Released on: July 17, 2008, 6:19 am

Press Release Author: Ashok Mani

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Webinar to provide insight into how to test a trading system

Press Release Body: Hyderabad, India; London, UK; Philadelphia, Lindon, USA; July
17, 2008: AppLabs, the world's largest independent testing, quality management and
certification solutions company, today announced that it will host a live Webinar
entitled 'The Art of Testing Trading Platforms'. The thirty-minute event will take
place on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM GMT
/ 8.30 PM - 9.00 PM IST.

Stock Exchanges are getting more and more complex due to the rapid changes in the
technology, new product innovations, investor trading strategies and the reduction
in settlement cycles. Added to this is the fact that vast sums of money are traded
every day, resulting in a highly pressurized business environment where technology
is 100% business critical. The technology not working will never be accepted by the
business, thus putting an enormous amount of pressure on the CTO/CIO to deliver
first time.

In the webinar, host Ravi Gurrapadi, Head of Delivery for the Stock Exchange and
Bond Market Groups for AppLabs will give an insight on how to test a trading system
- from applications, data movement, latency issues, and even interfaces to third
party systems - to ensure that the implementation is on time and of high quality.

This Webinar will provide critical information to people in the following roles
within the Stock Exchanges and Trading Systems Environment:

- CIO/CTO
- COO/CFO
- QA Head
- Engineering Head
- Testing Professionals
- Market Intermediaries
- Trading Application Vendors

To register for the Webinar please visit -
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/293701742

Profile of Ravi Gurrapadi:

Ravi Gurrapadi is the Head of Delivery for the Stock Exchange and Bond Market groups
at AppLabs, the world's largest independent testing, quality management and
certification solutions company. Prior to joining AppLabs, Ravi spent 15 years of
his professional career working with different companies in the US.

He has started his career with Verizon (Bell Atlantic) as a software developer where
he worked on mainframe applications and object oriented technologies. He managed the
consultants from Bell Labs and contributed towards the process improvement
initiatives across the organization.

He worked as Senior Principal Consultant for Oracle Corporation in designing and
performance tuning complex databases for various clients across US.

He played a key role as Chairman of the Management Steering Group for Resource
Consultants, Inc based out of Virginia to achieve CMM level 2 for the organization.

Ravi has a MS in Computer Science from University of S. Alabama, USA and a BE in
Electrical Engineering.

About AppLabs:

AppLabs is the world's largest independent testing, quality management and
certification solutions company. With over a decade of experience, AppLabs has
become a trusted partner to more than 600 companies, providing both quality
assurance and third-party validation. Clients include American Airlines, Experian,
JP Morgan, VocaLink and National Australia Bank amongst others. AppLabs goes beyond
technical expertise when it comes to IT services and offers customers rigorous risk
mitigation processes, a singular focus on quality, expert project management,
communication and global delivery capabilities. It is the first software testing
company to get appraised at SEI CMMI Level 5, the highest quality standard
attainable in software engineering. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the company
maintains advanced testing facilities in the US, India and the Europe. For more
information, visit www.applabs.com


Web Site: http://www.applabs.com/

Contact Details: +91 40 2355 8000