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| Company type | GmbH |
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| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Graz , Austria |
Key people | Jenö Herget (Managing Director and CEO), Gabor Herget (Managing Director and CTO), and Christian Preschern, Managing Director and (CSO) |
| Products | Test automation software |
Number of employees | 100+ |
| Website | www |
Ranorex GmbH is an Austrian information technology company that produces test automation software.[1][2] The company headquarters are in Graz,[1][2] Austria's second-largest city and capital of the federal state of Steiermark (Styria).[3] Ranorex also has a US subsidiary, Ranorex Inc., located in Clearwater, Florida.[4][5] As of September 2017, more than 3,500 customers in over 60 countries were using the company's flagship product, Ranorex Studio.[6]
History
In 2004, Ranorex co-founder Jenö Herget was a programmer working on a software development team in Graz.[4][6] The team wanted to automate the repetitive tasks inherent in software testing. Since Herget could find no suitable product on the market, he wrote his own testing tool.[4][6] Convinced that there was a need for this type of product and assisted by his son Gabor Herget, Jenö Herget expanded the product and made it publicly-available online for free in 2006 under the name "Ranorex".[4][6] Reception of this early version was positive, earning recognition at the 2006 .NET conference in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, the BASTA.[7][8] With assistance from EOSS Industries Holding GmbH, Jenö and Gabor Herget founded Ranorex in September 2007.[4][6] At the time of the company founding, Ranorex was both the name of the company and of its flagship software testing product.[4] The first team members were Christoph Preschern, Michael Gissing, and Alexander Hoisl.[6]
One year after the company's founding, 90 percent of sales were to customers outside of Austria; as a result, Ranorex was recognized by the Styrian Chamber of Commerce with the Styrian Export Award in 2008.[9]
In October 2017, Ranorex was purchased by IDERA, Inc. for an undisclosed sum.[10][11]
Recognition and awards
In December 2015, Ranorex was identified as a "niche player" in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Test Automation.[12][13]
Ranorex was recognized as one of "Austria's Best Employers" in the small business category in 2016, and in the medium business category in 2017, by the Great Place to Work® organization.[14][15]
In May 2017, the Federation of Austrian Industry listed Ranorex among 91 "IT gazelles," or fast-growing IT companies in Austria that had at least 10 employees in 2010, and experienced staff growth of at least 80 percent between 2010 and 2016.[2]
In July 2017, Zion Market Research identified Ranorex as a key player in the global automated software testing market.[16][17]
Company Structure
The company's offices in Graz, Austria, and Clearwater, Florida combined have more than 100 employees.[6] At the time of the company's acquisition by IDERA, Inc., all five of the original team members were still with Ranorex: Jenö Herget was Managing Director and CEO,[4][6] while Gabor Herget was Managing Director and CTO.[6] Preschern was Managing Director and CSO, heading the sales team and also serving as the president of Ranorex USA. Hoisl was the VP of Product Development, and Gissing was the VP of Research.[6]
Products
- Ranorex Studio
- Ranorex Selocity (beta)
- Ranorex Webtestic (beta)
References
- ^ a b S&P Global Market Intelligence. "Company Overview of Ranorex GmbH". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Das sind die IT-Gazellen" [These are the IT Gazelles] (in German). Nachrichten.at. May 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "The renaissance city of Graz: Capital of Styria". www.austria.info. Austrian National Tourist Office. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Made in Graz" (pdf) (in German). Wirtschaftskammer Steiermark, Regionalstelle Graz. 2013. p. 60. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Contact Us". Ranorex.com. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ranorex Celebrates 10 Years of Innovative Software Testing Solutions" (Press release). PR Newswire. September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "BASTA!" (in German). 2006. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Roland Weigelt (September 11, 2006). "GhostDoc Nominated for BASTA! .NET Award 2006". Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Ranorex Software gewinnt mit Windows Automatisierungssoftware Steirischen Exportpreis 2008 - Verkaufsstart in USA" [Ranorex Software Wins Styrian Export Award 2008 with Windows Automation Software - Sales Start in USA] (Press release) (in German). July 29, 2008.
- ^ "Company Overview of Idera, Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Idera Company Profile". Owler. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Thomas E. Murphy, Joachim Herschmann, Maitress Sobejana (December 10, 2015). Magic Quadrant for Software Test Automation (Report). Gartner. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Joe Colantonio. "Highlights from the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Test Automation". TechBeacon. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Ranorex Aus Graz Unter Den Besten Arbeitgebern Osterreichs" [Ranorex from Graz among the Best Employers in Austria] (Press release) (in German). March 18, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Ranorex GmbH". Great Place to Work.eu (in German). Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ Zion Market Research (July 10, 2017). "Automated Testing Software Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024" (Press release). Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ Automated Testing Software Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016–2024 (Report). Zion Market Research. Retrieved September 27, 2017.