Infosys Inducted Into the 'Winner's Circle' in the HfS Blueprint Rating for Testing

BANGALORE, Aug. 19, 2015 /CNW/ - Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, has been inducted into the 'Winner's Circle' in the inaugural Application Testing Services HfS Blueprint report by leading analyst firm HfS Research. Companies that demonstrate excellence in execution and innovation are placed in the 'Winner's Circle' by HfS.

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Highlights: 

• The report acknowledges Infosys for its broad set of industry specific assets and investments in testing innovation.  
• HfS commends Infosys for being among the leaders in applying automation concepts to testing with the development of Test Automation Framework.
• IP in the Energy sector such as Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Energy Trading and Risk Management are reported as market differentiators created by Infosys.
• The report references the company's market leadership in Australia with in-depth engagements with key banking clients.

Quotes: 

Ravi Kumar, Executive Vice President and Chief Delivery Officer, Infosys: 

"Enterprises today expect higher business assurance of applications and products with emphasis on reliability, high resilience, and predictability. Infosys is bringing a paradigm shift in compliance assurance and business process validation through our progressive automation technologies. This enables faster ROI for our clients with enhanced turnaround and deeper accuracy. We believe we are well positioned to continue to lead the market as automated testing drives transformation in the industry."

Tom Reuner, Managing Director for IT Outsourcing Research, HfS:  

"The Application Testing Services market is one of the fastest growing markets in the IT industry today with the potential of becoming a multi-billion dollar business in less than five years. With many different end-user devices now in use, efficient application testing is becoming a necessity. In our research, Infosys stood out significantly in the ANZ region by virtue of its strength in automation around compliance assurance and business process validation."

About Infosys 

Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services. We enable clients, in more than 50 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution excellence.

Visit http://www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY), with US$ 8.7 billion in annual revenues and 179,000+ employees, is helping enterprises renew themselves while also creating new avenues to generate value.

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