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• Crowdsourcinglinks.com: "uTest - The Software Bug Exterminator"
  "For software companies who want to nip the problem in the bud, they can turn to uTest to run the softwares and check for bugs before the big release."
  December 30, 2008
• College Mogul: "A Derivative of Open Source: What is Crowdsourcing?"
  "[uTest] is a different approach on quality assurance that's built on the premise 'pay for performance.'"
  December 25, 2008
• The Washington Post: "Browser Bug Report: IE, Firefox, and Chrome"
  "A browser bug report suggests Chrome, IE, and Firefox are far from perfect when it comes to bugs."
  December 12, 2008
• TechCrunch: "uTest Raises $5 Million More For Crowdsourced Bug Testing"
  "uTest, the crowdsourcing QA startup that lets companies rely on external developers to help them identify bugs, has closed a $5 million Series B funding round led by Longworth Venture Partners and Egan-Managed Capital..."
  December 2, 2008
• Wired: "Crowdsourcing: Now With a Real Business Model!"
  "And according to sources inside the company, [uTest has] already established an enviable track record. It stealth-launched back in February, and all ten of the pilot participants have been converted into paying clients.
  December 2, 2008
• O'Reilly: "Finding a sweet spot for crowdsourcing: uTest outsources software testing"
  "The model does offer a few intriguing enhancements: for instance, if you have access to several thousand testers, you can test an application such as a virtual trade show much more realistically than if you depend on scripts and virtual machines."
  December 2, 2008
• VentureBeat: "uTest raises $5M for crowdsourced software testing"
  "One of the most impressive things about uTest is the size of its testing community — almost 12,000 software professionals in 144 countries."
  December 2, 2008
• Boston Globe: "uTest secures $5 million in funding"
  "Southborough's uTest Inc. said today that it has closed $5 million in Series B venture funding."
  December 2, 2008
• Mass High Tech: "uTest taps new investor in $5M second round"
  "uTest Inc. has secured a $5 million Series B round of funding, the company said. New investor Longworth Venture Partners LP led the round, joined by Eagan Managed Capital LP."
  December 2, 2008
• SDTimes: "Browser Bug Hunt Opens Tonight at Midnight"
  "Thousands of dollars in prize money are up for grabs as testers face off in The Battle of the Browsers. The bug hunt is being organized by testing community organizer uTest, which boasts more than 11,000 testers doing on-demand testing for organizations in need, in 144 countries."
  November 4, 2008
• About.com: "Battle of the Browser Bugs"
  "uTest, a company which offers professional software testing, is hosting a "bug battle." At the end of the testing period a significant cash award will be given to the tester who reported the most valuable bugs and feedback as well as to the beginner tester who showed the most promise."
  November 4, 2008
• Artima Developer: "Doron Reuveni on uTest's Marketplace of Bugs"
  "[Doron] 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."
  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."
  August 25, 2008
• internetnews.com: "Testing as a service uses innovative pay model"
  "Not a million years ago, the concept of software as a service began taking off... 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 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..."
  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. I got a chance to speak with uTest's CEO, Doron Reuveni, to see what the next steps would be..."
  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."
  Dec. 18, 2007
• uTest Receives The Nutter TechnOvation Award
  Dec. 13, 2007