Seapine Software

Seapine Software Inc

Company type	Private
Industry	Computer software, Application lifecycle management
Founded	1995
Founder	Rick 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]

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]

See also

• List of revision control software
• Comparison of issue tracking systems

References

1. "Seapine Thinks Suite Thoughts - SD Times: Software Development News". SD Times. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
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. "Perforce acquires ALM provider Seapine Software".
5. "Perforce puts Seapine Software acquisition to use with rebranded TestTrack ALM". pocketgamer.biz. May 30, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
6. "Perforce acquires ALM provider Seapine Software - SD Times". SD Times. November 17, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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.
12. "SD Times 100: 2008". SD Times. June 2, 2008.
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.
16. "The 2012 SD Times 100: A Software Development Superfecta". SD Times. June 1, 2012.
17. "The SD Times 100: Best in Show in Software Development". SD Times. May 30, 2013.
18. "The 2014 SD Times 100: Best in Show in Software Development". SD Times.
19. "The 2015 SD Times 100: Best in Show in Software Development". SD Times.
20. "Vendor Landscape: Application Lifecycle Management". Info-Tech Research Group. June 13, 2013.
21. Kurz, Jon (December 1, 2010). "Jolt Productivity Award #1: Testing and Debugging". Dr. Dobb's Journal.
22. Kurz, Jon (May 7, 2008). "Winners of the 18th Jolt Product Excellence Awards". Dr. Dobb's Journal.
23. "17th Annual Jolt Award Winners". Dr. Dobb's Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2007.

External links

• Official website
• Quality and Transparent ALM