Padmaja Krishnan
Director, Marketing, Planning & Research
CSC India
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News Release-- February 03, 2009

CSC AND iTKO OFFERING HELPS CUSTOMERS OPTIMIZE SOA DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING FOR GREATER QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY


Joint Offering to Provide SOA Testing Services and Software to Global Customers

New Delhi, India, January 03, 2009 – CSC (NYSE: CSC), a leading global information technology services firm, and iTKO (Interactive TKO, Inc.), producer of the award-winning LISATM suite of testing, validation and virtualization solutions, announced today that the companies have collaborated to offer a SOA testing service to CSC customers and joint prospects.

The offering consists of:

  • A proven test and delivery methodology based on successful CSC and iTKO engagements, which have been optimized for the complex and changing nature of enterprise software based on distributed, multi tier, service-based architectures
  • CSC testing resources within a SOA Testing Center of Excellence in Chennai, India, and experienced delivery personnel in the field
  • “Powered by LISA” service teams.

“CSC offers end-to-end business transformation services to address complex business scenarios within and across enterprises,” said Subrahmaniam Krishnaswamy, president of CSC’s operations in India. He added, “This SOA testing collaboration is a strategic part of our independent verification and validation service offerings and will help us deliver a software solution to enable our customers to transform their business reliably, with reduced total cost of ownership and improved time to market.”

“We are excited about working with CSC to build and deliver innovative test and virtualization solutions for top financial, healthcare, technology and government customers,” said Shridhar Mittal, CEO, iTKO. He said, “This relationship brings customers a full complement of very specialized SOA testing expertise within CSC’s SOA Test Center of Excellence, combined with unparalleled capabilities for automating unit, functional, regression, load and performance testing and service virtualization, powered by iTKO LISA software.”

About iTKO
iTKO helps our customers transform the software development and testing lifecycle for greater efficiency and quality in an environment of constant change.  iTKO’s award winning LISA™ product suite can dramatically lower quality assurance costs, shorten release cycles, and eliminate the critical development and testing constraints of accessibility, capacity and security that can hinder agility and competitive advantage. LISA provides test, validation, and virtualization capabilities optimized for distributed, multi-tier applications that leverage SOA, BPM, integration suites, and ESBs. iTKO customers include industry leaders such as eBay, American Airlines, Time Warner, Swiss Re, Bank of America and government agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense. For more information, visit www.itko.com

About CSC in India
With centers in Noida, Indore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore and Vadodara, and approximately 19,000 employees, CSC is one of the fastest growing IT services firms in India. CSC’s strong local presence enables the company to offer high-value technology solutions and a rich portfolio of services to customers across industry segments, including applications development and product support, infrastructure and BPO services, to clients worldwide. CSC India is consistently recognized in “best employer” award categories and houses the company’s first Office of Innovation outside the U.S. For more information, visit www.csc.com/in/.

About CSC
CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions & Services, Global Outsourcing Services and the North American Public Sector. CSC's advanced capabilities include systems design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 91,000 employees and reported revenue of $17.3 billion for the 12 months ended Oct. 3, 2008. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.

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