Released on: October 3, 2008, 7:11 am

Press Release Author: Ashok Mani

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Webinar to provide insights into how an organization should
consider structuring their contracts

Press Release Body:
Hyderabad, India; London, UK; Philadelphia, Lindon, USA; October 3, 2008: AppLabs,
the world’s largest independent testing, quality management and certification
solutions company, today announced that it will host a live Webinar entitled
‘Governance, Management and Testing in an Outsourced Model.’ The thirty-minute
event will take place on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST /
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM GMT / 8.30 PM - 9.00 PM IST.

As more and more organizations use outsourced partners to deliver the design, build
and testing of business solutions, the major challenges they generally face are:

- Agreeing the roles and responsibilities for each partner organization
- Establishing who will test the solutions provided at each stage of the lifecycle
and who will integrate and accept them into the business
- Understanding what metrics and quality measures need to be in place to ensure the
partners add value to your business
- Defining contracts and commercial models that put the onus on service providers to
deliver against these
- Managing and governing the testing deliverables and services against these contracts

In the webinar, host Ian Londesbrough, Principal Consultant of AppLabs will take a
candid look at how an organization should consider structuring their contracts,
which will help assimilate testing to match the business objectives. The host will
also give some strong recommendations on what and who to govern and how.

This Webinar will provide critical information to people in the following roles:

- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Line of Business Manager
- Vendor Manager
- Sourcing Professional

To register for the Webinar please visit
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/341768032

Profile of Ian Londesbrough:

Ian Londesbrough is a Principal Consultant at AppLabs. He is an inspirational
thought leader and presenter who regularly speaks at conferences (e.g. ICSTest,
National Outsourcing Association, EuroSTAR 2007, Butler Group, IEEE ICST 2008.), at
Universities and to large multinational organizations on the ‘people and
organizational’ aspects of testing and the importance of testing as a quality
governance and assurance imperative. Ian's insight into why the business should own
testing will challenge the status quo and provide thought provoking ideas.

About AppLabs:

AppLabs is the world’s largest independent testing, quality management and
certification solutions 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. Clients include American Airlines, Experian,
JP Morgan, VocaLink and National Australia Bank amongst others. 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, the company maintains advanced testing facilities in
the US, India and the Europe. For more information, visit www.applabs.com

Press Contacts:

India

Vijaya Lakshmi
AppLabs
Tel: + 91 402 355 8000
vijaya.lakshmi@AppLabs.com

Rahul Nag
Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd.
Mobile: + 91 99586 44228
rahul.nag@adfactorspr.com

UK and Europe

Stephen Johnson
AppLabs
Tel: + 44 (0) 1772 885 850
stephen.johnson@AppLabs.com

Melissa Au
Red Consultancy
Tel: + 44 (0) 0207 0256417
Mobile: 07852 317327
melissa.au@redconsultancy.com

North America

Peter Winicov
AppLabs
Tel: + 1 610 952 1369
peter.winicov@AppLabs.com

Web Site: http://www.applabs.com

Contact Details: Plot #83 & 84, Road No. 2
Hyderabad, AP - 500034, India
Tel: +91 40 2355 8000
Fax: +91 40 2355 8111