AppLabs acquires ValueMinds

AppLabs announced that it has acquired,Hyderabad based ValueMinds.

AppLabs announced that it has acquired,Hyderabad based ValueMinds,the developer of TestersDesk.com(TM),a set of tools for test data generation and automated test case creation.

Post this acquisition,AppLabs will continue to support TestersDesk.com(TM) as a free community based tool for test design and test data generation for quality and testing professionals globally.

Commenting on the acquisition,Sashi Reddi,Founder and Chairman of AppLabs said ValueMinds would bring to the table not only some key customized tools like WS TestersDesk – a test case generator for SOA/web services and Record Generator – a test data creator for databases and performance testing,but will also demonstrate AppLabs thought leadership in community driven testing activities .

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With the acquisition,Ashwin Palaparthi,Founder/Chief Architect of ValueMinds will join AppLabs as the Vice President,Innovation and will run several key initiatives of the company such as its Centers of Excellence in test automation,performance testing,and security testing.

With customers demanding innovation from their service providers,this is an opportune time for ValueMinds to combine its innovative tools and IP with AppLabs,the leader in testing services, said Ashwin Palaparthi.