A renowned E-commerce web portal was facing challenges after choosing Selenium, a software testing framework, for their regression test automation. Due to the adoption of agile development processes the functional requirements were ever changing, hence test automation was unable to keep up to the speed of new developments. With Selenium, it was not possible to conduct a round of regression testing for every sprint; this in turn severely impacted the delivery schedules as training manual testers required a lot more time and funding from their extremely tight budgets. When the company contacted Cygnet Infotech, a renowned IT test automation specialist, the web portal was able to build and execute automated regression tests for each sprint way before the eleventh hour. Without any assistance, the automation engineering team was able to learn and implement TestingWhiz PRO, Cygnet's flagship test automation suite, in less than a week's time. This is how Cygnet Infotech, led by Niraj Hutheesing, Managing Director and Tejinder Oberoi, Executive Director, have been solving and supporting IT requirements of its clientele in over twenty four countries for the better part of its thirteen years in existence. "The inherent problem in the IT industry is that it is increasing in complexity. The number of parameters outside the software is affecting its internal performance. Therefore, any product or web application needs to go through multiple cycles of regression testing," says Oberoi.

Cygnet Infotech, with offices in New Jersey and Ahmedabad, India, was initiated in 2000 with a strong focus on endowing clients with software solutions matching their specific requirements. Since then, the company has taken giant strides and extended its portfolio to various technology-enabled services like custom application & mobile application development, integration & migration services, web designing and e-commerce solutions development to name a few. The company has made a name for itself with strong footprints in different industry verticals namely IT, telecom, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, education and transportation.

Adhering to Core Philosophies

Perhaps the most prominent advantage that has taken Cygnet to such a successful stage has to be their loyal adherence to their philosophical values. The foremost of which is Liquid Dynamism. "We think of liquid dynamism as our ability to be agile, flexible and responsive to our client needs without bringing in ifs and buts in the relationship. We are primarily an IT services company. So our ability and responsibility to move around and respond to our clients changing needs is where our innovation areas are focused on," explains Oberoi. Another unwritten rule in the Cygnet books revolves around providing complete client satisfaction with quality work ethics. A testimony of the Cygnet quality lies in the recognition of being a Microsoft Gold Partner, Oracle Gold Partner , ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 27001:2005 certifications for Software Quality and Information Security respectfully. Other prominent recognitions include partnerships with stalwarts such as Oracle, HP and Intel to name a few.

In the industry today, the commitment, deliverance and reputation of Cygnet precede its name. The software and services provider, now looking to tap into the product market, has made a mark for clients in geographical areas that span 24 countries from Australia to the United States of America. Moving Forward, Cygnet looks poised to grow drastically with its core philosophies as its backbone and the principle of "IT is about you".

FLAGSHIP PRODUCTS:

TestingWhiz: A birth child of the extensive innovation and pragmatic approach of the Cygnet team is the TestingWhiz product (www.testing-whiz.com). Testing techniques have become mediocre in the industry today as they are not capable of keeping upwith the pace of agile methodologies. "Most professionals in the industry are not willing to take up testing as a career. It leaves us with a shortage of experts available on testing," explains Oberoi. The affordable Test Automation Solution based on a proprietary FAST Automation Engine uses effortless and intelligent recording techniques like keyword-driven testing, data driven testing, excel inputs, object recorder and java scripting to design and execute test cases across browsers. This has saved many companies considerable time and money. Another important feature is the integration with defect tracking tools like Atlassian JIRA, Mantis and FogcreekFogbugz for maximum precision and efficiency in testing.

M1: The M1 suite is Cygnet's offering for merchants, catalog sellers and advertisers. Having understood that devices, cloud and social media are going to be the three core areas of growth, Cygnet has built M1 with a prime focus on ordering. The M1 suite consists of a smartphone app which any common man can use and a SaaS based order dashboard for the merchant. "Using M1, the customer just needs to scan a picture (QR-code) and he can complete his order with his smartphone in less than 30 seconds” that’s how Oberoi sums up the simplicity of the app. “We are adding a lot of capability in ordering technology. The roadmaps have already been laid and it is just a matter of time before it takes the quantum leap," says Oberoi.