AppLabs and Borland Partner to Create Unique Testing Offering

Mumbai, Philadelphia, London / March 2007 — AppLabs Technologies, the world’s largest independent software testing company, today announced it has signed a global partnership agreement with Borland Software Corporation, the global leader in Open Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).

Together, AppLabs and Borland will provide customers with a comprehensive solution from requirements definition and management through to application testing. The integrated solution is designed to optimise the quality of business critical applications for key clients in banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sectors. The partnership draws on AppLabs’ expertise as an independent professional services organisation with a core competence in providing strategic testing solutions within these industries, further strengthening Borland’s offering to the professional services sector.

“We are committed to helping our customers maximise the business value of their software by offering them the very best technology, people and processes in the industry,” said Mika Alapiessa, Vice President, Alliances EMEA for Borland Software. “We selected AppLabs as a gold partner to join our expanding Alliances Network, based on their experience, reputation and strong global presence.”

Gary Davies, Vice President, Strategic Alliances for AppLabs, commented, “We are delighted to partner with Borland as we share a similar business outlook in that we value solutions rather than products and focus on the business requirements rather than the technology alone.”