Kidambi Seshadri to head the 3rd party Testing Practice of Marlabs

Bangalore, July 19, 2007: Marlabs India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marlabs Inc., a fast growing provider of technology services and solutions to select verticals, today announced that Kidambi Seshadri has come onboard as its Head of Enterprise Testing Services. To be based in Bangalore, Seshadri will be responsible for the setting up of the global Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V) practice including take lead in strategizing, building and growing the practice.

Welcoming him onboard, Sunil Nambiar, Head- Global Delivery, Marlabs India, said,”Quality Assurance is a critical facet today and hence Marlabs is excited to help businesses achieve higher quality. At this context, we are pleased to bring on board Seshadri as he brings in an expert knowledge of software testing discipline along with his quest for innovation. As part of the leadership team, we are looking at Seshadri to establish and grow the practice significantly.”

Accepting the position, Seshadri said, “With Shrinking IT Budgets and reduced Go To Market schedules, businesses are looking for ways to not cut quality. IV & V is a proven mechanism towards delivering this business value. Marlabs is poised for phenomenal growth and the IV & V is a natural extension to existing service offerings and is expected to contribute significantly towards customer satisfaction. Heading a fast growing division has its own challenges and I am sure the team would strive to offer a world class experience to the customers.”

Seshadri has over 17 years of experience in complete SDLC involving in service and product oriented quality assurance. Prior to joining Marlabs, he has been with Sumtotal Systems. With his formal education from S V University and IIT Kanpur, he is a Rational Certified Product Specialist.

Marlabs India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marlabs Inc. and has been operational since 2000. The company currently has three facilities in India employing over 400 professionals. Marlabs Inc., USA is a US$75 million fast-growing provider of a full suite of solutions and services for the healthcare, insurance, real estate, media and entertainment verticals. It partners leading technology firms such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and Sybase to ensure cutting edge technology solutions for its clients. The company has development centers in Bangalore, Mysore and in the USA. With a clientele that includes Fortune 500 and 1000 companies, most of who consider Marlabs their partner of choice, Marlabs’ growth has been consistent. Marlabs has been named Inc. 500 Company, 5 years in a row, has been named by Deloitte & Touche as among the fastest- growing technology companies in the USA and ranks among New Jersey’s Fast and Finest 50 companies. For further details please visit www.marlabs.com.