Applause

The app testing firm Applause has raised $35 million in its latest round of funding, allowing the company to further expand its testing services and formally launch research services to determine the best apps for various companies.

Mobile applications testing provider uTest has officially changed its name, and announced it will acquire a German firm that will serve as European headquarters for the company now known as Applause. In a statement today, the renamed company said Applause is expanding its mission beyond “in the wild,” or “real world” testing for web, desktop and mobile applications to include mobile analytics, an application-quality “dashboard” and a free tool that enables crash-and-bug reporting, as well as user feedback on IOS, Android and Windows Phone applications. “Web, mobile and wearable applications – and the quality of these digital experiences – are the gateway to brands and businesses. This new ideal of 360-degree app quality is the best way for companies to differentiate themselves, and win in the highly competitive apps economy,” CEO Doron Reuveni said in a statement.

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Framingham-based uTest has raised $43 million in capital to inject more investment in its software testing services and to facilitate expansion.

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Framingham-based uTest, which tests software and mobile applications, announced Tuesday it will change the company's name to Applause in 2014.

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