Market News
Recent Developments:
- In March 2020, Microsoft announced the release of the popular code repository app Github both for android and iOS devices. This app primarily allows the developers to remotely manage their projects while been away from PC task such as merging a pull request, organizing task, giving feedback on issues can be performed via the app.
- In February 2016, Smart Software acquired a mobile testing platform named pCloudy, which is an analytics-driven platform for manual and automated testing of apps on real devices.
- In May 2020, Sauce Labs Inc. announced the launch of a failure analysis solution that leverages advanced technologies such as machine learning to showcase users' pass/fail data to list a set of common reasons behind the failure of the test. This solution allows developers, QA manager insightful information to improve their test quality.
Key Developments
Major companies in the market are focused on mergers and acquisitions, in order to enhance the market presence. For instance, in January 2017, CA Technologies, a software corporation, acquired BlazeMeter, an Israel-based mobile performance testing solutions platform developer, for US$ 90 million.
Key players in the market are involved in mergers and acquisitions, in order to gain a competitive edge in the market. For instance, in November 2018, Symantec Corporation acquired Appthority, a provider of mobile application security analysis.