Seapine Software
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{{Infobox company
| name = Seapine Software Inc
| logo = Seapine_Software_logo.png
| type = Private
| foundation = 1995
| location = Cincinnati, Ohio
| founder = Rick Riccetti
| num_employees = 100+
| industry = Computer software, Application lifecycle management
| parent = Perforce Software
| homepage = {{URL|http://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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/l/27400 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202010622/http://www.sdtimes.com/l/27400 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2013 |title=Seapine Thinks Suite Thoughts - SD Times: Software Development News |publisher=SD Times |access-date=June 13, 2013}} Seapine's tools included testing tools, configuration management, test-case management, and requirements management.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=36187&page=4|last=Reitano |first=Victoria |title=Finding the right tool for the agile job |newspaper=SD Times|date=October 1, 2006}} The company was best known for its TestTrack line of application lifecycle management (ALM) software.{{cite web|url=http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/Organize-test-case-management-tasks-and-more-with-TestTrack |title=Seapine TestTrack helps organize test case management |website=searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com |date=March 1, 2016 |access-date=December 20, 2017}}
The company was acquired in 2016 by Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Perforce Software,{{cite web|url=http://sdtimes.com/perforce-acquires-alm-provider-seapine-software|title=Perforce acquires ALM provider Seapine Software}} and TestTrack was rebranded as Helix ALM.{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/65850/perforce-helix-alm/|title=Perforce puts Seapine Software acquisition to use with rebranded TestTrack ALM|website=pocketgamer.biz |date=May 30, 2017 |access-date=December 20, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://sdtimes.com/alm/perforce-acquires-alm-provider-seapine-software/|title=Perforce acquires ALM provider Seapine Software - SD Times|date=2016-11-17|work=SD Times|access-date=2018-05-25|language=en-US}}
History
Seapine was established in 1995 by Rick and Kelly Riccetti.{{Cite news |last=Bells|first=Karen|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/07/28/focus2.html|date=July 28, 2008|newspaper=Business Courier of Cincinnati|title=Q&A with Seapine Software's Rick Riccetti}} The company shipped their first product, TestTrack Pro, in 1996.{{Cite news |last=Bells|first=Karen|url=http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/04/02/smallb1.html|date=March 30, 2007|newspaper=Business Courier of Cincinnati|title=Software firm takes hard look}}
In 2012, Seapine built a new 50,000 square-foot technology headquarters in Mason, OH for their 100+ employees.{{Cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2012/01/09/seapine-to-build-new-mason-hq-add-40.html|newspaper=Business Courier of Cincinnati|title=Seapine to build new Mason HQ|date=January 9, 2012}}
In 2016, the company was acquired by Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Perforce Software. Six months after the acquisition, Perforce renamed TestTrack as Helix ALM to match other products in Perforce's suite.
=Awards and recognition=
Seapine was on the SD Times 100 list in 2006,{{cite news|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=31719|title=SD Times 100: 2006|newspaper=SD Times|date=May 15, 2006 }} 2007,{{cite news|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=31720|title=SD Times 100: 2007|newspaper=SD Times|date=May 15, 2007 }} 2008,{{cite news|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=32287|title=SD Times 100: 2008|newspaper=SD Times|date=June 2, 2008 }} 2009,{{cite news|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=33549|title=SD Times 100: 2009|newspaper=SD Times|date=June 12, 2009 }} 2010,{{cite news|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=34383&page=6|title=The SD Times 100, 2010: A Noble Gathering of Leaders|newspaper=SD Times|date=June 1, 2010 }} 2011,{{cite news|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=35592&page=4|title=The SD Times 100 2011: They write the songs|newspaper=SD Times|date=June 1, 2011 }} 2012,{{cite news|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=36641&page=3|title=The 2012 SD Times 100: A Software Development Superfecta|newspaper=SD Times|date=June 1, 2012 }} 2013,{{cite news|url=http://sdt.bz/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=51682&page=2|title=The SD Times 100: Best in Show in Software Development|newspaper=SD Times|date=May 30, 2013 }} 2014,{{cite news|url=http://sdtimes.com/sdtimes-100/2014/best-in-show/alm-development-tools-2014/|title=The 2014 SD Times 100: Best in Show in Software Development|newspaper=SD Times }} and 2015.{{cite news|url=http://sdtimes.com/sdtimes-100/2015/best-in-show/scm-2015/|title=The 2015 SD Times 100: Best in Show in Software Development|newspaper=SD Times }}
In 2013, Seapine was rated a Champion in the application lifecycle management space by Info-Tech Research Group.{{cite web|url=http://www.infotech.com/research/ss/it-vendor-landscape-application-lifecycle-management|title=Vendor Landscape: Application Lifecycle Management|publisher=Info-Tech Research Group|date=June 13, 2013}}
Seapine products had won various Jolt Awards, including its QA Wizard in 2011,{{cite news|url=http://www.drdobbs.com/joltawards/228400163|last=Kurz |first=Jon |title=Jolt Productivity Award #1: Testing and Debugging|newspaper=Dr. Dobb's Journal|date=December 1, 2010 }} Surround SCM in 2008,{{cite news|url=http://www.drdobbs.com/tools/207600666?pgno=2|last=Kurz |first=Jon |title=Winners of the 18th Jolt Product Excellence Awards|newspaper=Dr. Dobb's Journal|date=May 7, 2008 }} and TestTrack Studio in 2007.{{cite news|url=http://www.joltawards.com/2007|title=17th Annual Jolt Award Winners|newspaper=Dr. Dobb's Journal|access-date=March 27, 2007 }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.ddj.com/architect/212001273 Quality and Transparent ALM]