US-based information technology giant Cognizant, having major operations in Chennai, has acquired Paris-based IT testing consulting provider Galileo Performance for an undisclosed sum, says a release from CTS. Galileo Performance is a consulting firm dedicated to measurement, management and continuous optimisation of IT system performance. With a team of 29 experienced professionals, Galileo Performance offers its clients proven solutions and cost efficiencies.
Galileo helps leading companies in France to optimise and extend business performance through IT system measurement, management and testing. Galileo will expand and complement Cognizant’s fast-growing global testing practice, currently among the world’s largest with more than 10,000 testing professionals, while strengthening the technology major’s existing business presence in France, adds the release.
Outsourced testing services have been growing significantly, not only for their value in lowering costs of quality assurance and software maintenance, but also for ensuring tighter alignment of IT with business objectives, greater operational effectiveness, improved governance and risk mitigation. Industry research firm IDC forecasts a five-year
CAGR of 19% for discrete global testing services, reaching an estimated $17.7 billion by 2013.
?We welcome Galileo?s talented consultants to Cognizant. The acquisition will enable Cognizant bring world-class testing services to the French market, and the addition of French-speaking consultants will help us better serve our customers in the region,? said Francisco D?Souza, president and CEO, Cognizant.
?We are delighted to join Cognizant. With a shared commitment to client satisfaction and delivery excellence, we can together deliver a comprehensive suite of software testing services spanning consulting, enterprise services and functionality testing, with a native French-speaking capability,? said Abel Guerrini, managing director, Galileo Performance.
?New virtualised business and technology architectures require that quality assurance and testing organisations transform themselves into full life cycle partners, working with business users, developers and others within and outside the client organisation to champion software quality,? said Sumithra Gomatam, senior vice-president and global head of Cognizant?s testing practice. ?We look forward to working with the Galileo team to expand our testing services in the French market.?