Zuora Named to SaaS and Enterprise Category of AlwaysOn 250

by Tricia Reilly

We’re thrilled to announce that Zuora was named to the SaaS and Enterprise category of the 2009 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies List. The designation is given to emerging innovators in technology, successful in creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets.

Selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders, we’re proud to be named by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on demonstration of growth, market opportunity, quality of innovation and customer traction. Previous overall winners include Google, Twitter, and salesforce.com.

We’d like to congratulate Aaron Patzer and his team at Mint.com – another Benchmark Capital/Shasta Ventures backed organization for being named Category Winner in the Consumer Internet space. And a big shout out to Zuora customers Boomi, box.net, and cvsdude who were all included on the list as well.

Zuora Wins 5 Industry Awards

by Annette Giambroni

We’re in the running for several awards in the technology community, and in the past week, we’ve already earned 5 software industry accolades. Here’s the scoop:

• At Under the Radar, Zuora won top honors amongst hundreds of companies with a total of three awards, including Best in Show. Check out CEO Tien Tzuo’s presentation.
• In JMP Securities’ list of The Hot 100, Zuora is listed as one of The Best Privately Held Software Companies. Read more in our announcement.
• Zuora was chosen from more than 1,000 eligible companies and made it through two rounds of elimination to reach the Red Herring 100.
• Zuora is honored in the Beagle Research’s annual WizKid Report.
• Zuora beat out over 1000 companies to enter the final round of TiECon50.

Cloud computing is hotter than ever. But companies need Zuora to make money in the cloud. These awards validate our success and vision, and we’re excited to see them roll in week after week!

Subscription Management Leader Zuora Wins ‘Best In Show’ at Under the Radar

by Tien Tzuo

Last week was quite a week for Zuora.

First, we announced that we’ve signed more than 100 subscription billing customers, including Sun Microsystems.

Then, we announced Z-Billing 2.0, with over 100 new features, including a new Taxation module.

Then, on Friday, we go on to win at Under the Radar!

At Under the Radar, Zuora won overall ‘Best in Show' as nominated by the judges, out of all presenting companies. In our own specific track (Web Services), we won both the Judges’ Choice and the Audience Choice awards. Check out my on-stage presentation.

We are honored by this recognition – there were amazing companies at the event, as well as amazing judges and members of the press.

But most of all -- the real excitement is that the momentum for cloud computing is building, as can be seen by all the presenting companies. The folks at Under The Radar said it best: "The promise of cloud computing isn't what it is – it’s what it DOES." And people are starting to recognize the importance of the Business Cloud—that the conversation cannot just be how to build cloud services, but also must include how to make money from these services.

I'd like to express my thanks to the entire Zuora team for their efforts to reach these milestones.

A big thanks, too, to all our customers and partners, and a special shout out to Zuora customer Axcient, who was the Audience Choice winner in the Data Management category.

And, a big congratulations to Debbie Landa and her team at Dealmaker Media for hosting an impressive, content-rich event. I look forward to the next Under the Radar.