Welcome

We welcome you to the first edition of Perspective, AppLabs’ global newsletter. Spring 2007 has been an exciting time for AppLabs, with the global roll out of the new AppLabs brand. We are now a truly integrated organization, with our employees, testing facilities and clients located across three continents. This first edition delves into the issues of compliance. This last year has seen the introduction of the international accounting standards – IFRS. Our article looks at how companies use technology and apply rigorous testing approaches to meet compliance.

We also look at the issues surrounding the implementation of VISTA, demonstrate AppLabs’ work with Sun Microsystems and have interviews with two industry figures to gain their view on where the testing industry is heading.

This first issue of Perspective contains our company news and has details of events where we have been exhibiting and presenting. You can also download the Podcast of an interview I participated in at the Wharton Business School.

Sashi Reddi
CEO, AppLabs

Service Update

With the launch of the new AppLabs brand, we have consolidated all of our services worldwide. The services are designed to help you at whatever your stage of the cycle of business change. We offer a combination of consulting, outsourcing, offshore and specialist services across all types of the quality management and certification activity.

All our services are underpinned by the AppLabs Delivery Method. The method is supported globally with the ability to provide onshore and offshore infrastructure and resources. Developed from industry best practice, it supports our CMMi Level 5 and ISO 9001:2000 accredited services. For a full list of our services, please click here.

Business Insight

Compliance – Why Accuracy is Everything…

The introduction of global accounting standards IFRS has caused ripples of consternation across the world. At the moment they are much more complex than most national standards. This threatens to turn financial reports into a technical compliance exercise, as opposed to an improved measure for communicating a firm’s performance and financial position. Technology and more importantly, the accuracy of it, is crucial in enabling companies to be compliant. Testing is pivotal in detecting problems and solving issues with any compliance program. Drew Daly examines the issues more+

Technical Viewpoint

Slow Uptake on Vista

With large enterprises still reticent about implementing Vista, AppLabs discovers that migration is one of the biggest fears. So what are the trials and tribulations, risks and challenges of migrating entire organizations across to a new operating system? Here, Mark Ferguson examines the issue of successful migration through sound testing and quality assurance procedure more+

Requirements Definition and Management Self Assessment

With effective requirements definition and management, you can maximise the business value of your IT initiatives. Take this opportunity to quickly assess your organisation's requirements definition and management proficiency. Your responses will be compiled into a customized Capability Benchmark Report that will give guidance to further improve your requirements definition and management performance click here to take part in the free assessment+

Company News

AppLabs - the Global Rebrand

7th May 2007 saw the global launch of the new AppLabs brand. From a new logo, to a new website and a re-fresh of our company values, we are excited about the significance of aligning our operations across the globe under one unified brand. The next few years will bring great things for AppLabs and we look forward to working with you along the way. Please visit our website to find out more+

Knowledge@Wharton Podcast

For an insight into the Indian market place, listen to two leading entrepreneurs Sashi Reddi (AppLabs CEO) and Remi Hinduja (Chairman of HTMT Global Solutions) delve into the future of the Indian market and discuss how India’s booming economy has affected their businesses during an interview with Knowledge@Wharton, from one of the USA’s leading business schools listen+

Star East Conference 14-18 May 2007, Florida, USA

AppLabs recently sponsored and exhibited at the Star East conference which took place in the Rosen Centre Hotel in Florida. Ralph Decker gave a presentation on “Building Blocks for Cost Effective Blended Shore Performance Solutions.” As a platinum sponsor of the 2007 Star East conference, AppLabs was very impressed with the event and looks forward to 2008.

AppLabs in the News

Express Computer - The Test for Excellence

RMA Journal - Andrew Daly discusses the testing issues for Sarbanes Oxley

Network World - AppLabs Technical Report used in assuring Google's latest Acquisition

CIOL - AppLabs Attends Makeover Call

The Economic Times - AppLabs is Shopping for More

Industry News

Discovering e-discovery: How information security pros should prepare

Less than a third of government IT projects are successful

Vista - when will business take the plunge?

MiFID compliance - regulators in the spotlight

FSA fines bank