://www.utest.com/bugbattle/q409
- ^ Study: Amazon most user friendly; USA Today; December 6, 2009: http://www.usatoday.com/MONEY/usaedition/2009-12-07-techlive07_ST_U.htm?csp=34
- ^ Amazon Trumps Target, Wal-Mart in Bug Battle; Fast Company; December 7, 2009: http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kate-rockwood/bizzy-body/amazon-trumps-target-walmart-bug-battle?partner=rss
- ^ Battle of the Check-In Services: http://www.utest.com/bugbattle/q210
- ^ Which App Does Checkins Best?; Mashable; June 10, 2010; http://mashable.com/2010/06/10/utest-check-in-challenge/
- ^ Study reveals bug factor in Foursquare, Gowalla and Brightkite; ZDNet; June 16, 2010; http://www.zdnet.com/blog/feeds/study-reveals-bug-factor-in-foursquare-gowalla-and-brightkite/2859?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zdnet%2Ffeeds+%28ZDNet+Feeds%29
