Welcome

First of all, thank you all for your valuable feedback about our services. We have recently compiled the results of Client Satisfaction over the last 12 months and have provided them in the following section of the newsletter.

AppLabs was named as the world's largest pure-play testing company in a recently published report on the Software Testing market by NelsonHall . To download the report, click here.

The first featured Case Study is an example of how a well architected automated testing solution can work within an Agile development environment to deliver significant business benefits including the early release of the client's flagship product. The second Case Study shows how AppLabs' engagement to certify products allowed the client to double the amount of products they validated.

AppLabs has commissioned an online survey (click here) for you to complete to understand the business importance of your ecommerce channels and to understand how you are mitigating any risk in this area. There is a great chance to win an iPod Touch for everyone who enters.

Our Webinar schedule continues to look at important industry topics and we have 2 Webinars scheduled in September. The first is titled, "The Future of Testing is in the Business" (register) and the second is titled, "When Testing goes Green, it is more than just a passed test" (register).

Enjoy this edition of Perspective.

With best wishes,

Makarand Teje
President and CEO
AppLabs

Client Satisfaction

AppLabs is pleased to announce its global Client Satisfaction results following the 12 month analysis across 175 projects and 89 clients across the world. Client Satisfaction is extremely important to AppLabs and is a key metric to see how we are performing on our clients' projects. Projects are benchmarked on a quarterly basis to enable continual improvement to our service and share success amongst our delivery teams.

Each of the criteria is given a rating as follows; Poor (1), Average (2), Good (3) or Excellent (4).

As you can see from the table below, this year has been fantastic in terms of Client Satisfaction with each criteria given a rating between good and excellent.

Business Insight

IT plays a huge role in every organizations go-to-market strategy. With the need for organizations to adapt to take advantage of the tough economic climate, this document highlights how your company can become more cost efficient and how it can create greater revenue opportunity through highly effective IT more+

Technical Viewpoint

The current global economic climate is influencing organizations to change how they do business. One of the key issues facing the IT world today is the impact on the environment. This White Paper looks at how to tailor your testing approaches to reduce impact - both environmental and financial more+

Service Update

AppLabs continues to expand its QA and Testing Services by adding a new vertically aligned service - Retail: Performance Testing Services.

The online retail sector is predicted to have revenues in excess of $200bn in 2008. This will be delivered using leading edge ecommerce technology. In order to support this market growth and the busiest time of the retail calendar, AppLabs’ service offering will help your organization:

  • Increase throughput without the need for hardware investment - IT Cost Savings
  • Provide a tangible increase in transaction speed - Customer Satisfaction
  • Execute more transactions with more confidence - Higher Revenue Opportunity

To find out more about the new service offering, click here

CSR Update

The AppLabs Charitable Trust (ACT) continues its benevolent work and has recently focused on the school they sponsor. The ACT team made their monthly visit to GPS Ambedker School, Film Nagar, and took with them Mike Levinthal who sits on the Board for AppLabs. They distributed necessary materials and spent time with the students.

The team and Mike then made their way to the construction site where the new GPS Ambedker School building will be located. AppLabs is working with the government on a public-private partnership basis to fund the building of the school after becoming involved and seeing the lack of facilities in place. Construction started in June 2008 and students should be in the new building by December 2008.

Company News

AppLabs' CEO interviewed by Knowledge@Wharton

Makarand Teje, President and CEO of AppLabs was recently interviewed by the Editor-in-Chief of Knowledge@Wharton, an online business journal of Wharton University, one of the USA’s leading business schools. The Knowledge@Wharton network has over 1.3 million registered members. Teje talks about the strategic direction AppLabs is taking and gives insight about the future of the Software Testing industry. To read the interview, please click here.

Graham Smith named Senior Vice President to drive significant growth plans

Graham Smith has been named as Senior Vice President, Europe. Graham will be taking charge of Europe covering all aspects of the business, with the main focus on sales and delivery more+

Vikash Sureka promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance to lay future foundations

Vikash Sureka’s promotion to Senior Vice President of Finance will further establish AppLabs’ status as a global industry leader. Vikash’s experience promises to be an asset to AppLabs’ strategies and aggressive growth plans.

AppLabs in the News

Business XL - 17 ways to boost your sales

Economic Times - India all set to rule software testing market

Sunday Times - No networking please, you’re at work

Industry News

Bloomberg - FAA Computer Malfunction Delays Hundreds of Flights

Computer Weekly - Barts and London NHS underestimated impact of IT system

Computer Weekly - German bank IT integration could be a challenge

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Issue 08
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Webinar Schedule

The Future of Testing is in the Business!, 10 September 2008

Testing helps organizations to realize and maximize the value of the business benefits that accrue from business & IT change projects. So why is testing traditionally owned by IT and why is it perceived to be a second class citizen? This Webinar will look at the preconceptions & prejudices which are rife in the IT & business communities and demonstrate that testing has a pivotal position abetween the business and IT. To register click here.

When Testing goes "Green", it is more than just a passed test!!, 24 September 2008

The environment and global warming is a much talked about subject, with emphasis on leading enterprise organizations to reduce energy wastage, CO2 and other greenhouse gas pollution. The IT world is aware of its significant and growing impact on carbon emissions and climate change and must take steps to reduce this. This Webinar is a look at real world examples of the impact IT is having and the role testing can play in reducing it. To register click here.
Case Studies

Primavera

Primavera Systems, Inc. is the world’s leading provider of project, program and portfolio management software solutions. The Primavera P6 solution is their flagship product and their Agile development process is cutting edge. Read how AppLabs helped the client achieve 80% of new requirements tested via automation to ensure an early delivery of the flagship solution more+

Polycom

Polycom is the industry leader in unified collaboration solutions. To certify their applications, Polycom launched VIEW (Voice Interoperability for Enterprise Wireless) Certification. Polycom saw the benefit in having an independent organization validate their products as it added value and objectivity to the process. Since engaging AppLabs, Polycom has increased the number of certified partners by 100%, which has had a positive impact on the business’ bottom line more+
Win an iPod Touch

How important is your website performance to your business? AppLabs is conducting a survey to ascertain what the main business impact will be on software failure of your website and which areas organizations are focusing on to mitigate the risk.

As a thank you for your time and feedback, AppLabs will hold a draw where the winner will receive an iPod Touch. To take part in the survey, please click here.

Employee Spotlight

Scott Andress, VP Global Alliances more+
Events

EuroSTAR 2008, 10-13 November 2008, The Hague, Netherlands

AppLabs have won a prestigious speaking slot at Europe’s largest software testing event, EuroSTAR. The event will take place in The Hague, 10-13 November and attracts testing professionals from all over the region. John Brennan, Principal Consultant for AppLabs will be addressing the audience with a presentation entitled Red Hot Testing in a Green World, which will look at how businesses can responsibly adapt their testing for the good of the environment.