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Last Updated : Feb 06 2013 | 5:34 AM IST
US Technology Resources, a leading provider of IT services and business process outsourcing solutions to Fortune 500 companies, has acquired Canada-based software testing and quality assurance provider QA Labs Inc (QAL).
 
With this acquisition, US Technology has also expanded its global footprint and ability to offer its comprehensive range of IT services to its clients through an integrated global delivery model which includes onsite, onshore, nearshore and offshore locations.
 
The company has global development centres in different locations in the US, Canada, Malaysia and India, company sources said. They, declined to reveal the financials of the deal. The company has its facility on the Technopark campus in Thiruvananthapuram.
 
"The deal provides US Technology with the nucleus to enhance its portfolio of core competencies in the rapidly growing quality and testing field as it expands its North American footprint," according to Dan Gupta, chairman and CEO of US Technology Resources.
 
Added Sajan Pillai, president and CEO of the company, "The acquisition of QA Labs is part of our strategy to meet the increasingly specialised needs of our global client base through acquisition and robust organic growth.
 
This acquisition demonstrates our commitment to product quality and rapid and strategic growth, as we provide a stimulating and challenging environment for our team of professionals from both QA Labs and US Technology."
 
QA Labs is based out of Vancouver in Canada and serves clients in telecom and wireless, life sciences and healthcare, insurance and financial services, media and games and packaged software.
 
The firm is into assisting clients to build testing infrastructure, create test strategies, design test cases, custom test automation and development, and test execution.
 
US Technology Resources is part of the $5.5-billion Comcraft Group with presence in over 45 countries.
 
The company employs over 3,500 people globally and works with clients in financial services, healthcare, retail and distribution, manufacturing, automotive, transportation and logistics, media and entertainment and energy verticals.

 
 

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