Company description
StackHash works with Microsoft's WinQual service to help developers discover and fix crashes faster.
WinQual is the repository of crash reports that end users submit through Windows Error Reporting. StackHash downloads crash and hang data for your comapny's products and automatically runs debugger scripts to give you a head start on understanding the root cause of product failures.
StackHash also features a plugin architecture that allows you to push WinQual data into your own defect tracking system.
Team
Robert Ellison — CEO, Co-founder
Robert Ellison is an experienced technology executive with over fifteen years of experience developing consumer software and games software solutions including digital distribution, e-commerce, product activation and copy protection. Prior to co-founding Cucku Robert held positions in product management, P&L leadership and corporate development at Macrovision Corporation. Before Macrovision Robert contributed to two successful UK startups: C-Dilla Ltd (acquired by Macrovision) and Verifier Systems (acquired by Thermo Electron).
Robert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Cybernetics and Control Engineering from the University of Reading.
Mark Jackson — CTO, Co-founder
Mark Jackson was most recently Senior Director of Engineering for Macrovision’s Research and Development department in the UK where he was responsible for the research, development, testing, release and maintenance of CD and DVD copy protection products and Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions for the games, music and film industries. Most notably, Mark was the lead developer of the market leading SafeDisc copy protection product for the games industry.
Mark has twenty years experience developing and managing mass distribution software. Prior to Macrovision Mark worked for ten years at Racal Research developing real time, embedded, security and communications solutions for the telecommunications sector.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computing and Information Systems from the University of Manchester.
Business model
StackHash is licensed on an annual basis based on the number of seats in use and the number of active WinQual events.