TestQuest and Lionbridge Partner to Streamline the Launch of Mobile Devices
Lionbridge Beijing Offshore Testing Lab Deploys TestQuest CountDown™ Platform for Integrated Delivery Solutions
SAN MATEO, CA and WALTHAM, Mass. – January 30, 2007 – TestQuest, Inc., a leader in test automation and management solutions for the wireless industry, and Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX), a leading provider of globalization and offshoring services, today announced a partnership designed to further streamline the critical testing phase of the mobile device development lifecycle. With the alliance, joint customers of TestQuest and Lionbridge can now streamline the mobile device testing process by combining innovative testing solutions from TestQuest together with outsourced testing services from Lionbridge.
“The testing of new mobile devices for manufacturers and network operators is a fast and furious process – one that can make or break a new mobile product,” said John Yuzdepski, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for TestQuest, Inc. “We look forward to working with Lionbridge to speed our customers’ time-to-market and ensure a quality experience for end users worldwide. With TestQuest’s powerful CountDown test platform and Lionbridge’s testing expertise, our customer’s can launch next-generation mobile devices and services with confidence.”
Lionbridge provides outsourced testing, application development, and maintenance solutions. Lionbridge works with the top mobile device manufacturers to localize and test their devices for global markets. In addition to compatibility, interoperability, functionality, integration, and localization testing, Lionbridge’s global infrastructure and secure testing laboratories located around the world enable testing in real world and live situations – via field tests or in-country testing – to ensure that a device works correctly in all locations. Lionbridge’s VeriTest services are the world’s largest provider of certification and comprehensive testing solutions, delivered offshore, nearshore or multishore, which enable Lionbridge clients to accelerate time-to-market, reduce the cost of support and maintenance, and achieve superior quality.
TestQuest CountDown meets the challenges of today’s complex, fast-moving mobile marketplace by optimizing the testing of any mobile device or application by device manufacturers, network operators, or application developers. By supporting collaboration and test asset sharing among distributed test teams – across a campus or around the
world – CountDown integrates test processes and information sharing across the mobile industry value chain, leading to accelerated launches of higher-quality mobile devices and applications.
“By partnering with TestQuest, we are providing our customers with access to the
market-leading mobile device code-quality test automation and management tools,” said Steve Nemzer, Vice President, Global Development & Testing Solutions, Lionbridge. “By delivering a complete solution, we are able to develop full testing programs for our customers, and ensure they achieve superior quality in their mobile devices.”
To learn more about this partnership, visit Lionbridge and TestQuest at the 3GSM World Conference held in Barcelona, Spain, February 12-15. Visit Lionbridge in stand #2C 118 and TestQuest at stand #1B 45.
About TestQuest
TestQuest is the leader in test automation and management solutions for mobile devices and applications. Our unique combination of test automation technology, services and methodology helps network operators, device manufacturers, component providers and application developers meet the challenges of an increasingly complex mobile and wireless world. Using TestQuest solutions, companies reduce test cycle times, improve test accuracy, collaborate to accelerate new products to market and ensure a quality end-user experience. TestQuest is a private company headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices throughout the world. For more information visit TestQuest at http://www.testquest.com.
About Lionbridge
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIOX) is a leading provider of globalization and testing services. Lionbridge combines global onshore, near shore and offshore resources with proven program management methodologies to serve as an outsource partner throughout a client’s product and content lifecycle - from development to globalization, testing and maintenance. Global organizations in all industries rely on Lionbridge services to increase international market share, speed adoption of global products and content, and enhance their return on enterprise applications and IT system investments. Based in Waltham, Mass., Lionbridge maintains 50 solution centers in 25 countries and provides services under the Lionbridge® and VeriTest® brands. To learn more, visit http://www.lionbridge.com.
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Lionbridge and the Lionbridge logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. in the US and throughout the world. TestQuest, TestQuest CountDown and the TestQuest logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TestQuest, Inc. in the US and throughout the world. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.