Smartesting enforces its commitment to Indian market

Participates in upcoming Step-in Summit as Gold Sponsor for the third consecutive time
Smartesting, software solutions developer specializing in test automation and application certification, announced their participation in the upcoming         Step–in–Summit 2009. Smartesting is the Gold Sponsor for the four-day conference to be held from January 20 to 23, 2009 at Hotel “The Leela Palace”. The Summit provides a platform to software testing interest groups such as Business Managers, Users, Test Engineers, Developers and Architects to share their expertise, in-depth knowledge and industry best practices.
On the occasion, Michel Guez, Managing Director, Smartesting will present a speech on “A smart way to handle requirement changes”  “This is the third time that Smartesting has been the gold sponsor for Step-In Summit. We enjoy the open-mind spirit of these events where we can interact with testing professionals on a constructive and forthright mode. Smartesting is committed to the Indian market and the Step-In summit is a gathering of great value to us”, Michel said.
Mr. Frederic Oehl, Senior Consultant, Smartesting, S.A (France), tutorial during the pre-conference sessions will outline how model-based testing subsumes action-word testing into a smooth process to strengthen test generation of automated tests and coverage
The Step-in summit will provide opportunities for networking with industry leaders through the networking lounge and will witness panel discussions and presentations. The first two days will have tutorials on January 20 & 21, 2009 and the Conference Plenaries to be held on January 22 & 23, 2009 will witness eminent speakers of the industry.
The Summit is hosted by QSIT and will see the participation of industry leaders like Wipro, Satyam, Symphony, Applabs, IBM, Accenture, Cognizant, Infosys, Grid-Tools, Macfee Software, and Aztec.

About Smartesting
Founded in 2003 as a spin-off of the CNRS/INRIA Computer Science Laboratory at the University of Franche-Comté, France, Smartesting (formerly LEIRIOS) has become a worldwide reference in the market for software testing with its innovative automatic test generation tools. Over 100 man-years have gone into developing the Smartesting solution. Considered by many to be a prime example of research-based French innovation, Smartesting is an independent software developer. Today, the company’s innovative technology for optimizing Test Centers and Test Factories has positioned it alongside major international players.
Smartesting’s patented solution helps reduce risks related to the quality of mission-critical applications, while optimizing the production of functional tests. This solution improves predictability and productivity within specialized test centers and covers a wide range of business requirements. The Smartesting solution is used to validate information systems for large companies in numerous sectors, such as banking, finance, transportation and telecommunications. Clients include BNP Paribas and SNCF. Smartesting has a staff of 30 people, with offices in Paris, Amsterdam and Besançon (France) and Bangalore (India). The company’s headquarters and R&D center are in Besançon. With support from OSEO, Smartesting has carried out three rounds of capital investment, in 2004 for 1 million euros, 2005 for 2 million euros and 2008 for 4.8 million euros.