Satyam Partners with iTKO to deliver SOA Testing Practice

Satyam Computer Services Ltd on April 12, 2007, has announced that it has partnered with iTKO, a US-based testing software Company, to establish a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) testing practice within QEdge, Satyam's product and application testing practice. QEdge SOA experts will use iTKO's "LISA" testing technology to deliver SOA test planning and test execution services, Specifically, they will apply LISA during enterprise SOA migration projects that require maximum functional integrity and high service levels.

By partnering with iTKO, the Company establishes itself as an SOA testing leader, while iTKO gains access to the Company's global reach and support, which will help solve the large-scale, complex quality challenges and risks of SOA migration.

Creation of an SOA Testing Practice reflects the Company's recognition of the fact that about 80 percent of the world's 500 largest Companies are either undergoing SOA initiatives, or planning them. Additionally, traditional manual testing and test coding methodologies and tools are not able to test SOA architectures, highlighting the need for such a practice. And while many organizations can develop service-based applications, they are now beginning to understand the importance of ensuring quality throughout the lifecycle of an SOA engagement, from development through deployment.

"By leveraging LISA software, Satyam is positioned ideally to provide enterprises with the expertise and tools to solve the complex quality challenges involved in integrating and maintaining SOA software," said Venkatesh Chillara, vice president, Satyam Testing Practice. "In addition, our customers will know they are receiving exceptional testing, because iTKO has agreed to equip Satyam's QEdge teams end train them to optimally apply the LISA software package, the market's most advanced SOA test automation solution."

Moreover, the Company will offer SOA testing for every technology layer (of SOA), and at every testing phase of SOA, migration, from unit and functional testing, to regression testing and continuous load testing, and on to performance monitoring during deployment.

"Satyam’s increased commitment to SOA testing, bolstered by iTKO’s unique offerings, which help Companies manage increasing complexities and risks, will create a significant impact on the market," added Venkatesh. "This partnership is indicative of the Satyam's QEdge team’s efforts to be a differentiator in global quality assurance."

Traditional software testing tools and techniques have focused on manual acceptance testing of software user interfaces, and code-level testing at the application layer. SOA migration requires a new generation of testing software and services. By leveraging expert SOA testing services, and continuous SOA test automation with LISA, QEdge offers customers the best methods and tools for testing next-generation, services-based software architectures. As a result, implementation and continuous performance risks are reduced dramatically.

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