SmartBear wins best AI quality award at Breakthrough 2024

SmartBear has been recognised in the 2024 AI Breakthrough Awards for the Best AI Quality Management Solution. The seventh annual awards programme highlights the world’s most innovative companies, technologies, and products within the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry, categorising diverse breakthrough contributions in the field.

Steve Johansson, Managing Director at AI Breakthrough, remarked on the significance of the awards. “We are passionate about what technology can do for the world, and we are committed to providing the world’s most comprehensive platform to recognise standout AI companies, services, and products all over the globe,” Johansson stated.

He added, “For our AI programme, each year we have grown not just in the volume of award nominations, but in the quality of submissions, and we all know that 2024 has been a breakthrough year for AI. Congratulations to SmartBear for the Best AI Quality Management Solution.”

AI Breakthrough performs extensive annual evaluations of the global AI industry to spotlight the most impressive AI solutions and companies. This year’s competition featured over 5,000 nominations from leading AI organisations worldwide, reflecting the rapid advancements and heightened competition in the AI sector.

Cynthia Gumbert, Chief Marketing Officer at SmartBear, highlighted the motivations and dedication behind their continued innovation. “At a time of tremendous opportunity and uncertainty around AI’s impact on technology, we see software development teams embracing AI to accelerate innovation while striving to increase their focus on quality, trust, predictability, and visibility – and that’s what SmartBear is all about,” she said.

Gumbert elaborated, “Our dedication to innovating with GenAI is an extension of our promise to our customers to streamline and accelerate their processes with unprecedented productivity and levels of quality and to create space for human creativity and problem-solving. On behalf of everyone at SmartBear, we are thrilled to receive this recognition among an impressive list of the top AI companies from around the world.”

Recently, SmartBear introduced SmartBear HaloAI, a trusted AI-driven technology integrated throughout its product portfolio. HaloAI leverages GenAI technology to improve software development and testing by automating complex and repetitive tasks, which often require manual intervention. Last week, the company expanded HaloAI’s capabilities by incorporating AI test automation for API and functional testing, enhancing code quality and increasing developer productivity.

SmartBear's recent recognition in the 2024 AI Breakthrough Awards underscores its achievements in AI quality management solutions. The award highlights SmartBear's commitment to advancing software development through innovations like SmartBear HaloAI, which integrates GenAI technology to automate and enhance testing processes. This acknowledgement reflects the company's work in leveraging AI to improve efficiency and quality in software development globally.