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More big news from uTest nation today:  we were named to the AlwaysOn Global 250 list.  In fact, uTest was selected as the SaaS & Enterprise category winner.  This category had more than 40 other finalists, including proven and prolific innovators such as HubSpot, Jigsaw, Box.net and SlideRocket.

AlwaysOn surveyed hundreds of venture investors, investment bankers, and technology insiders, which yielded more than 1,000 nominees.  That list was pared down to the AO Global 250 winners list through company interviews and rigorous research.  And from that prestigious list, there were just eight category winners.  We’re honored and ecstatic to have been named the category winner on such a coveted list.

The AO Global 250 winners have achieved, “significant market traction and game-changing technology. In addition to being innovators, the AO Global 250 winners all demonstrated leadership among their peers in the following areas:  innovation, market opportunity, commercialization, media buzz, and stakeholder value creation.”  In AO’s own words, the winners shared a common trait:

With the 2009 AO 250, we sought to find the companies upon which new industries, jobs, and economies will be built.  Yes, each company in its own way brings enhanced efficiencies (the gentler form of creative destruction). But more importantly, the companies represented in this list bring hope.  Both directly and indirectly, what propels the global economy are new ideas and approaches. The AO 250 is the epicenter of the future.

High praise indeed.  And while it’s exciting and rewarding to receive such an honor, more importantly, it’s yet another validation of the power of crowdsourcing and the limitless potential of a talented, motivated community.  It also re-affirms our belief that web and mobile app testing are uniquely suited to the dynamics of crowdsourcing.

This adds to a growing list of awards we’ve won in 2009.  Sincere congratulations to the other companies on the AO Global 250 list, as well as to our customers and community who are helping us make the world of software testing more efficient and more effective!