Indium Software: End to End Software Testing/QA Solutions Date:   Tuesday , October 12, 2010 Independent software testing has been witnessing a good growth in the past few years. It is evident that the demand is growing as the customers continue to reach out to independent QA service providers for flexible engagements, unbiased review and for their need for a specialized skill or expertise. But, Indium Software recognized the potential in independent software testing way back in 1999. Since then it continues to innovate and strengthen its foothold in this highly competitive market. With a decade long expertise in testing SaaS, Web 2.0, SoA, Cloud and wireless applications, Indium provides a full-suite of software testing services. This includes Functional Testing & Test Automation, Performance Testing, Compatibility Testing, Security Testing, Accessibility Testing, Installation Testing, User Acceptance Testing, QA Validation and Test Process Consulting. Apart from its services, the company’s quest for enhancing software quality has also led to development of IP products such as iScoute (Website Monitoring Solution), iFrame (Indium’s framework for Test Automation) and iFACT (Indium’s Framework for Accelerated Compatibility Testing). In a space that is quickly crowding, what differentiates Indium is its focused approach. “As an independent verification and validation firm we ensure we provide an unbiased review. Our transaction based pricing guarantees our customers that they pay only for the value of delivered services. Also, a lot of man hours have been spent on gaining in-depth domain and industry knowledge that is perhaps unmatched in this space. We have a pool of talented professionals who are well versed in all technologies and their pain areas, which span across domains such as Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Digital Media, Educational institution to name a few,” says Harsha Nutalapati, CEO, Indium Software. Today, Indium has its presence spread across geographic locations with three offices in U.S. and 2 offshore delivery centres in India. Customer engagement is a key to any business and to provide ample flexibility and ease of business, Indium practices three different engagement models — Point Engagements, Testing Center of Excellence (CoE) and Test Consulting. Point engagements could be regression testing or test automation, load testing for a release or for specific application. There are also customers who have matured outsource/offshore vendor engagement and seek for end-to-end QA services in a Testing CoE model. Many other customers have shown interest in leveraging QA, as a strategic asset and to build a higher maturity process and governance that is analyze and improve their current QA via some standard models and best practices. As an organisation, Indium follows an open-door culture and works in a flat and low power distance. The emphasis is on customers with a strong belief in a strategic partnering approach of co-creating value. With new advancements in the field of technology, especially with advent of cloud computing and virtualization, Indium’s current and future focus areas include cloud, specialized technology/domain services, and specialized application services. “With Organizations rapidly leveraging cloud and cloud based services, we at Indium are striving to refine and mature our offerings for these customers. A continued demands for specialized testing service for certain competencies around ERP testing, SOA, Web 2.0 and more will also help drive the future growth,” says Nutalapati. At Indium, the focus was and will be to provide a solid career progression through shaping key talents and building a core engine of internal leaders who can steer the organization to the higher levels of growth.