Zephyr Receives Recognition and Distinction for Leadership and Innovation in Quality Assurance

Fremont, CA – June 19, 2012 – Zephyr, a leading provider of test management solutions, announced it has been named to the 2012 SD Times 100 for leadership and innovation in Quality Assurance for its products; Zephyr Enterprise Edition, the only real-time test management solution in the industry, and Zephyr for JIRA, the only test management solution built inside JIRA 5. For more information about Zephyr’s awards.

Zephyr is committed to transforming the test management environment – a place where QA professionals spend the majority of their day – into the ultimate dashboard of quality intelligence and testing performance, by giving everyone from top level executives to in-the-lab testing professionals the ability to see every activity on the goal of developing higher quality software. Known for offering the best integrations to Atlassian’s JIRA, Zephyr’s solutions are used by hundreds of companies with globally distributed teams. By replacing legacy applications and/or combinations of open source tools and spreadsheets, these companies experience dramatic cost savings and gain more time for testing.

Receiving the honor as one of the 2012 SD Times 100 winners is testimony to Zephyr’s technology and success in helping companies manage complex testing processes. Dell, Oracle, eBay, Equifax, Sony, Jive, Fiserv, Barnes & Noble, NCR and Orion Health are just a few notable names from a list of over 600 customers using Zephyr products. “Everything we do is laser-focused on helping project teams communicate, make decisions and measure software quality,” said Samir Shah, CEO for Zephyr. “We are grateful to be recognized on the SD Times 100 for our thought leadership and technology in Quality Assurance.”

Alan Zeichick, Co-Founder and Editorial Director of BZ Media’s SD Times, said, “The software development industry becomes more competitive every year. The all-out horse race this year proved that the best companies learn how to thrive even in challenging economic times, while those that don’t become also-rans. When calling the winners of the 2012 SD Times 100, the editors carefully considered each organization’s products and services, industry thought leadership, and reputation with development teams and enterprise development managers. Thanks to innovative, customer-focused companies like Zephyr, software developers hold a winning ticket.”

About the SD Times 100
The 2012 SD Times 100 is published in the June 2012 issue of BZ Media’s SD Times and also on www.sdtimes.com. Over several months, the editors carefully review all the players in the industry and whittle down the list to the top leaders and innovators, based on their achievements in the previous calendar year. They take into consideration each company’s offerings reputation and “buzz”—the attention and conversation heard around the company and its products and technologies.

About BZ Media LLC
BZ Media LLC® (www.bzmedia.com) is a high-tech media company combining the best of print and Web-based publishing, offering industry-leading magazines, newspapers, Web sites and conferences.

BZ Media’s SD Times® (www.sdtimes.com) is the leading magazine for the software development industry. Published since 2000, SD Times reaches more than 65,000 subscribers in 131 countries, plus many more on sdtimes.com.

About Zephyr
Zephyr is a leading provider of on-demand, real-time enterprise test management solutions, offering innovative applications and unparalleled, metrics based visibility via real time dashboards into the quality and status of software projects. The feature rich solution addresses today’s dynamic and global needs across a variety of industries including finance, healthcare, mobile, IT services, and enterprise software. Zephyr’s global customers experience improved productivity, faster time to market and dramatic cost savings. For more information, please visit www.getzephyr.com.