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Lionbridge's solution centre in Chennai
 Lionbridge Technologies (Nasdaq: LIOX), providing global software solutions and independent quality assurance and software testing services to enterprise organisations worldwide, has announced the expansion of its offshore operations with the addition of a new solution centre in
Chennai.
The new facility was inaugurated by R Rajalakshmi (Director, Software Technologies Parks of India) and Robert King (Political & Economic Officer, US Consulate, Southern India). The addition of Lionbridge Chennai enhances Lionbridge’s global outsourcing services, which combine onsite programme management within cost-effective delivery resources throughout the world.
Satish Maripuri, COO, Lionbridge Inc., US, said Lionbridge Chennai will initially recruit more than 250 developers, test engineers and project managers with plans for additional expansion as client activities scale. The solution centre will also include a comprehensive testing lab for Lionbridge’s VeriTest testing division, which provides independent quality assurance and software testing services to enterprise organisations worldwide. The solution centre will enable Lionbridge and VeriTest to meet increasing demand for cost-efficient application development, content development and testing solutions.
Maripuri also added that the new solution centre in Chennai builds on the success of the company’s India operations at Mumbai which has more than 1,000 highly-skilled engineering and content development professionals with expertise in application development and eLearning courseware solutions.
Jay Sitaram, G M & V P, India Operations, said, "This expansion into Chennai underscores the strength and scale of our offshore delivery capabilities. The integration of our Mumbai operation has been a terrific success as we continue to benefit from their high level of
process excellence, efficiency and quality delivery. The opening of Lionbridge Chennai reflects our confidence in the value that our offshore solutions bring to our customers and our
organisation."
Sitaram further added, "We are delighted to have high-calibre professionals such as Lalitha and Major Venkatesh to manage our Chennai operation. They bring a wealth of expertise to our new solution center. Lalitha’s experience growing successful offshore testing organisations and Major Venkatesh’s development expertise will be instrumental as we expand our offshore activities to meet growing customer demand across all lines of our business."
Lionbridge’s total revenues in 2004 increased 16 per cent to $ 154.1 million from $ 143 million in 2003 and expect to grow by 18 per cent for this year ending 2005. The cash flow grew from operations by $ 13.0 million. Lionbridge’s India-based solution centres each have a broad base of technology and content development expertise. This expertise, combined with Lionbridge’s proven globalisation, testing and development services, creates one of the world’s most scalable, high-quality global code and content service organisations.
About VeriTest Services from Lionbridge
VeriTest, the testing division of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., is the industry's most trusted brand for high-quality, cost-effective outsourced testing, competitive analysis and certification services. With datacenter-equipped labs in North America and Europe and Asia, VeriTest provides a range of testing services that enable clients to ensure quality, usability, interoperability and performance of products, applications, websites and systems. VeriTest also provides certification and competitive analysis services that give customers assurance that the products and systems they are buying meet strict, industry-defined standards for quality and deliver measurable performance against industry standards and competitive offerings. With VeriTest services from Lionbridge, customers have a single global outsourcing partner to support the entire lifecycle of their enterprise applications, from development to localisation, to testing and maintenance.
About Lionbridge
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., is a provider of globalisation 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 globalisation, testing and maintenance. Global organisations in all industries rely on Lionbridge services to increase international marketshare, speed adoption of global products and content, and enhance their return on enterprise applications and IT system investments. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Lionbridge maintains 20 solution centres in nine countries and provides services under the Lionbridge and VeriTest brands.
To learn more, please visit http://www.lionbridge.com.
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