WALTHAM, Mass.- June 4, 2002 - Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX), a provider of solutions for worldwide deployment of products and content, today announced that Ed Adams has joined the company as vice president of marketing and certification for VeriTest, the company's testing division.
Adams is responsible for promoting VeriTest's capabilities, and will lead all aspects of product certification, alliances and marketing for VeriTest. With more than ten years experience in the software industry in product management, testing, development, and marketing, Adams brings additional industry expertise to VeriTest's already rich repository of software development and testing knowledge.
Adams is a frequent speaker on quality and test automation topics and will help VeriTest create and sponsor new programs to build on its industry leading best practices in test outsourcing and certification. Prior to joining VeriTest, he spent four years with Rational Software, where he led teams responsible for evangelizing the company's automated testing, configuration and change management tools.
"As the only globalization company with independent testing and certification services, Lionbridge is uniquely positioned to address customer needs across the technology development and delivery lifecycle," said Rory Cowan, CEO of Lionbridge. "Ed Adams will be leading VeriTest certification programs at a crucial time, as companies demand the highest levels of reliability and compatibility within increasingly complex IT environments. Ed has the right mix of experience and testing industry knowledge that will be invaluable as we expand the visibility and effectiveness of the VeriTest brand and service offerings."
"As applications become increasingly complex and distributed, organizations are faced with a myriad of interoperability, reliability and product integrity issues," said Adams. "This is precisely where VeriTest can shine. We have remarkable scale and reach through our worldwide labs and are driven to help our customers ensure that their applications meet the highest levels of quality and reliability. With our global resources and comprehensive certification and testing programs, VeriTest has a unique value proposition; I look forward to communicating that message and helping our customers accelerate their success."
About VeriTest Services from Lionbridge
VeriTest is setting new standards in global outsourced testing. With datacenter-equipped labs in North America and Europe, VeriTest delivers test consulting, test plan development, and test execution services. With VeriTest services from Lionbridge, customers have a single global partner for outsourcing specialized technical services associated with global product releases, including software localization, quality testing, and logo certification. Among other services, VeriTest is the only lab providing authorized certification for Microsoft Windows 2000 applications. To learn more, visit www.veritest.com.