Bridge360 Background

Bridge360 was founded on October 16, 2001 as Austin Test, Inc., to provide international quality assurance and product quality services to clients throughout the world.

Upon incorporation, Austin Test immediately engaged with its first customer, Applied Science Fiction, supporting a broad spectrum of compatibility testing for new image plug-ins. This project was successfully completed to high satisfaction at ASF, the first company's first employee was recruited - Justin Hall.

During this same time period, BroadJump (a year before the merger and acquisition with Motive), called upon Austin Test to help gain technical understanding about internationalization testing in preparation of entering the Japanese market. The goal was to have an outside, objective product readiness test completed in validation of BroadJump's preparedness. Austin Test was hired to do this internationalization testing. One of the original individuals selected to lead this effort, Morgan McCollough, became the second employee.

Austin Test quickly became profitable even through the economic downturn of 2001-2003. The Austin Test business model and services continued to be validated, and by 2004, the company expanded service offerings with growing emphasis for software internationalization and localization. In November 2005, Austin Test became Bridge360 to better reflect the company's international focus, while honoring its Austin roots. In 2006, Bridge360 expanded into Asian with offices in Beijing, China.

Bridge360, which is privately owned, currently has more than 25 full-time people actively engaged across multiple customer projects.

Bridge360's mission is to raise the quality bar for its clients' products around the globe, with a focus of helping companies produce world-class software. Bridge360 accomplishes its mission, first and foremost, by recognizing the key assets of the company are the people. Bridge360 is an ethically focused business, and operates under the guiding principles of respect for others and a commitment to excellence. Bridge360 believes in active involvement within the community and supports technology and science education and the advancement of global diversity.