Bangalore: AppLabs, a software testing and quality management company has entered into a strategic partnership with Original Software, the Application Quality Management (AQM) vendor. This partnership will help AppLabs to market their management suite. The agreement also enables Original Software to position AppLabs services into its own customer base.

"We have 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," said Scott Andress, Vice President, Global Alliances and Service Lines, AppLabs.

As being the first software testing company to get appraised at SEI CMMI Level 5, AppLabs has partnerships with around 600 companies including American Airlines, Royal Bank of Scotland, VISA and SAP. Original Software testing solutions are used by around 400 companies in 25 countries.

"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," said Colin Armitage, CEO, Original Software.