NelsonHall rates Sonata Software

NelsonHall, a leading analyst and
advisory firm, in its latest report, has highlighted several
specificities, which differentiates Sonata Software, from other
similar-sized IT services providers based out of India. Among these
were Sonata's offerings for verticals such as Travel,
Transportation and Logistics (TTL), Life Sciences and Manufacturing,
and its strong presence in Europe. Sonata has also received high
ratings from NelsonHall for its structured consulting-led approach in
large testing engagements. According to the report, Sonata's
ability to scale up resources, train and deploy them on projects and
invest in IP-creation, strengthens its position in the testing
services industry.

Sonata offers a comprehensive testing
service portfolio covering functional testing areas such as system
testing, system integration testing, compatibility testing and
localization testing. The portfolio also includes consulting and
specialized offerings such as agile testing, testing automation,
performance testing and security testing and compliance. Sonata has
established itself as a
prominent player in software testing services, helping organizations
to achieve predictable and improved software quality levels to meet
their business goals. Sonata's independent testing practice
provides independent validation and verification services to
enterprises globally, helping them reduce the cost of quality during
the entire application life-cycle management process. Sonata's
three pronged strategy comprising of (i) consulting led approach
(aligned with TMMi) (ii) IP enabled solutions and (iii) innovative
delivery models, enables delivery of high performing and reliable
solutions.

Sonata also leverages its strategic
partnerships and alliances with global technology leaders such as HP
(Platinum Partner), Radview, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and TMMi to
provide the best—of-breed testing tools, infrastructure and
services to its customers. Sonata's customers have experienced 30
to 40 percent improvement in efficiency, both in terms of costs and
quality, in addition to faster testing cycles and better control on
RoI. With Sonata's efficiently managed
testing services, enterprises can achieve significant business
benefits such as reduced costs, enhanced productivity and improved
software quality. Sonata leverages its repository of best practices,
techniques like Risk-based testing and SonnetTEST — its Regression
Test Automation framework -- to reduce the automation effort and
time.

Sonata has come up with a pay-per-use
offering specific to performance testing, which includes hardware as
well as software tools, license cost and execution services. This
will eliminate any capital investments on infrastructure and
licensing of tools and help enterprises to move from capital
expenditure (CAPEX) to operational expenditure (OPEX) models. CV
Narayanan, Head -Managed Testing
and Web Technologies, Sonata Software, said, “We are delighted that
our best practices, offerings and capabilities are being acknowledged
by an industry expert like NelsonHall. The report reinforces Sonata's
leadership position in the testing services industry and is testimony
to our ability to provide innovative solutions that deliver real
business results.”