FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nominations Now Open for TESTERS CHOICE Awards
September ballot will allow subscribers to Software Test & Performance Magazine to choose their favorite test, QA and performance management tools
Huntington, N.Y., July 1, 2005 - BZ Media LLC today announced that nominations are open for the Software Test & Performance TESTERS CHOICE™ awards, which will recognize the most popular software test and performance management tools available to enterprise Test/QA teams.
The first annual TESTERS CHOICE allows the magazine's subscribers to vote for their favorite software test and performance tools. The nomination period for products to be included on the ballot is from July 1 through August 8, 2005. Voting will be open from September 1 through September 30, 2005. Nomination forms may be obtained from STPmag.com/testerschoice.
Lindsey Vereen, Editor of Software Test & Performance Magazine, said, "The TESTERS CHOICE awards recognize excellence in software test and performance tools. The awards encompass the full range of tools designed to improve software quality."
The 2005 TESTERS CHOICE awards will be presented in 14 specific categories: Data Test/Performance, Functional Test Tools, Static/Dynamic Code Analysis, Test/QA Management, Defect/Issue Management, Load/Performance Test Tools, Web Services Test Tools, Security Test Tools, Test Automation Solution, Embedded/Mobile Test/Performance, SCM/Build Management, .NET Test/Performance, Java Test/Performance and Integrated Test Suite. Products may be nominated in multiple categories.
Within each category, the top vote-getter will be presented as the TESTERS CHOICE WINNER for that category. The next two vote-getters within each category will be recognized as TESTERS CHOICE FINALISTS.
Software Test & Performance will also present a special 2005 TESTERS CHOICE GRAND PRIZE award.
The winners of the TESTERS CHOICE awards will be recognized November 2, 2005, at the Software Test & Performance Conference in New York (STPcon.com), and will be featured in the December 2005 edition of Software Test & Performance Magazine. The results will also be posted to the STPmag.com Web site on December 1, 2005.
Alan Zeichick, Editorial Director of Software Test & Performance Magazine, said, "The arbiters of excellence are our subscribers: the actual software tester/QA managers, software developers and test professionals who rely upon these tools and technologies every day. Peer voting is the strongest recommendation possible for the best products and services. With the TESTERS CHOICE awards, the entire industry can see what the real experts -- our subscribers -- have to say about these products."
Nominations for the TESTERS CHOICE awards close August 8, 2005 and voting begins September 1. Nomination forms for the TESTERS CHOICE awards may be obtained from STPmag.com/testerschoice.
