uTest, the world’s largest software testing marketplace, today announced it has been included in Gartner’s list of "Cool Vendors" in Application Development for 2009 . Gartner highlights that "cool vendors and their products represent key trends, directions and emerging practices in application development."

uTest enables its customers to get their web, desktop, gaming and mobile applications tested through a global community of QA professionals which has grown to more than 17,000 testers in 152 countries worldwide. The uTest marketplace is ideal for those working with tight budgets or employing short-cycle development processes like Agile. Customers report higher application quality, faster time to market and dramatically reduced testing costs.

“In my opinion, uTest’s inclusion in the Cool Vendor report by Gartner is further validation of our crowdsourced software testing model,” said Doron Reuveni, CEO of uTest. “uTest is enabling companies of all sizes to launch higher quality web, desktop and mobile apps – and to do it at a fraction of the cost of the alternatives. I believe that being named a Gartner Cool Vendor advances our leadership position in the software industry.”

The report is available to Gartner clients or for purchase at: www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=g_search&id=913415