Validata Group, the leading provider of Validata SAS, and Cloud-based Managed Testing Services for the Banking and Finance Sector, announced today that they have partnered with CGI to deliver Validata SAS Test Factory™, a managed testing services model to their Temenos T24™ clients.
Today cost pressures are driving the need for reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Banks across the world are focusing on replacing their legacy core banking applications with the latest systems that can enable them to put in place a customer centric approach, that can not only strengthen relationships, but also lead to increasing customer profitability.
Given the current market conditions, more and more banks are actively looking at partners and solutions that can reduce overall implementation time and cost as well as help them gain a lead in the market.
Validata Group has gone on to define itself as the leader of the cloud based testing services revolution; all started with a simple idea, which will change the way clients test their applications and ultimately, change the way large software publishers will develop and test their software.
Test Factory™ is a standardized Test ‘Utility’ model with well-defined best practices, test automation, re-usable test assets and standards, robust management processes for defects and change, and enhanced ROI.
This unique model and differentiated services optimize IT resources, reduce hardware and license costs and enable customers to shift from a CAPEX to OPEX model to free capital for more strategic investments.
This unique model and differentiated services optimize IT resources, reduce hardware and license costs and enable customers to shift from a CAPEX to OPEX model to free capital for more strategic investments.
Vaios Vaitsis, CEO of Validata Group said, “With Test Factory 2.0 we have created a blue ocean in the testing market space where a new level of demand is generated. The Managed Test Centres (MTC) industry will see a faster and more profitable growth.”
“By making use of our partnership with CGI, we plan to develop and strengthen our presence even further and deliver flexibility to our clients through proven models and methodologies” added Vaios.
About Validata
Since 2004, Validata Group has been leading the way and succeeded in developing an end-to-end Automated Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution for the Banking and Finance sector. Validata SAS enables financial institutions to manage their testing lifecycle in a simple, more flexible and more cost-efficient approach which de-risks project delivery and enables faster time to market.
Unlike traditional tools where the underlying technical details of tests are not clearly partitioned from the business intent of tests, Validata SAS has a clear division between technical detail and high level business flow modeling which makes the delivery of reusable automated test suites and its maintenance an inexpensive and simple task.
The company is a Temenos partner since 2005 and Global Testing partner since 2008. It has offices in Athens, Sofia, London and Cyprus.
For more information visitwww.validata-software.com
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 31,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of excellence in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. As at September 30, 2011, CGI's revenue was $4.3 billion and its order backlog was $13.5 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4 Good Index. Website:www.cgi.com.