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Software testing has come of age
3rd February 2002
The recent entry of major software development companies such
as Infosys and Wipro Technologies into software testing is
expected to lend credibility for this emerging growth area.
Small companies, which hitherto dominated the independent
verification and validation space, are not, however, much
worried about this latest development.
While some feel that the entry of big development houses would
bring more advanced technology, investment and processes into
the sector, others are of the opinion that it could curtail
the growth opportunities for small companies.
The increase in e-commerce and the rush for businesses to
operate in an online environment has created a huge demand for
independent software testing services, which has forced many a
development company to look at this area. Not just the big
companies, even the medium sized ones like Bangalore-based
Kshema Technologies, have forayed into this space.
Mr Prakash Mutalik, President and CEO of RelQ Software, said:
"I do not think there will be any sort of competition from
these big development companies. However, the entry of these
shows the increasing demand for independent testing services
and would lend credibility to the emerging field".
"Moreover, the market size is too big," says K. Ramesh,
Director -Marketing and Delivery, of the Chennai-based
AmitySoft Technologies Pvt Ltd, adding that "it has enough
room for every player". However, "the entry of biggies may
curtail our growth opportunities as we may find it difficult
to bid for large projects as we are unable to match the size
of these companies," he added.
The market for software testing tools was also expected to go
up, as the demand for tools was likely to increase with more
and more development houses taking to testing, said Mr Ramesh.
AmitySoft has a tie-up with RadView to distribute the latter's
testing tools in India.
Software testing needs domain expertise and the small
companies, which have been operating for some time now, had
created a niche for themselves by developing competencies, Mr
Ramesh added.
Moreover, the prevailing slowdown has forced software
companies to increasingly resort to third party testing of
their products and solutions. Product testing itself is
becoming more and more stringent in this tight market, as
vendors have started to feel the threat of losing clients over
small errors.
According to Bharat Gera, President and Managing Director,
ThinkAhead Advisory Services, a product testing company, "Big
companies would be able to bring in more investment and
processes. Existing small time companies with a focussed
approach definitely have an edge as it takes time for them to
build specific strengths."
The global testing market was estimated to be between $2-3
billion, said Mr Ramesh. The fact that there are a handful of
companies, which offer testing services globally, gives an
edge to the Indian companies. The average size in terms of
headcount of small testing company varies between 20 to 30
people. The only big company in this area is the
Bangalore-based RelQ Software, which has a team of some 300
plus people. "We are planning to add some 200 more in the next
few months," said Mr Mutalik. |
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