KAR Auction Services announced the company’s IT Shared Services (KAR ITSS) team earned an honorable mention in the 2015 HP Discover Awards for customer excellence in the performance testing category.

KAR’s chief information officer of IT Shared Services Gary Watkins, who made the award announcement on Monday, explained that KAR ITSS was one of the few companies selected out of more than 70 nominations to be recognized for the innovative, results-driven IT solution they developed and implemented with HP’s software.

Utilizing HP Unified Test Professional 12.0, Performance Center and SiteScope, Watkins highlighted that KAR ITSS developed a suite of automated smoke test scripts to support six lines of business, developed an automated functional regression suite for the company’s eBusiness and AutoVIN teams, and implemented concurrent performance testing capabilities.

Together, these creative solutions increased the team’s capacity and throughput and saved thousands of hours annually.

“Our mission at KAR Auction Services is to invest in and leverage best-in-class technology solutions to provide continuously streamlined, elevated service to our customers,” Watkins said.

“Achieving an honorable mention in the HP Discover Awards is a testament to our commitment, and an inspiration for us to continue dedicating ourselves to moving the technology needle forward.”

KAR ITSS was recognized for its honorable mention at the HP Discover Awards event on June 2 at the HP Discover Zone in Las Vegas.