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• TechRepublic: "uTest delivers QA on-demand"
  "In this interview with Artima, uTest co-founder Doron Reuveni explains the benefits of having human testers be part of an application's testing cycle. Reuveni's company provides access to an on-demand pool of over ten thousand testers, who bring to the testing process a wide variety of user backgrounds, locales, and client environments."
  October 8, 2008
• TechRepublic: "uTest delivers QA on-demand"
  "What makes a huge difference is that uTest is selling a human service rather than a software solution. Many aspects of QA do not have a particularly high barrier to entry, depending on what kind of testing is being done. This means that many types of tests often require patience and attention to detail even more than formal training or experience."
  September 11, 2008
• TMCnet: "Solid State Group Uses uTest for Software Testing of Social Networking Site"
  "With uTest driving the testing, Solid State Group is able to allow its staff to focus on other areas of application development."
  September 8, 2008
• Morningstar: "uTest(TM) Adds Four Customers to Its Rapidly Growing Roster"
  "uTest today announced four customers all using its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) marketplace for software application testing. This news comes off the heels of the Company's recent general availability announcement opening its unique testing model to a broader audience."
  August 25, 2008
• internetnews.com: "Testing as a service uses innovative pay model"
  "My old pal Bob Dylan never spoke a truer phrase than when he said the times they are a-changing. Not a million years ago, the concept of software as a service began taking off; then Salesforce.com launched the platform as a service concept with its Force.com application development platform. And now we have testing as a service, from a company by the name of uTest."
  August 20, 2008
• James Whittaker on Test: "the future of software testing (part 1) "
  "The next logical step in the evolution of testing is for vendors to provide testers and this is exactly the era we’ve entered with crowdsourcing. Yesterday’s announcement by uTest marks the beginning of this era and it is going to be very interesting to see it unfold. "
  August 20, 2008
• Xconomy: "With uTest, U Find Software Bugs, U Save"
  "Need to see whether your new Web service works on the Safari browser for Mac users in Germany? No problem—uTest, which has been serving a couple of dozen pilot customers since April and opened its doors for general business yesterday—has testers there who can try it out."
  August 20, 2008
• New York Times: "Service applies social networking to app testing"
  "Massachusetts startup uTest is launching an on-demand service that weds application testing to social networking through a community of more than 8,000 professional testers in roughly 130 countries."
  August 19, 2008
• Mashable: "Global Software Testing Network uTest Opens to All"
  "Need your software tested for functionality, usability, and durability by a global supply chain of assessors? A company by the name of uTest, based in Ashland, Massachusetts, is today announcing the general availability of its network of service specialists for the software developer arena..."
  August 19, 2008
• InfoWorld: "Service applies social networking to app testing"
  "Startup uTest launches on-demand app testing through a community of more than 8,000 professional testers in 130 countries"
  August 19, 2008
• MarketWatch: "uTest™ Unveils SaaS-Based Global Marketplace for Software Application Testing"
  "Business Model Delivers On-Demand, Pay-for-Performance Software Application Testing"
  Jun. 16, 2008
• SearchSoftwareQuality: "On-demand software testing service pays off for three startups"
  "Exposing your applications to the globe via the Internet can be downright scary, but exposing your applications to a global community of testers on-demand can be downright effective, according to three companies that recently completed pilots with uTest."
  Jun. 16, 2008
• SearchSoftwareQuality: "uTest pilots on-demand software testing"
  "Take the concept of Software as a Service (SaaS) and throw in some social networking and collaboration capability, and you've got uTest, a startup marketplace for QA and usability testing with a pay-per-bug business model"
  Feb. 18, 2008
• Mashable: "uTest Next Steps: Facebook App Quality Assurance"
  "Crowdsourced QA service provider uTest made waves late last year when the company raised $1.7 million in funding. Nearly two months later, I got a chance to speak with uTest's CEO, Doron Reuveni, to see what the next steps would be, now that the company has launched its beta and is beginning to gain traction"
  Feb. 3, 2008
• TechCrunch: "uTest Gets $1.7M for Crowd-Sourced Quality Assurance"
  "Boston-based uTest has raised $1.7M to bring to market a crowd-sourced quality assurance (QA) marketplace and community. The service has begun recruiting testers in anticipation of its official launch, expected in early 2008"
  Dec. 18, 2007
• uTest Receives The Nutter TechnOvation Award
  Dec. 13, 2007