SOASTA explained

SOASTA Inc.
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Software Testing
Founder:Ken Gardner (Executive Chairman)
Location City:Mountain View, CA
Location Country:United States of America
Key People:Tom Lounibos (CEO)
Owner:Akamai Technologies

SOASTA, Inc. is an American subsidiary of Akamai Technologies[1] that provides services to test websites and web applications.[2] [3]

It is a provider of cloud-based testing services, and created a browser-based website testing product.[4] Website tests include load testing, software performance testing, functional testing and user interface testing. SOASTA provides cloud website testing with its product CloudTest, which simulates thousands of users visiting a website simultaneously[5] using the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service.[6] [7] SOASTA allows customers to use predefined tests or create customized tests to automatically test their web applications.[8]

The SOASTA platform further enables digital businesses to gain continuous performance insight into real user experiences on mobile and web devices in real time and at scale, using real user monitoring technology coupled with its mPulse product. SOASTA serves mobile application testing needs through its product TouchTest, which provides functional mobile app testing automation for multitouch, gesture-based mobile applications.

History

SOASTA was founded by Ken Gardner[9] and is based in Mountain View, California.[10] Tom Lounibos has been CEO[11] since September 2006.[12]

In September 2008, SOASTA raised USD $6.4 million in financing from Formative Ventures, Canaan Partners, and The Entrepreneur's Fund.[10] [13]

In December 2008, SOASTA announced an alliance with SAVVIS to provide SAVVIS customer's with SOASTA's cloud testing services.[14]

In the first half of 2010, SOASTA was selected by The Wall Street Journal as a “Top 50” Venture-backed company,[15] by AlwaysOn as an OnDemand Top 100 Winner,[16] and by the Red Herring as a Top 100 North America Tech Startup.[17]

In October 2012, SOASTA became a Professional Services partner with ProtoTest.[18] [19] [20]

In April 2017, Akamai completed a purchase of SOASTA in an all-cash transaction.

Notes and References

  1. News: Akamai Completes Acquisition of SOASTA Akamai. 2018-01-11. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Tech: Let Us Serve You. https://web.archive.org/web/20080103143928/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_72/s0712052781921.htm. dead. January 3, 2008. BusinessWeek. 2009-02-12. King. Rachael. December 14, 2007.
  3. Web site: Cloud computing shapes up as big trend for 2009. InfoWorld. 2009-02-12. Krill. Paul. January 28, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090131070920/http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/28/cloud-computing-shapes-up-as-big-trend-for-2009_1.html. January 31, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: SOASTA to Provide Industry's First Browser-Based Web UI / Ajax Testing Solution. PR Newswire. 2013-01-17.
  5. Web site: SOASTA Leverages the Cloud to Test 1,000,000 Users on MySpace. November 17, 2009. 2013-01-17.
  6. Web site: Soasta bringt das Webtesting in die Cloud. Computer Zeitung. 2009-02-12. Barnitzke. Armin. July 2008.
  7. Web site: Soasta Is First To Bring Testing to the Cloud. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524104803/http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=g_search&id=710608. dead. May 24, 2011. Gartner. 2009-02-12. Murphy. Thomas. 30 June 2008.
  8. Web site: Orchestrate SOA app tests. Computerworld. 2009-02-12. Hall. Mark. 26 February 2007.
  9. Web site: SOASTA Founder Talks SOA and Services. Bowles. Jerry. October 19, 2006. www.webpronews.com. 2009-02-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706143325/http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2006/10/19/soasta-founder-talks-soa-and-services. July 6, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
  10. Web site: Cloud computing company Soasta gets $6.4M. bizjournals. 2009-02-12. September 8, 2008.
  11. Web site: Press Release: SOASTA Performs 500th Test in the Cloud. SOASTA. Yahoo! Finance. 2009-02-12.
  12. Web site: Mountain View's Soasta names CEO. bizjournals. 2009-02-12. September 11, 2006.
  13. Web site: SOASTA Raises $6.4M to Test in the Cloud. GigaOM. 2009-02-12. September 8, 2008. Croll. Alistair.
  14. Web site: SOASTA Teams With Savvis to Deliver Cloud Testing Service. MarketWatch. 2009-02-12.
  15. Web site: The Next Big Thing: The Top 50 Venture-Backed Companies . . 2010-07-22 . 9 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100312000910/http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/NEXT_BIG_THING/NEXT_BIG_THING.html . 12 March 2010 .
  16. Web site: The 2010 OnDemand Top 100 Private Companies. AlwaysOn. 2010-07-22. 22 May 2010.
  17. Web site: Top 100 North America Tech Startups. Red Herring. 2010-07-22. June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100722074438/http://www.herring100.com/RHNA2010/2010winners/2010winners.html. 2010-07-22. dead.
  18. Web site: DEMOgala 2012 . October 2012 . January 9, 2013.
  19. Web site: SOASTA Partners - ProtoTest . https://archive.today/20130216191009/http://www.soasta.com/partners/professional-services/prototest-2/. dead. February 16, 2013. 2013 . January 11, 2013 .
  20. Web site: Home . alt-cal.com.

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