AppLabs partners with Original Software to help clients accelerate automated testing

Published 11th August 2009

London, UK; Philadelphia, Lindon, USA; Hyderabad, India: AppLabs, the world's largest software testing and quality management company, today announced a strategic partnership with Original Software, the Application Quality Management (AQM) vendor. AppLabs has entered into an agreement with Original Software to take to market the latter’s innovative quality management suite. The agreement will likewise allow Original Software to position AppLabs’ services into its own customer base.

Scott Andress, Vice President, Global Alliances and Service Lines at AppLabs commented: “As a tool agnostic services company, we focus on putting the right solution into the right project. We’ve spotted a compelling value proposition for our clients with Original Software’s suite, which can be a great fit for most agile developments, can speed up time-to-market and can provide a silver bullet for those clients struggling to make the transition from manual to automated testing.”

Colin Armitage, CEO of Original Software, said: “This partnership not only provides us with a strong route to market, but allows us to add services to our expanding portfolio. AppLabs’ expertise in testing services and its global, skilled resource pool will be a value addition to our offering, giving customers the option to outsource projects or business functions or take advantage of specialized consultancy to optimize their IT and business quality management and testing capabilities.”

About AppLabs (www.applabs.com)

AppLabs is the world's largest software testing and quality management company. With over a decade of experience, AppLabs has become a trusted partner to more than 600 companies, providing both quality assurance and third-party validation. Customers include American Airlines, Royal Bank of Scotland, VISA, HP, Novell and SAP. AppLabs goes beyond technical expertise when it comes to IT services and offers customers rigorous risk mitigation processes, a singular focus on quality, expert project management, communication and global delivery capabilities. It is the first software testing company to get appraised at SEI CMMI Level 5, the highest quality standard attainable in software engineering. Headquartered in Philadelphia, USA, the company maintains advanced testing facilities in the US, UK and in India.

About Original Software (www.origsoft.com)

Original Software offers automated software testing and quality assurance solutions that deliver tangible benefits across a wide range of IT and application environments. As a recognized innovator, Original Software’s goal is to reduce business risk and improve application time to market for IT departments through the development of class leading automated solutions.

Over the last 10 years, more than 400 organizations operating in 25 countries have come to depend on Original Software for their software testing solutions. Current users range from small software development shops to major multinationals, including Cargill Global Financial Solutions, Pfizer Pharmaceutical (Ireland), DHL, Coca-Cola, Skandia and hundreds of others.

Original Software operates central offices near Chicago and London. Their solutions can be obtained through these offices or through a network of qualified and knowledgeable business partners throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australasia and the Americas.

Press contact for Original Software

Kate Mackinder
Media Relations Officer
+44 1256 338 689
Kmackinder@origsoft.com

Press contact for AppLabs

India

Vijayalakshmi K
AppLabs
Tel: + 91 40 2355 8000
Mobile: +91 984 908 3391
Vijaya.lakshmi@applabs.com

UK/Europe

Hina Khan
AppLabs
Tel: + 44 (0) 1772 885 850
hina.khan@applabs.com