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'''ZeroTurnaround''' is a software company founded by Jevgeni Kabanov in 2006. It develops and sells JRebel, a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] IDE plugin that eliminates the build and redeploy phases of the [[Java Platform, Enterprise Edition|Java EE]] development cycle. The company refers to this technology as "hotpatching." It also develops and sells LiveRebel, a rollout/rollback tool for live applications.<ref>{{Cite web
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==Products==
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It develops and sells JRebel, a [[Java (programming language)|Java]] IDE plugin that eliminates the build and redeploy phases of the [[Java Platform, Enterprise Edition|Java EE]] development cycle. The company refers to this technology as "hotpatching" or sometimes "dynamic app reloading." It also develops and sells LiveRebel, a rollout/rollback tool for live applications.<ref name=eclipsecon2013/><ref>{{Cite news
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Revision as of 19:18, 23 May 2014

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ZeroTurnaround OÜ
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware development tools
Founded2006
Headquarters
  • Tartu, Estonia
  • Boston, Massachusetts
Key people
  • Jevgeni Kabanov, Co-founder
  • Toomas Römer
[1]
Products
  • JRebel
  • Live Rebel
  • XRebel
Number of employees
90+[2]
Websitewww.zeroturnaround.com

ZeroTurnaround is a software company founded by Jevgeni Kabanov in 2006. [3]


Products

It develops and sells JRebel, a Java IDE plugin that eliminates the build and redeploy phases of the Java EE development cycle. The company refers to this technology as "hotpatching" or sometimes "dynamic app reloading." It also develops and sells LiveRebel, a rollout/rollback tool for live applications.[3][4] The technology is based on a proprietary code versioning facility.[5]

Kabanov and Römer meet at IT services provider Webmedia and began to work together in 2007. The project yielded not only a commercial product, but was also the center of Kabanov's PhD thesis under his advisor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu. According to Kabanov, the product was in use at 3,500 organizations in 80 countries in 2014.[6] His thesis title was Towards a more productive Java EE ecosystem.[7]

  • 'Call us Estonian-American': How one startup is expanding its US staff, its products and its horizons[8]
  • ZeroTurnaround on hiring spree in Boston to grow sales of developer tools[9]

Funding

The company received seed funding of $0.38M in 2008,[10] and a Series A round of $2.7M lead by Bain Capital Ventures in January 2014.[11][12][13][14]

It raise a further $3M in March 2014 mainly from Western Technology Investment.[15][16]

  • Moves in, out, and around Boston tech: ZeroTurnaround and SimpliVity[17]
  • CrunchBase: ZeroTurnaround[18]

Acquistions

On March 19, 2013 ZeroTurnaround announced they has acquired Javeleon, a software company spun out of the Maersk McKinney Moeller Institute at the University of Southern Denmark. Javeleon makes productivity tools for Java developers.[19][20][21]

Community

The company hosts RebelLabs, an area of their website with white papers and other resources for the developer community.[22]

Notes

  1. ^ "ZeroTurnaround Company Directory of Business Contacts". SalesForce.com: Data.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "About ZeroTurnaround". Retrieved may 23, 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ a b "EclipseCon Boston 2013: ZeroTurnaround". EclipseCon Boston 2013. EclipseCon Boston 2013. March 25, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Raible, Matt (Mar 14, 2014). "ZeroTurnaround Q&A: An Interview with CEO Jevgeni Kabanov". InfoQueue. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  5. ^ Kabanov, Jevgeni; Vene, Varmo (January 2014). "A thousand years of productivity: the JRebel story". Software: Practice and Experience. 44 (1). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.: 105–127. doi:10.1002/spe.2158.
  6. ^ "ZeroTurnaround CEO Defends PhD Thesis on Boosting Productivity in Java Uptime". University of Tartu. August 4, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  7. ^ Kabanov, Jevgeni (March 5, 2013). "Towards a more productive Java EE ecosystem". University of Tartu. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  8. ^ Aasmae, Kalev (March 5, 2013). "'Call us Estonian-American': How one startup is expanding its US staff, its products and its horizons". ZD Net. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  9. ^ Alspach, Kyle (November 26, 2013). "ZeroTurnaround on hiring spree in Boston to grow sales of developer tools". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  10. ^ Deshpande, Salil (February 28, 2013). "ZeroTurnaround". Angel.co. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  11. ^ Anderson, Greg (January 6, 2014). "ZeroTurnaround Picks Up €1.98 Million according to SEC Filings". ArticStartup. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  12. ^ "Securities and Exchange Commission: Form D: Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities: ZeroTurnaround, Inc". US Securities and Exchange Commission. January 2, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  13. ^ "ZeroTurnaround Garners $2,700,000 New Financing". January 4, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  14. ^ "ZeroTurnaround". Bain Capital Ventures. September 25, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  15. ^ "Estonian-founded start-up ZeroTurnaround raises USD6 million in funding". Estonian World. March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  16. ^ Aviva, Gat (March 9, 2014). "ZeroTurnaround raises $6M this year". GeekTime. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  17. ^ Alspach, Kyle (April 8, 2014). "Moves in, out, and around Boston tech: ZeroTurnaround and SimpliVity". BetaBoston. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  18. ^ "ZeroTurnaround". CrunchBase. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  19. ^ "ZeroTurnaround Acquires Javeleon" (Press release). March 19, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  20. ^ Keohane, Dennis (March 19, 2013). "ZeroTurnaround Acquires Java Development Tool Company, Javeleon". VentureFizz. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  21. ^ Kantor, Ira (March 19, 2013). "ZeroTurnaround acquires Danish company Javeleon". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  22. ^ "ZeroTurnaround RebelLabs: Free Technical Reports". ZeroTurnaround. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

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