Seapine Software

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Seapine Software Inc
Private
Industry Computer software, Application lifecycle management
Founded1995
FounderRick Riccetti
Headquarters Cincinnati, Ohio
Number of employees
100+
Parent Perforce Software
Website www.seapine.com

Seapine Software was a privately held Mason, Ohio-based software and services company. The company developed a suite of software products that managed the full software development lifecycle. [1] Seapine's tools included testing tools, configuration management, test-case management, and requirements management. [2] The company was best known for its TestTrack line of application lifecycle management (ALM) software. [3]

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The company was acquired in 2016 by Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Perforce Software, [4] and TestTrack was rebranded as Helix ALM. [5] [6]

History

Seapine was established in 1995 by Rick and Kelly Riccetti. [7] The company shipped their first product, TestTrack Pro, in 1996. [8]

In 2012, Seapine built a new 50,000 square-foot technology headquarters in Mason, OH for their 100+ employees. [9]

In 2016, the company was acquired by Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Perforce Software. [4] Six months after the acquisition, Perforce renamed TestTrack as Helix ALM to match other products in Perforce's suite. [5]

Awards and recognition

Seapine was on the SD Times 100 list in 2006, [10] 2007, [11] 2008, [12] 2009, [13] 2010, [14] 2011, [15] 2012, [16] 2013, [17] 2014, [18] and 2015. [19]

In 2013, Seapine was rated a Champion in the application lifecycle management space by Info-Tech Research Group. [20]

Seapine products had won various Jolt Awards, including its QA Wizard in 2011, [21] Surround SCM in 2008, [22] and TestTrack Studio in 2007. [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ Reitano, Victoria (October 1, 2006). "Finding the right tool for the agile job". SD Times.
  3. ↑ "Seapine TestTrack helps organize test case management". searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com. March 1, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Perforce acquires ALM provider Seapine Software".
  5. 1 2 "Perforce puts Seapine Software acquisition to use with rebranded TestTrack ALM". pocketgamer.biz. May 30, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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  7. ↑ Bells, Karen (July 28, 2008). "Q&A with Seapine Software's Rick Riccetti". Business Courier of Cincinnati.
  8. ↑ Bells, Karen (March 30, 2007). "Software firm takes hard look". Business Courier of Cincinnati.
  9. ↑ "Seapine to build new Mason HQ". Business Courier of Cincinnati. January 9, 2012.
  10. ↑ "SD Times 100: 2006". SD Times. May 15, 2006.
  11. ↑ "SD Times 100: 2007". SD Times. May 15, 2007.
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  13. ↑ "SD Times 100: 2009". SD Times. June 12, 2009.
  14. ↑ "The SD Times 100, 2010: A Noble Gathering of Leaders". SD Times. June 1, 2010.
  15. ↑ "The SD Times 100 2011: They write the songs". SD Times. June 1, 2011.
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  19. ↑ "The 2015 SD Times 100: Best in Show in Software Development". SD Times.
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