In a bid to tap the $13 billion software testing market, Infosys has taken the wraps off a new outsourcing venture-InSoLaTER.
Infosys Technologies has launched an independent software test services offering, InSoLaTER (Infosys Software Labs for Test Execution and Research), targeted at software development firms. The company has already set up a full-fledged offshore laboratory in Bangalore-enabled to conduct tests on most hardware and software platforms and on all available browsers-at a cost of $1.5 million (around Rs 7 crore).
R. Arun, associate vice-president of Infosys and in-charge of the project, says, "Software testing typically accounts for 15 per cent of the total cost of an application's development. According to market research firm Gartner Group, the testing market is worth approximately $13 billion (Rs 62,000 crore). Our endeavor is to capture a small chunk of this huge market."
How is Infosys placed vis-à-vis other players in the market? Arun replies, "Our processes are based on our CMM Level 5 best practices, which allow our managers to start with the best-of-class practices and to constantly improve upon them as a project progresses. The various types of independent test services we offer include functionality, performance (reliability, availability, stress, load and volume), security, usability and certification." Arun says the new unit will contribute a revenue of $12 million (Rs 57.4 crore) in the current financial year itself.
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