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SmartBear Webinar Spotlights How Aras Corporation Reduced Application Testing Time from 4 Months to 1 Week
Aras’ William Turner discusses how test automation tool TestComplete enables accelerated testing cycles and continuously deliver quality on Tuesday, March 16, 2021
March 9, 2021
SmartBear Completes Investment Transaction with Vista Equity Partners and Francisco Partners
Investment will broaden and strengthen the company’s portfolio of industry-leading commercial and open source solutions
March 4, 2021
SmartBear Welcomes Vineeta Puranik as New SVP of Engineering
Vineeta Puranik brings 25 years of engineering experience to SmartBear, including specialties in CI/CD, acquisitions and integrations, and security product development
March 2, 2021
Buckle Adds Crash Risk Data from TNEDICCA to Auto Insurance Underwriting for Better, Fair Rates for TNC Drivers
Buckle continues to champion for gig drivers by utilizing non-traditional data sources from TNEDICCA to fairly underwrite comprehensive auto policies at better rates
February 24, 2021
connectRN Advocates for Nurses and Aides Overlooked in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
connectRN works with Massachusetts Department of Health and others to provide access to COVID-19 vaccine for its community of per diem nurses and aides being missed in Phase 1
February 3, 2021
Buckle Launches Rideshare-only Auto Insurance in Tennessee
Buckle expands availability of affordable, comprehensive auto insurance that covers gig drivers both on and off the clock to Tennessee
January 28, 2021
Former Senior Marketing VP of Under Armour Joins SquadLocker’s Board of Directors
SquadLocker welcomes Jim Mollica who brings 25 years of experience in digital marketing, media, and partnerships to advance custom sports, school apparel company
January 26, 2021
SquadLocker’s New Past Our Prime Show Welcomes Winning Head Coach for Team USA’s National Junior Hockey Team, Nate Leaman
Past Our Prime lively sports podcast takes listeners into the locker room by hosts, former New England Patriot Dan Koppen and minor league pitcher Tip Fairchild
January 19, 2021
SmartBear Wins IoT Development Tool of the Year in 5th Annual IoT Breakthrough Awards
SwaggerHub enables IoT companies to improve agility with global platform to ensure API quality and standardization
January 12, 2021
Buckle Appoints Sharon Fernandez to Head of Insurance
Farmers Business Insurance and USAA veteran Sharon Fernandez brings 30 years of experience, including P&C operations, product and process improvement
January 5, 2021
SmartBear Strengthens Leadership Team with New EVP/GM of Products and Technology
Greg Nicastro, former EVP at Veracode, brings 30+ years of product strategy and development experience as SmartBear prepares for more growth in 2021
January 5, 2021
SmartBear Completes New Season of Founders Series Podcast
Founders Series features interviews with entrepreneurs of technology firms from around the world that SmartBear has acquired, spotlighting visions, innovations, and advice
December 17, 2020
Buckle Selects Sapiens Digital Financial Solutions for Gateway Insurance Company
Gateway, a licensed carrier across 47-states owned by Buckle, selects Sapiens integrated financial solutions to further streamline and automate insurance processes
December 1, 2020
SmartBear Expands API Design Options for Developers
SwaggerHub for Visual Studio Code extends best-in-class API design to popular Microsoft developer ecosystem
November 10, 2020
State of Code Review Survey Says Only Half of Respondents Satisfied with Today’s Collaboration Processes
SmartBear releases insights from its latest code review survey, including the challenges of collaboration across distributed and remote workforce teams
November 5, 2020
SquadLocker Simplifies Checkout, Shipping as Buying from Multiple Online Apparel Stores Takes Off
As digital transformation speeds up, schools and sports leagues build multiple online SquadLocker stores for communities to easily purchase custom apparel
October 29, 2020
SmartBear Announces Investment from Vista Equity Partners
Vista to partner with SmartBear and existing investor Francisco Partners to accelerate product development and growth
October 21, 2020
SquadLocker Launches New Podcast Showcasing School and Sports Mentors who Inspire and Shape America’s Youth
CEO Gary Goldberg hosts new On the Whistle podcast spotlighting players, teachers, and coaches and their resilience, leadership, and influence in the lives of youth
October 21, 2020
Former Patriot Dan Koppen Joins SquadLocker Team as Enterprise Brand Advocate
Meet 2-time Super Bowl winner in SquadLocker Ask Me Anything (AMA) webinar on Wednesday, October 14, 2020
October 12, 2020
Buckle Announces Top Financial and Insurance Executive Kristi Matus as Corporate CFO and COO
Andrew Rear, CEO of Digital Partners, a Munich Re company, is appointed Buckle’s new Chairman of the Board
October 6, 2020
SmartBear Announces Unified Solution for API Design and Testing with Integration Between ReadyAPI and SwaggerHub
To meet growing use of APIs, SmartBear further aligns top performing API lifecycle tools bringing more power to ReadyAPI and SwaggerHub platforms
October 1, 2020
Gateway Insurance Company Assigned Financial Stability Rating of A, Exceptional from Demotech, Inc.
47-state licensed carrier owned by Buckle continues to advance digital fronting strategy
September 1, 2020
Global Survey Shows API Quality and Standardization Challenges Increase as API Adoption Fast-Tracks with Pandemic
Enterprise concerns for API standardization top list of challenges as more organizations turn to OpenAPI as de facto API industry standard
August 25, 2020
SquadLocker Lands Jim Day as VP of Operations
Operations and supply chain veteran Jim Day joins the company as it expands operations and inventory supporting demand for affordable custom apparel and masks
August 13, 2020
Buckle Reinvents Insurance Model for Gig Economy with $31 Million Series A Funding
New model uses fresh sources of data to underwrite risks and fills gaps in conventional policies, while making insurance affordable, accessible for rideshare drivers
August 4, 2020
New SwaggerHub DevOps Features Streamline API Workflow in CI/CD Pipelines
SmartBear improves automation and efficiency across software development lifecycle with new SwaggerHub command line interface and Git integration enhancements
July 14, 2020
connectRN Promotes Maddie Thoms to Chief Product Officer Amidst Rapid Company Growth
Maddie Thoms brings health care product expertise to build out connectRN’s nurse-centric staffing platform as the company adds medical benefits and other programs for clinicians
June 24, 2020
Gateway Insurance Company Acquired by Buckle
Acquisition includes 47 state insurance licenses for commercial auto policies, including full-time taxicabs, non-emergency para-transit, limousine/livery, and business auto
June 17, 2020
Pointillist Cited as a Leader in Journey Orchestration Platforms by Independent Research Firm
Pointillist received the highest score possible in the Strategy criterion and for 11 out of 21 Current Offering criteria
June 15, 2020
SquadLocker Drafts Jeanne Hopkins as Chief Revenue Officer to Continue to Drive Growth
Jeanne Hopkins brings 30 years of experience in data-driven metrics, team building, and customer experience to help coaches, athletes, and fans easily acquire custom apparel
May 27, 2020
Companies Still Struggle with Measuring Customer Experience ROI, According to New Report
2020 State of Customer Journey Management and CX Measurement survey reveals widespread dissatisfaction from inability to quantify the impact of Voice of Customer (VoC) data on business metrics
May 19, 2020
SmartBear Connect 2020 Draws Thousands across 66 Countries for Interactive, Virtual Event
More than 3,000 register for live presentations and on-demand access to 40+ sessions, and invitation to join new global Slack community
May 6, 2020
Buckle Temporarily Adds Food and Delivery Insurance Coverage to Member Policies at No Additional Cost
As gig economy rideshare drivers step up to deliver food and supplies during COVID-19 crisis, Buckle responds with comprehensive protection for insured members
May 6, 2020
connectRN Announces New Benefits to Strengthen Support of Dedicated Nurses and Clinicians
New partnership with Capella University provides $6,000 scholarships for structured degree program for eligible nurses; connectRN offers additional financial support for tuition
May 6, 2020
SmartBear Names Lou DiFruscio as New Chief Revenue Officer
With more than 25 years of sales experience, Lou DiFruscio now leads revenue growth and the global SmartBear sales organization
April 21, 2020
SmartBear Names New VP of Product Marketing to Oversee Growing Portfolio
Joanna Schloss joins SmartBear to lead product marketing with more than 20 years of experience successfully transforming and evolving both global 500 companies and startups
April 7, 2020
SmartBear Strengthens Enterprise-grade Portfolio with Acquisition of TM4J from Adaptavist
TM4J is the #1 user-rated test management app in the Atlassian Marketplace and offers enterprise teams unmatched BDD support and powerful integrations with leading agile and DevOps tools
March 31, 2020
SmartBear Announces All-Virtual User Conference for 2020
SmartBear Connect 2020 will be free of charge and presented in an all-digital, high-quality, interactive format on April 27-28, 2020
March 11, 2020
Top Travel Trends of 2020 Revealed in New Corporate Travel Survey
Lola.com’s new corporate travel survey unveils latest travel preferences, behaviors, and trends as millennials are having major impact on business travel
February 11, 2020
Buckle Unveils First-of-its-Kind Rideshare-only Insurance to Protect Drivers Both On and Off the App
Launches partnership with Lyft to provide drivers with personal and commercial coverage in one, affordable policy
February 5, 2020
SmartBear Adds Chief People Officer to Executive Leadership Team
Anne Scanlon brings 20 years of experience to further accelerate HR initiatives on the heels of successful growth year
January 21, 2020
Lola.com Rated #1 Corporate Travel Management App across All Major Customer Review Sites
Lola.com ends 2019 with 11 straight months as the #1 corporate travel management app with hundreds of 5-star reviews
December 17, 2019
SmartBear Simplifies Collaboration, Enables BDD at Scale with Launch of CucumberStudio
Git integration and living documentation to bridge gaps between business, development, and testing
December 10, 2019
New Findings from Corporate Travel Survey Reveal Companies Falling Victim to Travel Spend Black Hole
Lola.com’s latest corporate travel study shows finance teams are unprepared to track and control travel spend, leading to budget overruns and struggling forecasts
December 3, 2019
SmartBear to Offer Unmatched GraphQL Support and Enhanced UX with Release of ReadyAPI Pro 3.0
ReadyAPI 3.0 focuses on increased efficiency for software teams tasked with accelerating the testing and delivery of high-quality APIsNovember 12, 2019
SmartBear Delivers BDD Support with Launch of Cucumber for Jira
SmartBear enhances support for millions of developers and testers using Cucumber open source tooling, strengthening BDD collaboration and allowing powerful living documentation in Jira
October 29, 2019
InsightSquared Acquires Olono, Answers Revenue Teams’ Call for Real-time Actionable Intelligence
Combination of leading revenue intelligence solution with activity data capture and next best action sales engine offers industry’s most complete platform to drive predictable growthOctober 3, 2019