BANGALORE, December 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
QAI, the world's leading operational excellence consulting and workforce development firm, has announced the Leadership Awards Nominations for this year's edition of the 13th Annual Software Testing Conference to be held in Bangalore on December 4th and 5th, 2013. The theme of STC 2013 is 'Crossing the Chasm: From Assurance to Confirmation'. The discussions and presentations will focus on how organizations transform themselves on multiple aspects - people, process, tools and technology. The single most important challenge to be addressed would be to change the mindset and perception that we need to move from assurance to confirmation.
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iGATE Solutions, Infosys, NeST, Cognizant, Impetus Infotech, Hexaware, QAI Infotech, Deloitte, SAP, iNautix, Adobe, Datamatics, Fiserv, Indium Software, Capgemini and Thigarajar College of Enginnering have been nominated for the Best of the Best Awards for 2013 for their papers and presentations. An eminent jury comprising of 55+ members shortlisted these papers from among 580+ submissions through regional rounds held across 6 cities.
STC 2013 promises to be largest and best edition ever with many new and exciting contests and delegate engagement activities like the Innovations in Testing Contest in collaboration with Techgig and the Boss of Bugs Contest with 99tests.com. A mobile application for STC has also been launched, which will keep all users updated about the latest happenings around STC.
Leading organizations in the industry like Hexaware Technologies, Borland [Micro Focus], HP, Neotys, SmartBear Software and Accenture are sponsoring the event. QA InfoTech, Capgemini, CSC, Cognizant, Deloitte and CGI were the regional hosts for the event. Media and community partners include 99tests, TechGig.com, Teatime with Testers, Mobile QA Zone, Testing Circus and Test Republic. The Networking Partner is MoozUp. Various SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network) chapters along with QAI Global Community and QUEST 2014 are supporters for the conference. Apart from these, CresTech Software Systems, Telerik India and Smarttesting Software are exhibiting at the conference.
Commenting on this Mr. Navyug Mohnot, CEO, QAI India Ltd., said, "Software Testing has come a long way, from being a phase of the development life cycle to being a separate business. Today, the Software Testing business is growing faster than the actual development business. The International Software Testing Conference was created as a unique forum for exchanging, learning and accelerating the implementation of best practices in the domain of Software Testing and the industry response that STC has received this year, clearly demonstrates the growth witnessed by the industry in the current phase."
For over 15 years, QAI has brought together international representatives and recognized thought-leaders to share information, learn new software quality processes, and discuss software practices through a number of prestigious events like Project Management Leadership Conference (PML), Program and Portfolio Management Conference (PPM), IT Service Management Conference (ITSM), High Maturity Best Practices Conference (HMBP) and the International Software Testing Conference (STC).
About QAI
QAI is a leading global consulting and workforce development organization addressing 'Operational Excellence' in knowledge intensive service organizations.
QAI Global Services(QGS) provides advisory and consulting services, leading to operational excellence in organizations. QGS engages with client organizations for deployment of best practices and process improvement engagements in areas including quality, innovation, project and programme management, IT service management, testing and service excellence to name a few.
QAI Global Institute (QGI) is the workforce development division of QAI and engages with individuals inside organizations and with professional communities. The Institute, through learning design, training delivery, competency assessments, development and certifications enables career growth and equips individuals to help realize organizational goals.
QAI has trained over 160,000 professionals and certified over 40,000 professionals across the globe and is currently servicing over 300 clients in over 35 countries. Our offices are located in USA, India, China, and Singapore.
To know more, please visit www.qaiglobal.com
About Edista Testing Institute
Derived from the Finnish word meaning to enable and to enhance, Edista Testing Institute [ETI] is a workforce development partner for leading IT organization globally enabling Acquisition, Transformation, Recognition and Engagement solutions for Workforce Development in IT and IT Enabled Services.
Setup in 2008, as a subsidiary of QAI, the focus of the organization has been to enable IT organizations create a sustainable competitive advantage through talent acquisition, management and transformation solutions in Software Testing. ETI provides this support through various trainings, e-learning programs and in-house drives to assist employees in obtaining software testing certifications.
Over the years, we have helped over 100+ clients, in over 12+ countries, trained over 5,000+ professionals, certified over 2,000+ professionals, and build a community of over 10,000+ professionals in the field of software testing alone.
To know more, please visit www.edistatesting.com
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