SQS Software Quality Systems AG Regulatory News (SQS)

13 Sep 2007 15:40

SQS Software Quality Systems AG13 September 2007 Meteor Telco selects SQS Testing Consultancy for its Innovative V2.0 Off-ShoreOffering. Meteor, Ireland's fastest growing mobile operator has selected SQS SoftwareQuality Systems as their testing partner to provide a Managed Service TestingConsultancy over an 18 month period worth over €2.5million for theimplementation of a new technology platform that will deliver market edgeefficiency. SQS will provide all on and offshore testing through a combination of on-shorepresence in Ireland and off-shore facilities in South Africa. Using onecross-border team, SQS is able to address the typical barriers to off-shoresuccess (Time, Visibility, Consistency, Quality and Communication). Tony Stewart-Lord, Meteor's IT Director said: "SQS offered an extremelyinnovative on and off-shore approach aimed at mitigating any issues that mayarise, time-to-market and budget drivers in implementing a business criticaltechnology platform." David Cotterell, CEO of SQS UK & Ireland said: "Clearly we're delighted thatMeteor selected SQS, placing high weighting on the value of testingindependence. This is SQS' largest single contract to date, underlining ourposition as market leader." About SQS SQS is the global leader in independent software testing and quality managementservices having most of its business in Europe. SQS consultants design andoversee quality management processes during software and IT systems development,and test the resulting products for errors and omissions. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, SQS now has 860 employees across Europe andin South Africa. The Group has a strong presence in Germany (Cologne, Munich,Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Hamburg) and in the UK (London, Woking, Birmingham,Manchester, Belfast), Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and SouthAfrica. SQS also has a minor stake in an operation in Portugal and a partnershipoperation in Spain. With more than 4,000 completed projects under its belt, SQS has a strongcustomer base including 36 FTSE-100 companies, half of the DAX 30 and nearly athird of the STOXX-50. It supports clients in a wide range of industries,including major corporations such as Zurich Group, Deutsche Telekom, Barclays,BP, Boots, Credit Suisse, Volkswagen, and DaimlerChrysler. About Meteor Meteor Mobile Communications was established in 2001 having being awardedIreland's 3rd mobile licence and is a wholly owned subsidiary of eircom Groupplc. As an Irish mobile communications provider, Meteor aims to bring realcompetition, and its benefits, to the Irish mobile market. It has enjoyedunprecedented growth in recent years and now has 849,000 customers and over 17%market share (May 07). For further information please contact: SQS Software Quality Systems AGDavid Cotterell, CEO of SQS UK and Ireland +44 (0) 20 7448 4677Rudolf van Megen, CEO +49 22 03 91 54 0Rene Gawron, CFO College Hill Associates Ltd +44 (0) 20 7457 2020Sara Musgrave Ben Way Altium +44 (0) 20 7484 4040Nick Tulloch This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange